Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-20
At the Annual Session of the
Woman's Suffrage Convention.
A COLORED WOMAN'S ELOQUENCE
A Warm Welcome Assured to the
Delegates in Atlanta.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS

! National American Woman Suffrage AS
| sociation began shortly after 10 o'clock
| this morning. There will be another session
! this evening and tomorrow morning a final
| executive committee meeting for the rur-
! pose of clearing up the odds and ends of
! business of the convention. Tomorrow
evening there will be reception at Will
| lard's Hotel rendered to the delegates by the
District Suffrage Association.
| This morning after the reading of the
minutes of yesterday Mrs Harriet Taylor
! Upton made an informal report of the
committee on press work for the convention.
Miss Howard of Georgia stated to the con-
| yention that an effort had been made to
get all of the Georgia papers, in order to
see what reception they would give to the
news that the convention had decided 10 go
I to Atlanta next year. All the papers That
! had been seen had had the most ilatterlns
accounts of the convention and had crowed
loudly over the success of Atlanta in get
ting the convention for 1898.
Time was" said Miss Anthony when
Atlanta would not have been pleased at
capturing the suffragists for their annual
meeting. but the time is coming when any
city will feel honored to have them"
Miss Virginia Deane, a colored woman of
Georgia. as introduced to the convention
/ and made quite an eloquent and horid
address the eationship between the two
races and the rights that colored women
have in common with white women. She
said that the hard times were caused by the
fact that men sometimes lose their heads,
but that the time is coming when the state
will be governed in accordance with the
truths of Cod when women shall have a
just share in the mana cement of the gov
eminent and its affairs.
The Famous ColOred Slave.
At the conclusion of Miss Deane's address
Miss Anthony said that never since the
days of old Sojourner Truth, the famous
col nrn ell in,
such an eloquent address from coored
woman. She ben went on to tell some in
cidents in the life of that old woman, who
had been for forty years a slave, and who
! became famous orator in the cause of
woman and her freedom.
Mrs. Avery announced to the convention
with deep regret the death of Anna Ella
Carroll, whose claim to having been the
| originator OF the plan OF the Tennessee
campaign has been recognized as
just by almost everyone who was cogni-
zant of the case. An effort had been made
to secure pension for Miss Carroll in
recognition OF what she had done for the
cause of the Union, but the effort has al
ways been Il failure. although favorable
reports have always been made on the
claim. Miss Anthony followed Mrs Avery
IN paying a brief and beautiful tribute to
the memory of this woman, whom she had
known well in life
Miss Gillette, .he president of the Vino
daughsiS of this city, was introduced to
the convention and made interesting
address of five minutes on the origin,
growth and purposes of that institution.
1t had had its beginning with the woman
. suffragists, but has not limited itself to
that cause. It Is the only institution in
the city, which holds out to women the
same ADVANTAGES in educational and business
directions that are enjoyed by young men
in institutions such the Y. " c.. A
WimOdaughSiS IS in need Of financial aid
in order to keen possession of the house
which it has bought on street. A meeting
of the stockholders was 70 be held at the
club house this afternoon at $50 o'clock
and Miss Gillette urged upon all the dele
gates to attend
Mr.. Henry b. Backw of Massachusetts,
chairman of the committee on resolutions,
presented series of resolutions for the
consideration of the convention. The reso-
buttons were very much like those presen: ed
in years gone by. They protested against
the maintenance of a political aristocracy
of sex, and the prevailing Injustice that is
shown to women. They urged the rights Of
equal pay for equal work, regardless of sex
indo-sed the work of the southern commit
tee. recommended that the special efforts OF
the association be centered in Kansas dur
ing the coming year. The thanks Of the
convention We're extended to Senators and
Representatives who have shown them
selves disposed to render fair treatment to
women; and the resolutions insisted that
the association Is, and always shah he non
partisan and non-sectarian. demanded equal
suffrage for women as a right ana affirmed
that in a republican form Of government
The resolutions urged that all women who
are in sympathy with equal suffrage should
affiliate themselves with the associa ton Lest
their silence should seem to outsiders TO he
hostility to the cause, and recommended
the formation of suffrage clubs of as few
as three members, in places where there
were only q few workers who can come To-
gether, and where there are no other nolit;
cal organizations. Believing that the work
for equal suffrage is sacred and patriotic
1t was recommended that Sunday meetings
! DE heid whenever practicable This latter
resolution gave rise to considerable discus
sion. as 1t seemed to bring in a sectarian
element that was in hostility to a proceed
| ing resolution. 4 substitute was suhr,itta,
| by Miss Lucy Anthony to the effect maj
as the convention regards the suffrage
| movement as patriotic, sacred and reIT
lous cause IL was OF the opinion that there
was no day of the week upon which IL VS.
/ not right and proper TO hold meetings for
/ the dissemination of woman suffrage doc
| trines The original resolution was adoDtea
WIN an amendment inserting the words
without regard to our own religious
| VIEWS. e'0u
! Resolutions thanking the local naners
| anu the Associated Press for their fair
| and full reports of the convention were
! also adopted, as was also a resolution to
| the effect that in every state the legisla
| ture should be petitioned for municinal
anu presidential suffrage by statute and
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| amendment and that standing TERRITORIAL
| committee be appointed to secure woman
! suffrage in Oklahoma. Indian territory
| Utah, Arizona and New Mexico
A resolution of sympathy with the sister
| or Miss Carroll was passed. as was also n
| contribution box, and liberal sum was
| raised to help defray the expenses of the
| funeral Another resolution was one in
! memory of Lucy Stone and other Worl, ars
! IN the cause who have passed away during
! the year. After some further remarks on
| various subjects the convention adjourned
Addresses This Evening.
The program for this evening is as fol-
lows: Address, Mary Seymour Howalls.
New York, Campaigning" address, Simon
| Wolf, District of Columbia address Vir-
| ginia ID. Young woman Suffrage in
South Carolina" address, Rev. Ida C. HUI
| tin. Illinois, THE Growing Race" closing
| remarks by the president.
Wednesday, 10 o'clock am executive
! committee meeting in the suffrage parlors.
| 1928 | street
Officers Elected.
At the afternoon session Of the Woman
| Suffrage Association yesterday afternoon
the report of the press committee was read
| by Mrs Ellen 3. Dietrich of Boston, md
i that of the treasurer by Mrs. Harriet Tay-
! lor Upton of Warren, Ohio. The treasur-
/ ers report showed a small surplus for the
year. Her figures showed the total re-
I IN ha