Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-14
A GUARANTEE FUND
Woman Sufragists to Push the
Work of Organization,
Ten THOUSAND DOLLARS TO Be USED
Progress Made Past Year Declared
to Be Satisfactory
LAST DAYS PROCEEDINGS

The presiding officer Of the National
American Woman's Suffrage Association
was met this morning by the largest audi
ence of the week. As many as could be
were seated and the others filed the gal
leries and lined the walls. A tall vase of
white lilies and ferns stood in front of the
table and violets and carnations were
standing all around the prominent women
who were on the platform during the morn
ing.
The surprise of the morning came when
Miss Anthony announced that the associa-
ton would close its convention out of debt
This created a perfect ovation for the es
teemed leader, who stood smiling before
them, much moved by their appreciation of
her last great effort.
When the business of the morning came
to close the convention surprised Miss
Anthony by presenting her with a number
OF beautiful and useful presents. The as
ISOLATION gave her two large and costly
Turkish rugs for her library and reception
room and an album containing the pictures
of all the state presidents. From Utah
there came a magnificent silk dress pat
tern
The silkworm farm is in Utah, managed
by women, and the dress was woven by
Utah women, so that it is entirely the
product of women. and presented by wo-
men. Mrs. Richards of Utah presented
Miss Anthony with pair of elabora tely
made sofa pillows. Miss Amelia Williams
of fpsilanti, Mich, presented silver des-
sert spoon From Kate Green. Idaho came
a beautiful silver vase Of unique shape on
which was a loving inscription California
gave purse of gold amounting to s1JO
and as the report closed other presents
were being presented. The convention was
wildly enthusiastic. and Miss Anthony per-
fectly bewildered. and as near being ner-
VOus as she ever was in her life
As The Star report closes the convention
led by Miss Mary Hay, was at work rails
ing the sum of 10000 to carry on the ma
tional suffrage work, with every prospect
of accomplishing the design before ad-
journing. This afternoon and evening will
be devoted to the celebration of Miss An
thongs birthday.
Report of Organization Committee.
The first business was the report of the
organization committee, Of which Mrs. Car
RE Chapman Gait is the chairman Mrs.
Gait explained very fully the work of the
year. which was laborious and wearing but
satisfactory to herself and the committee
members.
Two series Of county conventions We're
arranged to be conducted at the same time
one TO begin in southern Minnesota and the
other in northern Missouri. After month
of work in these two states the two series
Were continued in Nebraska one working
the southern counties. These conventions
continued for six weeks in Nebraska, and
the whole series covered period of ten
weeks. Mrs. Encr l.. Caikins and Miss
Lena Morrow We're the speakers for the
southern series. with Mrs. Addie NJ John
son and Miss Ella Moffat acting as man.
ayers. Rev. Ida C. Hultin and Mrs Eve
lyn II. Belden, president of the Iowa Wo-
man Suffrage Association, were the speak
ers for the northern series, with Miss Helen
k!mber and Miss Laura A. Gregg acting
as managers. During the period 1O5 two
day conventions We're held, each with two
afternoon and two evening meetings and
one morning session. There were eleven
single meetings held in connection making
in all i36 suffrage meetings held in these
states
| Work in the States.
'Forty-nine county conventions were held
| in Nebraska. and five single meetings, or a
| total of two hundred and fifty meetings As
a result eighteen county organizations were
| effected and thirty-eight local clubs. The
| two series closed with the state convention
| at Lincoln. Eighteen county conventions
were also held in Missouri. and eight local
| clubs were organized.
| In Minnesota eighteen county conven-
| tons were held, with three single meetings
| and the state convention took the place of
| one county meeting thus making with
| live meetings in each convention ninety
| eight meetings in the state The chairman
|
| tee have together visited the conventions
/ OF Delaware. West Virginia Ohio Indiana
| Minnesota. Iowa, Nebraska, Montana Cal
iornia. Arizona and Kentucky. In addition
| 10 these conventions, they have visited
| Washington, where a conference with otri.
| GERS was held. and lectures given in differ.
| ent parts of the state; Idaho and Utah
| where work committees were formed Col
| orado and New Mexico. The chairman
alone visited the conventions of Vermont
| Maine. Maryland and Illinois. In all, TWEEN.
y states were visited, fifteen state con.
| Ventions attended and ffty-one lectures
| given.
| In December a national conference anf
| business committee meeting Were held ir
Indianapolis. attended by Miss Anthony
| Miss Shaw, Mrs Upton, Miss Clay. Mrs
| McCuloch and Mrs. Gait. At this confer
| ence an Indiana State Suffrage Association
| was organized, the old one having lapsed
and suffrage club was formed in Indian.
| apolis.
| satisfactory Progress.
| In conclusion Mrs. Gait says:
Easing our judgment upon the conven
ton trip, and upon the reports of othel