The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11
The Evening Session.

ne Evening >essrbn-
Il was precisely O'Clock when Miss
Susan r. Anthony assembled the steps
leading TO the platform to open the night
session. Loud applause greeted the ven
cradle president as she smilingly bowed
10 the vast audience
Miss Anthony opened the meeting by
| reading a telegram from the Executive
Committee Of the National antitrust
Conference. Chicago. H.. as follows:
The Executive Committee OF the Ma
| tiOnal Antitrust Conference which will
convene 1T Chicago ON Lincoln's birthday,
February L. extend hearty congratulations
to the distinguished I resident OF the WO-
mans Suffrage Association, and hope that
Miss Anthony may enjoy many yeai of
added happiness and honor. This cordial
salutation includes Mrs Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and all of the noble women who
have wrought such great work in the
liberation and advancement of the women
of this country.
The telegram was signed by NJ l.. Lock-
wood Chairman; George 5. Bowen, Treas
urer and Franklin H Westworth Secre-
tGry. The reading Of the telegram was fol-
lowed by a storm Of applause
A letter was then read from Frank Nor
risou a. Secretary OF the American Fed
A'iFAlpu VI l4dbNir III WHICH ne stll tulA AHt
last convention OF the American Fedora
t1-20. 1893 passed the following preamble
and resolution:
Whereas DISTINGUISHED labor. like that
OF enslayed. degrades all free and Ell
frsBchised LABOR: Therefore, he it
Resolved That The American Fedora
lion OF Labor earnestly appeals 10 Con-
gress to pass q resolution, submitting to
tho Legislatures Of the several States of
the Union a proposition for a sixteenth
amendment 10 the Federal Constitution,
that shall prohibit the States from dis
franchising United States citizens
count Of their sex
The reading Of this letter was followed
by few well chosen remarks from Miss
Anthony. complimentary OF the honest son
of toll. everyone OF whom holds a solid
ballot in his hand. Loud applause fol-
lowed the reading OF the letter and Miss
Anthony's happy remarks.
The first speaker of the evening was
Clara Berwick Colby, representative from
Nebraska who spoke on Our Great Lead
crs. Mrs. Colby, who Is the editor of the
"Woman's Tribune. - reviewed the work of
the great women leaders in thought and
action beginning with Eve. who, she said.
should be included ia the list as It was
through Eve that man was enabled 10 dis
tinguish good from evil. Adam knew a
great deal about common things yet he
had no moral sense or discernment until,
through Eve he learned good from evil"
Mrs Colby paid beautiful tribute to the
grand suffrage leaders and pointed out
how. in every age there have been grand
and noble women Who had the courage of
their convictions. ard protested against the
narrow limits in which women were ex-
pected 10 move and Dave their being
The Pioneer, of the Cause.
Had these women lived TO participate in
the present popularity Of the reforms which
they advocated" Mrs. Colby said. they
would have been idolized by the nation. To
name the men who have been councillors
and friends of the woman suffrage move
ment is to name the great poets. preachers.
and statesmen OF the last half century.
Take any name which is today enshrined in
the hearts OF the people. and you will find
one which appears on the roll of honor
in the suffrage records. Wherever there
has been a woman strong enough TO de-
mand her rights. there has been a man
generous enough and just enough to second
her."
Miss Kate II. Gordon Of Louisiana. was
the next speaker TO address the audience.
Her theme was The Possibilities OF Even
a Scrap Of Suffrage" and she said Ia The