Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-21
sUFFRAG|sTs TO
HOLD BIC MEETING
FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL
CONVENTION OF ASSO-
CATION.
RAISE TEN STARRED FLAG,
MISS JANE ADDAMs WILL PRl}
SIDE AT FORMAL OPENING
OF CONVENTION
TONIGHT

Philadelphia. Pa. Nov 20.--Elat-
ed over the recent addition OF four
stars to their flag. hundreds OF dele
gates to the forty-fourth annual con.
yention OF the National American
Woman Suffrage Association. which
meets tomorrow for five days ses-
sion. are here today preparing to
give to the cause" the most not
able impetus since the inception Of
the equal franchise movement. The
women have come from every section
OF the country and are among the
leaders in their respective states
The hotels are filled with them, and
many Others of the delegates are be-
ing entertained in private homes.
The program prepared for the
gathering provides for amny novel
and attractive features. Witherspoon
Hall, where the most OF the sessions
will be held, has been handsomely
decorated for the occasion. The six
star flag. conspicuous at the former
conventions OF the organization, gives
way this year to the ten-star flag.
the four new stars representing the
States of Michigan. Kansas, Oregon
and Arizona, which adopted woman
suffrage amendments at the recent
elections.
A fine array OF talent has been
obtained TO address the various
meetings. consisting OF prominent
men and women TO have become fa-
nous for their devotion and labor
along different lines OF human act
ivity.
The meeting will vary in character
from a great outdoor rally in Inde-
pendence Square on the opening day
TO a Thanksgiving service on Sun
day afternoon in the Metropolitan
Opera House. All of the evening
sessions will be open to the public
At the formal opening OF the con-
vention tomorrow night Miss Jane
Adams OF Chicago will preside and
the national president. Rev Anna
Howard Shaw, will deliver her an
nual address. Another feature of the
evenings programme viii be address,
es from leaders who aided the cause
TO victory in Arizona, Michigan, Ore
gon and Kansas
The men enlisted in the equal sJf-
iragc cause viii have their innings
Friday evening, The sessions will
be in the entire charge Of the Nation
al Mems League for Woman Suf-
frage and men only will appear on
the programme as speakers.
The programme for Saturday even
ing session will be conducted entire
ly by the National College Equal
suffrage League, OF which Dr. NJ.
Carey Thomas. president OF Bryn
Mawr College, is the head. Two de-
batting teams made up OF young wom-
en- college students will engage in a
debate on the subject OF equal suf-
frage
\ special programme has been pro
pared for the independence Square
rally tomorrow The original Wo-
mans Declaration Of Rights viii be
read. and Mrs Charlotte Pierce. the
only living singer, will De present.
and be- formally presented with a
bouquet OF flowers.
The Sunday afternoon thanksgiv-
ing services In the opera house will
probably be the largest indoor suf-
.urp meeting ever held IN this coun-
.rr The background OF the stage
Tii be q huge world map. SHOWING
'lc progress OF the suffrage move
ment up 20 date. All the suffrage
territory will be painted In bright
red. 4 band OF sixty musicians viii
furnish the music for the meeting.
Rev Anna Howard Shaw will preside
and among the speakers will be Miss
Jane Adams and Miss Julia lathrop,
the latter the newly appointed head
OF the Children's Bureau.
\ mass OF routine work viii bc
disposed OF al the daily busines ses-
sions OF the convention. Reports
will be received from the various na-
iional officers and committees and
from delegates representing all OF
the states. These reports will EN-
ploy a narration OF the progress,
made during the past year the plans
Of campaign found most effective and
an exchange OF ideas through debate
The speakers who will be heard
Al the night sessions will lnclud,
many persons OF national or inter
national prominence. In addition to
those already named they viii inciud,