The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
MRS. MACKAY ACTIVE
IN SUFFRAGE WORK
Viii Direct Equal Franchise
Movement From New York
Headquarters
Municipal House Keeping Under
Women Officials Would Be
Efficient, She Says
Especial Dispatch 10 The Cali


NEW YORK. March 27.-The cam
paign Tor woman suffrage. now known
by its new title Of "the equal fran
chise." promises TO develop in tire
Emitted States until it is as formidable
as in Great Britain. The equal suf-
fragists have not only established
headquarters in Washington prepara-
tory 10 crusade among members OF
congress but an office has been opened
here by Mrs. Clarence Mackay, presi-
dent OF the Equal Franchise society.
IN the Metropolitan life insurance COM
Dany building at Twenty-third street
and Madison square. Two rooms on
t'le twenty ninth floor Of this tower
ing structure have been leased for
TWO years, and one Of them viii be
used by Mrs. Mackay as her private
once. From these headquarters she
direct the equal franchise move
hent IN the United States
MIS-, Mackay conceived the equal
franchise idea when she was first
elected member OF the school board
At Roslyn, Long island where her sum
mer home is situated. 1t was then
: uaat she realized more than ever the
importance Of having women repre-
sentatives on every school board
While Mrs Mackay does not concede
70 the men an exclusive right 10 legts-
laIe ana 10 administer the national
ana state laws she is. perfectly willing
that as starter" the women con-
me their attention TO the affairs near
az home. that is TO say. to municipal
aHairs, as there would be less "gra IT.
ing ana less drunkenness Local on
tion would follow sooner or later an
lole fathers and husbands would he
reclaimed. Many Of them at least
These are the arguments plausiblv set
+orth by the brainy Mrs. Mackay in =
way that puts new face on the equal
franchise movement.
Thursday night Mrs. William I Van
oerbilt j. gave her operate tableanx
wants In aid of the Lisa dav nurser.,
IN the ballroom Of the Hotel Plaza
Mrs Vanderbilt had the co-oneratfor
oI women Of society and artists Of his.
rank Miss Geraldine Farrar Of tbe
metropolitan opera sang an aria from
-laoalile butterfiy,' wearing the cos
tune OF the opera. The tableau was
posed by Miss Harriott DAILY. Another
operatlc feature was the singing OF the
prologue 70 4 Pagliacci' by Cecil Fan
nine, who also wore the costume Of the
Iole ana later appeared in a tabIeau
Win MIS- j. Gordon Douglas. who i'm
leisonalec Media. flaming sang sew
eral old English, French. German ana
4laian songs. illustrated by IA ableaux
or an Italian song Of the fifteenth
century Miss COrnelia Bryce posed as q
venetian lady Of that period. and after
me olo English song "Over the Desert"
Mrs Vanderbilt was seen in tabieau
cepLcung girl Of the desert
Miss Eleanor Lawson, who has been
on her brothers ranch IN Calffornia
was induced 10 returB TO the stage by
The management of THE Return of
Eve" who believed that her style ex
sc'ly htted the part required Of Trixie.
Fred Belasco came east with his
brother David for the avowed purpose
OF vacation" but he got no more
Test tnan did David BelascO on his re-
cent trip TO his old home IN San Fran
cisco. Too many friends and acouaint-
ances, too many receptions and enter
tslnments have conspired to rob him Of
the rest he came east to enjoy Besides.
he could not resist the temptation TO
engage in little theatrical business
while here and secured several new
plays.
II is not believed here that Jeffries
can possibly get into shane TO Ngbt
Johnson before about December l. He
VIII have 10 work off at least 80 pounds
before he can get into the ring He
has reduced himself in a similar man
ner before this. but on account of his
long laT0n and the fact that he is "a
years old Jefries tells his closest as
sociates that it viii require at least
four months OF the hardest kind OF
outdoor training to Mt himself for the
big mill
Jens long theatrical engagement
VIII not end before July p. After
that ge viii rest for a week. and if he
begins strict outdoor training without
iarther delay 1T is believed that he
VIII De ready TO tight Johnson some
time next December. BY that time
Jehries tells mis- closest friends. he viii
weigh about 235 pounds and believes
lhat ne VIII be as good as he ever was
mat jeff intends TO get all the money
he can out OF the mill with Johnson
Wil develop when he viii insist upon
letting the night 80 10 the highest bid
der " hen IL comes TO hanging tyn
purses for the big battle nobody who
knows anything about staging glove
contests between star heavy weights
believes that the fighters can get more
than $4,000 in real money. Such
purse would be the largest ever Of
Tered In the history OF the ring. and
Hugh u. Mcintosh the Australian
promoter. stands ready 10 put up that
amount II the men viii battle in either
England or Australia Jeffries. how
ever. VIII fight Johnson in America or
not at ALL
Nance O'Neill. the California actress.
has descended from sublime and tragic
Soles 70 vaudeville and at Proctor's
one Hundred and Twenty-ffth street
ineafer has been appearing in a wild
vest sketch called 81 900 Reward .
written especially for her by Isabel
1'eMllt kaplan- The critics have
given her some hsttering. notices.
Harry Neleh, eastern agent Of the
california promotion committed was
guest OF honor at a dinner given q fevv
DAYS ago by the Golden Gate profess
sional club last Sunday night Plans
are under way for q dinner of the Get
Together club Of Californians April Is.