The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-13
WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS
HEAR GOOD REPORTS

could come without organization any
more than a steamboat could come into
being without hands. You know" she
said drolly. there was once little boy
who asked how flies came to be mace
with all those wings and things. and his
brother said: I don't believe they was
ever made at all. God just said: Let
there be flies" and they was flies. But
nobody is going TO get suffrage in any
such way as that. ILaughterl The his
tory of Tammany Hall is a proof Of the
power Of organization"
Miss Hackstaf. Of New York; Miss
French. Of Rhode Island, and Miss Cary
o. New York. and others. took part in
the discussions on the forming and
strengthening OF organizations. All
speeches we're limited to few minutes
in length and no time was lost The
discussion was closed by Mrs Gait
Miss Goldstein. of Australia. gave an
account Of women's organizations in Aus
tralia. and advocated the employment Of
paid organizers.
The meeting was well attended AID
very enthusiastic.
The Convention Programme.
At half past ten the convention was
called to order in the church, beginning
with prayer BY the Rev Olympia Brown.
The programme IN full was as follows.
Prayer-Rev Olympia Brown.
Congregational Singing-Ied by Miss
Maddox.
Reading CT Minutes Of Last Meeting
Alice Stone Blackwell.
Credential Report-Harriet Taylor Up
ton.
Report Of Corresponding Secretary
Kate NJ Gordon
Report Of Auditors-Laura Clay. Or.
Report OF Treasurer-Harriet Taylor
Upton.
Report Standing Committees.
Federal sudrage-Sarah Clay Bennett,
chairman.
Congressional Work-Carrie Chapman
Gait. chairman.
Presidential suffrage-HeHry B. Black
well, chairman.
Enrolment - Priscilla D. Hackstaf,
chairman.
Press Work-Elnora NJ Blackjack. chair
man
Informal discussion Of press work.
Features of the Session.
Miss Kate N Gordon. in presenting the
annual report Of the corresponding secre- |
tary. referred in her report 20 the tribu-
lations c. arranging the programme II
anyone would know" said she. what
President Roosevelt meant by the siren
uous life. let her try to arrange a pro
gramme for a convention re passed
through all the ganiut Of human emotions
from the words of delight and disappOint-
ment 10 the final one Of %. Lord, let US
be thankful" LLaughter.l
Miss Gordon referred TO a m5TeH ent in
Virginia TO enfranchise the wives ant
daughters OF Confederate veterans
The Secretary's Report.
When the seeretary's report was read
Mrs. Gait suggested at the outset that
applause should be given when there was
good news from the various States. and
this advice was literally followed. The
greatest applause followed the news that
the Minneapolis convention had paid for
itself and left SIS in the treasury.
The Eve States contributing the largest
amounts during the past year were New
York. Massachusetts Iowa Nebraska, and
Pennsylvania, New York contributing
* 30, more than any other State. The F..
delinquent list is smaller than ever be- I
fore in the history Of the organization. /
The chairman OF the Maryland deIega-
ton objected that that State had not been /
given credit for redeeming a pledge OF
$50 and the correction was made
The auditors report, when read. was T.
adopted on motion OF Mrs. Reedy Of .
Maine, and the treasurer's repart on mo- /
tion OF Mrs. Johnson, Of Washington.
Miss AnthOny's Suggestion.
Miss Craft moved that the presidents (
address be printed and copies presented /
10 the delegates And who viii pay the /
bill-the PRESIDENT" calmly eDquired that /
lady. Miss Alice Stone Blackwell then /
suggested that it would be in the Won /
ans Journal" day after tomorrow.
Miss Anthony then suggested that when /
Mrs. Gait goes before the committee IA J.
Congress she should read this speech and {
ask to have IL printed, when 10 might I
be sent out under the frank OF members !
of Congress This was received with I.
laughter and apr lause-
Mrs. Barb~r's Al ,omobIIe.
Mrs. Gait announced that Mrs. A. L. /
Barber, Of Belmont" was the giyer Of I
the automobile to the association bazaar. /
Anthims announced that the man who I
had been hunting the badges OF the as I
had returned exhausted and I
was under the doctors care, 0u. had .
found the varmints."
Miss Mary G. Hay announced that the
railroad company had extended the limit
Of the tickets issued to members Of the
association, for this convention had been
extended TO cover the meeting OF the .
international Council Of Women. making
the limit February %.
Extension Of Press work
Mrs. Babcock's report on the press
work Of the association was in part as
During the past year 175. 900 articles
have been sent to various chairnen and
newspapers all over the United States
Il Is estimated that three-fourths OF
these at least have been used. There are
press suDerintendents in TWENTY-FIVE