Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-16
the CLOSING DAY.
CONTINUED from page ID

Lillia F. Donnsll. Portland; treasurer,
DR.. Emily n. Titus. Portland: auditor,
Miss Eliza c. Tappan. Portland.
Directors, Mrs. :. F. Hamilton. Saco:
Mrs. II. j. Bailey. Winthrop; Mrs. j.
W.Dye T., Mrs. Geo. G. Frye. Mrs. Jus
tina r. Worcester, Mrs. Zenas Thomp-
son. Miss Elizabeth II. Rines and Miss
Maud Washburn. Portland: Miss Lois
G. Sanborn, Waterville; Hon. j. F.
Sprague, Monson.
Honorary vice presidents. DR.. Jane l..
Hersom, Rev. Henry Blanchard, Hon.
T. b. Reed, Gen. Francis Fessenden.
DR.. F. II. Gerrish. Mrs. Geo. s. Hunt.
Mrs. 5. Z. Spring, Hon. Andrew Halves
and Hon. j. w. Symonds, Portland
Mrs. Helen Coffin Beedy, Pennington;
Mrs Abbie Peasley. Auburn; Col. ]. +.
Peakes. Dover; Mrs. l.. w. Weston,
Skowhegan; Mrs. A. F. Greeley. ELS
worth: Mrs. c. S. Quimby. Augusta;
| Hon. Frederick Robe, Gorham; Mrs.
Ellen L. Bacon, Bar Mills.
Delegates to the Washington conven-
ton, Miss Martha w. Fairfield. Saco;
Mrs. Eta H. Osgood, Mrs. J. s. Dyer,
Mrs. Zenias Thompson, Portland: Mrs.
Helen c. Beedy. Portland.
The report of the press superintend-
ent showed that where a year ago on
ly four papers in the State would pub
lish suffrage matter now there were a
hundred publishing the matter fur
nished.
The afternoon session opened al >
O'Clock with a conference on the work.
This session was conducted by Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait and was in the
form of an executive session TO which
no one was admitted. The work. il is
understood was simply in outlining
work that is to be carried on during the
coming year.
AT o'clock, the session became pub
ilic and Mrs. Day, president of the asso-
citation delivered her address as fol
lows:
LAS we have studied this movement
from its inception in Maine until the pres
ent time and consider our numerical Eaiut
alone there seems to be grave ana ire
mendous fault somewhere. But if in
contrast we study the mental attitude OF
our people commencing in the year nal.
continuing the study through the an an
sorbing interests of the Civil War, still on
through the deplorable, far reachlAS &c
war. we shall find that where once ca
umny. ridicuie and personal abuse ~
lowed those pioneers who were pray
no class of citizens are accorded more re
spect and all homage is paid the men aud
women who have outlined the opprobrlum
once heaped upon them while the mem
DRY of those who fought. bled and died
while preaching the gospel of emancipd
ton for the colored race ana also the soS
mel of equal rights for women OF our gred
and glorious land. is holy ground where
no profane foot may tread
The first three presidents of the Maine
,, Woman's Suffrage Association Were chos
on from the bench. the bar ana the puipit,
as the names Of Judge kingsby. Hon; j.
siah Nye and Rev. Henry blanchard. ID.
d will signify, while the names of Mrs.
g. 4. Quimby and Mrs: Hannah j. kaliey
are as we'll and widely known through the
have been connected for many years.
These men and women. together with
their noble helpers have AIDED in bringing
untold benefits to the cause OF women In
Maine and though we are still without
Vestigc of political right in any form, yet
! / believe no State in the Union, with :,
| corresponding population, has more ret
suffrage sentiment and could we bui
bring our suffrage workers into one com
pact body, applying all our energies 70
the great object of securing the ballot 10:
women. | believe We would carry the day
in spite Of all opposition and Maine
would have one more opportunity of nv,
i ing up 10 the motto OF 'Drlgo. inscribed
) upon her State seal.
" We are not unmindful Of the many
: movements in favor Of women; whlcf
l. have been made by the men and women
:. / OF our commonwealth. We have beer
. | treated better than the women of some
:. other states where various forms of suf
: ! frage obtain.
The property laws commenced TO un
L dergo repairs in our favor. even before
i the suffrage movement made itScn feit
!, | but when the women began to think for
d themselves and to realize the injustice OF
g the laws they began TO ask for better
n legislation in their favor and today the
t property laws are better for women thar
:. Tor men. This we do not ask. preferrint
2 an equal division of property rights but I
our Law makers choose to do so We VII
i gracefully accept and say thank you.
:, To-day the mothers have equal guar
,lianship with the fathers over the chill
, dren. Today we may teach we may MAY
Y preach. may practice law and medl
= cine. we are admitted not only to men
e colleges but have colleges of our own
We may enter all kinds of business III,
: We are placed on school boards and al
;. other boards ina gnabie, in fact, we ma!
j do almost anything under the sun bu
vote ard of course that is the one thln'
we are bound 10 do. for who ever heart
of woman--or man either for that maj
ter-who did nor wish to do Just tina
hing which nc was tabooed; 49,, 80
g "A prominent man OF Maine SAID re
/. Gently that if we had ever lived in for
!. eign land we would be thankful we wer
= American women even if we could no
= vote. No doubt Re was right. AS -.ner
> lean women we glory in our freedom an,
emancipation from many letters Wnlci
have bound us all too long and from GU
exalted position we look with p.yln;
Heart and eye upon the oppressed am
down trodden sex in other lands. int
9 whose shut lives many of our BRAY
l. Christians have gone with healing toucl
for body and soul. and yet another booi
T. we crave. -,
7. '.Fr pm Maine to Oregon the tocs.n ha
sourded and all over our broad lana, iron
north. south. east and west we hear tn
cry grant to US. your co -wor kers Amer
lean citizenship. Strange 10 say tn
n ea< ...n states. from whence have arisel
n the ,'niant and self sacrificing men an
j. women VIII, have untiringiy esp3urde'
e. the cause Of the oppressed. are sew Z
|: resi- and % this call and have fought ev
J. cry .nch Of ground gained with an elei
"a woriAy OF better cause. On The othe
r hand the Western states. with 4 hreadi
J. Of Nousht comparable only to hei
u , bread ard seemingly unl'mited acres. hay
If take M the iefrain and TO-DAY the wJLi
en- ,f Wyoming, Colorado. All and Id
no are politically rniiaachised WIKI n
the righ = of Amcr.Ca c. Sens, w.Ii
ore.s N awaits with Wta patience ~
y ma ! for ;he result 4 lie. June election /
- 1904
"Re<i 'cS the fnr- aies already men
Toned Wl,vrc fn.l suffrage obtains. Nav
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