New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
NEW SUFFRAGE CAMP
Var office Of National and State
Bodies No1c Open,

Tho officers of the state and national woman
suffrage associations felt yesterday like Moses on
Mount Pisgah-except that they don't expect 10
die there. They have been wandering in the will
derness II their movement FOR half a century
They have had Offices in peoples houses and in
all sorts of obscure corners, but now, they say,
they have reached a stage Of the journey from
which they behold the promised land, and
where they camp in great comfort until the
time comes tor them 70 enter It
But whether they can the promised land or
not. there IS doubt that they can see nearly
everything else % interest from their new rooms
on the seventeenth floor Of No, 500 Fifth avenue.
Of which the press was allowed 20 have a private
yesterday afternoon. From the windows can
be seen both rivers. the park, the BROOKLYN and
the Williamsburg bridges. and incidentally they
will afford a splendid view Of the HUDSON Fuitoh
pa geants.
The nine rooms which occupy the whole Of the
seventeenth floor yet somewhat impertecty
furnished but yesterday. except in the case of the
literature ROOM all deficiencies were covered pS
flowers and smiiax- In the from which liter
ature VIII lee sent all over the country lle moor
was covered with unpacked boxes and the book
cases where tho contents should have oeeh were
empty Here the visitors received by Professor
Mary Peck. headquarters secretary FOR the national
society.
In the next room found tho national presi-
dent the Rev. Anna Howard shaw She was
seated at a desk behind which was picture OF
Susan E. Anthony, encircled by the tcsumohlaIs
her the OF many countries OF
the occasion OF her eightieth birthday On the
other walls were pictures of other suffrage pioneers
In the third room, furnished by Mrs. Henry w
lard for tho or the state president, MIS- Ella
Hawley Crossett did the honors, assisted by the
ce-president Miss Harriet May Mills. This room
was all in green. and beyond It was another room.
also set apart for the Of the state Next
came the rooms of tie national press depsrtme
IN charge 81 Mrs Ida IIusted Harper. Beyond
these was the library a very handsome room. with
dark green rugs and hanginss and carved oak fur
niture. and opening Off tho library was a small
room which Mrs. Belmont. 20 whom tho sufrragists
are Indebted FOR their home. has reserved tor
her own u.s."
After the rooms had leen inspected everybody
including Mrs Belmont who had arrived about
this time-sathered in tie library. and the various
officers talked about their plans.
we are going 10 so inJo politics. said uT. shaw.
I'VE have been told that wc have tremendous In
fueucc more than uo wiz have after we eet votes.
and We are going TO use that influence % defeat
our enemies and C.eCt our friends. Camp laigrs
have been started In four Western states fo- con-
stitltioual amendments striking ont the word
.raal," from tho sun-ar" qualifications. and iu
every state IN Ito Iu'ou similar demands VIII ue
made tnIs year.
I'VE are go.ug ., have o. lecture bureau said
Miss Mills "und eend lecturers 60 cve-v county IN
NeW York state whether v@ 90" invited or not
They are suffering for Fltrass and vo don't in-
tend ~ let them suffer any longer
1frs Harper begged that tE" representative ~
-ro state and national assoc.a'.aus u'-hr nor Doc
called ''su1ragcttes'
IT s "A very good word. sre said. but It should
be applied 20 whose who arc adopting methods dlt-
fereut from og-. We are the od-ssrab.lshed SUI
frag,s,s