Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-23

the kindness of Miss Frances Osborne of Derby. Headquarters were estab- HShed 1H each town and meetings held afternoon and evening. At the end of the week a big mass meeting was held and in addition between 50 and 5 per sonal calls were made in each town and daily factory and street meetings held. Five minute talks were given at Is moving picture shows with audiences averaging 600. In the evening stereop- ticon slides were shown on the streets with accompanying lecture, and this method prOYed' very successful The results of such a campaign cannot even be estimated. The most valuable result of the campaign was the organ iZing of six new leagues at Walling- ford, Putnam, Danielson, MiddletoWn, Meriden and TorTington. The total expense of this was $7606.51 and the total receipts were $4,03S.42. In all the cities, firms and individuals CO., operated in every way to make the campaign a success, and in every place the spirit was friendly. Much of this last month has been devoted to fair work, and the results were very satis- factory. To my mind this year has been the most successful of any year since 1 have been connected with the organization. Our work has been a. logical development from preceding years and has, at the same time, been radical and aggressive"
 Mrs. Catt and Dean Sumner.
 In the evening session of the con- vention Dean Walter Taylor Sumner of Chicago. superintendent of the city mission of Chicago and chairman of the Chicago vice commission was one of the speakers, and the other was Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt. president of the International Woman Suffrage alliance. She spoke upon The Worlds Women.
 Mrs. Catt related experiences which were her lot while attending the recent international gathering at Budapest. Her popularity in England is great among women interested in the suf- frage movement, while on the cOntt- nent it Is equally fervent
 Luncheon on Wednesday,
 A luncheon was given by the execu- tive board of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage association in the Hotel Bond at D. m. on Wednesday in honor of the retiring officers of the association. Between 40 and 50 persons were pres ent and speeches were made by Mrs John Winters Brannan of the Wom- ans Political union of New York, Miss Caroline Ruutz- -ReeS. national dele gate to the international womans suffrage congress at Budapest, Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton. Mrs. Mary J. Rogers of Meriden and by Mrs.
 
 retiring state president. Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn of Hartford presided.
 During the session Wednesday morn ing the report of Mrs Parker, consta- ble, of Greenwich, was heard, and it proved very interesting. Miss Emily Pierson, Cromwell, state organizer. call ed for contributions to aid in carrying on the work of the association, and over $500 was pledged, $250 of this amount being pledged by the Norwich league and SOS by private donations from Norwich residents The election of officers then took place as folows
 President, Mrs. Thompson Hepburn, Hartford; vice president. Mrs. Ernest Seton, Greenwich; record ing secretary, Miss Rutz- -Rees, prinCi- pal of Rosemary hall, Lyme; corTes- bonding secretary, Miss Mabel Wash burn, Hartford; treasurer, Mrs. M. Toscan Bennett, Hartford.
 Chairmen by Fairfield, Mrs. Fl. IT. Knox, New Canaan; Hartford, Miss Elizabeth Hubbard West Hart ford; Windham. Miss Rosamond Dan- ielson, Putnam; New Haven, Mrs. Carlos StOddard, New Haven; Middle sex, Mrs. E. c. Acheson, Niddletown; Litchfeld, Mrs. Scranton Taylor. Nor folk; New London, Dr. Esther Wood ward, Norwich
 Auditors-NIrs Mary J. Rogers, Mer- iden, Mrs. r. A. Deloss, Bridgeport
 State organizer Miss Emily Pierson. Cromwell.
 Mrs. Hepburn, the newly elected president, served as president of the association three years ago Mrs. Mary Rogers, who for the past 22 years h1s served the association faithfully in the capacity of treasurer, resigned, and it was with much regret that the resig- nation was accepted. Mrs. Bennett was elected to take her place.