Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14
THE PETITION LAID on TABLE.
District WOman's Suffrage AssOcia-
ton md the Roberts Case.

The District Woman's Suffrage Associa-
ton met in Wizards Hotel January l.,
with DIR. Clara McNaughton in the chair.
The treasurer reported SAG received for
dues and S3725 expended, leaving $50 in
the treasury.
Mrs Belva A Lockwood, chairman of the
committee on civics, reported that the COM
mittee on appropriations of the House has
ignored the request of the chief of police
and the Commissioners, and had only pro-
vided in the bill for the payment of three
matrons, as heretofore, and also has failed
to provide for central police station in
lieu of the uninhabitable one behind the
post office. The committee was thereupon
instructed to address a letter to the confer
enCe committee asking that the bill be
amended as to provide for five matrons.
Mrs. DIR. Tndall gave notice of a change
in the constitution with reference to the
time of the election of officers. Amend
ment was postponed until next meeting.
DIR. McNaughton asked the association to
adopt the petition of prominent church wo-
men of Washington against the seating in
Congress of Brigham II. Roberts.
Mrs. Clara B. Colby objected to the con-
founding of Mormonism with polygamy,
and objected to the petition. Mrs. Tindall
moved to amend the wording of the petit
ton and then to lay it on the table, as not
being subject in the line of the District
Suffrage Association work. 1t was carried.
Mrs. Colby then called attention to the
Hawaiian bill, stating that the word
male had been incorporated in it that,
if it passed, it would be impossible here
after for any woman to vote or hold office
in that territory, and that it had not been
the custom to do this heretofore. 1t was
moved by Mrs. Lockwood, and carried that
every member of the association address 4
letter to the committee on territories and
to congressman generally protesting
against this feature of the bill. 1t was
moved by DIR. McNaughton and seconded
by Mrs. DR.. Burkhart that the District
Womans Suffrage Association highly APP
proves of the disarmament conference call
ed by the Emperor of Russia to meet in st.
Petersburg in May next, and recommends
| that Mrs Lockwood be appointed a dele
gate by the President. 1t was ca lfed
unanimously.
Mrs. Colby then gave a very interesting
and graphic description of her experience
in camp life, from the date of Gen Colby's
commission and her appointment as army
correspondent when they went to Chicka-
manga Park, during the war with Spain
She said that / nths age individuals can
accomplish nothing, and that only through
organization can any substantial results be
obtained.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith then called atten-
| ton to a bill that had been introduced in
Congress asking that one-half of the cooks
IN the army should be women. The asso-
citation was favored by an original recita-
ton by Mr.. Claude Cooper, a ballad by
Mrs. Mary c. Cooper and humorous reci-
tation by Mrs. Irene Hernandez.
Mrs. Ellen Powell Thompson, DR.. Clara
McNaughton and Mrs. Mary V. TaIbert
were elected fraternal delegates to the Ma
tional Council of Women, to meet in this
city on February ID next.
Mrs. DR.. Tindall was made chairman Of
organizations for new societies.