The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-29
FINANCE AFFAIRS CHIEF TOPIC
Will Urge Additional Tax on All
Allied Organizations
MAY MOVE HEADQUARTERS

Washington, Nov. 29.-f'inancial af-
fairs OF the National American Woman
Suffrage association form the chief
topic of discussion at the forty firth
annual convention of the association
which began here today in connection
with the sessions of the National Col
| lege Woman's Suffrage association,
and the suffrage school to be conduct
| ed 10y the congressional union.
The associations financial affairs
will he brought formally To the attcn-
| tion of the convention on Tuesday
when a committee will present an
amendment to the constitution to pro-
! vide an additional tax upon the bud
gets of the constituent organizations.
! The members of these organizations
already are taxed 10 cents annually
for the support of the national body.
Expect Thousand Delegates.
Most of the 800 accredited delegates
To the convention have arrived. Many
alternates are here To attend 1t IL
estimated more than 1000 accredited
delegates and alternates will attend
the sessions.
The formal meetings of the convcn-
ton will not begin until Monday.
Addresses of welcome and the re-
sponscs are to be followed by a cele-
bration of the suffrage victory in III
inois. Then will come an address on
the federal suffrage amendment and
the annual address of the associa-
tons president, Or. Anna Howard
Shaw
The first real business session be-
gins Tuesday morning with the pres
entatlon of the report of the commit
tee that framed the financial amend
ment to the associations constitution.
Already there have been expressed a
variety Of opinions on the advisability
of adopting the amendment, especially
among the membership of the larger
state organizations and the great in
dependent bodies which only with the
last year or two finally became affil-
lated with the national association.
Another subject to be fought out on
the floor of the convention will be the
removal of the national headquarters
from New York to Washington. That
question, however is one that arises
at each annual convention and there
fore will not command the attention
given to the finance amendment
Washington sulfragists are planning a
campaign To regain the headquarters
Hold Mass Meeting Sunday
Tho lrlliminurN work If a.
vention will bc done tomorrow by the
credentials committee, which will eX
anime the credentials of the delegates.
It's report will be presented Monday. n
great mass meeting will be held Sun
day afternoon at which DIR. Anna
Howard Shaw, president of the ma
tional association will preside. Among
the speakers will be Miss Jane Ad-
dams of Chicago, and Senator Helen
Ring Robinson. of Denver, member Of
the Colorado Senate. At night "a re-
union of the delegates will be held at
a local hotel
Monday welcoming address to the
delegates will he delivered by Mrs.
Nina r. Allender, president of the
state society of the District of Colum
bia. Miss Alice Paul. chairman Of the
congressional committee of the nation
al association also will welcome the
delegates. a response will be made by
Mrs. Solon Jacobs, president of the
Alabama Suffrage association. The
remainder of the afternoon session viii
bc taken up with reports of the Of
hcials and departments.
Celebrate Illinois Victory.
The great Illinois celebration will be
Continued on End Page, 5th Column.