Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-24
OUTLINE
OF THE
PROGRAM
Fer The National Woman
Suffrage Convention June
28-JuIy s.

tAolHi woman SuHfago aSsOclatlOn,
which convenes in Portland June go
for weeks session will bring to that
city some Of the most prominent wo.
men from all portions Of the United
States.
A very elaborate and interesting
program has been prepared with some
of the best men and women speakers
to be found in the country.
The meetings will be held in the
First Congregational church, Park and
Madison street. The program opens with
meeting Of the executive commit
tee at the Portland house on the even.
ing Of the 2sth, followed by another
on the morning Of the 29th at the
same place. The executive committee
is composed of the general officers,
chairmen Of standing committees, pres
idents Of state organizations and one
member appointed by each state or
ganization.
The day meetings will consist Of re.
ports of officers chairmen Of commit.
tees, state presidents and discussions.
Some Of the brightest speeches are
made from the floor Of the convention.
All sessions are open to the public ex.
cept the meetings Of the executive
committee The meetings open at
9:45 a. M, 2 o'clock, and 8 O'Clock
p. m.
On the first afternoon there will
be greetings from tho Oregon Equal
Rights association, National Council
Of Women, National W. C. t. u, Ma.
tional Grange, National Federation Of
Labor, National Charities and Correc.
tions, Ladies Of the Maccabeos, FEEDER
ations Of Women's Clubs, Woman Is
Henry George League, National d. A.
r., and National Forestry association,
with a response from the great leader,
Susan b. Anthony.
In the evening addresses Of welcome
will be given by Governor Chamber
lain, Mayor Williams, Jefferson Mey'
ers in behalf OF the Lewis and Clark
Exposition, and from Abigil Scott
Duniway in behalf Of the pioneers Of
the Northwest.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, vice
president Of the association, will re-
spond, after which Rev. Anna II.
Shaw, president Of the association,
will give her annual address Both
Mrs. Gait and Miss Shaw are consid-
cred the finest speakers on the pub
lie platform.
Friday, June 80, has been selected
as Woman's Day at the Exposition,
when there will be greetings from the
governors Of tho four states where wo-
men are enfranehised. Mrs. Mayor
Wood Of Idaho will respond.
The State Federation Of Clubs, the
| w. c. T. u, the Y. W. C. A., the Wo-
man 3 Medical association and the d.
A. r. will all extend greetings which
will be responded to by DR.. Sarah
Kendall Of Washington.
This will be followed by short adj
dresses by Alice Stone Blackwell,
Mass. secretary National Woman suf'
frage associationj Miss Harriet May
Mills, New York, organizer New York
State Woman Suffrage associationi
Mrs Mabel Craft Deering, California,
newspaper and magazine writer; Mrs.
Lucia Ames Mead, Massachusetts,,
prominent worker for peace and arbi-
tration, and DIR. Frances Woods, South
Dakota.
Rev Anna II. Shaw will conduct a
question box. She is without a rival
IN answering the questions Of the op'
pOnenta
The meeting will be followed by a
reception in the oregonian State build
ing
Sunday services will be held at A
o clock on Sunday, July 2, conducted
BY Elinor Gordon Of Des Moines, Ia,
assisted by Rev. Anna II. Shaw Of
Philadelphia and Rev. Marie Jenney
Howe Of Cleveland, Ohio.
On the evening Of the Fourth Of
July appropriate exercises will be held
in the church with Mrs Carrie Chap
man Gait as the orator Of the day.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman viii
read an original poem an Miss Mary
S. Anthony the "Woman's Declaration
Of Independence of ls4s. This will be
an exceedingly interesting evening.
Among the other speakers who will
be heard are Susan b. Anthony, hon
orary president, and Carrie Chapman
Gait Of New York, president Of the
International Woman Suffrage ALI
anee which is composed Of national
woman suffrage organizations from