The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
BERKELEYS WORD
FOR THE WOMEN,
A Big Convention of Suf.
fragists in the Univer.
sity Town.
WILL CONTINUE TO-DAY
Miss Yates, Miss Hay, Mrs. Dr.
Kellogg.Lane and Others
Speak.
CRESCENT BICYCLE RACES.
Handicap Events to Take Place on the
San Pablo Road May
Thirtieth.
CRESCENT BICYCLE RACES.

BERKELEY, CAL, May 90 The
Wonan's Suffrage convention, which
opened at Shattuck Hall this afternoon,
drew forth large number of the promi-
nent ladies of Berkeley. There was scat
tering OF gentlemen also among the audi
| ence.
Miss Hay, Mrs. George W. Haight, Mrs
Albert Carlisle, Mrs. Clara Partridge and
Mrs. DR.. Kellogg Lane.
| On the platform sat Mrs. George w.
Haight, president of the Berkeley Suffrage
Society; Miss Hay, National organizer;
Mrs. Wood, president of the Alameda
W.oman's Suffrage Club; Mrs. Alice E. S.
Bangs, Mrs. Clara Partridge, Mrs. Eleanor
Carlisle, Miss Sarah Severance, Mrs. r. P.
! Thomas, Mrs. Naylor and Mrs. William
Keith.
! The exercises opened with a prayer by
Mrs. Nayler, after which the entire con-
vention rose and sang several verses of q
hymn.
The two most prominent and lengthy
addresses of the afternoon were made by
Mrs. Partridge and Mrs. Carlisle.
After the opening remarks to the con-
vention by Miss Hay and the address of
/
on Woman's acknowledgements, consist
ing of three ten-minute papers, opened.
The subject which Mrs. Carlisle handled
was, "Does the Wife and Mother Need the
Ballot?''
She discussed her subject from the
broadly ethical basis and adhered closely
to the principles OF logical argument.
'The one problem of modern social in
vestigation," said Mrs. Carlisle, "is how
TO marshal all forces in the state to their
| practical and logical fulhllment. The
nobest work OF humanity is to recognize
the common burden of responsibility and
so 10 organize its energies that the fullest
ethical and economical conditions shall
work impartially through every stratum
| of society.
Mothers that are not free cannot pro-
| duce well-balanced citizens. They have
no reason to do SO; they have no power to
! do so. As society is constructed to-day
mother instead of feeling the state to be
larger home for the child looks upon it as
real menace both to herself and TO her
child. The youth of the country are given
| over to our direction. Perfect mother
| hood demands that we have authority as
complete political factors, in order to
make these sons complete. That politics
Will contaminate the mother is no argu-
ment. If character is meant for only the
test OF good environment then character is
not of much value.
the preservation of the homes, for they
have no authority TO carry them through,
! Their very best efforts in social reforma-
ton are, at the most, but an illogical doc
| torIng OF abuses, rather than of eradica-
ton. The home depends upon the state;
the state depends upon the homes. Their
respective functions are equal in inpor-
lance. One should bear no greater social
significance than the other. 1t is the cir
Gle within the circle. The franchise will
broaden the home life of the mother; the
home life will produce motive power TO
perpetuate the state on just and equitable
| lines.'
Mrs. Clara Partridge took for the topic
of her paper "Does the Business Woman
Need the Ballot ?' The remarks of Mrs.
Partridge were bright and sparkling
throughout and full of wit and humcr
She sketched first the life of the business
woman and the many pursuits in which
women of business are to-day engaged.
mo avenue" said she, ais closed to
them. They are represented in nearly
every industry. All who are opposed to
equal suffrage seem to be bound by false
conception of the being and powers of
women. Business women need the ballot
for they have material interests at stake.
The wages of women who are in business
pursuits are affected by the laws of the
land, and in consequence they should have
hand in the making of these laws
Women operate sawmills in Maine
and gold mines in California. On the
Great Lakes she captains sailing vessels.
and she is found in the pursers room of