Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-11
.SUFFRAG|STS ARRIVE
Many Delegates to Big Con-
vention Reach: City.
LONG PROGRAM ARRANGED
Sessions Begin Thmsday-President
Taft and Senator Owen to
Speak.

Delegates to the forty-second annual
convention Of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association, which will
open. Thursday afternoon at the Airing
ton Hotel already are beginning to ar
rive in Washington. Several who came in
this afternoon wore the small white
Votes for Women pin. Many out-of
town delegates already have registered
at the headquarters Of the Equal Suf-
frage Association of the District, at 1925
H street. where the four stars and
stripes. the official emblem Of the suf
] fragists, has been unfurled as a greeting
| to the visitors.
Several hundred delegates are expected,
and every state in the Union will be rep
resented. A large delegation will arrive
here Thursday morning on a special train
from Richmond, led by Miss Mary john
stone. Every prominent suffragist in the
country and many from England will at
to be the most successful national gather
Ing ever held in the interests of "votes
for women"
To Arrange Details.
The. executive committee will hold a
meeting at the Arlington Hotel Wednes-
day evening at o'clock, when the final
details of the program will be arranged
Another meeting of the committee will
be held Thursday morning.
The convention will be formally opened
at $50 O'Clock Thursday afternoon. An
address of welcome On behalf of the local
bodies will be made by Miss Hilton. presi-
dent Of the District Equal Suffrage Asso-
citation. and Miss Foster. president Of the
District branch of the College Equal Suf-
frage League. Responses on behalf OF
I,n do
by Clara B. Arthur Of Michigan and Kate
NJ. Gordon of Louisiana.
President Taft will address the con-
vention Thursday evening, and will be
followed by Senator Owen of Oklahoma:
Sessions of the convention will be held
every day, including Sunday, until the
convention adjourns, after a congression-
al hearing. Tuesday, April 10. ->
officers of Association.
The officers 81 the association are:
GENERAL oficers-President. Anna
Howard Shaw, Moylan. Pa; first vice
president Rachel Foster Avery, Swarth-
more. Pa: second vice president, Flor
ence Kelley, New York city; corre
spending secretary, Frances Squire Pot
ter. New York city; recording secretary,
Ella 8. Stewart. Chicago, ILL.,; treasurer,
Harriet Taylor Upton, Warren. Ohio;
Ky; second, Alice Stone Blackwell, Bos-
ton. Mass.
Standing committees-Program, Anna
II. Shaw, ex-off1cio; congressional work.
Florence Kelley; press. Ida Hustled Har
per. legal adviser. Catherine Waugh
IMcCulloch; enrolment. Mary D. Illus
sey: literature, Alice Stone Blackwell;
railroad rates, Lucy E. Anthony; ma
ional committee on local arrangements,
Lucy e. Anthony.
Special committees-Industrial problems
(affecting women and children), Florence
Kelley: legislation for civil rights. Mary
Bartelme: church work, Mary E. Craigie;
peace and arbitration, Lucia Ames Mead
| libraries, Ida tortner Boyer; education
Pauline Steinem: convention resolutions
Frances Squire Potter; resolutions. Fran
ces Squire Porter; national organizers
Laura Gregg, Mary n. Chase, Ferle Pen
field: national lecturer. Barton Y. Ayles-
worth.
The chairmen of local committees are:
Hall and platform, Helen Rand Tindall.
1915 Clifton street northwest; publicity,
Emma NJ. Gillett. 92J street northwest !;
reception Ito meet trains), Frances Marsh
Gregory, 251O NJ street northwest: ushers,
Miss Clara Hill; collections, Helen c. Nc
Namara. the California; education, Anna
MacLaran Smith, 118 Maryland avenue
northeast: automobiles Mrs. LIE Droit
Barber, Belmont: information, Mrs. Car
RE E. King, 26 street northwest; sales
table, Julia T. Leavitt, sos 9Th street
northwest: memberships, Anna c. kelton,
1871 II street northwest.