Evening star., 1913-11-23
SUFFRAGE FORCES
TO MOVE ON CITY
Annual Convention of National
Association Convenes
Next Saturday.
PLANS FOR NATIONWIDE
VOTE WILL BE LAID
Prominent Men and Women From
All Sections Are on the
Program.

More than 500 suffragists from all parts
| OF the nation, including some Of the
| leading professional women and sociolog-
| lcal experts of the country, are expected
| to be in Washington next Saturday for
| the opening of the annual convention of
| the National American Woman Suffrage
Association and for the womAn Suffrage
school which is to follow it.
| The most important subjects to be con-
sidered at the convention are plans for
| the carrying on of the campaign Tor an
| amendment to the federal Constitution
enfranchising women and the considera-
ton of new constitution for the organ
| ization
| The new constitution for the national
association is to be proposed by COM
| mittee consisting of Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait. president of the International Suf-
frage Alliance: Miss Caroline Ruutz-
Rees Miss Jessie Ashley, Mrs Helen Hoy
Greeley and Mrs. Raymond Brown. The
new constitution, If accepted, is expected
sound business basis. 1t provides for the
adoption each year by the annual con-
vention of a plan of work for the ma
tional association. and a budget to carry
out this plan.
Committees to Meet.
The preliminary work of the convention
will be begun next Saturday, with meet
ings of the credentials and executive
committees and of the governing board
at the Bellevue Hotel. All OF the regular
sessions will be held at the New Masonic
Temple
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, president of
the national association, will preside at a
mass meeting to be held at the Columbia
Iheater next Sunday afternoon, at which
the principal speakers will be Miss Jane
Addams of Chicago and Senator Helen
Ring Robinson of Colorado. Sunday even
ing a reunion of delegates is scheduled at
the Bellevue Hotel.
The convention will be formally opened
Monday morning, December !, simulta-
neously with the opening of the regular
session of Congress. Mrs. Nina E. Allen
der. president of the District of Columbia
Suffrage Association, will deliver an ad-
dress of welcome, on behalf of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and Miss Alice Paul,
chairman of the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage, will welcome the dele
gates behalf of the Congressional
Union, which will entertain the conven-
ton Next Mrs. Solon Jacobs. president
of the Alabama Suffrage Association. will
respond behalf of the national organ
ization. Reports of officers and depart
ments will follow.
Victory to Be Celebrated.
The suffrage victory in Illinois is to be
celebrated Monday night, December 1,
with the speakers including Mrs Grace
Wilbur Trout, president of the Illinois
Suffrage Association; Mrs. Sherman K
Booth. legislative chairman of the ILL.,
| nois Suffrage Association; Mrs. Catherine
Mccullough. formerly legislative chair
man: Mrs. Ella S. Stewart, former presi-
dent of the Illinois Suffrage Association
Mrs. Medeil Mccormick and Mrs. Antoi-
nette Funk, both members of the board
of the association. Dr. Shaw will deliver
her annual address. and Miss Lucy Burns,
vice chairman Of the Congressional Union,
will speak on the national suffrage con-
stitutional amendment. The new consti-
tuition will coma up for consideration
Tuesday morning, December ,, and when
it is disposed of there will be a confer
ence on methods" led by Mrs. Arthur
Livermore of Yonkers. n. Y. In the
evening the program is to be under the
direction of the National Mems League
for Woman Suffrage. and James Lees
14aidlaw. the president, will preside. The
speakers will include Senator Thomas of
Colorado. chairman of the Senate suffrage
committee, and Senators Bristow of Kan
sas and Owen of Oklahoma, and Repre-
sentatives Victor Murdock of Kansas,
w liildIl TNcIlt OI AdilIOIIlId, y. w. Bryan
of Washington state and former Mayor
George Creel of Denver.
Presidents of state associations will
make their reports Wednesday morning
and Miss Helen Racker of Lawrence.
Kan, will lead another conference on
methods" Next years program is to
be discussed then.
Courts to Be Discussed.
Women and Children in the Courts"
is to be the subject for discussion that
evening. The speakers are to include
Judge Julian Mack of the United States
Commerce Court, formerly of the Chi
cago Juvenile court; Judge Harry Olsen
of the Chicago domestic relations court
Miss Maud Minor, probation officer of
New York city. and Miss Katherine
Davis, superintendent OF the Bedford re-
formatory, New York.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait will be the
principal speaker at meeting Thurs
day evening, following business sessions
during the morning and afternoon. Other
speakers at the evening session will be
Mrs. Thomas Hepburn, president of the
Connecticut Suffrage Association, and
others not yet chosen.
The convention will come to a close
Friday with meeoings of the executive
committee and of the official board
The suffrage school will be held from
December S TO December 90 under the
auspices of the Congressional Union at
the Washington Public Library. The
subject to be discussed will be divided
into methods of work in suffrage CAM
paigns and information of value to suf-
frage workers. The lectures include
many prominent men and women i'm
public life. Every possible phase of suf-
frage work and the feminist movement
is to be discussed by experts.
Those Who Will Lecture.
The list OF men and women who have
promised to deliver lectures is as fol-
lows:
Mrs. sherman Is. Booth, legislative
chairman of the Illinois Suffrage Assoca-
tion: James keating. business manager of
the Suffragist; ellison Gardner, newspaper
correspondent: W. l.. Stoddard news
paper correspondent; Mrs. Susan Walker
Fitzgerald. recording secretary of the Ma
tlonal American Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION; Miss Emily Pierson, organizer
of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage AS
sociation; Miss Hazel Mackaye pageant
designer and producer; Mrs. Robert La
Toilette, wife of Senator La Toilette of
Wisconsin.
Senator owen of Oklahoma. DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw. president of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association:
Mrs Nannette b. Paul. professor at the