Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18
VERMONT LAWMAKERS
WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER THE
WOMAN QUESTION AGAIN.
The State Suffrage Association Vote to
Petition the Legislature of '06 For
Equal Rights -The Various Church
Conventions In the state.

Montpelier, June 1.-THE Vermont Wo-
mans Suffrage association opened it's
meeting this morning at 10 o'clock with a
devotional service which was followed at
1915 by the business meeting of the as
ISOLATION. Reports of the secretary and
treasurer were given and the following
officers were elected for the cnsing year:
President. Mrs. Phoebe Stone Bceman
of Montpelier; secretary, Miss Laura
Moore of Barnet; treasurer, Mr. c. W. wy
man of Brattlcboro; auditor, Mrs. a. ID.
Chandler, Barton Landing; vicc-presidcnts
Addison, Miss Julia T.. Smith of Ferris
burgh; Caledonia, Mrs. G. j. Clark, East
Peacham; Chittenden, O. l.. Ray esq,
burlington and l.. f.. Wilbur, esq, Jcri-
cho; Essex, Mrs, A. NJ. w, Chase, West
Concord; Franklin, Rev G. i. Story, Bak-
ersiield; Lamoillc, Mrs. Laura j. Glccd
Morrisvilc; Orange, Miss IL. T.. Douglass,
Thetford Centre; orleans, Mrs. j.. r.
Edcs Newport; Washington, Mr.. j. T.
Moore, Warren; Windham, Mr.. G. w. wy
man, Brattlcboro; Windsor, Hon. Chcs-
ter Pierce; financial committee, Mrs a. d.
Chandler, Miss Laura Moore, NJ. Ncttic
Chase a. b.; supcrintendents of woman's
suffrage papers, Mrs. t. NJ. Dwincll, Clio
Ner, Rev. NJ. Atwood, st. Johnsbury
The afternoon session was opened with
prayer by Rev. T.. II. Jones of Barre and
after music an able and inspiring address
was given by the president, l.. T.. Wilbur
OF Jericho, after which poem of especial
merit was rccitcd by Miss NJ. f.. Ward Of
North Danvilc. Rev. G. Z. Tapin of rs
sex delivered an address, followed by an
address ON THE New Man" by Mrs. T. ).
Bceman of this city. After music the
question box was conducted by the sccrc-
tary, Miss Laura Moore of Barnet, which
brought out many helpful thoughts along
this line OF work, ut the close of which
the bcncdicton was pronounced and the
meeting adjourned until 1880 D. M
Ihe evening session opened with a SER
wee OF song by the regular church choir,
assisted by the Mozart quartettc. The
committee on resolutions then presented
the Following resolutions "That VIC will
continue the work of emolument of per-
sons pledged TO favor equal rights for
women In the government. and as a NEXT
step towards this result we will petition
the Legislature of 1896 for a law extending
municipal suffrage to Vermont women I;
that we respectfully appeal to the voters
OF Vermont to elect men to the next Leg
islature who Will respect the rights of the
whole people. Irrespective of sex; that we
rejoice in the endorsement of the woman
suffrage constitutional amendments now
pending in California and Idaho by the
State conventions of republicans, populists
and prohibitionists, which were adoDtcd
by the association.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. A. r.
Webb of this city, at the close of which
Miss c. ]. Deford of this city rendered an
alto solo, which was of unusual merit.
Rev. A. j. Covell of Waterbury then gave
an address on "Woman's opportunity"
AT the close Of this address the battle
hymn OF the republic written by Julia
ward Howe was sung by the assembly
ana was followed by an address by Julia
Ward Howe of Boston. She opened her
remarks by stating that IL was a common
error to suppose that suffrage was not
constitutional and went on to show proof
or the error claiming that even to-day
when woman has so many privileges that
Inc government had yet only half fulfilled
aus promise. At the close of her address
the Mozart quartette rendered n selection
IN their usual pleasing manner and then
MRS. Howe related how she came to write
the hymn which was sung earlier I'm the
evening. She said IL was suggested while
she and her husband were visiting WASH
ington at the close of the war and were
witnesses 10 grand review of the SOL
diers and listening to their singing of the
familiar tune of John Brown" BY re-
quest this hymn was repeated by i. w.
Bancroft and the meeting came to a close.