Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-10
Susan B. Anthony.

ganiZe an International Woman Suffrage
Association. No one seems to have thought
yet who shall be the president Of this great
international body, but some of the dele
gates expressed the hope this morning that
it would be an American woman.
Among the advance delegations to arrive
are Mrs. Mary Wood Swift and Mrs Aus
tin D. Sperry of California, Mrs. Emmaline
B. Wells and a delegation Of sixteen from
Utah. including a sister Of Brigham Young:
Mrs May Wright Sewall of Indiana, presi-
dent International Council Of Women; Mrs.
Florence Babcock of New York; Mrs. Julian
Edwards, iowa; Miss Houser, New York,
and Miss Sarah Eddy. Providence. R. 1.
Miss Anthony's Picture.
A very pleasant surprise was given the
officers of the w. N. A. s. yesterday morn
ing when there arrived at the Riggs House
a huge fiat box which held an oil painting
of Miss Anthony. The canvas Is about
four by six feet, in a magnificent gold
frame, representing rope of laurel leaves
Miss Anthony is represented as she appear
ed upon the stage in the Lafayette Opera
House at the celebration of her eightieth
birthday two years ago. She is seated in
q handsomely carved high backed chair
Her dress is rich dark purple. with vel
vety shadows, over which her handsome
rose-point bertha and cuffs show to advan-
tage The face Is turned in perfect profile
with eyes cast down to the roses that are
piled upon her lap. Leaning against her
knee and looking earnestly up in her face
is a fine-looking little lad, with a long
stemmed rose, which he holds ready to
drop upon the hundreds in which her hands
are half buried and which troll down her
gown to the floor. Back Of the little boy
are three little girls, each bearing a rose,
while shadowy forms appear in the back
ground. The picture Is life-size, and the
expression upon Miss Anthony's face Is that
Of the tender loving woman to whom chill
dren are dear The artist. Miss Sarah Ed =
dy, whose mother was a lifelong friend of
Miss Anthony has caught upon her canvas
the gentler, more Womanly side of Miss
Anthony, and given the world, her admirers
say. the finest picture of the famous wo-
man that has ever been made.
The picture Is artistic in conception and
commentaries a remarkable scene in the
life of woman who for fifty years has
fought for a principle and In the evening
OF her life sees the first CLEANS of sunrise
on the emancipation of woman"
Miss Anthony was much touched by the
beautiful tribute. MY friends are very
good to me- she said, with little trenor
In her voice. and then. with brave smile,
she added:
I'm not so bad looking-in a picture"
Miss Anthony was probably thinking of
those long ago days, nearly three genera
lions away, when she was so rudely and
roughly caricatured.
Program of Convention.
The advance program bulletin OF the in
ternatfonal woman suffrage convention, to
be held in First Presbyterian Church, AZ
street near c street, February - to IL, is as
follows:
Tuesday. February II. evening, o'clock
Executive committee meeting at the Riggs
House, roll CALL consideration Of plan OF
work.
Wednesday. February II, morning, $50
! o'clock-Executfve committee meeting at
the Riggs House. roll call. miscellaneous