New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-13

history will be the great attraction at the
booth the woman suffrage party proposes
to have at the exposition TO be held by
the Associated Clubs OF Domestic Science
during the last week Of September and
the first of October The baby show plan
WAS preached at the conference Of the
party leaders last Monday, and the wom-
en- fairly fell over each other to offer
their babies.
Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw. chairman or
the Borough of Manhattan, who has q
charming little girl just old enough TO
lisp votes for women" was first. but
Mrs. Charles Beard, vice-chairman Of the
same borough and EDITOR Of The Woman
Voter" was a close second with her two
infants.
Mrs. Margaret Chanler Aldrich, treas
urer of the party, whose baby was so
very new at the time of the suffrage pa
rade last May that she hesitated to leave
It 10 march, made haste TO enter her little
one. and Mrs. Pearce Bailey followed suit
with her two youngsters, who are of the
sex already qualified to vote.
All day yesterday women kept coming
10 the party headquarters in the Metro
poIitan tower to enter their babies for
the show One white-haired woman said
she was the grandmother Of eight suf-
frage babies, and she meant to enter
them all. Sons, daughters, nephews,
nieces and grandchildren of suffragists
. will be eligible-any lineal or collateral
descendant-but no borrowed babies are
allowed
Any suffragist found borrowing baby
in order 10 pose as a happy suffrage
mother at the show viii be instantly en-
PEELED from the party.
Many prizes will be offered-one for the
prettiest baby. one for the latest baby, and
a nice one for the best pair of twins. No
twins have been entered as yet but the SUI
fragists think it viii be very strange IL a
party numbering forty thousand women
can't produce few twins
There will be Il voting contest-l0 cents
a vote-for the most popular baby. and the
prize for this is a gorgeous doll. dressed in
Northumberland yellow silk, and worth
$40
There is also TO be a prize for the suf-
fragist with the largest family OF babies.
and Theodore Roosevelt will be asked. IN
a very polite letter. to contribute this prize.
The baby show will be only one or two
DAYS during the exposition. The date Is
not decided upon, but whenever 1t is, tow
ard the end Of the day the babies who have
i'm concert:
Happy suffrage babies we
Now the ''antis all can see
That the suffragists can be
Most efficient mothers.
Yes indeed We never yet
Saw reason TO regret
Mothers work her girls 10 get
Votes Just Ike their brothers.
The baby show will not be the only at
traction at the suffrage booth. There are
TO be special days" and special nights
all the time the exhibition lasts, from Sep
TENDER % TO October 4. There will be A
sweet tooth night" when suffraSs;s from
the Borough of Richmond will have all
sorts OF homemade candies TO sell. Brook
lyn Borough will conduct fruit Night
and Manhattan Borough flower Night
for which quantities OF flowers. especially
golden-rod, viii be sent in from the coun-
try homes Of Mrs. Laidlaw. Mrs. Ruth Lit.
Mrs. Bailey and others.
II is hoped that Mrs. Russell Sage. one
of the party's best friends, will contribute
some flowers. too Young girls, daughters
Of the suffragists. dressed in yellow and
white, with votes for women" sashos. VIII
act as flower girl
The 18th Assembly District promises a
household night" Mrs. Frederick Nathan
leader of that district. may not return from
Europe IN time 10 attend, but Mrs. sophn"
kramer her viCe-chairman. has engaged
10 have foT sale l5l varieties oi nome
canned fruit and vegetables, Zach one
named after some well known suftrasls,
For the meeting the party viii hold dur
ing one day of the domestic science con-
son. Mrs RAYMOND Brown. Alfred W. Nc
Cam and Benjamin 6. Marsh. YRS VIZ
tam Warner Penheld, acting chairman OF
the party. Will preside Mrs. Marina VEN
worth Sufren has charge Of the arrange
ments for this meeting. Mrs Helen SecoG
Tnnies IS chairman OF the suffrage bootn.