Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-16


holiday time. Seven hundred copies were
made weekly Throughout the summer and
TALL, and since January 1000 copies have
been made each week. Since May there
have been about $1,000 articles sent out
from headquarters, small reserve Of each
edition being kept in the Office. The ar
ticles are sent to all except the four equal
suffrage states and the following eight:
Georgia, Indiana, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont and
Washington, III none of which has it yet
been possible to secure state press super
intendent. We have an active corps of
thirty-seven state and territorial press su-
perintendents. The press work has been
best developed in Pennsylvania, New York
and Iowa. Pennsylvania now sends ar
ticles to two hundred and sixty-five papers,
all secured by persistent work on the part
of the state superintendent.
New York Most Liberal.
New York sends out fifty articles fur
nished by this committee, and considerable
plate matter is prepared independently by
the state superintendent. New York has
put more money into press work than any
other state. and feels that 1t is money well
expended. The plate method is expensive
but there is no difficulty in getting papers
both to accept it and to use the matter
when supplied in this way
In connection with the campaign in
Iowa. carried on by the chairman Of the
was made to enlarge the press work in that
state. A letter explaining methods of doing
the work in small towns. Enclosing sam
pie article for trial, and asking for the
prompt appointment Of a press committee,
was sent in June to every club in Iowa.
This effort brought in forty-seven new
local press committees. With the begin
ming of this year the Iowa state press su-
perintendent has inaugurated new plan
of work for her state.1 she secures special
matter from Iowa people, and has already
very largely increased the weekly publica-
ton of suffrage hems!5
In other states the conditions are less
favorable and the workers fewer; conse-
-quently, the press work is not yet so we'll
started. The state superintendent, how
ever, are equally faithful and devoted to
the work, and have maintained steady
effort and secured some new ground.
There Is no way Of reporting what pro-
portion of matter sent out from headquar-
tiers is actually published Doubtless much
of X finds its way to the waste basket IN
stead of the typesetter. Several reasons
have been given for the failure Of editors
to publish articles. The matter may not
suit the editor. it may be too strong SUI
frage gospel-or, as in one case, 1t may not
be strong enough for hint may not be in
accordance with his personal taste. or not
in the style Of his paper. or he may not
have room to spare or wish to be at the ex-
pense of haying the type set. He cannot be
forced to use our material. and there Is no
keep track of all the papers to find out how
many print our material.
THE national press work this year has
cost the association $944O. This has been
expended in supplies for the mimeograph.
$54. 20 and in postage on the weekly articles
and letters written by himself. 5000. While
this amount Is not large as money outlay.
there is room for question if as much good
Is accomplished as ought to be for the time,
energy and money consumed"
Headquarters Work.
The report on headquarters work was
read by Carrie Chapman Gait. 1t was as
follows:
THE headquarters were removed to New
York April 1, and were united with the or
:nended in the interests Of economy The
rental paid Is at the rate of $3.50 per year, OF
which the course of study, through Mrs.
Southworth, has paid 500, the organization
committee. $500. and the general treasury.
$3.50. Half of one clerks time has been de-
voted to the duties pertaining to the head
quarters. The headquarters work has con-
sisted Of directing, wrapping and mailing
the Political Equality Series Of Leaflets and
the National Bulletin once month; the
printing and mailing of the press articles
weekly; the care of sales of supplies; the
bookkeeping of all headquarters accounts,
the mailing Of literature and the cor
Iespondence of general nature which
comes into the Office. The cost of head
quarters since April l, including rent and
clerk hire. incidentals and expense of press
work. has been. approximately, 5000. The
itemized account of each article placed on
sale has been submitted to the treasurer,
by whom the expense account of the head
quarters has been reported"
A financial statement was appended to
this.
Miss Hay Rebukes the Delegates.
Miss Mary G. Hay took occasion to ad-
minister sharp rebuke to the delegates
1t was noticed that there were not so many
In attendance at the mornings session as
yesterday. and Miss Hay seemed to think
they were reglecting tiseiynduties. She told
them they had come to Washington to at
tend the convention AND they should do this
instead of running abound town sightsee-
ing. She begged them to be present at the
afternoon session II itT&yaS possible. =
Mrs. Eliza Clifford ofeChautauqua, N, Y,
was introduced to tha convention. Mrs
Clifford Is member of theeNew York State
Grange. She declared fahe was delighted to
appear before the delegates both as mem
Der OF the grange and aAf being from the
York State Grange, which was the mother
Of the baby Chautauqha. Y The New York
grange has 10000 mambers. The reading
OF the greeting extended by the grange to
the convention made at the Syracuse con-
loud applause. m 20
Greeting From New York Grange.
The greeting was as follows:
''The New York State Grange to the Ma
tional Woman's Suffrage Association, greet
ing:
THE New York State Grange, In annual
convention assembled at Syracuse, N. Y.
desiring to recognize the principles OF your
association and the grand work accom-
piished for broader field of opportunity Of
women in almost every department OF the
worlds work during the last fifty years.
thereby extends fraternal greeting.
A half century past and nearly every ave-
nue. Of employment is open. Learned pro-
fessions are no longer the exclusive right
Of one sex The schools and colleges open
wide their arms and extend a welcome to
the daughters Of The land. In four sover-
cign states women vote for all offices on
equal terms with men. In another they
have municipal suffrage, and In nearly one
half Of the states are allowed school suf-
frage.
I'VE make the claim that the grange Is
An idsaa organization, with LII membership