Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-13
WOMEN DEMAND
BALLOT RIGHT
Meeting Supporters From
All Over Country at
Chicago
Special to Evening Teller.

Special to Evening Teller.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 13.-Prominent
women suffragists from every section
of the country are alredy gathering
here in considerable numbers and COM
mittee meetings are being held In the
preparations for the 39th annual con-
Woman Suffrage association, which
will be formally opened tomorrow In
Music Hall of the Fine Arts building.
Those already here include Rev.
Anna Howard Shaw of Swartmors,
Pa, president of the association;
Florence Kelley of New York city.
New Orleans corresponding secre-
tary; Alice Stone Blackwell of Bos-
ton, recording secretary; Harriet Tay
lor Upton Of Warren, Ohio, treasurer;
and Laura Clay Of Lexington, Ky,
and DR.. Rnnice Jeffreys Myers OF
Portland. Oregon. auditors OF the ea-
sociation
Fine Array of Talent
A fine array of talent has bsen found
to address the various meetings, con-
sisting of prominent men and women
who have become famous for their
work and devotion along different lines
of human activity.
| At the first symposium discussion to-
morrow afternoon Mrs. Charles Hem
rotin will preside and the topic will be
Municipal Suffrage for Women" The
speakers and their topics viii include
Anna E. Nicholson On the Ballot for
Working Women" Ms Raymond Rob
ins on The Civic Du.y of Women"
Kate M Gordon on Some Experiences
in New Orleans" and Lila y. Monroe
on Municipal Suffrage in Kansas"
At the meeting tomorrow evening
addresses will be mace by Mayor
Dunno, Oliver Stewart and Gertrude
B,ackwelder, Presl1 /, Anna Howard
Shaw will deliver the annual address.
DISCUSS INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS
Friday afternoon viii he devoted to
the consideration of in Iustrial Cundi-
tions for Women AMI Cnildren." sat
urday morning will be given over TO
various reports, and q the afternoon
the delegates will visit Hun House,
and the University of Chicago.
One evening will be devoted to the
report of the Copenhagen meeting of
the International Women Suffrage as
sociation, with addresses by Mary E.
Coggswell of Iowa, and Professor Emf
" Perkins Of Northwestern universi-
ity.
Among the other prominent speak
ers who viii be heard are Rabbi Emil
G. Hirsch Caroline Lexow OF New
York Dorothy Dix Of Louisiana, Lu-
+ cretia L. Blackenburg of Pennsyl-
vania, Lucia Anes Meade of BLassa-
chusetts, Alice Henry of Australia.
Elizabeth ]. Fauser ~ ohto, Narv NJ
Chase Of New Hampshire. May Wright
J. Seven of Indiana
Susan 2. Anthony Memorial
Friday will be given over exeiu-
sively to a memorial to susan b. An
thony who dsd March 1s 1905
Among the speakers viii be Mary r.
T. Gannett Of New York. president OF
the Susan r. Anthony Memorial as
, ISOLATION. May wriaht sewall o. m
dianapolfs. Harriet TAYLOR Upton Of
Ohio and Rev Jenlcin Lloyd Jones
/ All state associations have been
. asked to consider memorial and a
: decision may be reachea durinF the
day A hosnital monument ana large
e endowment fund are advocated
on the last dav OF the convention
win be a discussion on ways to IN
$ crease nnembershlp n the local as
d sociations Racheal Foster Avery WIN
: preside Kate NJ, Gordon Of New Or
h leans, who holds the distinctton of hav
ing voted more than 200 times III her
e home city at one election win LEAD the
70 discussion,
When the lew WIS sUepded SC that
u wornen could vote in New Orleans i
h provided that they might cast theiI
e. ballots by proxy. Kate certian ssas
= among those who thouaht that she
lg city should have sewers. and befor.
l. election came collected ne proxies o.
10 more than 500 women, which she vot,
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