The Washington herald., 1912-05-14
NEWS NOTES OF
THE SUFFRAGETTES
Activities of Women in This and
Other Lands.

The Kansas Equal Suffrage Association
viii hold its annual meeting in wichita
May and 8. and It Is planned TO make
II the greatest convention ever held In
the State. One Thousand people have
already reserved tickets for the banquet
to be given in honor OF Miss Jane
Adams, OF Hull House. Chicago, and
Rev. Olympia Brown. President OF the
Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association.
The Chinese women's Political Union
OF Nankin recently cabled the English
suffragettes, saying: I'VE wish you every
success in your long and hard nght for
the vote"
According to the last oficial report on
Woman and Child wage-earners in the
United States" II is the general opinion
among prison officials that the number
Of female offenders Is diminishing. I'VE
don't get as many women as We did
fifteen or twenty years ago." Is a COM
many as fifty women here at a time
says the warden Of one Institution. but
to-day we have three, and I don't think
we've had as many as fifteen at once
for ive years past"
Il
Of the Titanic disaster. was a lifelong
friend OF the cause OF woman suffrage.
When the news OF his death at sea was
received the National Suffrage Associa-
ton passed the following resolution:
Whereas, in the death of William T.
Stead, the women OF the whole world
have lost loyal friend and an earnest
and devoted worker for the largest and
fullest opportunities for women, be IL
resolved. that we hereby express our pro-
found sorrow at the loss OF one who has
not only worked but suffered for the en-
franchisement OF women"
Miss Belle Kearney, a prominent Mis-
sissippi woman, who is travelling in Ore
gon, writes: The women OF this State
are working TO carry the amendment for
equal suffrage. which will be submitted
10 the voters OF the Commonwealth next
fall. In their efforts they have not only
the sympathy Of men who are advanced
In thought. but those men are organic
ing societies among themselves and send
ing speakers out over the State for the
sole purpose OF making sentiment for the
enfranchisement OF the women Of Ore
gon. Victory seems certain for the cause
here"
Miss Elizabeth ]. Hauser, Ohio cam
paign manager. says: 1T is amazing
and certainly gratifying 10 learn the ex-
tent OF sentiment favorable to woman
suffrage. Men and women in all walks
OF life are not only announcing their
conviction in the justice OF equal suf-
frage. but are giving their active sup
port to the adoption Of the constitutional
amendment"
Wisconsin suffragists are busy organ
izing societies all over the State. PresI-
dent Van Hise. of the University OF Wis
consin, and Chief Justice winslow, Of
the Supreme Court, have recently come
out in favor of woman suffrage.
Kansas City opened the summer cam
paign for woman suffrage on May with
a public demonstration in honor OF Jane
Adams, who was in the city on that
day. A gaily decorated automobile pa
rade, led by brass bands, passed through
the streets TO the factory district. and
the Mayor and Miss Adams occupied
the first motor. which was followed by a
car ladened witr flowers.
AS the result Of a petition signed by
as students at Vassar College and sent
10 President Taylor, mass meeting for
open discussion OF woman suffrage was
held in the large assembly hall last week.
The meeting was opened by a student
from Wisconsin, where a suffrage cam
paign is being waged.
Miss Anne Morgan. daughter OF ]. Pier
pont Morgan, Is quoted in the New York
Evening World as saying: II am not an
anti-suffragist. I'm not anything so
foolish, so Illogical Suffrage for Wom-
en- is sure to come, and we must pre-
pare ourselves for II"