Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-08
PERFECTING PLANS.
President of Woman's Suffrage Axso
citation Rusily Engaged

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president of
the National American Woman Suffrage
Association. Is at the Riggs House, in this
city, and is at work perfecting the program
for the suffrage convention which opens
Wednesday morning in the First Presby.
terrain Church. Mrs. Cats apartments a.
the Riggs House have taken on an i'm.
mensely feminine air, with a jar of carna-
lions on the mantel and another on the blu,
reau; dainty Dresden silk beribboneC
work basket in the deep window seat
where two late magazines We're spread
open. and beside them well-thumbed copies
of George Sand. Madame de Stael, vol
ume of Shakespeare and handy volumes Of
three or four other authors. Mrs. Gait al
ways finds time for a few moments read.
ing each day, no matter how busy the
hours.
The International feature of the conven.
ton is Just now of paramount interest to
the leaders of this pioneer in woman's or
CARNATIONS.
The women of the world are getting to-
gether along every line of work. said Mrs.
Gait this morning. In church, educa tiOnal
and political lines there is a general join
ing of forces, and the effect will be won
derful advancement for women. This in
ternational feature of the woman suffrage
movement means growth. We have been
long time getting together, but L feel
lndt lfle results Will be lar reaching.
Among the international delegates are
Mrs. Fenwick Miller of London, Madame
Sofia Levovna of Russia, DIR. Augusta
Stowe Cullen. Toronto. Canada; Senorita
c. Hudobro. Chile, and Frau Antoine
Stale of Germany, all women of interna-
tional fame as speakers and philanthre-
pists.
The first evening of the convention will
frage cause. Only real old-time workers
are to take part. Those invited to seats
upon the platform, and who have definitely
accepted and promised to Say few
words" are Miss Susan B. Anthony, lisa
bella Beecher Hooker, New York; Mrs.
Helen z. Jenkins of Michigan, DR.. Jane v.
Meyers of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Mary b.
Trimble of Kentucky. John w. Hutchinson
of Massachusetts, Mrs. Phoebe Wright of
New Jersey. Mrs. Virginia ID. Young of
South Carolina. Mrs. VIM. Lloyd Gar
rison OF Massachusetts, Miss Laura Moore
OF Vermont. Mrs. Emily B. ketcham of
Michigan, Mrs. Harriet Jackson of Mary
land. Mrs. H. r. Burger of New York,
Miss Mary Anthony of New York, Mrs. G.
NJ. S. P. Jones Of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Helen
Coffin Budy of the District of Columbia,
DR.. Agnes Kemp of Pennsylvania, John h.
Weldmas Of Pennsylvania. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierce of Pennsylvania, Mrs. NJ. III. Grove
Of Virginia, DR.. Abby NJ Fulton of Maine,
Mrs. Harriet B. Stouton of Ohio, Mrs.
Carolina E. Merrick of Louisiana, Mrs.
Beiva Lockwood of the District OF Column
bia. Eliza Titus Ward Of the District of
Columbia, Charlotte Thomas of Maine, DR.
Mayo Of the District of Columbia, Rev.
Olympia Brown of Wisconsin, Caroline
Hallowell Miller of Maryland, Rev. Anton-
cite Brown Blackwell, DIR. Chas. b. Purvis
of the District of Columbia, Virginia Clay
Ciapton of Alabama. A. E. Gridley of the
District Of Columbia, Simon Wolf of the
District of Columbia, Olive Logan of the
District of Columbia. Mrs. d. E. Wall of
the District Of Columbia.
The members of the National and Inter-
national Suffrage Association will receive
more social attention than usual. Mrs A.
L. Barber will tender the ladies a reception
Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6, and Mrs
John B. Henderson will receive them Sat-
urday from 3 to 8.