The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27
MRS. AVERY HERE
Three Principal Suffrage Officers
Hard at Work.
MANY YOUNG WOMEN INTERESTED
They Are in the Front Rank of the
Suffrage Move
ment.

Among the arrivals to-day OF the dele
gates to the suffrage convention were
Mrs Rachel Foster Avery OF Philadelphia,
and her private secretary, Miss Nikolas
Shaw, niece of Rev. Anna H. Shaw. They
have Joined Mrs. Gait and Mrs. Harriet
Taylor Upton, national treasurer. who ar
rived yesterday morning, at the West Ho-
tel. The three principal officers are busy
at work on final preparations OF business
and reports for the convention and in con-
ferring with the local committees.
Mrs. Avery's first expression, after
cordial greeting characteristic OF this gen.
ial woman, was of qualification over all of
the local arrangements and praise for
those whose hard labors had provided
everything needful for pleasure, convent
ence and comfort. Mrs. Avery's reslgna-
tion is the topic OF interest to everyone;
of this she said that her reasons were
wholly personal and the decision was
reached because she felt that she needed
her time for the next few years for her
own affairs and to devote TO her daughters
who are approaching young womanhood.
She is giving up all other public work as
well. My retirement is not permanent,
think" she said, "but it may be three or
four years or perhaps ten before shall
feel that I can resume anything like the
activity Of my past years"
forth many comments of an amusing ma
ture. From her close assistance with Miss
Anthony and her retirement seeming to be
associated with hers, those unacquainted
with the facts have taken ii for granted
that the causes were the same, weight Of
years. To all who have imbibed this idea,
the fresh blooming and wholly charming
young matron will be a surprise. There
is some ground for such an impression, for
the length of Mrs. Avery's service would
indicate far greater maturity, but she
went into suffrage work almost as a child.
She was born and brought up in the belief,
her mother having been friend and CO.
worker OF Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Many Young Women.
The women now occupying the most
responsible positions in the association
are women who have scarcely reached
middle life and this group of harmoni-
Gus and indefatigable workers have all
been discovered and trained by Miss An
thony and are known in the inner circle
as ''Aunt Susans girls" The group in
cludes Mrs Gait, Miss Anthony's success
sor, Mrs. Avery and Mrs. Upton, the
treasurer. Miss Blackwell, the daughter
of Lucy Stone, just grew into the associa-,
tion naturally. With few changes in the
business committee this body has become
almost like family, so close and strong
Is the relation between the members.
Mrs. Avery is plannig to spend her sum-
mer in the Adirondacks with her daugh-
ters and Miss Shaw and she said this
morning For the first time in years
am going without a typewriter" At this
Mrs. Upton looked up from her work and
exclaimed: Yes. and when you've tried
it. you'll feel as if you'd gone without your
toothbrush"
Tomorrow morning Miss Anthony, Miss
Shaw and many of the eastern delegates
will arrive, and the remainder will arrive
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, the presi-
dent of the national association, delivered
an address last night to a large audience
at the Churc hof the Redeemer, taking
''Woman's Suffrage as her topic.