The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-25
NEW SUFFRAGE
 CAMPAIGN ON.
SUMMER WARFARE OPENS WITH BOOM, WITH TWO SESSIONS
 HELD AT SAVIN ROCK.
MISS BURRITT GIVES TALK
Afternoon Tea For Mrs. William T.. Hincks at Hotel Pembroke,
 WoodmOnt, Today.

WOOOmOnG, IOO&y.
 Appreciative crowds gave a most hearty welcome to the newest novelty at Savin Rock yesterday, the two open-air suffrage meetings, one at the cottage of Mrs. Max Adler, in Beach street, and the other at the Savin Rock park. Mrs. Gertrude Murdock Duncan, of New York, is lending strong support to the suffrage cam paign to be carried on this summer in New Haven and vicinity, and with
 the assistance of Miss Marian Tllden
 Burritt, also of New York, who Is n
 the Elm City for a few days, the cam
 paign was most successfully launched in the meetings of yesterday.
 Mrs. Duncan and Miss Burritt first appeared under the auspices of the
 Political Equality club, at the meeting at the Adler cottage in the afternoon. A gathering of nearly 200 women, old and young, pioneers in the New Ha- ven suffrage movement and those who had come to hear the suffrage
 arguments for the first time, filled the spacious porch of the cottage and finally the house itself had to be thrown open to accommodate the later
 corners. Even then, others fingered
 on the lawn, or along the sidewalk
 and now passing carriage paused. A few men were also noticed, loathe to pass on, and an occasional click of the camera was heard from the circle Of spectators.
 Mrs. Leo Herz, the president of the club, presided and introduced the speakers, Mrs. Duncan and Miss Bur ritt. Mrs. Duncan has already ao- dressed New Haven audiences several times, and received most enthusias- Al II, cyf0 of humorous stories and her usual pleas ant manner, she succeeded once again in bringing forcibly before her hear CTS the need of the vote to women. before giving up the floor to Miss Bur- ritt, who was the principal speaker of the afternoon.
 Brings Suffrage Message.
 Miss Burritt quickly won the ad-
 nliration of her audience, showing herself to be most convincing and earnest speaker. In the space of an
 hours time she presented the many argum ents for equal suffrage, now
 familiar to every suffragist, but in such a manner that each seemed to
 have a deeper meaning and greater force than. ever before. Women who
 opposed suffrage, she declared were
 those who had. not given careful thought to the subject. Continuing
 her talk, she pointed out why women
 needed the ballot flor the same req sons that men need it, and for more reasons"
 Speaking of the illusion entertained by many people that as woman's place is naturally ins the home and that the
 presence of women in professions and trades is merely temporary state of affairs to be soon overturned and all women again restored to the home,
 Miss Burritt declared that the old home of industry is forever broken. up, and that the work once done by 1.-the fireside will never return to it's primitive place, l1es must necessarily be done in the factories where the greater convenlences are supplied; but 1 that the home of love is still intact, and to keep her family as of old, the mother must still have some control of industrial conditions; that through the public schools and life outside the home, the children are separated from her the greater part of the time, and upon their reaching their majority, she finds herself with almost nothing to do; and that as the care of her own children is now taken in great part from her. the wisdom which her motherhood inStinctiyely gives her is wasted, if by means of the ballot, she l is not permitted to exercise it for the welfare of the race.
 Evening Session at Park. | An even more novel meeting for l this state, was that held by the Equal Franchise league in, the Savin Rock park at about o'clock last evening. The spirited playing of the band an nounced the arrival of the "suffra gette' automobile, and as soon as the
 machine was drawn up in a corner of the park, the speakers mounted 10 the seats and addressed the crowds that were quickly gathering. Miss Burritt again spoke, and the crowds continued to increase. Mrs. Duncan also gave talk on suffrage, and both
 the speakers kept the close attention
 of their audience, composed in large
 part of, men who had come up to lis ten. Applause was frequent, yet not boisterous, and the policemen ap- pointed to keep order found absolute ly nothing to do. Following the ad-
 dresses suffrage literature and enroll
 ment blanks were passed out to an audience which the suffragists foun in no way indifferent. In fact, every
 one seemed so, anxious to reach the front before the supply of literature might possibly give out, that a small l boy, not without reason, piped up, Are they passing lemonade? ?" A | number of the members of the league were present to help in the distribu- ton of the leaflets, and it is proba ble that, as the first meeting was so suc CeSSl LII, several SlInlldT ones WILL De held before the close of the season.
 Woodmont Tea For Mrs. Hincks This afternoon tea will be given by the Equal Franchise league at IIo- tel Pembroke, Woodmont, for Mrs William T. Hincks, of Bridgeport, the state president; Mrs. Carlos F. Stod-
 dard of New Haven, the county chair
 man, and Miss Marian Tilden Burritt of New York, who is spending few days at the west shore. The hours are from to and cordial invita- ton was extended to all members of the league, as well as all others who
 are. interested in the subject of suf- frage. The invitation was for tea and toasts, a cool drink and warm well l come. Mrs Stoddard will be the l toastmistress of the afternoon, and
 among those responding to toasts will be Mrs. Gertrude Murdock Duncan. l Miss Burritt Mrs. Frank J. Mitchell, Jr., ''The Simple Human Justice of It.; Mrs. Frank A. Corbin, Mrs
 Charles r. Scott and Miss Nellie M | Evans, Votes For Women and the
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