The age-herald., 1902-02-14
Suffrage Association VIII Work
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ALABAMA WOMEN ON FLOOR
Mrs. Virginia Clay Clopton Delivered Address of Welcome for This State-Woman Suffrage Will
 Not Come by Evolution.

Washington, FeDruary lo.-At di hi- formal meeting of the National American Woman's Suffrage Association today held previous to the calling together Of the regular convention, the subject of organ ization and advancement of the cause of woman suffrage was discussed Mary G. Hay of New York presided. She said two of the New York state officers had re- marked that woman's suffrage woulo come Just the same as if there was no organization; that it would come thNugh the process of evolution. This statement causes a number of delegates to announce that they wished 1t known that they entertained no such sentiment and asked the names of the two state officers but Miss Hay declined to give them. Or. ganization, Miss Hay argued, was neces- sary to success. A number of delegates urged increased activity in the cause of membership.
 Mrs Catt said she would be glad if resolution would be introduced in the convention to double the membership and thereby set everybody to work.
 To Double Membership.
 
 suggestion and declared it to be the sense of the organization that all should join in an effort to double the member ship. When the association proper was called to order by President Catt for it's second days session there was but slight falling off in the attendance, not withstanding the intensely cold weather. Reports from the committee on creden- tials, board of auditors and the corre- spending secretary were read and ap- proved. The report of Harriett Taylor Upton, treasurer, was then submitted, and showed the financial condition of the treasury to be good.
 Miss Susan B. Anthony stated that she had a little scheme for getting some money out of Uncle Sam. It was then when Mrs. Catt spoke before the commit- tees of Congress on Tuesday of next week she should deliver a portion of her annual address and then ask leave to print" By this means, she said, the gov ernment will print the entire speech and 1t can be sent under governmental frank to every state of the Union.
 The afternoon session was devoted
 
 dents They were preceded by Mrs. Vir- ginia Clay Clopton of Alabama, who de- livered an address of welcome.
 The Afternoon Speakers.
 Among the speakers this afternoon were
 Alabama-Francis Griffin, president
 District of Columbia-Helen Band Tin dall, president.
 Kansas-Miss Helen Kimber, president
 Kentucky-Miss Laura Clay, president Louisiana-Miss Kate M Gordon, pres ident.
 Maryland-Mrs. Mary Bentley Thomas, president.
 Missouri-Mrs Addie M. Johnson, presi- dent.
 Mrs. French of Rhode Island gave mo- tlce of an amendment to the bylaws, providing that whenever 25 members of any State petition the legislative commit tee that any question shall be so referr- ed to the State for consideration such question shall be so referred and if a majority of the States vote in favor of the same 1t shall become a law.
 Henry B. Blackwell, chairman of the committee on Presidential suffrage. urg- ed every woman in every State to peti tion their legislature asking for the right to vote for Presidential electors.
 A crowded hall greeted the members at the night session which according tc the programme, was to be an "evening with the new women"
 "A captivating alliance" the first paper, was read by Mrs. Helen Adelaide Shaw of Boston.
 Roosevelt With Them.
 In the course of her remarks Mrs Shaw said President Roosevelt was with the woman suffragists in their efforts to ob- tain the ballot for women. Her references to the President were received with hearty demonstrations of applause.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Gilmer Dorothy Dix) of New Orleans contributed a very interest ing paper on ''The Lady and the Quill" dealing with the relations of women to the newspapers.
 paper on Bills in Congress" by Dr. Smith Eaton of Minneapolis was next read.
 The discussion of the topic From Statues to statutes" gave Miss Gail Laughlin of New York an opportunity to speak of the work and possibilities of women in the legal profession. To obtain the full measure of success women, she declared, must stand on her feet clothed with the full right of sovereign citizen ship; success in the law must depend up- on the absolute obliteration of sex preju- dice.
 The nights session terminated with a talk by Rev. Ida c. HuItin or Boston on the Need of the Hour.''
 This need, she declared, was change of front, the putting forward of the great moral issues in place of the greed for gold and the advancement of the moral principles that shall result in the uplift- ing of oppressed humanity.
 Wanted in Mississippi.
 Elijah, alias Cassie Bradford. was ar rested by Patrolmen Veitch and Brizen- dine yesterday. He is supposed to be wanted at Ella sViIle Miss