Evening star., 1909-08-29
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont Holds
Woman Suffrage Meeting.
MARBLE HOUSE THRONGED
Fashionable Estate Scene of the
Demonstration.
GOVERNOR OF STATE HEARD
Large Attendance Particularly
Pleasing to Hostess-Considerab
Sum Contributed to the Cause.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPscist lispdtCn 10 ne Star.
NEWPORT. r. L. August os-The
cause of woman suffrage was again ex-
pounded here this afternoon at the sec
ond and last meeting which Mrs: oliver
II. p. Belmont had arranged for at her
beautiful summer home Marble House.
and judging from the number OF people
who seemed to swarm along Bellevue
avenue during the greater part of the
afternoon, toward Marble House. the in
terest in the woman suffrage movement
is on the increase here. II was thought
Tuesday, when the first of the two meet
ings was held, that there was a large
crowd Of people present and that the
limit had been reached. but today high
water mark In the matter of attendance
was reached and the number inside the
marble-walled estate was close to seven
hundred
While there We're no. a great many OF
the Newport summer residents in the
gathering, Newports townspeople turned
out en- masse and besides, every ferryboat
during the morning and early afternoon
Drought one or more automobiles from
Narragansett Pier and Watch Hill with
parties who were bound to Marble House.
Providence and Boston were also repre-
This large attendance was particularly
pleasing to Mrs. Belmont and to those
who have been assisting her in carrying
out of these meetings and the large
amount that has been raised in this way
will 90, it is understood, to the treas.
ury OF the national woman suffrage or
ganization.
Gov. Pother Guest Of Honor.
Gov. Aram J. Pother of Rhode Island
was the guest Of honor and also pre-.
siding officer at this afternoons meeting
Governor Pother receied warm welcome
when he arrived at Marble House. The
governor was met at the main gateway
by a representative of Mrs. Belmont, who
escorted him to the villa where he was
at once presented.
By the time Governor Pother arrived at
Marble House there had assembled I'm
the tent where the meeting was to be
held about 800 people. more than at
tended the first of the meetings Tuesday
afternoon and more than the tent could
comfortably hold. many being obliged
to stand on the outside
A finer afternoon could not have been
had for the affair. Practically the same
gard to the handling of the crowd, the
guarding Of the house and for the con-
Quoting Of the meeting, governed today.
American flags and the blue standard or
the woman suffrage movement again
fioated In the breeze over the gateway and
over the terrace in the rear OF the house.
where Mullay's Orchestra, from the New.
port Casino. was statioped to play during
the time the guests were assembling.
The Meeting.
The large tent in which the meeting was
held Tuesday had been left standing for
use again today. On the stage at one end
he
and Gov. Pother, Mrs. Stanley Mccormick.
Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper OF New York.
Mrs. Florence Howe Hall. q daughter Of
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. and honorary
president Of the Woman Suffrage Associa.
tion Of the state Of New Jersey; Mrs.
Harry Hall. a granddaughter-in-law OF
Mrs. Howe; DR.. Thomas Darlington OF
the health department Of New York ana
Charles Zueblin Of Boston, who was tho
principal speaker at the meeting today.
Mrs. Belmont opened the meeting with
a few words of welcome, and introduced
Gov. Pother, who received loud rounds
of applause. The governor made a short
address, touching freely on the status
of woman in this state, though he did
not venture to express any views on the
Question of woman suffrage. He said
that he had come to the meeting to listen
to the arguments rather than to express
any views on the subject.
Prof. Zueblin, who was introduced by
the governor, proved 10 De an interesting
speaker, and his talk on "Womans Place
in Public Life held the attention of all
inside the tent until the end.
Some Notable Guests.
Prior to the meeting today. Marble
house and its beautiful contents were
open for public inspection. Mr.. and Mrs.
John J. Hanan from Narrangansett Pier
were among those present at todsy's
meeting. while George e. Williams and
Miss Virginia A. Sands were also over
from the Pier.
Mrs. James Battle was present from
Watch Hill. and few Of the other prom
inent people noted in the large gathering
were Mrs. Edward Lauterbach. Walter
Kirkpatrick Brice. Mrs. c. Parker. Mrs.
William c. Rocker. Mrs William Fuller.
Mrs. Herbert Johnson OF Boston, Mrs.
William T. Swinburne. wife OF Rear Ad-
miral Swinburne: Mrs. r. Y. Darby. and
Mrs. W. c. Thompson. Capt. w. L. Lit
tie and Mrs. Little from Fort Arms. Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish. Miss I,ota Robinson,
Mrs. Henry S. Redmond, Mrs. Charles NJ.