The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-22
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
GAINS RECRUITS.
Reception Held Saturday After
noon at Mrs. Rice's.
SOCIETY WOMEN INTERESTED.
Mrs. Gait Delivered Lecture Saturday
Night--Ex- Mayor Rice Says He Is
For Woman sunrage-A Club
to he Organized.

Mrs. Florence E. Rice, North Market
street, occurred one of the most de-
lightful social functions of the season.
The reception, which was more or less
informal in it's nature, was arranged in
honor of Mrs. Carrie e. Chapman Gait,
national president of the Womans' Suf-
frage association. who, on Saturday
night, appeared before the Canton pub
lie in behalf of her cause.
1t was the intention in this social
way to give the ladies of Canton, inter-
ested in the work an opportunity to
personally meet and talk with Mrs.
Gait upon this very important ques-
tion Of the day. Greatly to the disap-
pointment of all. however, a telegram
was received from Mrs. Gait early in
| the afternoon stating that a change in
trains had caused her to miss connec-
| tions, thus making 1t impossible to
| reach Canton before evening. Although
| the inability of the guest of honor to be
present was a source Of keen regret to
all present, yet the charming hostess
| and her able assistants proved them
selves equal to the occasion and car
ried out the afternoons program to the
thorough enjoyment of all.
| AS the guests entered the reception
rooms they were most cordially well
coined by a committee consisting of
Mrs. Rice, Mrs. Hattie M. Erdman.
Mrs. Carrie Bour, Mrs. Elizabeth r.
Ferguson, Mrs. Alice Danner Jones,
Mrs. Elenaore Wyant and Mrs. Cald-
well. 1t was a noticeable fact that the
gowns Of the ladies. inspite Of the
threatening weather Of the day, were
especially attractive. which goes to
prove that Canton ladies while capable
of graphing with the important ques-
tions of the day, are fully as able to
make themselves appear as the sweet
est and daintiest of all womankind.
The program of the afternoon was one
which to be appreciated needs only the
names Of the participants to be men,
toned. Mrs. Harry Daily rendered sew
eral vocal selections in her sweet so.
prano voice, while Mrs. Jackson's mas.
terry of the piano was evidenced in the
musical numbers which were so great.
ly enjoyed by all. Mrs. Rice, in her owr
inimitable way, gave two selections as
well as reading from Browning, all Of
which touched upon or related in some
way to the underlying thought of the
afternoon.
Mrs. Alice Danner Jones gave a tall
on True Womanhood," bringing ou
the fact that 1t consists not only IL
caring for and protecting the child il
the home, but that it also included tn,
responsibility of lettering, in so far a!
possible, the conditions which he mus
meet as he goes out into the world
Mrs. Jones also gave a recitation appro
pirate to the occasion.
The program was followed by a socia
session, during which dainty refresh
ments were served by the Misses Mid
daugh, Mary Wikidal, Helen Ridenour
Elenor Bour, Ruth Rex, Laura Wyan
and Grace Holloway.
MADE AN ADDRESS.
Saturday evening Mrs. Gait, spoke I,
an audience of two hundred people II
the assembly room in the city hall. Sh
was introduced by the Hon. j. A. Rice
who took occasion to place himself oi
record in very plain terms as a pro
nounced advocate of equal suffrage.
Mrs. Gait spoke for an hour in a yer,
entertaining and instructive manner
, She showed how the first dawn of tn
struggle for equal rights for women wa
back at the close Of the French revolu
ton, when a Frenchman who wa
, ahead of his times advocated givin,
, woman voice in the state at the tim
when the question of a republic wa
under discussion. Sentiment grew unit
1S4S in Seneca Falls, New York, tn
first woman's rights convention of tn
, world was held.
The real beginning of woman's suf
, frage was in 1863, when Wyoming as
, tonished the world by giving to he
, women all the rights that We're accor
ded to men. From this beginning it ha
been extended till now Colorado, Utah
, and Idaho all have given their womel
the same rights in the state as the men
Mrs. Gait took up the record of Wy
oming and compared the statistics o
! that state with others. She found tina
, the state was the third in the Union 70
, having the least illiteracy, and first 70
, having less pauperism, insanity idiocy
. and crime in all the states of the nation
She showed how the ballot gave Womal
power and helped the government Il
many ways. She also showed how
,, helped women and gave them a broade
view of life, while not in the least rob
bing them of any of their womanl
virtues and characteristics.