The age-herald., 1902-02-13
WOMEN MEET
 IN WASHINGTON
Considering a Plan to Fdrthe r Improve the Organization.
PROMINEN T WOMEN THERE
Mrs. catt Submits Proposition HaV- Ing for It's Object the Promoting of Equal Suffrage Sentiment.
 Gives France as Example.

 tive committee of the National Woman's Suffrage convention which meets here to- day, held its second session this morn ing preliminary to the opening of the convention, to further consider a plan of organization and other questions of inn portance.
 The committee decided to admit to auxiliary membership the Friends Equal Rights association.
 Following the meeting of the executive committee the delegates from foreign countries gathered in conference for the purpose of considering the question of the formation of an international woman' suffrage association. The countries rep resented were England, Austria, Russia Turkey, Sweden, Canada, Chiii, Norway and Germany.
 Miss Susan B. Anthony was chosen to preside over these sessions of th-s body, Vida Goldstein of Australia, being selec- ted as recording secretary. It was agreed that each country should have four rep fesentatives of the international confer ence. Those from this country are:
 Miss Susan B. Anthony, New York Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, New York Miss Anna Shaw and Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery of Philadelphia.
 subcommittee of five to report Friday was appointed to consider and refer a plan for the establishment of such an organization.
 Two propositions submitted by Presi- dent Carrie Chapman-Catt were referred to a subcommittee which is to report to the full committee on Friday.
 Equal Suffrage Wanted.
 The first proposition sumbitted by her has for it's object the promoting of equal buffrage sentiment, which she said has been used successfully in France. It em- bodies the creation of a woman's postage btannp, the same as in France, to be placed alongside the regular stamp. She btamp of France represents a young woman resting her hand on a table which bears the motto Rights of Man" while the French women have adopted a reverse of this and shows a young man with his hand on table, with the motto Rights to Woman"
 The other proposition was that each btate woman suffrage association shall appoint state historian to keep a record of all interesting facts
 The foreign delegates who were seated Dn the platform and who took great inter est in the proceedings, listened to words Df greeting from May Wright Sewall, Clara Barton. Susan B. Anthony and Rev. Anna H. Shaw.
 Madame Sofia Levovana Friedland of Russia fittingly responded saying in part that Russia had been the friend of Amer lea during the civil war and that close ties of friendship exist between the two IVA ARar -11o lNI than once displayed friendship toward Russia and had sent her ships there tc protect her people from most cruel enemy-hunger.
 Mrs. Catt. the president. then delivered her annual address
 The Night Session.
 The first night session of the conven- ton was very appropriately given over to the pioneers, a number of whom occupied prominent places on the platform. Miss Susan B. Anthony presided and greetings and addresses from a number of well known women were heard
 Mrs. Wise a member of the Legion of Loyal Women, extended the greetings and sympathy of that organization in the cause of woman suffrage.
 A cordial greeting from Englands pio- neer. Priscilla Bright McLaren was pre- scented by Mrs. Florence Fenwick Miller. A contribution on Educated Suffrage" from Elizabeth Cady Stanton was read by the Rev. Olympia Brown.
 A paper by Caroline Hallowell Miller of Maryland was read by Mrs. Harriet Fay Tor Upton. The paper was entitled "Why We Come Again.. and was earnest plea for equal suffrage.
 The venerable Henry B. Blackwell of Massachusetts followed with a brief talk on Equal Rights to All" He gave a history of the adoption by Colorado. Wy oming, Utah and other states of woman suffrage. and said that woman's equality is fast becoming the watchword of civili- Zation.
 Annette Brownwel of New York intro duced as the first woman ordained to the ministry in this country, read an inter esting paper on the subject of "Chivalry." This. she said. from the days of knight errantfy to now. had been steadily chang ing in non-essentials and somewhat in motive always proclaimed as steadfast championship of womanhood. The Rev. Olympia Brown of Wisconsin gave an in- teresting talk on conditions of suffrage as existing in the United States paying par ticular attention to the privilege which aliens have in exercising this right and in making laws.
 The singing of "Auld Lang Syne" closed the evening session.
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