The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-23
A TALK WITH MISS ANTHONY.
SHE GIVES AN INTERESTING AC-
COUNT OF HER WORK.

OO0N1 OE w ONNa
The Progress Made by The Female
Suffrage Movemcnt-The Conven-
lions I'm Washington Last Week.
Delegate From ChiIi-Her Plans
for Her own Countryside DauEh-
tiers of the American Revolution.
other Matters of General and
Special Interest.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 22.-The ma
TONS capital has been wearing an al
together different aspect from its
usual mingling Of gay frivolity and
ponderous dignity, having been crowd
ed with female confraternities of the
strong minded" from all parts of the
country. The New Woman has been
having her say this week, and so COM
pleteIy has she engrossed public at
tention that social attractions were no
where, the theaters comparatively UNI
patronized, the Capitol galleries empty
and even the most vainglorious con-
gresham at the beginning of his first
session hung his diminished head, feel
Ing thai ne was liz AOh6Ct oh VDJNS~
of interest. Besides the Natural Suf-
frage Association, thousands strong, In
its eighth annual convention, there
was a mighty gathering of the rich
and fashionable Daughters of the
American Revolution, the mothers
convention, the Women in Council, the
White Ribboners, the Womans Renef
Corps and divers other associations OF
progressive females, some of which VIII
continue to "hold the boards" all
through February. Somehow there is
an individuality about these women
which makes them. recognizable at
glance-especially the figures of his
toric importance in the now popular
suffrage movement, whose hon
ored portraits we see to-day
in the newspapers, instead OF
the disgraceful caricatures OF
a few years ago. Not that they are
in any way queer" after the DR. Mary
Walker standard, or appear to be go
ing about with chips on their Shout
ders-by no manner of means. The
up-to-date suffragist is generally
dainty and fashionable dame, arrayed
in becoming gaud and gear; at any
rate, she is the personification OF dig
nified responsibility and wears an air
of knowing exactly what she wants
to do, and of being quite capable Of do
ing it in the most lady-like manner.
The suffrage convention which closed
Tuesday secured the First Presby-
terrain Church for a meeting place, and
all it's sessions were crowded far be-
yond the doors, nearly as many peo-
pie going away because they could not
gain admission as managed to squeeze
inside. 1t was noticeable that in every
audience were nearly as many men
as women-not of the long-haired type,
either, but men who are high in the
affairs Of the nation and moulders of
public opinion. OF course Aunt SUI
san" was, as always. the real leader,
although she resigned her leadership
two years ago and considers herself
practically out of it. Though her
Sind birthday was celebrated last Sat-
urday, she Is as bright, alert and APP
parently In as vigorous health as ever.
For more than half a century this pio-
neer of the suffrage movement has led
the vanguard. bravely withstanding
storms of ridicule, as well as the heat
and burden of the day; and now that
her point is practically gained she
feels herself entitled to rest in the
evening twilight, while younger hands
carry on the almost accomplished
work. / went to see the dear old lady,
and in course of conversation she said:
Il haven't got used to being
out of 1t, and don't know as
shall ever succeed in quite
letting go. You see 1t has been the
one work of my life, for more than
fifty years--fifty years! Do you know
what that means? This is Pioneers
! Night In the convention-'but the pio-
neers-where are they? ALI the MEM
bers who were here this year came in
long after the pioneer work was end
cd Even the older ones date only
from the seventies. Olympia Browne
comes the nearest to being real
pioneer" She smiled rather sadly:
and then her eyes suddenly frightened
as they rested upon the baskets OF
fruit and piles OF bouquets that cum
bored the tables, chairs and window
slls--all birthday gifts. Just see
| how good they are to me," sine said
and crossing the room with step
light ~ that OF a grl In her teens,
sire fingered lovingly some bulky vol
umes on shelf, These" she con-
tinued. "arc my life and the history
OF the suffrage movement In the last
century. which Ida Hustled Harper Us
writing. I shall be in two volumes and
the century In four" I hazzarded the
un- brilliant remark, "a good many
more men seem to be interested Ia
the suffrage movement nowadays than
IN rhe early times"
Yes, indeed. was the serene reply:
but the biggest and broadest men
have always been with Us"
WAS there any ono who GA more
I f0T fhe cause than ofhsrsgs I asked.
''fherc never WA Duf one who gave
I hia ne A. a ihai Wa Henry Black
well buf Phnlips. Garrison. samuel
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