Evening journal., 1908-01-21
WOMAN SUFFRAGTSTS
VISIT REV. ANNA SHAW

Recently about fifty of the members
of the Delaware County w. S. A., and
a few privileged sufrragists of Phila-
delphia, assembled at Moylan Station
and marched to 'Alnwick Lodge" Rev.
Anna Shaw's new home. to give her
surprise. A few days earlier, during
Miss Shaw's absence. the mission hall
clock which was to be presented to her,
had been sent to the home and safely
hidden in an upstairs room. This was
to be part of the surprise, for not a
lisp of the matter had come to Miss
Shaw's ears and she was surprised as
we could possibly have wished.
The day was perfect for the expedi-
tion and among the guests were several
of the "elders in Israel" who drove
over from neighboring towns; two of
the men members of the Swarthmore
League were there and of the ten Susan
B. Anthony Leaguers present, four
were boys, so we were truly an equal
rights party.
Mrs. Garrett. president of the Del
aware County Association, presented
the clock which had been brought forth
from its concealment and occupied it's
appropriate place in the large central
hall; Miss Shaw, alluding to her former
calling as a pastor when she was the
recipient of surprise parties, accepted it
in few well-chosen words and then
made use of the opportunity to urge
the friends present to renewed efforts
for the cause which we all love 50
much. Miss Jane Campbell, Mrs. Ella
Hawley Crossett, Mrs. Hustled Harper,
Mrs. Luckie-the originator of the gift
and the 'party''-Mrs. Foster Avery,
and another president, Miss Rose
Foster Avery" whom Miss Shaw un-
expectedly called out, each spoke brief
". Our State President. Mrs. Blank
enburg, was detained By illness.
Miss Lucy Anthony served tea to the
callers who enjoyed looking through
the dainty, well-planned home and out
into the splendid scenery from the
various windows and capacious porch
It's proud owner had told us in hei
! little talk what a wonderful happiness
it's possession is to her after so many
years of working toward it. 1T re.
pays me already for the many sacri.
fees, great and small, which I have
made for it. Hundreds of times
have sat up and mapped in railroad sta
ton instead of going tc a hotel anC
making myself comfortable for tn
night-have eaten my lunch at tn
counter instead Of getting a hot mea
on a dining car, in order to save some
thing toward a home. and now that
have it and we are here, II feels jus
like home; 1t il the home I have longe
fer I want it to be a centre to whicl
all suffragists may come; wheneve
any Of you are near you must feel wei
come to see us. We are going to hav
the general officers Of the National AS
sociation all here for their bushes
meeting for 1908 the early part of tn
year."
This was an orthodox Surprise par
ty'' in that we carried with us our re
freshments, but in that we did not sta
to consume them. Each took with he
a contribution to Miss Shaw's preserv
closet, jellies, pickles, preserves, cat
sup, while some independent thinker
brought candles. matches, busters, te
. and lovely Mexican drawn work.
In the big living room stands tn
mahogany table on which the Woman
Declaration of Rights for the Senec
Falls Convention was signed and Mr.
Hustled Harper gave a little history {
it.
Altogether the afternoon was a gret
success and I know that il inspire
some who were present to renewed ze'
for the cause which the new home rel
resents: may it become the Mecca fC
suffraRists.