Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16

convention in this city on Monday morning.
The meeting will continue through Thursday
and there will be three sessions each day but
the last, a. 10 am. $50 pm. and I'd In
The meeting will be held at the Church of Our
Father, corner 18Th and l. streets. The meet
ings of the executive committee will be held at
the suffrage parIors of WiEodaughsis, 1928
street.
TIE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET TODAY.
The first executive committee meeting was
held shis afternoon at o clock for the consld-
Grafton of business preliminary to the conven-
tion and to look over the field to see what has
been done since the convention III this city last
winter. The executive committee Is COM
posed Of the general officers OF the
association. together with the presidents
of the yario1s state societies. Among the
prominent members Of the association already
in the city are Miss Anthony, Miss shaw. Mrs.
Stanton. Mrs Upton, Mrs Bartol OF fhiia-
delphia. Mrs Osborne of Albany. Ny. Mrs.
Barker Of BROOKLYN. Mrs BSccher HOOKER.
Mrs. Griswol5 Of Connecticut and Mrs Lucy
Stone.
To 90 BEFORE TIE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
On Monday morning AZ 10 O'Clock the House
Judiciary committee will give o hearing TO the
association OF the subject Of the proposed
sixteenth amendment AID addresses will be
made by Miss Anthony, Lucy Stone and LllZa-
beth Ca..y stanton.
%, "Wednesday morning the Senate select
committee on suffrage will give them a hearing.
when Rev. Anna Shaw and others will speak.
Tomorrow afternoon the convention Will be
opened with religious service at the Church
OF Our Father.
THE PIRFECTED PROGRAM.
The perfected program of the convention is
as follows:
Sunday. January II. religious service. 8 p. m.
Voluntary. Prayer, Rev. Anna H. Shaw; hymn.
Scripture lesson. hymn. sermon. "a Law OF
Success teat. Think on these things" Rev.
Mia T. Upper; collection, hymn
Monday. January IL. first executive session.
1Oam.-Opening Of the convention. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, president: reading minutes,
Alice Stone Blackwell, recording secre-
tary; announcement OF cOminIttecs-
credentials cOurtesies. finance, resolu-
tons music. railroad rates. entertainment, &c.
Report OF executive committee. Lucy Stone.
chairman; report Of corresponding secretary,
Rachel Foster Avery; report o! treasurer, Jane
H. SpOfford- Ten minute reports from presi-
dents of auxiliary state societies: Arkansas,
Clara A. McDiarmid: Colorado. L. ". Tyler.
second executive sessIon.2:3O p m--Nlnutes.
Report of committee credentials, amend
ments to constitution Ten minutes reports
from presidents Of auxiliary state societies.
Evening Session. 7i5 o'clock-Nus:c- The
Solitude OF Self Elizabeth Cady Stanton;
"Ihe Golden Rule" Caroline Halioweil Miller;
'sThe Outlook" Lucy Stone, chairman execu-
tive committee
TUESDAY. January 10. third executive session.
10 am--Minutes. Report of petition commit
tee, Or. Frances Dickinson. Illinois; report OF
congressional committee. Harriet Taylor Upton.
Ohio. Ten-mInute reports from presidents of
auxiliary state societies.-CO Connecticut, Isabella
Beecher Hooker; District of Columbia. Ella NJ
s. Marble: South Dakota, Emma Crarmer.
Fourth executive session. 2;3J p. n.-minCtes
Discussion: .Colum5ian Exposition" lead by
Isabella Beecher Hooker, Connecticut Ten
Tn.lF,
state societies, Georgia, Claudia Il. Howard;
Illinois; Mary E Holmes: Indiana. Helen NJ.
Cougar; Iowa, Mary J.CoSSesaail; Kansas.
Laura NJ. Johns.
Evening session. 7i5 oe!ock.-Music; the
True Daughters of the Republic, Clara Ney-
man: Our Opportunities in 1873. May Wright
Sewell. president National CoGncsl Of Women;
Dreams, Lide WerIwether.
Wednesday. January 20-Fifth executive ses-
sion. 10 I'm. Minutes. Discussion. Methods
of Work in State Legislatures led by Lille
Devereux Bake. New York Ten minute re-
ports from presidents OF auxiliary state socie-
ties-Kentueky. Laura Clay: Maine. Hannah j.
