New-York tribune., 1908-05-27
PROGRESS OF ANTS"
Mrs. Carnegie and Mrs. CleUeland
4ccept Office in Ciuic League.

The League for the Civic Education of Women
affiliated with the New York State Association op-
posed to Woman Suffrage, has added the follow
ing honorary vice presidents its list of officers
Mrs. Sanford Bssell. Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, Mrs
Grover Cleveland Mrs. William Perkins Draper
Mrs. George White Field. Mrs David H. Greer
Miss Jeanette L. Glider Mrs Alfred Meyer, Mrs
Paul Morton. Mrs. Henry Seligman. Mrs Hiram
W. Sibey, Miss Mary L. Stebbins, Mrs. William
Haynes Truesdae, Mrs Schuyler Van Rensselaer,
and Mrs. Mabel Dean kalbhesch.
An advisory board, including the Rev. DR.. Lyman
Abbott Francis s. Bangs. Richard Watson Glider,
DR.. Rossiter Johnson and Francis Ly-nde Stetson,
has also been formed.
Mrs Richard Watson Glider is president Of the
league and Mrs. Gilbert E. Jones is chairman Of
the executive committee. Yesterday afternoon a
meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Jones, No
2Z2 Madison avenue. for the purpose Of explaining
nearly Ill OF those present joined the organization
efterward. In explaining the need for such a So
ciety Mrs. Jones said:
Our work is TO be entirely educational not po-
ltcal The suffragists have agitated this question
for a long time, and I believe the time has come
for us to enter upon a campaign of education. In
their theories the suffragfsts promise everything
Improvement in every phase of life. even the mil
lenniun. If these theories are correct, II their
truth has been practically demonstrated the anti
sufragists want 10 know it. Our work will be to
investigate these statements, to find out what
there is to know and shall have the most dis
tfnguished men in the country speak 10 u.s.
In conclusion Mrs. Jones stated her convic-
ton that there is no country in the world, no
state in the Union, city in any state where
women have many legislative privileges as in
New York City and State"
The following some of the subjects proposed
by the league for the civic education Of women
for the lectures to be given next winter Berke-
ley Lyceunn, Cooper Union and elsewhere:
Universal Suffrage for Women from a. Mans
Point of View; Woman Suffrage and Woman's
Educational Opportunities Woman Suffrage and
Womsns Industrial Position; The Woman and
the NcEe': The Change Of the Feminine IDEAL
"Womans Work When Non Partisan: The Re
sponsibilites of the Ballot; "Womens Legal
Rights, Facts and Statistics, Etc. in New York
State: History Of Womens Suffrage and Its
True Meaning: The Influence of the Ballot for
the Wage Earning Woman; "Women's Oppor-
tunitfes and Vacations Without the Ballot: What
Anti-Suffrage Means by Statistics and Facts;
Woman Suffrage and Woman Anti Suffrage"
The Abuses OF the Ballot; The Ballot. Higher
Education and the College Women; Qualified
Suffrage; "Womans True Mission"
Interest in the anti-suffrase movement appears
to be growing apace, and 1t is now rumored that
the going TO take a hand in it. The name
OF Mrs. Jones's son, George Jones, has been as
sociated with this runlored organization but Mrs
Jones said yesterday that there no truth in
the story.
Two three anti-suffrage cubs-of women
are, however. being organized In Albany,
result of some parlor meetings held there last
week by Mrs. Emil Kuchling and Mrs Julian
Heath, Of New York, both representing the
ings held at the home Of Mrs. William Doug
las Miller and much enthusiasm is reported The
clubs will be under the auspices of the Albany
auxiliary of the state association