The San Francisco call., 1906-10-06
Show that
Movement Is
Growing.

TIE annual convention of the Cali
fornia Equal Suffrage Association met
yesterday morning in tie lecture room
OF Calvary Presbyterian Church Mrs.
Nary Simpson Sperry. president of the
league. made the various delegates vel
come IN graceful address, to which
AIRS. Frances Williamson, in the alb
sence Of Mrs. Einkaid, responded The
reports of the officers were then gone
through and statements from the presi-
dents of the different counties were
listened 10 with much interest and en-
thusiasm.
Mrs. E. c. Kenney. the newly elected
president Of Los Angeles County, spoke
most encouragingly of the interest
taken by the women of the southern
rt of the State, and applause in
ferrupted Mrs. Rosebrook of Santa
clara County when She told of the
hearty support and sympathy that the
mex OF Palo Alto were giving the suf-
frage cause.
1t was shown that the finances Of the
league were in a safe condition through
the sending of over $1,000 last spring
from the surplus fund Of the California
campaign TO oregon to assist the cause
there.
Mrs. Horace Coffin of the state cen
tral committee. TO whom is intrusted
the political work OF this year Of try
ing 10 set the suffrage bill through
the Legislature. reported for the county
OF San Francisco, and in concluding
said:
The California Equal Suffrage Asso-
citation must be political orgsniza-
lon pure and simple. The political
side must be advanced as il has never
been before. Women aren't trained
politicians-yet-so we must have men
10 attend TO such matters for us for il
takes politician TO catch politician"
NEED SUPPORT OF MEN.
In brief, the need Of mans sym
pathy and support in the suffrage
movement was mentioned by all the
speakers and the hope expressed by
them that the day would not be far
distant when the lords Of creation
would cease being nearsighted and
grant 10 women the much-coveted right
of roang
adVs- carrie Chapman Gait. president
ol lne International Womans Suffrage
, .ll4ance, has supplied tho women OF
me ttate convention with a long-feIt
ws1t h-s S p badge thar IS so simple
s1d tnc0nspiCuoUs Jnat il may be worn
20 all t~les. il is the SIZE o. "A twenty
fvs-ccnt piece bronze IL co!o- and
re g. Upon jas face tho figure of Justice
8i'l ,ae scales IN her hand This uin
'if a'-t pied ut tire meeting OF the n
fer1a t'"1el League IA Copenhagen. ana
rs "2tt scat onc IS "a sample ID the
-un s. rercta-V. NJ Alice :.
F."'-- The v-om p o. the state co-l,->r,-
5.@1 aa-e decided t. adopt x perma-
aent-y.
SUF'FR 'GE, 10C2Nsg.
'G--~e ss@s gvece rlsae in the after
NOM i,-- AIRS katherine Reed BaIeatine.
as ughttr C the eminent Speaker
The1as y. Reed. She told OF now
paper that she is publishing entirely
al her own cxpensc. This IS called The
TelieH Ribbon. and is devoted entirely
70 the suffrage movement.
Among the other speakers IN the
symposium were Miss Claribel David.
-.ss.stant City Attorney. on law: Mrs
. W. Orr. on club life. DR. N E
kibbc, on medicine: Mrs. Covington
Johnson, or art; Miss Croudace. on lit
. erature. and AIiss Ada Goldsmith. in
slructOr OF histor.', Mission High
School. on teaching.
Miss Helen Heath sang in a delight .
ful soprano voice two songs that helped
TO enliven a rather serious session.
In the evening addresses by men
helped TO give variety to the pro-
gramme. Thomas Hayden spoke on