the North Carolina State Archives, National American Woman Suffrage Association, N.C. Equal Suffrage Association, Goldsboro Suffrage League, 1 folder, 1488.56

O. Henry Hotel, southwest corner of Bellemeade and North Elm streets, Greensboro

The original O. Henry Hotel was built in downtown Greensboro in 1919 and demolished in 1979. In 1920, it housed the fifth annual meeting of the North Carolina Equal Suffrage Association in its ballroom. An article in The Woman Citizen refers to the meeting as the “largest suffrage dinner ever given in the state.” During these meetings, Gertrude Weil was reelected president, Mrs. Raymond Brown discussed democracy, and Marjorie Shuler talked about the League of Women Voters. According to The Woman Citizen, nearly $1,700 ($21,420 in current dollars) was pledged to the NC Equal Suffrage Association during thismajor meeting before the 19th amendment passed. The Woman Citizen , Volume 4 by Alice Stone Blackwell, Gertrude Weil, Papers (1856-1861, 1873-1970); N.C. Equal Suffrage Association

The original O. Henry Hotel was built in downtown Greensboro in 1919 and demolished in 1979. In 1920, it housed the fifth annual meeting of the North Carolina Equal Suffrage Association in its ballroom. An article in The Woman Citizen refers to the meeting as the “largest suffrage dinner ever given in the state.” During these meetings, Gertrude Weil was reelected president, Mrs. Raymond Brown discussed democracy, and Marjorie Shuler talked about the League of Women Voters. According to The Woman Citizen, nearly $1,700 ($21,420 in current dollars) was pledged to the NC Equal Suffrage Association during this major meeting before the 19th