Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16

was stated that 3 good deal Of attention was
paid to the participation of the suffrsgists in
the coming worlds fair. The report recon-
mended that some plan be adopted for securing
a representation at all the political nominating
conventions. The plan of having suffrage
speakers at the various fairs and ChautRudua
gatherings was commended. il having been
stated that when a woman speaker appears on
such occasions she proves such an attraction
that the managers the next wear are willing to
pay TO secure the presence of woman speaker
Miss Avery's report was listened to with close
attention and received hearty round of ap-
plause.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The president announced a number OF COM
mittees. Mrs. Blount and Mrs. Lockwood we're
appointed rs a committee ON courtesies. Mrs.
DIETRICH of Boston, Mrs. Marble of this CITY aud
Miss Mill OF Syracuse we're made a committee on
finance. Miss Anthony said that she wanted to
appoint committee on newspapers and she
took the opportunity to make one of her char
acteristic speeches.
She sroke Of the importance of the work &C.
compiiShed ny suffrage papers and hoped that
the delegates would help to increase the circu-
lation OF these papers. She wanted a committee
that would undertake to do this work at this
convention. Miss Howell of Georgia stated
that she would be willing to serve on that COM
mittee, although in her own state the people
were 80 far behind on the suffrage question
read suffrage paper.
The newspaper committee. announced by
the chair, was composed of Miss Howell of
Georgia. Miss Langhorne Of Virginia, Mrs.
Hood of New York. DR.. Husey of New Jersey,
Miss Harley of Ohio, Miss Bowland of Mnssa-
chusetts. Mrs. Nellie II. Blinn of California and
Mrs. Thompson of this city.
short recess was taken 20 give the delegates
an opportunity to present their credentials.
When the ten minutes recess was up Miss
Anthony called the conven ton to order and the
hum of busy tongues quickly died away. Then
Miss Anthony had her attention turned TO some
little technically in paper she reading
and the convention resolved itself into a talking
body. Another few raps of the gavel and they
were in order to hear Mrs. Alice Stone Black
we'll recording secretary, call the roll of dele
gates. As she had both to read and write the
names Miss Anthony came to her aid and did
the reading. Now and then she interpolated a
few remarks of a complimentary character
which kept up running commentary until the
last name WAS reached.
THE LIST OF DELEGATES.
The list Of delegates as announced is as fol-
lows:
California-Mrs. Blynn.
Connecticut Mrs. S. +. Brown.
District of Columbia-Mrs. N. l.. Bennett.
South Dakota-Mrs. Alice Picker.
Georgia-Mrs. Miriam Howard Dubose.
Florida-Mrs. Chamberln.
Illinois-Mrs. Lizzie +. Long
Indiana-Mrs Alice Waugh.
Kansas-Mrs. Martha Powell Davis.
Kentuckv-Dr. Sara Sievers.
Maine-AIrs. Elizabeth Upham Yates
Maryand-Mrs. Sarah T. Miller.
Massachuset's-M Ellen B. Diedrick; Mas
sachusetts National Society, Mrs Evelyn 5.
Mason.
Michigan-Mrs. Olivia B. Hall.
Missouri-Mrs. Virginia L. Minor.
Ohio-Mrs. Rosa i. Segur.
Nebraska-Mrs. Clara Berwick Colby.
New Jersey-Mrs Jennie d. Dewitt.
New York-Mrs. Emily Rowland
Penusylvania-Mrs. Jane Campbell
Vermont-Mrs. Eliza T.. Eaton
Washington Allen.
Wyoming-Mrs. Warren or Mrs. Carey.
SOME SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS
In response to query from a lady that the
chairman would announce that she had lost her
lace scarf and would be much pleased to have
it returned. Miss Anthony very pleasantly COM
piled and at the same time added little warn
ing that the delegates securely tie on all their
scarfs and safely put awae their pocketbooks
She said she knew that women were ALWAYS los
ing these articles. for she judged il by her own
inability to remember where she had placed her
spectacles.
lady in the audience thereupon advised all
ladies on the platform TO be very careful about
shutting the stage doors behind them because
of the draughts.
Rev. Anna Shaw offered a resolution to re-
lleve both President Anthony and Recording
Secretary Blackwell of some of their onerous
duties by the appointment of an additional sec
Rotary. The motion was carried.
The convention adjourned at 1890 and the
delegates had meeting to themselves when
tae various committees on credentials courte-
sizes, finance and resolutions talked over their
particular duties.