The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-07

! The National Noman's Suffrage AssOcia-
ton will tomorrow begin holding its thir-
| ty-second annual convention. The business
committee today met at the Riggs House
10 prepare for the session of the Associa-
tons executive committee tonight. There
was an informal meeting last night at
which Miss Anthony presided The dele
| gates from all States are expected to ar
| rive during the day. Each State is enti-
| tied to two voting delegates. The first pub
| lie session OF the convention will be held at
the Church of our Father. corner of Thir-
! teenth and Streets, tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock. Daily morning and evening
public sessions win be held
Delegates are arriving in large num-
bers and among the prominent women
already in this city are Rev Anna Shaw.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait Mrs. Lille
DeyereauX Blake, Harriet Taylor Upton.
Mrs Ida Hustled Harper. A. Emmagene
Paul. Mrs. Annie l.. Diggs. Alice Stone
Blackwell Rachel Foster Avery. Mary G.
Hay of New York. Mis-. Ellen Wright
Garrison OF Boston. Mrs. Eliza Wright
Osborne, Auburn: Mrs. Louise Southworth,
Cleveland; Mrs. Frank Leslie. New York;
Catherine Waugh McCulloch. Chicago:
Julia Catherine Barnes, President of the
Illinois Woman's Press Association: Nine.
Sofia Lvovno Friedlander. a delegate
from Russia, is expected: also Mrs. Harriet
Stanton Blatch from England who is a
daughter of Elizabeth Csdy Stanton.
The programme for tomorrow mornings
session includes the report of TIE presi-
dent. Susan B. Anthony. and Rev. Anna
Shaw. the delegates 10 The Quinquennial
of the International Council of Women.
Reports will also be made by Sarah Clay
Bennet Chairman of the Committee on
Federal Suffrage: Laura NJ. Johns. Chair
man of the Committee on Legislation;
Henry b. Blackwell. Chairman of the Com
mittee OF Presidential Suffrage: Clara Ber-
wick Colby. Chairman OF he Committee on
Industrial Problems Affecting Women and
Children After these reports he differ
ent State presidents viii address the
meeting
The programme for tomorrow evenings
session includes an addTes, ny Isabel {.
BarroWs Of Massachusetts On Women
Work in Philanthrophy. Harriet May
Mills. of New York, on The Winning OF
Educational Freedom" Mary c. {. Brad
ford of Colorado. on The Social Trans
Cady stanton. on Moral and Material Law
Alike lmInutable and Inexorahle is
looked forward TO with a great deal Of
interest
The present convention viii again make
strCng plea 10 Congress on the woman
suffrage question. with particular refer
eacc 10 the newly-acguired poSsessiU ions Of
The country. The respective committees
Wili have a hearing before the Senate
and House committees on February IL.
A matter of great Importance will be the
election of a successor to Miss Anthony as
president of the association Miss An
thony has announced her unalterable de-
termination TO resign. after her service al
the head OF the association for more than
twenty years. and there has been conse-
quently considerable csnvassiDg as 10 who
viii most nearly fill her place.
Mrs Lille DeveresuN Blake. one of the
Oldest and best known members of the
association. and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
are among the chief candidates for the hon
or But there may be other candidates
later in the day. There Will be reception
to the delegates and officers of the asso-
citation at the White House next Monday
at :: O'Clock.
4 public meeting in honor o. Miss
Anthony will be given tomorrow afternoon
At the Lafayette Opera House. On this
occasion various womens organization and
public officials viii offer greetings to the
retiring president. Miss Anthony. card
reception in her honor will be given TO- 1
morrow evening at the Corcoran Art
Gallery.
The local committees are composed of /.
the following named women. Lucy +. 1
Anthony. Emma NJ. Gillett Nettie Louisa |
White Mary G. Hay. Elnora NJ. Bah /
cool Fllan po2-sll Thnmnson Helen Rand 1
Tiudall. Mrs. J. r. Hawley. Miss Florence 1
u. SDofford. Franklin 4. Gardner. N. d., |
Mrs. William Geddis. Mrs. Clara Blerich I
Colby. Mrs Rufus SaXtOn. Dr. Anita New
comb MCGEE. DR. Clara MacNaughton,
Mrs Ieana r Racket