New-York tribune., 1910-11-11
IMAM NAMED BOX" THERE
Deep Voiced 'NoeS" Stir Jubilee
Meeting at Cooper Union.
"ANTI" ARTICLE DENOUNCED
Many Women Voters Gather to
Celebrate Great Victory in
Washington State.

Wv 'AStOIy IN
Washington State
A deep-Volced individual whom Mrs car
RE Chapman Gait, the Chairman caIlao
Box enlivened the suffrage mass -,aet
ing at Cooper Union last night. The meet
ing was a jubilee over the triurnnh or
suffrage in the State Of Washington. b,,t II
took time 10 pass several resolutions NOT
Immediately connected with that triumph.
and one Of them was in condemnation of an
anti-suffrase article published. Mrs Gait
said in a magazine edited by a man named
Box"
A roar Of ayes" greeted this resolution.
but from the rear Of the crowded hall came
a laundering ''NoI'
AIR said the chairman the man
named Box is here
Nearly every resolution that was intro
duced got a vigorous Nor from the bass
voice till the audience hooted. Put him
outr' But Mrs. Gait wouldn't hear of It.
( There's no fun in being a reformer," she
said. If every one IS on your side
Generous with Applause.
II vas an audience prodigal of applause
last night. Il stamped and shouted when
Mrs. Gait said that every county in the
State of Washington went in favor Of the
amendment which Rnfranchised l25.0@
women. It appIauded numerous resolutions
70 the echo but when Miss Inez Milhol
land. radiant exemplifcatiou Of how
woman may he beautiful though a suf-
/ frarist. pinned the nth star on the
woman suffrage flag, It fairly went wild
Women made up the larger part Of the
/ audience that filed the hall, bat there was
good sprinkIinz Of men of all types,
( from the collarIess TO the immaculate in
vasture. one Of the most disTeputable OF
the coIiarless vas insstent In asking the
chairman what men could do 70 help
along woman suffrage"
Five Societies Represented.
Five suffrage societies we're represented
bv the chairman and vtce-chairnen on the
/ nlstforr-Nrs Gait president Of the In
rarna tionaI Woman Suffrage Alliance: Mrs.
Narv Ware bennett. corresponding secre-
s +,4r7 Of the National Associa ton: Miss Har-
riat MAY Mills. president OF the state as
socia+ion: Mrs Harriet Stanton Rlatch,
president Of tho Equality League Of Self
: Supporting Women. and Mrs Q. H +.
/ Belmont. head Of the Political Equality
/ Association BEHIND them sat the Rev
/ Charles F Aked. Mrs Henry Willard and
other believers in the cause. Members
elect Of the Legislature We're announced 10
( speak. hut the voice Of the man named
BOX was the only masculine voice up
raised at the meeting
Five Suffrage States Now.
We are here" Mrs. Gait said in her
address in q new capacitv-tO make
merry # " know how. and if We are not
as iovous as We ought 70 he. you must
remember that We suTragists are not eX-
parirrcad in celebrating. But We are glad
tonight because there is one state less
for rs 10 labor IN. We have five sui
frarA states nov. and We have only forty
/ three more to get
We meet tonight TO rejoice for the
( state of WashiuEton- a few months hence
We shall come to this hall 70 rejoice be
cause the New York Legislature has voted
our bill ont OF committee
Mrs bennett. womanly vision IN gray,
with violets ar fer waist, read a telegram
from DR. Anna Shaw, president Of the
national association. sent from tine firing
line in South Dakota"
Then two mere men let down the four
starred lag at the back Of the stage and
the audience shrieked ioyously while Miss
/ NrflhoIland. in flowing white. put five pins
/ in uar mouth and one by one stuck them
in th. five loose points OF the new stars.
( Then the brass band. for which Mrs
/ Catt later or requested the audience 10
contribute. because the "suffragists had no
money TO pay it, burst out with
America in which the audience joined
Il was thrilling moment. and even the
man named Box" though fat and IN
mueicaI-Iooking person. was observed TO
open his mouth and sing.
"SiIencer Silent"
shower of resolutions followed this
.arauonv. Mrs BIotch. in presenting the
one calling on the Legislature of the En-
nive state to confer on women the right OF
freeborn citizens" paid few compliments
ro legislators she had known. and also to
Theodore Roosevelt
! Some wears ago she said. Mr.. Roose-
zelt was asked what would convince MIN
that women ought to have the ballot Gain
another state in the West he said. Wen.
We have done so. but the Universal 81
lencer is silent-a regular oyster at oyster
Pav. 7 can score one on Mr.. Roosevelt
Mrs Riotch added. amid shrieks OF glee
from the audience. He = always talking
about storks. but he isn't grandpaTent,
and 1 am.
..The Legislature has been the stumbling
block in the way OF suffrage, but forty
three Of our enemies went down in Tues
dav's catachysm. one Of them was Sena-
TOR Davis He told ne last year in Albany
that We mustn't anger him, because we
might need him when We come back Wen
I'm going back this year, and Senator
Davis won't be there
..t4e.s IN The SOUP shouted the audience
~ Felr7out in q Vienna gown of black