The morning times., 1896-01-28


the cause.
The church was crowded to its utmost,
the auditorium. the galleries, the aisles and
all the availa bic standing room along the
walls was literally packed.
The crowd left standing was estimated at
nearly three hundred while as many more
turned away finding it impossible 10 gain
admission even within the doorways. While
a ma jority of the audience consisted of
ladies'. the other sex was very much In
evidence and took a deep interest in all
that was said by the various speakers.
Utah. Our New star was the theme
of the evening and everything which was
said was in a manner welcoming of the
furty-rfth star on the flag of the nation
and the third star on the banner of the
cause of woman's Suffrage.
On the right and also over the stage
fIoated the national colors and on the left
the banner of the suffragist on which were
three. stars which were noticeably much
larger than those of Old Glory.
PROMINENT GUESTS PRESENT.
On the stage with Miss Anthony, besides
MANY monument members of the asSocia-
ton. were United States Senator and Mrs.
Frank j. Cannon, one Of the first two
Senators elected from Utah, Congressman
Clarence E. Allen. also from Utah, Mrs.
Brown. Utah: Congressman and Mrs. Shaf-
roth. Mrs. Ella Knowles Haskell, assistant
attorney general of the State Of Montana;
and Mrs. Caroline Halluwell Miller of Mary
land.
1t was few minutes after 3 O'Clock
when Miss Anthony entered the church.
bod tNaAr 81, oh
ard waiting her arrival. and as she walked
down The aisle to the stage there was one
grand. prolonged outburst of applause and
waving of handkerchicfs. She was closely
followed by Rev. Anna Shaw, who was
also given most cordial greeting.
The meeting was opened with an invoca-
tiun by Miss Shaw, who prayed that the
hearts of all might be opened to the truth.
The address or welcome to Utah as a
member of the sisterhocd of States and to
her representatives present was by Miss
Shaw.
MISS sHAW'S ADDRESS.
She had been delegated this honor, she
said because she lived in that State dur
lug the days of its greatest trials and tri-
umphs.
In those trials and trIumphs," she said,
1--WE all had sincere interest, and their
triumph is our triumph, and am proud
To- stand here and congratulate the Sen
ainrs and congressman from Utah for the
victory they have won and of which we
enjoy is part.
We are Just beginning to learn that we
are all one" she said, 'and that what is
beuefiriaI or harmful to one is beneficial
or harmful as the case ma Y be. to all"
She referred To the three stars on the
suffrage banner as rising t,,ie by one, as
the stars peep out Of the heavens, but she
felt confident that the day was not far
distant when every State in the Union
would be represented by star on the
woman suffrage banner. The three stars
already there she spoke Of as the three
gems in the crown of the nation.
Senator Cannon. who followed, after rec
ognizing the chair, addressed the audience
as .feIow-citizens. because that's the way
we do ii in Utah now"
lie spoke of the opposition in the cam
paigns for woman suffrage in his State. hut
the trials and disappointments Were more
than repaid by the scene presented to him
now.
MR.. CANNON'S COMPLIMENT.
1t was glorious thing TO see so many
intelligent. noble women rising up in their
might and asserting their rights and there
was no doubt OF finally succeeding IN free
ing themselves from the unjust expressions
under which they had lived SO patiently and
long.
lie referred to the long years the noble
and faithful women OF Utah had wandered
in the wilderness aad it was in the latter
part of those years that we determined, if
the years were doubled. we would be
true to our women and wait until they
could enjoy our freedom with us.
He was Il convert to woman's suffrage. his
opinion on the subject being changed by
what he had seen in New York during the
Parkhurst crusade. Some one mad said
that the new savior will be Il woman and
in a sense he believed the truth OF the as
sertion.
At the close of Senator Cannon's address
Miss Anthony brought forward Mrs. Can
non. whom she introduced to the audience
as the woman with equal rights with her
husband, the Senator from Utah.
MIR. ALIENS VIEWS.
Congressman Allen spoke next. Utah,
he said, was u State of real estate agents,
many of their .&ds." il was unnecessary
for him to tell what great State ii was;
great not only in natural resources, but
great in her people.
At the conclusion of the address Rev.
Miss Shaw moved tEat a telegram be sent
to Mrs. Enlcline E. Wells, president of the
Utah Suffrage Association, stating the
success of the meeting.
Mrs. Sarah A. Boyer was introduced as
n woman whose opinion is equal to mat
of any man in her State. The suffrage cues
ton, she said, was the all important one
which was agitating the people OF this
country. For more than hundred years,
she said, the jaiis and penitentiaries were
filled with men, but there will be a change.
All man needs is the guiding influence
of good intelligent women, and the result
will be very perccptible. She advised her
co.workers not to be too hard in the de-
mand.
Men were not used to this and could be
better and more safely moved by per-
suasive arguments than threats.
Mrs. Emily S. Richards of Utah, who
brought greetings from her sisters, was
received with tremendous applause.
Short addresses were also made by Mrs.
Caroline Holloway Miller of Maryland,
Mrs. Mary N. Chase, A. B., of Vermont, Mrs.
Jessie Manley of Virginia, Mrs. Virginia
d. Young of South Carolina and Mrs. Ella
Knowles Haskell of Montana
Coast Steamer, Ashore.
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