Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-19
National WOnAn's Suffrage AsxO.
citation.
YESTERDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.

GoDal Woman's Suffrage Association held a
session at Lincoln Hall yesterday afternoon
"'ss Susan B. Anthony pl esiding. Mrs. Cady
S., -.. ' the opening address. asserting
thai the divine princ,p,c was masculine sSu an, and
feminine ana thai SSF Rras a ,p Heaven 'n
Martha McC. Brown. OF fittSoufk. Wne =. q
Me- 1 te minister, and a Leaning p.v4.y...y.-
ut cessary for mission or vocation is the adj.
!ty to do tire work.
MIS- n. ". Kicker. OF Washington, noted that
In her mission Ii the jail and workhouse she
girls charged with crime, often innocent, but
always friendless; widows with children one
Of them widow with ten children-bit no
friends IL made her heart ache to speak Of
this subject. None but a woman could estl-
mate. the degradation which surrounds women
in the prisons. Women came constantly to tue
police stations on delicate and important busi-
ness, but found no woman there. She thought
there ought to be at each police station a ma
tronly woman for wOman's sake. loud and
general applause
-"-."r- """...-s expressed his gratif cation
at Mrs. Ricker's remark. and Endorsed It's accu-
racy. He called up "reminiscences OF the first
WOmanS rights convention at Seneca Falls
speaking especially OF Lucretia Mott, mention,
iLg that as he sat beside he: on the platform,
James Mott, her husoaEI, entered the hall. He
saw her face brighten when she saw him. She
turned and said. Frederick, do you think he
will kiss me here?' Laughter Ana he did
SO; ~ ne marched straight no ana they kissed
over Tie assenblage. [Appause.l
Rachel Foster, OF Philadelphia read an ad-
dress on 1.-The Connection between Women and
Philanthropy" She urged that TO refuse sui
unjust as II suffrage was refused to blue-eyed
men because they had blue eyes.
THE EVENING SeSS ION
was opened at S O'Clock. Miss Anthony not be-
ING time Mr. nQvfo doI
the meeting to order, and introduced Mrs Lock-
wood. who had been announced to speak OF the
question; why should not women practice
speak On why should not women voter" as
that was the most important. In the course OF
her remarks she said that neither the republi.
can 5sr sor democratic party was in favcr Of
willingly or by accident adopted constitution
under which women have every right that is
given the men. She would have an educational
such qualification is imposed the better 1t win be
for the nation To-day women are voting on
the school question In thirteen states, and the
cause rs making progress. They were
OF Mass. recommending women suffrage.
Mrs. Lockwood then urged the necessity OF
women becoming acquainted with law. for
there is much on the statute books which is
not law. and they should study to discriminate.
The profession was not SO crowded as the
sphere of cooks and servants, and as suffrage
law. 1t leads to the Capitol ard the White
House, and the door is open, and thoroughly
qualified women will be welcomed in it. Sne
concluded by thanking the bench and the bar
ton shown her, as also the noble men who as
sisted in securing the right of recognition In
the Supreme Court OF the United States fol-
women.
Mrs. Charlotte Ives Godbey. of Utah. next gave
an account or woman suffrage In Utah.
Mrs. May Wright Sewall, OF Indianapolis
nv fhQ nf1n
the right OF suffrage, and answered them In q
bright address, which was loudly applauded.
Miss Anthony said that for eleven years she
had come up here TO shout freedom for women.
What she wanted to know was what could be
done to make 1T disreputable for politicians to
vote against women suffrage she said that
Ben Butler told her last winter that the way to
accomplish this was to go out and educate the
people. Why, that Is what they had been
doing for the last thirty years The trouble
was that women did not have the ballot and
Congress would not listen to them.
This Mornings Session.
This morning, owing to the uncertain con.
dition OF the pavements, the audience filled
only about one-third OF the hall at the time of
epening-1O@ o'clock-but increased somewhat
encouraging to see such an audience for 10 or
even II O'Clock was an early hour for Wash
ington.
bella Beecher Hooker, OF Connecticut, express
ing her great regret that she could not be
present. and stating that they propose to press
on the legislature the passage OF bill granting
women the right to vote in that state for Pres
1dent. Mrs. Hooker takes the ground that the
Constitution OF the United States does not pro-
hlo1t the women from voting, and quotes a
authority that the question belongs to the
states.
Miss Anthony, MRS. Stanton In the chair), In
speaking OF The letter said that under the Con-
orfo
ECU ty In political rights. The Constitution
had started out with the promise that the state
nigh night iDflic1 wrongs on Its people Because
men were DISTINGUISHED, and the threat was
made in the law that unless the black men were
enfranchised the apportiOnment OF three-lfths
uIsed that they continue to demand Of Congress
that they prohibit The states from deprfying
them OF The 1r r. hts.
Mrs. Lockwood agreed that the constitution
the efforts to secure an amendment, even II she
did not believe that 1t was absolutely neces-
sary. This may be the easiest way, and she
would adopt 1t. She referred to her own expe-
Renee In prosecuting claims to show that they
should not cease their efforts, and urged that
they should go forward In the work. Mra LOCK
wood said she had cards from Lille Devereaux
Blake. OF New York, and Mrs Carbro. OF Pa.
regretung their inability to be present, and read
the bill pending In Maine granting women SUI
frage In presidential elections.
Mr.. Davis said ne was on the committee on
ways and meanS-nOt OF the House OF Repre-
sentat1ves- He suggested that the committee
De sent out among the audience He regarded
this movement as beyond the anti.slavery
movement and equal to the revolutionary
movement, which was the work OF minority
The descendants Of these men felt proud Of
them, and he asked II the children OF those
present would not. In coming time feel proud
OF them. He regretted that he Was not one OF
the organizers OF the anti slavery movement in
1885, although he Joined 1t six months after
wards.
Miss Anthony endorsed the remarks OF Mr..
DAVIS and spoke OF Mrs. Stanton and Mrs. Gage
with herself preparing history of the move
ment, relating that the daughter OF Robert
Dale owen In writing for them sketch OF her
fathers efforts in the anti slavery cause had
failed to allude to those who abused him for the
reason that their children would feel 80 bad.
They should make q history for themselves,
Holding up small bouquet Miss Anthony re.
marked: THE world Is moving, for whoever
handed me this said it was sent by L. s. SEN
atOr." ILaughter.l Miss Anthony then urged
that they have liberal response for they had
expenses to meet.
The committee then passed around and took
up a collection.
Mrs. Cady stanton made statement as to
the history OF the movement, relating an incl
dent OF the debate between two ministers on
woman Suffrage, In which one pulled the nose
OF the other.
Mrs Waite, of Illinois, made a report from
that state, showing that women have every