The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-17

mothers Of the country shed tears over
the fact that while they are good enough
10 have children. the law does not con-
slider them equal 10 their husbands.
Take It from me" she went on. that
every woman wants the right 10 vote,
and deep down i'm her soul is as mad as
wet hen because she can't, and the
only reason she can't is because she
is deathly afraid that somebody viii
laugh at her or accuse her OF being
strong minded, which Heaven knows is
only too often a baseless accusation"
Message to Convention.
Henry Wilbur gave a message TO the
convention last night from the Friends
Equal Rights Association, and Alice
Duer Miller Harriet f. Grim. and Juliet
Stuart Points made brief addresses. Max
Eastman gave the gathering the indorse-
ment Of the Voters League for Women
Suffrage Of New York city.
He said that votes for women IN Man
haitian would strengthen the forces OF
Tammany for a time. but that the better
class of women in New York would
come 10 the polls against IT,
The outdoor meeting was held at 8
o'clock A wind was~sweeping down the
Avenue with a chill I'm it that made peo-
pie in new spring suits hustle more than
the Saturday afternoon crowds usually
do. But when the automobile bearing the
blazing votes for women" banner drew
up 10 the curbing at the busy Seventh
street corner a crowd collected immedi-
ately.
With their skirts swlrllng and their
words and hand bills blowing across the
street, the plucky women started talking.
Men in Audience.
The audience was mostly men, and.
though there were several facetious ones
on hand With the usual supply OF week
end refreshments, the sunragists were
given close attention and no rdicule.
Miss Ray Costello. the pretty English
suffragette. started the crowd laughing
when she said the only things a woman
has any right 10 turn her back to are
the wind and a stone wall.
Mrs. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Stanley McCor-
mick. and Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton
made speeches in turn Senator la Fol
lette's daughter; Miss Carolina Lixon and
Mrs. LiXon, wife Of Judge Lixon. Of New
York, gracioGsly dispensed handbius and
buttons on the outskirts Of the crowd.
Missionary Work Begun.
The suffragists did missionary work
with a vengeance yesterday morning and
afternoon. They started at 9 O'Clock an
the morning in a personal campaign
among Senators and Representatives, by
getting Senator Cullom out of bed NJ
his Massachusetts avenue home and lin
ing him up for the cause.
Many other members Of both Houses
were caught during the day. either by
visits to their houses or buttonholing
them at the Capitol
The morning session was devoted en-
tirely to hearing stats reports. and they
were continued over into the afternoon
session. Among those who talked TO
the convention were Julia A. Pierce. #
Vermont; May b. Hornbrook. OF West
Virginia; Emily s. Richards. of Utah:
Mrs. j. D. Allen. Of Tennessee; Ida
Stokes Adams. Of Pennsylvania: Martha
S Cranston. Of Delaware: Mary l.. Nc
Tendon. of Georgia; Nellie \. Some--
willie. Of Mississippi; Anna D. Nolan, of
Indiana. and Clara r. Arthur, OF Michi-
gan.
Committee reports were made as fol-
lows: Enrolment, Dr. Mary d. Hussey;
literature, Alice Stone Blackwell; biHi-