Bailey: Massachusetts, Julia Ward Howe:
Massachusetts National. Harriet i. Shattuck;
Maryland. Sarah L. Miller; Michigan, Helen
PhIileo Jenkins
Sixth executive session, 2:3O p.m.-Election
OF officers Ten-mlnute reports from presi-
dents OF auxiliary state societies-Minnesota,
Julia Il. Nelson: Montana. Marie L. Mason;
Nebraska, Clara T. Colby; New Jersey, COrnc-
liza L. Hussey; New York. Jean Brooks Green
leaf; Ohio, Caroline Mccullough Everhard
Evening session. 1:ij o'clock-Music. The
Mission of Republic Carrie Lane Chapman:
The Influence OF Womens Organizations
Elizabeth Lyle saxon; The Injustice of Chiv-
airy Rev. Anna II. Shaw, president Vino
daughsis.
Thursday, January q. Seventh executive
session 10 am Minutes Discussion: plan
of Work for the Coming Year. led by Susan Ii.
Anthony, vice president at large. Ien-minute
reports from presidents of auxiliary state So
cietles-Oreson. Abigail Scott Duniway.
Pennsylvania. Mary Grew; Rhode Island. Eliza
beth e. Chase; Tennessee. Lide MerIwe;her;
Utah, Sarah NJ kinibaIl; Washington. Edward
Eldridse.
Thursday, 2;3O PM. last executive commit
tee meetins. at the parlors of the WiInoIaugh-
els. ISIS street northwest.
On thursday evening the District Suffrage
Association will give a reception IL the Vino
daughsis pariO-s TO the officers and members
Of the S-A-W.S.A-. 10 which al friends of po-
hilcal equality have beea cordially invited.
The COEdIrTEEs.
The various committees Of the association
are follows:
Congressional committee-Miss Susan B. An
thony. chairman. Rochester. v T.; Mrs. Har-
riet Taylor Upton, Mrs Jeane Brooks Green
leaf.
Columbian exposition committee - Mrs
Rachel Foster Aver, chairman. AS North 18th
- btEett, IlIaOclpnla. Mrs Ellen u. Dietrich,
Mrs lide SleTiwether. Mrs. Elizabeth BOynton
Harbert, Rev Florence kollock, Lev. Anna Ii.
Shaw. Mrs. Leland Stanford
Committee ON organization and southern
worE-Mrs- Rachel Foster Avery. chairman.
S4S North 18th street. Philadelphia; Mrs. Jane
ii. Sporord. Miss Alice Stone blackwell
Petition conIn4i;tee-Dr. Frances Dickinson
chairman. Chicago. Ill; Lille Devereux Blake,
Clara Bewick Colby.
Program committee, Miss Snsan B. Anthony,
Chairman, Rochester. y. Y; Mrs. Helen W.
Warren, Ms Scsephiae h Henry, L. Z. l.
Garrison. Miss Lucy l. Anthony.
Committee on railroad rates, Kiss Matte
A. N-..Shaw. chairman.
Press committee, Harriet TAYLOR Upton
Entertainments committee, Mrs Mary S.
lockwood
THE GENERAL OFFICERS.
The general officers are as follows: Elizabeth
Cady stanton, president; Susan b. Anthony,
vice president, Lucy Stone. chairman executive
committee; Rachel Foster Avery, correspond
ing secretary: Alice Stone Blackwell record
Ing secretary; Jane H. Spofford treasurer
Vice p-esldeats-Arkans..s, Clara A. McDiar-
mid, Little Rock: Colorado, Mrs L. NJ TYLER
80 ls.h avenue, Denver; Connecticut Mrs Isa-
bella Beecher Hooker, Hartford; District of
Columbia. Mrs. Ella NJ. 5. aarbIe. nos
9th street NV, Washington; Dakota
(SoCth), Emma Cranmer. Aberdeen.
Georgia. Clau,.ia T. Howard. Columbus: Iili-
nois, Mrs Mary L. Holmes. Galva; Indiana.
Mrs. Helen III Cougar. La Fayette; iowa, Mary