Evening star., 1902-02-14
layers and stone masons she was given an
hour for her address.


portance of giving women the baffot She
was much pleased to state. she said, that
her speech was printed in full itfls the news.
paper of that convention and so 600 copies
of 1t were sent out over the country. The
convention had unanimously signed a petit
tion to Congress asking for the e-sixteenth
amendment, which should be for the en-
franchisement of women. She said she had
visited church conventions of all kinds and
even invaded a Catholic convention, where
she was given half an hour and received
most courteousfy.
Nearly every organization she had visit
ed had unanimously signed a petition to
Congress, and thought there must be q
carload or two OF these somewhere about
the Capitol at this time. She had written
to the secretary Of every organization of
titions that way. She meant to go on per-
scouting organized bodies of men. and
hoped that all other women who believed
as she did would do the same thing. until.
women the ballot
Miss Anthony announced that she would
now resign the craftsmanship. as she Is no
longer able to bear the burden of 1t.
Place Of Next Meeting.
Invitations from cities which would like
to have the National American Suffrage
Association next year were extended by
Niagara Falls. Detroit, st. Louis. Denver
and New Orleans. All these cities extend
ed the invitation through some organized
business body, and promised free hall and
very largely free entertainment.
Miss Anthony favored New Orleans, be-
cause she thought the object lesson would
be good one to the southern women. Miss
Shaw said she felt sentimental about 1t.
She had never been there and she would
like to go. She had thought Of it always
as a kind of Romeo-and-Juliet-tro
sort of a place She thought the day had
something to do with her sentimental feel
ings. and Miss Anthony laughingly said
that Miss Shaw wanted everybody to know
that it was her birthday anniversary.
Somebody from the rear of the hall asked
how old Miss Shaw is, and she said: why.
l am just fifty-fve. and don't believe that
any one would think me that old by ten
years. at which great shout Of laughter
went up. Then Ohio sent to the platform
small pasteboard box. which Mrs. Gait
curiosity about box she said. land can't
resist the temptation to peek. | peeked into
this one, and now l am going to take out
its contents and present them to Miss
Shaw, for whom they are intended"
Then she lifted up to view great big red
candy heart.
Miss Shaw accepted it from the Ohio dele
cation with the assurance that the love of
her heart for them was as warm as the
color of their present
With Miss Anthony and Miss Shaw for
New Orleans, the crescent city won the
day, and the national suffrage convention
Amendments Adopted.
The amendments to the constitution were
adopted. increasing the membership of the
national convention, cutting down the men,
bership of the business committee, and
providing for proxies in the national con-
V,ntion.
The formation of an international organi-
cation Is going briskly on. Twelve members
attended the conference this morning, which
was presided over by Miss Anthony. with
Miss Vida Goldstein of Australia as secre-
tary The committee on organization con-
slsts Of Mrs. Fenwich Miller of England,
chairman; Miss Vida Goldstein, secretary;
Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery, Fraulein Stole
of Germany and Mrs. Gudrum Dewson of
Norway.
The committee declaration of senti-
ment is Mrs. Avery. chairman; Mrs. Flor
ahce FenSham of Turkey and Mrs. Emmy
Evald of Sweden.
The plan of organization is pretty we'll
mapped out. Each country which has sent
delegates Is to have three delegates, and
those countries that have not sent dele
gates where organizations exist will prob
ably be represented by proxies. Where
there are no organizations it VIII be the
effort Of the international body to per-
feet such as rapidly as possible The inter-
national organization is meeting daily and
working hard on the plans which they hope
10 complete IN q day or two.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session, which began
promptly at 2:3O. was largely given over to
reports from the state presidents or their
proxies. The following states We're repre-
sented:
New Hampshire. Miss Mary n Chase,
president; New Jersey. Mrs. Joanna Harts-
horn, proxy; New York Mrs. Mariana
Chapman, president; New Mexico. proxy;
Ohio, DR.. Carrie Chase Davis proxy: Ore
gon, Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway, presi-
dent; Pennsylvania, Mrs. L. l.. Blacken-
burg, president; Rhode Island, Mrs. Ar
della Cook DeWing, president: South Caro-
lima, Mrs. Virginia u. Young, president;
Vermont Miss Laura Moore, proxy; West
Virginia, Mrs. Beulah B. Ritchie, president,
Washington Mrs. l.. Green Johnson, pres
ident.
The reports of the enfranchised states
were of particular interest. Alice Stone
Blackwell presented that on Wyoming;
Prof. Theodosia G. Ammons. Colorado;
Mrs. Ida NJ. Weaver. Idaho. Utah was rep
resented by Mrs. Young.
The program for this evening is entitled
The New Man" The principal speakers
are Oswald Garrison Of New York. on
Women in the New York Municipal Cam
paign;' The Justice of It," William Dud-
ley Foulke, Indiana, and John S. Crosby,
New York, ITO Secure These Rights"
With the "New Woman"
The Evening with the New Woman"
was great success 1t was presided over
by Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait, the ma
tional president. Mrs. Helen Adelaide
Shaw presented the first paper the topic
being "A Captivating Alliance" The ad-
dress opened with a humorous anecdote of
rural New England. quantity illustrating
the decay of the old religious ideal and the
substitution in mems minds of the bust
ness point of view.
She then related a parallel incident in the
House of Representatives, illustrating the
decay Of the political ideal in the minds of
our countrymen and the substitution of the
commercial consideration The heavy odds
against which the cause of woman suffrage
has to struggle under these circumstances
were described, and the reason shown why
they whose ideal is of pure government
Of perfect laws, of statesmen incorruptible
and fearless are SO little in touch with
the average American legislator.
Upon claiming for women a passionate
patriotism, of which the nation stands in
need. as. likewise, an eagerness to purify
political life, the speaker humefously antici-
pated the objectors to that claim and di-
gressed for while upon the subject of the
remonstrants. The speakers view Of the
remonstrant was. entirely cheerful. She
claimed the remOnstrant really belongs with
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