The morning times., 1896-01-21
WOMEN WHO WOULD VOTE
Preparing for the Convention Of
the N. a. W. s. A.
Win Begin Thursday and Continue
Fl Until Following w Wednesday-Susan
b. Anthony VIII Officiate.

Members OF the NationaI-American wo-
man Suffrage Association are hard at work
preparing for the twenty-eighth annual con-
rention OF the order which will be held
January % to 20, inclusive, at the Church
OF Our Father and the Hotel Arno.
The headquarters of the association are in
the Arno, and there a busy scene is pre-
sented daily. Programs were issued today.
Thursday morning at O'Clock a meeting
OF the executive committee will be held
at the Hotel Arno.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock in the Church of
Our Father, Susan B. Anthony will call
the convention to order, after which Alice
Stone Black well, recording secretary, will
call the roll of Officers, vice presidents and
State members OF the executive committee.
Minutes of the closing session of the twenty
seventh annual convention viii he read and
the committees on finance, courtesies, Gre
dentIals and resolutions VIII be announced.
Vice PTesldeDt-at-arge Rev. Anna HOW
ard Shaw VIII read her report as will
Rachael Foster Avery, the corresponding
secretary. Memorial hour will begin at
1870 O'Clock. Ellen Battelle Deitrick
and Rev. .Arnd Howard Shaw wiIrOfficiate.
In the afternoon beg inning al 2 O'Clock,
training school for organizers, will be
in session.
President Susan B. Anthony will make
annual presidential address at the evening
session, which Will be called to order at
8 O'Clock. Clara Il. Colby, of Nebraska,
viii talk on The philosophy OF woman
suffrage" Rev. Anna Howard Shaw vice
president-at-large will make a few re-
marks about ''Utah-Our New Star" and
Annie L. Diges, Of Kansas, Will tell the
advantages of Women as legislators
sin Wi t.a Ha tod
to the reading Of the reports of the COM
mitteS on entertainments, by c. Holt Flint,
chairman: committee on course of study,
Carrie Chapman Gait, chairman, and the
treasurcr's report by Harriet Ia ylor Upton.
The attitude OF the fully enfranchised wo-
man toward the N. A. W. s. A. VIII be
discussed.
The second session of the training school
for organizers will be held in the afternoon
at the usual hour.
Beginning at s O'Clock, the evening ses
sion viii he devoted to the state presidents.
Carrie Chapman Gait will read the report
ofthe organization committee at the opening
of the Saturday morning session. Reports
from the field will be submitted by Mary G..
Hay, Elizabeth L. Yates, Anna r. Simmons,
Emma Smith De Voc, Laura NJ. Johns,
Laura Clay and Laura A. Gregg. A plan
of work for 1896 viii he presented. In the
afternoon a parliament of methods VIII
be held.
Rev. Anna Garlin Spencer of Rhode
Island, at the evening session, Will make
al address on The Relation nofWage-earning of
Women to Modern Industrial Problems
Upon the conclusion of her address, the
remainder of the evening will be devoted
TO the various State presidents.
Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock religious
services will be held at the church. The
Rev. Anna Garln Spencer will preach, tax
ing for her subject, The Spiritual Signifi-
canoe of Democracy and Woman's Relation
to IT.
At the morning session next Monday re-
ports of the Southern. press, presidential
suffrage. Federal, enrolment and Congress
sional committees win be read.
During the afternoon amendments to the
constitution will be made; an election OF
officers held: resolutions Offered. and the
placing of holding the twenty-ninth annual
convention viii be selected.
Harriet May Mills OF New York will
deliver an address entitled "Our uncon-
scious allies" at the evening session. Adj
dresses will also be made by Charlotte
Perkins Stetson of California, May Stock
ing Knoggs OF Michigan, Ella Knowles
Haskell. assistant attorney general OF Mon
tana; Elizabeth Burriil Curtis OF New
York Virginia d. Young OF South caro-
lima and Florence Home Hall
There will be a Congressional hearing
Tuesday morning. No afternoon session
will be held.
Addresses will be made in the evening
nv Rev. Anna Howard Shaw OF Pennsyl-
yania. Prof Rena Michaels Atchinsou OF
Illinois. Lille Devereux Blake OF New York.
Julie R. Jenny OF New York and Emma
Smith Deboe of Illinois. Susan II. Anthony
will make the closing remarks.
AT O'Clock Wednesday morning
meeting OF the executive committee VIII
be held at the Hotel Arno.