Evening journal., 1907-10-03
URGE RIGHT OF
\ WOMEN TO VOTE
Magistrate Hastings and Mrs.
Susan 5. FeSSenden Ad-
dress Equal SuIfragiSts

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The eleventh annual convention Of
the Equal Suffrage Association of Del
aware was held yesterday afternoon
and last night in the Unitarian
Church Mrs Martha S. Cranston. Of
Newport presided. All the officers
of the past year were reelected as
follows Mrs Martha S. Cranston,
Newport. president: Mrs. Margaret w.
Houston. Georgetown. vice-president;
Miss Mary r.. devou. wilmington. cor
responding secretary; Mrs. May Price
II. Phillips. New Castle, recording
secretarv Miss Emma Lore Whining
ton. treasurer. Mrs L. w. Emerson
and Mrs. Jones. auditors.
The convention was begun by an
Invocation by Mrs. Susan S. Fessen-
den. of Boston. In the report Of Miss
deVou. the corresponding secretary, &c
was asserted that a letter had bean
received from many well known men
and women on the question Of equal
suffrage, prominent among them being
Congressman Hiram b. Burton. who
hal been requested TO use his IN
fluence IN favor of the movement. tie
replied that ne was not ready to CONF
init himself at this time, but when
the time came he would do all he
could.
A letter was also read from Rev
Anna Shaw. the national president
which told of the organizations now
favorlne voting by women. Mrs LucS
Hobart Day, chairman of the depart.
ment Of church work. wrote suggests
ing that each State association appoint
a woman as superintendent OF churcl
work The convention acted upoi
the suggestion and elected Mrs Cut
: bertson TO that position.
A suggestion that the association
try TO publish newspaper II
this oitv on February Is, the birth
dav Of Susan Anthony was vote
I down The report of the treasure
showed balance of ss2 in the treas
ury
Magistrate Hastings Speaks.
Magistrate Washington Hastine
was the speaker Of the afternoon. II
was heartily IN favor Of female equa
suffrage. He declared that wome
should have the right of suffrage. II
said that they had been wronged b.
man. who had prevented them fror
exercising the right, justly theirs, q
. voting on all questions of national i'm
: port. He said: "Thc situation n
woman is now similar 10 the situatio
Of al OF us before the signing of IN
2 Declaration of Independence he
I lieve the time IS coming when wome
shall have this risht Things are pro
ni crossing rapidly now and are going I
o. the right direction. Go to greater ci
e forts The pioneers must push for
ward. and when success dawns the
b VIII have plenty of recruits"
v Another Speaker Of The afternoo
+ was Mrs. Letitia owen. of Denve
r who congratulated the women on thtl
q activity and told Of a number Of cam
DaiEns In which she had participate
in Wyoming Colorado, and Californl,
She declared that .he present gov
ernor Of Colornds to whom she pai
= a high tribute had been placed in OF
flee by the women Of the state Th
afternoon session closed with a parlia
mentarv drill by Mrs. Fessenden.
The distinguishing feature OF tn
/. evening session was an address h
% Mrs. Fcssenden. Charles =. Mile
d sang a solo. Mrs 1ressenden's ad
e. dress was an appeal for suffrage fc
- women. She said that the state
@ the people who live In it AS a re
e former. woman has been learnin
p many things. There IS nothing lo'
or base IN politics. III there is any
thing wrong II is the fault of the pee
r. ple. Women want to help their broth
ers TO make this a cleaner place
: which TO live. The speaker asserte
I that she believed It was intended fc
:, man and woman to work together.
4 belongs TO this generation to plaC
: women on the highest peak Of aspra
N tion. Woman asks not to be a mai
q but tho best possible woman. Woman
cause is mans. they rise or fall tc
e gether.
e The association was invited to met
= I'm New Castle next year by Mrs. Ma
% Price Phillips The convention close
J. by solo by Charles b. Miller, an
+ prayer.