Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-25
THE LEGISLATIVE LEAGUE.
Reports Of Officers on Pending Legis
latiou Read.

A public meeting Of the National LegIs-
lative League. now in annual convention IN
this city, convened this afternoon at D
O'Clock in the banquet hall Of the Cochran
Hotel. The president. Mrs. Lille d. Blake
of New York. called the assemblage to or
der and delivered a short address relative
to the work of the league and Its aims. She
had Just concluded her remarks when The
Stars report for the day closed.
During this afternoons session reports Of
various officers on legislation affecting the
women Of the country will be submitted
and acted upon. Discussion on the Dill
pending in the Senate providing for the res
toration to citizenship Of any woman who
may wish to claim this right after an alien
marriage is scheduled as feature OF the
session. Papers from Secretary Hay OF the
State Department, Mrs. Josephine K. Hen
~ Of Kentucky and Mrs. Victoria Conkaing-
Whitney of Missouri, bearing on the sub
ject will be read. and Mrs. Henrietta Null
Ter of London, England. will deliver an ad-
dress.
A delegation spent several hours this
morning at the Capitol comforting with
Senators Plat and Depew of New York ana
Penrose Of Pennsylvania regarding the
pending bill The ladies were cordially re-
ceived, and the senators assured them that
they would interest themselves in the pro-
test against the loss of citizenship to Amer
lean women who contract foreign mar
riages.
Executive Committee Meeting.
At a meeting of the executive committee
Of the league yesterday afternoon at the
Oxford Hotel officers for the ensuing year
were chosen as follows: Mrs. Lille D.
Blake of New York, president; Mrs. Marilla
M. Kicker of Dover, N. H.; Mrs. Josephine
X. Henry Of Versailles, KY, and Mrs. Clara
NJ. Eddy Of Denver, Col, vice presidents
at-large; Mrs. Harriet N. Pancoast of Phil
adelphia, recording secretary; Mrs. Caro-
line ]. Taylor of Bridgeport, Conn.,, corre-
spending secretary, and Mrs. Victoria
Conkling Whitney Of st. Louis, Mo-, treas
urer.
The officers of the league held an informal
reception last evening at the Oxford Hotel.
when a large number of Washington ladies
interested in the work extended the dele
gates hearty welcome to the city. During
the evening the president. Mrs. Blake, de-
livered a short address, reciting that the
object of the league is to obtain for women
equality of legal. municipal and industrial
rights through action by the national Con-
gress and the state legislatures 1t is the
hope of the league to unite many women
who believe in better conditions for their
cooperation for any reform in which all
are interested.
Mrs. Blake declared that the necessity for
action is obvious when 1t is considered that
in thirty-five states a married mother has
no right to her own children, in sixteen
states wife has no right to her own earn
ings outside Of the home, In eight states q
woman has no right to her own property
after marriage and In seven states there Is
no law compelling man to support his
wife and family. Mrs. Belva Lockwood OF
this city also addressed the gathering. An
other public meeting will be held this even
ing, when Mrs. Blake will deliver her an
nual address.