Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24

with liberal need Of applause A letter
was also read from Mrs. Maude Harris of
st. Louis, urging that Miss Anthony and
Miss Frances E. Willard make plans to
come to st. Louis during the time of the
republican national convention, and plead
the cause Of women before that important
body.
Mrs. Catherine E. Hurst of Louisville,
KY, was introduced a fraternal dele
gate from the Ladies of the G. A. R., and
read an address to the convention.
The Cuban Question.
Miss Anthony read a letter from Senator
Call, introducing a Cuban, Mr.. Aguinar,
who, the Senator said, was anxious to
secure resolution of sympathy for the
Cuban insurgents from this convention.
Miss Anthony, as usual, avoided the dan
ger OF committing the association to any,
thing besides woman suffrage She stated
that the letter would be referred to the
committee on resolutions to take such &C.
ton as it might see fit
STILL" said Miss Anthony, 1--WE women
know how to sympathiZe with these Gu
bans, for we know what it is to be de-
prived Of our political rights. We women
know what 1t is to pay taxes without hav-
ing any sort of representation. On real es-
tate, as a rule, we pay fourth or third
more than men would pay on the same
property
Mrs. Lillian NJ. HOLSTER, representing
tie Supreme High Council of the Maccabees
the Political Study Club Of New York were
introduced and made fraternaI addresses.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson of Califor-
mia spoke briefly of the Woman's Congress
Association Of the Pacific Slope, which was
referred to at some length by Rev. Anna
Howard Shaw i'll her address as vice presi-
dent yesterday. 1t is now a permanent
association, planning to hold a weeks con-
gress once a year to discuss some subject
of vital Importance to women. Last year
it was THE Home" This coming May it is
woman in Political Life" and seventy
carefully prepared papers are to be pre-
sented.
The Treasurer's Report.
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, the treasurer
of the Suffrage Association, and one Of the
| most charming women interested In its
work, then read her annual report.
The amount of money which the treasurer
handled in the year '05 was nearly twice as
much as the year '94, and more than was
ever handled by national treasurer in any
one year. This year all money belonging
| to the different committees was disbursed
| by the national treasurer. In the year '.E
twenty-seven states did not pay their dues
until after the time of closing the books; iI
| "a twenty-eight were delinquent; in the
year 80 twenty-six, and in 'i6 only sever
states.
| New York has steadily Increased in mem
| bership and for the last three years has
| paid the largest auxiliary fee and also con
| tributed the largest amount of money fol
| the various departments, Utah standing
| second until this year, when MassachIsett:
| passed her.
| Mrs. Upton illustrated her treasurer's re
port by means Of a blackboard, upon which
| she showed the rise and fall of dues from
states, the amount of money received from
| and disbursed for standing committees, ant
| showed the amount Of money absolutel,
| necessary for the current expenses of tn,
organization. aside from its standing com
| mittees, to be about s., 800. The association
| this year starts in with clean accounts ant
| all its bills paid. Financially, the outlool
| Is even more promising.
At the conclusion of Mrs. Upton's repor
| she was given rising vote of thanks To-
her efficient labors during the year ant
for her carefully prepared paper, which
| contained a number of valuable sugges
| tions for future work.
| Mr.. George w. Gait of New York wa
then introduced to deliver an address OF