The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
DROP
HUSBANDS NAMES
Delegates to California League
Convention Show DispIeasure
at Lack OF Recognition

Women's wrongs and rights. and the
most effective methods of dealing with
them both. formed the subject for three
splendld programs yesterday, when the
members of the California Equal Suf-
1rage league met for their annual con-
Yention in the California club hall.
morning, afternoon and evening We're
ueVoted to discussion of the various
phases of the problem. Everything in
d1cated yesterday that the delegates
who gathered in convention had deter
mined TO assert their independence,
even In minor matters No matron
used anything but her own Christian
name by special request dropping her
husoands surname for the time being
yellow badges and equal suffrage liter
ature were in evidence everywhere, and
even the nations flag had been sternly
denuded of the stars that stand for
those states that still deny women the
ballot, and the blue ground could boast
or only four stars. Much applause was
ready for Albert Elliot when he spoke
OF man as the king of beasts" and
some laughter greeted Mrs. Nellie
Blessing Eyester's poetical summary of
the present situation WHEN only ones
allowed to chew the cud that ought to
nourish two" but for the most part
the day was a serious one and much
actual hard work was accomplished.
STOCKTON WANTS MEETING
Mrs. Mary Sperry who for six years
has been the beloved president of the
organization, opened the convention at
10 o'clock, introducing Mrs. Sturtevant-
Peet of Stockton, who read the invoca
ton. Later Mrs. Sturtevant-Peet pre-
sented Stocktons warm invitation to
the delegates for the next annual con-
vention, reading letters from Mayor
(raOrOn H1lAGnt, nj q
chamber of commerce indorsing the
petition very cordially. This question
will be settled today, an equally press
ing invitation from the managers of
Hotel del Monte having been also re-
ceived
Reports of state officers We're then
read, Mrs. Alice l.. Park, the recording
secretary, making an especially encour-
aging report. Mrs. n. l.. Scoville, the
corresponding secretary; reported a
very busy year. Mrs. Adrienne Denni-
son read the Alameda county report,
Mrs. Lucretia Watson reporting for
Santa Clara county, Mrs. Mary Carnage
for San Francisco and Mrs. l.. p. Little
in absentia for Los Angeles. George
Whatton James closed the morning ses-
sion with short talk. More than 100
Of the delegates enjoyed Il delicious
luncheon, supplied at the clubhouse
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Gamage, convening again at 1870
o'clock. State committees reported in
the afternoon, the speakers being Mrs.
Ellen Sargent, Mrs. Lillian Coffin, Mrs.
NJ c. Deering, Mrs. Helen Moore and
Miss Anna Chase. Albert Elliot then
spoke for an hour of the pride that
women should feel in their suffrage
work. Mr. Elliot urged the women to
| hasten what he called the second
American revolution when women in
stead of men should rise to demand
their rights.
In the evening the speaker was Will
liam S. U'Ren OF Oregon, whose inter-
esting account OF the fine work that
has been done in the northern city
through the initiative and referendum
laws was preceded by a short talk by
Nellie Blessing Eyester.
Elections and a work conference will
take place today the meeting being
called to order at 10 a. m. Those elect
ed TO the resolutions committee are:
Mrs Lucretia Watson, Mrs. Adrienne
Dennison, Miss Sabina Solomons, Mrs.
Adelaide Ballard, Miss Margaret Slmp-
son, Mrs. Julia Churchill and Mrs. J.
w Amrath.
Professor James has consented to
take the favorable side in debate on
equal suffrage TO be held in the Ebell
club, in Oakland. very shortly. 1t was
proposed that either President Benja-
min Ide Wheeler or Professor Gayley
be asked to take the negative side of
the argument.
Among those who attended yester-