Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-03

SUSAN h ANTHOSfS SIIHRINa ADDkkss-
PROGRESS or THE NATIONAL AssocrATIoS-THE
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TO BIZ ORGANIZED IN EVERY srArE-woxES IN
THE socTH.
There were fully one hundred ladies' seated In
the parlors OF the riggs House last night when
Miss Susan b. Anthony raped on table ana
called the meeting OF the District Woman Suffrage
Association TO order Among them were many
well known IN District charitable works. and In
their midst was TO be seen the small black-garbed
form OF Dr. Mary Walker. few gentlemen sat In
the corners and waited for their wives, while n
srAR reporter seated himself behind a protecting
portiere. Men were below par, and even DR.. Mary
looked subdued- Miss Anthony attracted the no
tice OF everyone present when. in her brisk, bust
ness-like manner, she called upon Mrs. Sperry, the
secretary. TO read the minutes Then she asked
Tor reports from committees, and Mrs. Mcpherson
The District she thought that in time they would
get an organization among them Miss Anthony
remarked that In the city OF Madison, Ind there
the school teachers ~ the city only TWO presented
themselves sympafhkers and they were coli
colored women have been as jealous, II not more
10, than the white women In the work that has
been done there.
NATIONS AT POLICE STATIONS.
Mrs SpofIord reported that bill IL about TO be
introduced into the House providing for matrons
at police stations In the District. Miss Anthony
who seemed TO have fund OF knowledge and his
tory on any point that was mentioned said that
they had Just been successful In Rochester In get
ting q police matron at the central station and
the plan has worked so well that people have
wondered why IL mad not been done before. Many
an innocent young girl brought TO the station has
been saved from annoyance and shame, ana In
many cases from a bad life, through the motherly
20 ner extended experience with that body Of
the long process OF red tape necessary In order to
get bill through Congress, but she hoped that
" yynr fOr lie mo-
MIS-. sperry showed a letter from Mrs. Adobe Nor
ton Diaz, OF Boston, Offering 10 come 10 Washing
ton for the purpose OF delivering lecture for the
good OF the cause. Miss Anthony explained that
while Mrs. Diaz was Christian science writer
and taiker, as Wen as an advocate OF woman sum
rage, she would be willing to keep her views on
the former topic In the background II offensive.
u was decided not TO make any present approprta-
tion for the purpose OF this lecture.
THE DISTRICT ASSOCIATION.
was made an auxiliary of the national association
and % per cent Of the membership fees were voted
20 the latter. In speaking OF the national asso-
, citation, Miss Anthony said: "when we had N
supporters there was no need OF organization; az.
who were interested In the subject, and they were
few once. were welcomed as members. But now
that the movement has grown SO popular there is
detailed the Kansas plan adding: at Is the duty
Of the national association TO see that each state
has an association and 70 aid each state In organ
ling body In each congressional district. We
propoSe-in fact II has been l0ng-chertshed plan,
u dream-to make q Southern imp, TO show the
chance and right we have. That part OF the
country has never been canvassed on this Ques-
zion, and such work will be breaking OF new
ground. The only drawback Is the lack OF a fund
from which 20 pay our hall rents and our hotel
bills We have long hoped for some kind OF a
wtndfau for this purpose, and look for one every
day. one Of the latest works OF the national as
ISOLATION IS the enrolment OF all friends OF woman
suffrage Throughout the country. We want TO get
the name OF every man or woman In the United
States who believes In equal rights in a book that
viii be kept here In Washington. We want TO do
olden times, comparatively olden when women
had but little else TO do than the circulation OF
Petitlons LOT various purposes, there was no
objection To the system; 1t kept them busy. But
now that
WOMEN ARE EARNING THEIR BREAD
and making fortunes some OF Them their time Is too
valuable TO be fooled In this way and we want
10 have all OF the names kept on record, and each
convert added TO the list met member OF Con-
gress couple OF years ago who said TO me: Miss
Anthony, SINCE you people have stopped petition
ing and speecn-making. and have come TO WASH
tngton with your cause YOU have begun TO get on
the night track asked him how long he thought
we had been coming TO Washington, and he said
for Just two years, and forgave him and told him
that We have been coming TO Washington and to
congress every year since 1886, when We pre-
sented q petition OF 10000 names against the in
sertion OF the word male In the l4th amendment
They did put II In, and they didn't put sex in the
!otn, put some OF US voted and some got arrested,
ana some OF ps i among them, were adtudged
guilty Of violation OF the Constitution and fined
$t0o each and the costs. We carried IL as high as
Tm DEBTOR 70 Uncle Sam for ina that muc6 and dh
think he's willing 70 let me be one.
EQUALITY OF SEX IN TIE DISTRICT
sine women Of this District are perfectly equal
TO men, this being the only spot under the shadow
OF the stars and stripes where they have Just as
much political power as the men. There have
been two recent events or great note In the move
Ment, one q success and the other a defeat. Per-
maps you remember that In 1883 the women OF
Warrington Territory were eniranchised. and
tney voted for four years, and served on juries
trad and the women or the Jury voted do 10 p mas
nounce the man guilty, and the verdict was so
rendered. An appeal was taken TO the Supreme
permitting women to vote and serve on Iuries was
unconstitutional, because of the lack OF q speciit.
statement Of It's object IN It's title Although there
were thirtysfx other laws with the same defect
this appeal was sustained and the law anpulled 4
great effort was made against Its enactment
women are now entitled 10 vote There ts n a,e
vision In the law that Il shall not be fnterpreted
mat 1,s me women shan not be compelled TO serve on
shall not serve. II Is my hope that the deadlock
IN congress VIII be broken so that the territories
admitted TO statehood. That Dakota and WASH.
ington territories should be excudld Is an outrage
" 1aers L one state that recognizes the rights
Two senators whose political lives depend upon
tne favor OF the women In their state very slen-
10 count IL time. The defeat occurred In Wiscon-
sin q few days ago when the state supreme Court
decided that the last election law meant that
women could vote only for the election OF school
committees and In school districts This action
eompels the women OF Wisconsin TO rurn 10 the
observation-disclosures plan, for Wisconsin is the
largest foreign state In the country with large
NUMBERS OF citizens from Europe who never dream
Oh giving women the slightest recognition
THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL or WOMEN
u TO be held IN Washington during the last week
In March When Mrs stanton and myself were in
England year ago we were rendered a farewell
reception, attended by large numbers OF Epgland,s
foremost women. Resolutions were passed Droyid.
Ing Tor this International council OF women We
feei IL good time now, when we are rounding onr
the second decade OF our crusade TO ask the
women Of other countries to Join US In this WORK
et me dislouse you OF the Idea that this council
1sior the benefit OF suffrage alone for are 10 have
with US all kinds OF women, and women on ali
Kinds OF missions We want 70 show them now.
ever, Incidentally, that they can never succeed in
any movement for the advancement OF the moral
world unless they have the ballot The object OF
me council Is 10 secure fraternai feeling DeSween
an women, OF all countries and OF all associations
Let me give you skeleton sketch OF the program
u the work Of the council
WHAT WILL BE DONE.
ION Saturday night March "a, there will be a
public reception at the Riggs House, to give all our
friends and all our enemies q chance 10 see what
sort OF women we are. ON sunday afternoon there
VIII De CHURCH services held az AlDaugh's In which
only women who have been ordained viii partici-
pate ATTENDED, OF course, by all present at the
council Among these divines viii be Miss An
1oinette Brown, ordained thirty years ago Rev
annie shaw VIII preach the sermon. Monday
morning MIS- stanton will deliver her opening adj
dress sac promises TO sail from England Warch
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