Connecticut western news., 1912-06-13
Suffrage Day at Aviation Field

Suffrage Day at Aviation Field
 The Connecticut Woman's Suffrage Association in connection with The Mems Connecticut League for Woman Suffage was the chief attraction at the Aviation Meet, all day Saturday. Blue skies and glorious sunshine welcomed, the ardent Suffragists. who arrived at the Aviation Grounds early in the morn ing. in huge automobile filled with gay bunting and great masses of Noun tain Laurel. With these decorations, the rough frame work of their booth was soon transformed into a thing of beauty. Immense flags of the we'll
 known colors-purple, white and green, which have become famous all oyer the state. as the colors of the Woman Suf frage Association of Connecticut-were draped effectively over tue top of the stand. The supports were completely enveloped in laurel and flowers. White banners on which six stars representing the six states, which have already given women the suffrage, Colorado, Wyom- ing, Utah, Idaho, Washington and Cali fornia, f1oated out from a background of green foliage and two pictures of our greatest statesman, Abraham Lin coin, who strongly endorsed the enfran- chisement of women, being among the flowers. From the center of the booth swung great and gorgeous banner of the same brilliant suffrage colors repre- senting The Mems League, that is help ing the women to win the rights of active citizenship.
 Literature was distributed in immense quantities by earnest workers. and was eagerly seized and read, by the great crowd that surged constantly about the booth. Over 22O people joined the suf- frage cause, converted by the eloquent addresses of the speakers. MT. A. s. c. Taylor, of Norfolk, and also treasurer and secretary of the Mems League which contains many of the finest, and best known men in the state of Connecticut, gave two stirring, convincing talks. to such good effect, that he was unable to attend to all the interested people, who clamored, for information. Miss Emily Pierson, state organizer of the Woman's Association gave several very fine ad- dresses and simply carried the crowd off their feet cries of 'bravo," "she knows what she is talking about, ''she is per fecrly right" etc., were constantly heard dHrinR"her remarks and at the end of tions, as we'll as veteran statesman could have done. Mrs. Frances Maule Bjorkman from the National Head. quarters for Woman Suffrage in New York City, told the crowd many things that impressed them tremendously. Mrs. Bjorkman came originally from Colo rado, where she voted at the polls, with the other enfranchised women, and greatly interested everybody as to the effect of "Votes for Women" in that state. The speakers were constantly at work the entire day and when they left late in the afternoon, a great crowd still surrounded their booth, and would have apparently remained there indefinitely had the speakers continued, so i'm pressed were they, with the able argu- ments. put forth by the Suffragists. In fact it may truly be said, that the Suffrage people" carried off all the glory, and one would have thought to see the surging mass of interested, ear nest listeners that surrounded the beauti- ful booth, for which the energetic county chairman, Mrs. A. G. Scranton Taylor, of Norfolk, was responsible for, that Saturday was Suffrage Day" in Win, sted instead of Aviation Day" M. I.