The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-22
MEETING IF SUFFRAC|STs
DELEGATES AT NATIONAL MEET ING WAVE TEN-STAR PENNANT.
President Anna Howard Shaw Op posed for Reelection by Miss
 Clay of Kentucky.

Phlladelphla, NOV. 22.-Elated OVel the recent addition of four stars tt their flag, hundreds of delegates t( the forty-fourth annual convention O. the National American Woman Sui frage association, which opened Thurs day for five days session, are pre- pairing to give to the cause" the mos notable impetus since the inception 0. the equal franchise movement. The women have come from every section of the country and are among the leaders in their respective states.
 The program prepared for the gath ering provides for many novel and at tractive features. Witherspoon hall where the most of the sessions vii be held, has been handsomely oeco rated. The siX-star flag, conspicuous at the former conventions of the or ganization, gives way this year to the ten-star flag, the four new stars repre- senting the states of Michigan, Kan sas, Oregon and Arizona, which adopt ed woman suffrage amendments at the recent elections.
 The meetings will vary in character from a great outdoor rally in lnde. pendence square to Thanksgiving service Sunday afternoon, in the Met ropolitan opera house. All of the even ing sessions will be open to the pub lie.
 At the formal opening of the con vention Thursday Miss Jane Addams of Chicago presided and the national president, Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, delivered her annual address. AnoJh, CT feature of the evening" $ program was addresses from leaders who aided the cause to victory in Arizona, Michi gan, Oregon and Kansas.
 The men enlisted in the equal sui frage cause will have their innings Friday evening. The session will be in the entire charge of the National Mems League for Woman Suffrage. and men only will appear on the pro. gram as speakers.
 The program for the Saturday even. ing session will be conducted entirely by the National College Equal Sui |frage league, of which Dr. M. Carey Thomas, president of Bryn Mawr col lege, is the head. Two debating teams, made up of young women college stu. dents, will engage in a debate on the subject of equal suffrage.
 A special program has been pre-. pared for the Independent Square ral. ly Tho original woman's declaration of rights will be read, and Mrs. Char. 1ottA D.,ir hn nn1x txrtro cirY will be present, and be formally pre-. sented with a bouquet of flowers.
 The Sunday afternoon thanksgiving service in the opera house will prob ably be the largest indoor suffrage meeting ever held in this country. The background of the stage will be huge world map, showing the progress of the suffrage movement up to date. All the suffrage territory will be paint. ed in bright red. A band of 50 mu. sicians will furnish the music for the meeting. Rev. Anna Howard Shaw will preside, and among the speakers will be Miss Jane Addams and Miss Julia Lathrop, the latter the newly appointed head of the children's bu. reau.
 The election of officers of the asso. citation for the year is a subject that is already exciting lively discussion among the delegates. Rev. Anna How. ard Shaw of Philadelphia will be a candidate for reelection to the presi. dency and will be seriously opposed for the first time during the eight years she has held the office. The op. position has ceIttered upon Hiss Laura Clay of Kentucky as their candidate.