The morning times., 1895-11-13
In HONOR OF MRS. STANTON
Wimodaughsis Celebrated the Fa-
nous Woman's Birthday.
ENJOYABLE Reception Held at the Club.
house II nd the Suffrage Question
Voted Upon.

The parlors of Wimodaughsis were beau
tifully decorated last evening with yellow
chrysantbenums, feStOons OF vines anu
palms, and the whole first floor OF the
home OF the society was in holiday gulse.
The occasion was the celebration OF the
eightieth birthday of Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton the pioneer of the woman s
suffrage movement.
The portrait of this brilliant and noble
woman was appropriately wreathed win
garlands of yellow chrysanthemums, yel-
low being the suffrage color, and hung
above the mantle in the first parlor.
The following officers OF the Vino
daughsis and Woman's Suffrage Associa-
tion. handsomely attired, received the
guests: Mrs. Ellen Powell Thompson, Mis-.
Jeannette NJ. Bradley, Mrs. Mary l.. Ben
nett, Miss Cora ID. Thomas, Mrs. Nate
Burt Miss Katharine Garst, ana Miss Mary
II. Williams.
The souvenirs duplicates Of those given
in New York, Were badges having on one
side an engraved likeness OF Mrs. stanton,
on the reverse a portrait OF Miss Susan IL.
Anthony. These were tied with yello"
ribbon and on the inside inscribed: Man
and woman, a simultaneous crea uon;
below, Perfect equality of rights for
woman" These badges were in charge
of Mrs. E. S. Lucas.
THE Mandolin Club, composed or MISSES
Marble, Perry, Ellis and Cllfton, rem
dered delightful music. Mrs. Sarah j.
Spencer, DR.. E. NJ. $. Marble, Mrs. Ruth
G. ID. Havens, Miss Cora ID. Thomas, Miss
Garst, Mrs Belva lockwood, Mrs. Mary
Lockwood, Mrs. Ellen Spenser Mussey,
Mrs Annie L. Diggs, of Kansas made in
tercsting addresses eulogizing Mrs stan
ton.
Refreshments were in charge of Mrs.
C. l.. Case and huge cake, iced fantastic
ally and ornamented with eighty lighted
candles, was the piece de resistance OF
the table decoration.
Voting took place throughout the even
ing on the following questions:
.Should women have full suffrage"
SHOULD women have suffrage with an
educational qualification
should women have suffrage with
property qualification
Should women remain disfranchised?'
The Judges were Mrs. JEANNE Foster
Bracket, Mr.. Clifford Howard, clerks,
Misses Madge McCalmont and Brill.
Not until late hour were the polls
closed That one-half of all the ballots
case should decide the question was ar
ranged by the ladies, and the following
result reached:
Three-fourths of the ballots were in
favor of unlimited suffrage, with an edu-
cationaI qualification. Fifteen dollars
and thirty cents were netted for the
Busch fund. Ten cents each were
paid for the votes.
Among the guests were Mr.. Powell
Superintendent OF Public Schools; Mrs. Dr.
Purvis, Judge Bowman, Mrs. Rose Vincent.
Mrs. woou of Boston, Mrs. Clara u. Short,
Thompson, Boston. Mrs. f. A Haines. Miss
SaXton, Mrs. Lon Donehue. Mrs. c. Yates.
]. Pfleging. Mrs. Barton and sister. Miss
ID O'EarrpIl
Thomas. Miss Snow. Mrs, Bracket. Mrs. Hail
mann. Miss Hailmann, Miss Hits. Mrs.
Edgar. Miss Fannie NJ. Root. Mr. ana Mrs.
J. b. Agnew. Mrs. \ s. Dggs, Mrs. SaXton,
Miss Davis, Mrs. Crosby. Mrs. Wilson. Mrs.
Foley, Miss Somervile. Miss Onley, Miss
Wright. Mrs. Peabody. Miss Gctchcl, Mrs.
Hampton. DIR. and Mrs. Jewell, Miss Gan
CUES, Miss Burlington, Miss Platt, Mrs. c. 7.
Burton. Miss V Evans. Mrs. McLrauon, Miss
Ada Smith, Mrs. ]. E. HUDSON. Mrs. Johns,
Mrs. Cooke, Mr.. Mann, Mrs. Erwin, Mrs.
Bassie and others.