Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-16
THE WOMEN IN SESSION.
Report of Meeting of the Washing
ton Equal Suffrage AssOCiation.

Report of Meeting of the Wa>i;ing-
ton Equal Suffrage AssOciation.
Owing to the inability of expected
speakers 10 arrive, the evening meet
ing- arranged for Dec and ;, were
reluctantly omitted. A business meet
ing was held in the Unitarian church,
on Friday evening, Dec. ,, at which
the following business was transacted {:
Mrs. A. III. H. Stuart called the
meeting to order at 80 p. NJ. Reports
OF the Secretary and Treasurer were
read and accep.ed, the latter showing
n balance to the associations crcdi. of
$3.50.
Letters were read from Susan Il. An
thony, III. b. Blackwell. Rachel F.
Avery, W. :. Bush and Hon. Roger :.
Green.
The following Committee on Nomi-
nations was appointed: Mrs. Stork,
Mrs. Lorgmire and Mrs. Woodland
The committee then reported nomi
nations as follows: President, Mrs. A.
II. IL. Stuart; Secretary, Mrs. b. J. |.
Savage; Treasurer, Mrs. P. C. Hale.
There being no more nominations,
the Secretary was instructed to cast
ballot OF the Association for their cleo
ton.
The following committees were APP
pointed:
Committee on Resolutions-Mes.
DANES Savage and Barnes.
Committee on Press Work-Miss J -.
f. Kennedy, of Seattle, and Mrs. l.. J.
Longmire, Of Tacoma.
Mrs. Ella J. Stork was elected
member of the Executive Committee
for the National American Woman's
Suffrage Association.
Mrs. J. b. Allen was unanimously
elected delegate to the National Amer
lean WOman's Suffrage Association,
convening in Washington, d. c., Jam
uary 1919, 1893.
The Advisory Committee, consisting
of G. NJ. Savage, P. d. Moore and Mrs.
A. II. IL. Stuart, were reappointed.
Memorial of Hon.. Edward Eldridge
was read by Mrs. Stork. Moved and
carried that the address be handed to
the Secretary and made part of the
Secretary's report.
Committee on Resolutions reported
as follows:
WHEREAS, 1t has seemed good to our Almighty
Father to take from our midst our esteemed
President. Hon. Edward Eldridge.
Res0tred, That his oft-expressed wish that we
| maintain State Suffrage Association will be
complied with.
! WHEREAS. The law OF Massach usetls Illinois.
New York and other States require the appoint
ment of Police Matrons in large cities. as bene
icial 10 women.
RESOLVED. That the Washington Equal suf-
frage Association urge the Legislature to pass a
similar bill for this State.
WHEREAS, 1.-The age of consent" in this State
people.
Resoiret. That we urge the Legislature at its
coming session to raise it to Is years.
WHEREAS, Judge George s. Turner aspires to
the office Of U. S. Senator from this State, and
we believe Judge George Turner WIS instrument
tai in depriving women OF their legal right Of
suffrage in Washington:
ReSOtred. That the Washington Equal Suffrage
Association exert its Influence against his elec-
ton to any Office of public trust.
The resolutions were adopted.
The President, Mrs. Stuart, urged
upon all the necessity of working indi-
vidually for the objects set forth in
the resolutions. The attention of the
Association was called to the resolu-
ton for Federal Suffrage proposed by
the Committee of the National Ameri-
can Association on Federal Suffrage,
and on motion, said resolution was
adopted as follows:
WHEREAS. The right to vote for members of
the House of Representatives. L. by the Consti-
tuition OF the United States, vested in the people
Of the Uniten States without condition, limita-
ton or restriction, and women are people
| Therefore, we. citizens of the United States,
ESPECIALLY request your honorable bodies to pass
abill enabling WOMEN CITIZENS of the United
States to vote for members Of the House of Rep
resentatives.
| The Association then adjourned to
meet at call OF President. -;
EULoGY ON HON. EDWARD ELDRIDGE.
The following memorial paper was
read before the Washington Equal
Suffrage Association, by Mrs. Ella T.
Stork:
| am asked to give my estimate OF
our good friend Hon. Edward Eldridge,
who had 30 lately joined the Choir
Invisible" and left unexpectedly this
body to whom 1 speak-lonesome
without him.
The task is bitter sweet. Pleasant,
because l know of nothing more de-
lightful, more inspiring, more worth
attention, than a human life we'll
lived. A life that stands for facts and
for thoughts. Emerson says -" He is
a monarch who gives his people con-
stitution, and a pontiff who breaches
the equality of souls" Such man
was our friend. Is it not pleasant to
search after such minds? Should it
not be a serious occupation? We
travel to find them and their works,
and sometimes they are as near as the
Holy Grail, only we have not dis.
covered our own.
The bitterness of the task lies in the
fact that we may not speak our true
word of appreciation to him. We
bring our flowers too late, save only
as our remembrance of him shall be
an electric touch which shall vivify
our own souls to emulation. And
that is blessed law Activity is con-
tageOus." 49,
Edward Eldridge was active in ef-
fort, but the worlds current was so
swift against him, that the progress
was slow, and to his own high hopes
and grand aspirations, almost imper-
ceptible.
l have seen him leave our city, after
hard and we'll fought battles for some
legislative measure, defeated, with the
same gentle patient look in his strong
!. face with which he had entered the
lists, and l repeated to myself the
lines ending" Who is victor, PLATE
or Christi" And so term after term
he came again and again, each time
his step little slower. the drifts upon
his temples little deeper, but the
heart all alive, burning lovingly to-
wards all souls.
While his colleagues were gathering
in hall, lobby or club-room, making up
their 30 called estates" trading issue
for issue, holding open bars for brib-
ing purposes, selling souls for {" thirty
peices of silver" our hero-as my
honored guest knew, past the mid.