Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
SUSAN B. ANTHONY CHEERED
Chautauqua Salute Mingles with American
Welcome for Her.
OMAHA WOMEN GREET PASSING DELEGATES
Woman Suffrage workers on Their
WY 20 Portland Given Cordial
Reception ut Union Depot
on Their Wny,

&c handkerchiefs of a hundred repre-
sentatives of the local womens organza-
tions futtered the Chautauqua salute as
the Northwestern train bearing Susan B.
Anthony and her distinguished fellow dele
gates enroute to the annual convention OF
the American Womans Suffrage assoca-
tion at Portland, Ore, pulled into the Union
station at 3:45 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
Scarcely before the train had come to
full stop streams of bright-faced energetic
women issued from every car to shake the
outstretched hands Of the eager party that
awaited them. A lively cheer went up
and the crowd pushed toward the front
end Of the train as a plain little woman in
a black satin gown and hair parted
smoothly over her high forehead and drawn
back. hiding her ears after the fashion of
a half century ago, stepped to the platform
and the women recognized Susan b.
Anthony.
Tenderly assisted by Alice stone Black
well, the daughter OF Lucy Stone, for Miss
Anthony is in her eighty seventh year, she
was quickly surrounded and became the
center OF attraction. Pushing her way
through the crowd Mrs. Mary G.. Andrews,
as president of the omaha Woman's club,
and Mrs. Fred Patterson, representing the
local Womans Christian Temperance union,
greeted Miss Anthony and presented to her
an armful of American Beauty roses on
behalf Of the local women as a slight token
OF their esteem and admiration of the dis
tnguished representatives of the suffrage
association and their achievements. And
then there came cries for speech.
porters stool was brought in minute and
stepping upon it Miss Anthony addressed
the crowd.
Miss AnthOny's Address.
when first came to Omaha" she said
there were only a comparatively rev
women here, and, oh. 1t is gratifying to
see such a gathering as this here today.
am so glad to greet these representatives
OF other organization and to feel and re-
ceive this evidence of their interest in oul
cause for it bespeaks unity. When l was
here twenty years ago we had lively
reception-we did not get all that we hoped
to get, but we have not been discouraged
and this gathering today is most assuring
1 remember Mr.. Rosewater, and understand
that he. too, is more friendly to the cause
of woman suffrage"
Her voice was not strong, but she mad,
herself heard.
Rev. Anna Shaw, president of the Ma
and mounting the step said in cleal
ringing voice: I'VE are so glad to greet oui
own suffragists, always, but 1t does me
even more good to greet these representa-
tives of other organizations; to feel tina
they too, are Interested in us. We neeC
you all as you need us, and 1t is co-opera
ton and unity that Is to attain for us al
those things for which we are striving
Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait, expression
of the national association, was next called
for. I'VE hope that Nebraska will be tn
next state to grant its women full suffrage
The opinions Of your people are broadening
and when Nebraska next asks its legisla
ture for constitutional amendment tina
will give the ballot to it's women, we ma
tional workers are coming out here in
body whether we are invited or not, and W
are going to work the state from one en-
TO another and we hope, with better sue
cess than attended our last effort"
One Man I'm the Party.
Lucy Stone Blackwell, daughter Of Luc
Stone Antoinette Brown Blackwell, tn
first ordained woman minister in the Unite
States; Miss Laura Clay a kinswoman @
Henry Clay, and Henry Blackwell were n
called for and each spoke briefly. MI
Blackwell congratulated the women upo
= their interest in their forward cause an
said: Nebraska and Omaha are full of er
terprising people. You could not help be
ing progressive with such men as Mr.. &c
ward Rosewater and his Bee and now yo
women owe 1t TO yourselves to organic
your men and go before your legislator
and demand that by their majority vot
they give to you presidential suffrage. Ell
list your men and when they know yo
are in earnest they will work for you q
we'll as with you"
Mr.. Blackwell, now over so years of ag