The Washington times., 1902-02-16

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circulating library of suffrage book.
| among its own members and endeavoT
| to place suffrage books in travelling Ii
Z braries
| Each state to Organize.
That each State urge the iocal clubs
to crystalline the sentiment in their own
| districts by enrolling suffragists and by
keeping on file their names and ad-
dresses.
/ That systematic work be done to in
/ crease the circulation of the suffrage
/ papers.
That the quarterly publication. Prog
ross. be furnished at reduced rates to
States desiring it in large quantities.
That the national press work be con-
tinued along present lines. and that eacn
State elect a superintendent of press
| work
That a national column be published
in the "Woman's Journal.
To rye Legislation.
That the committee on legislation for
civil rights be continued
We recommend that Presidential suf-
frage be urged where practicable
That each State examine into the laws
relating TO women, and try to have them
equalized. That enfranchised States in
particular be urged to equalize their laws
in this respect.
That women who pay taxes protest
against taxation without representation
That effort be made to secure the pas
sage of woman suffrage resolutions by
national and State conventions
mat an appropriate letter stamp. rep
resentative of our cause, be prepared.
That the business committee appoint
credentlal committee and that this COM
mittee nave stated hours. before and dur
ing the convention. to receive the creden-
tials OF delegates. and that delegates be
given badges upon presentation of ere
dentials.
Miss AnthOny's Birthday
1t being Miss Susan b. Anthony's
eighty-second birthday it was a foregone
conclusion that all day long flowers, gifts,
messages of greeting, and so on, should
be raining in upon her. The foreign dele
gates gave her a greeting at the morn
ing session of the woman suffrage con-
vention, presented by Mrs. Florence Fen
wick Miller, of England, as follows:
we, the undersigned, foreign delegates |
10 the first International woman suffrage !
conference, gladly take the opportunity Of |
your eighty-second birthday to express to |
you our love and reverence, our gratitude |
Tor your lifelong work for women and /
our rejoicing that you have lived to see
such great steps onward made by the |
world at large in the direction in which
you led at hrst under sucn prejudice.
Praying that you may enjoy years of
health, cheered by ever-fresh advance, we
-emain your loving friends Florence
renwick Miller. England; Sofia Levovna
'riedland Russia; Carolina Holman
auidoro. Chile: Gudrum Drewson, Nor
way; Vida Goldstein, Australia; Emmy
;vald, Sweden; Antoine Stole Germany"
Rev. Susan Howard Shaw then present.
ID basket of fruit with these words:
Remembered by Friends.
Miss Anthony, you have been to us
more than a leader, more than our teach
r, more than our guide: you have been
ur friend. Take this. with our love for
ou, dear, dear friend"
This completed Miss 'Anthony's conquest.
md she broke down and cried There
las been very little emotionalism in
his convention but for some minutes
here was ample proof all over the hall
hat being delegates to a suffrage conven- |
ion had not made anybody forget how
o cry. Mrs. Gait finally came 10 Miss
.nthony's rescue in a little speech full
I tender appreciation. She said:
The greatest thing about Miss An
hOny to my mind is her utter unselish-
ess and lack of self consciousness. AS ,
came up the aisle with her the other ,
light, and the audience that had gathered
roke into thunder of applause for her
HON We all love, Miss Anthony looked 4
bout her to see what caused il ard then '
sked: What has broken loose now? I
What are they applauding for2' 1t never |
nters her head that she can be famous.
he puts all attentions to herself down
D the cause. and the cause is dcarer 10 s
er than life
Few Appreciate Gifts.
Few people know just how to receive
resents. Last night, at an hour when
II respectable woman-suffragists should
ut our heads together and decided that ,
re would ask you all to give 4 present
} the association on Miss Anthony's
rthday instead OF giving it to her. We {
new her well enough to be sure that
lat was what she would like best"
She then announced that Miss Mary
Hay would take charge Of the raising {
the amount needed, $1,000. The out
derS in the room tnen ndd an OBJECT les
IN on the way in which women raise +
oney BY o'clock the requisite amount ,
nd more had been pledged-$5.102 in all. ]
,me OF the largest contributors were as
llows:
Suffrage Fund.
New York. by Mrs. Chapman; Mrs.
halter Howard. California: Boston, by
rs Page; Massachusetts, by Mr.. Blach-
ell, each gave $50.
Those giving 500 we're: Mrs. Sperry, p
Pennsylvania, Miss Lippincott. 81
gorge w. Gait. Mrs. George W. Carrie .
iapmanJ Gait, Maryland Minnesota, Miss !,
oorehouse, Philadelphia: DR.. and Mrs. "
cree, Mrs. Hartshorn, for New Jersey; NJ
strict of Columbia &. s. A; Kentucky az
X. a; State OF Ohio. -
Those giving $50 were Colorado E s. A, -
zzie I. Long, Mrs. Howard, California; u
ISIS Finnir;n, Miss Moreh1use Miss .
arriet Shinn. Mrs. Hartshorn Mrs Mary NJ
Giltner. Mrs. Russell, Cor Tr. Caro-. ~
Eaton. Of Minnesota; DR.. G. Newline, Of
rs. T. l.. Barber, District Of Columbia
Those giving S2j: William J. DuWditch, ST
rs. c. G. Wellington, Massachuso It's, fe
rs. Sweet, Fra Club, New Orleans Mrs. IIt
rah Perkins Thomas y. : Smith Miss ,o
iomas, DR.. Myers. Miss French. Mr. an
,thern, State association OF Delaware;
. Jeffrey. Oregon: Thomas ". !. Rose
= French. ''