The Washington herald., 1913-10-26
SUFFRAGE LOBBY
Being FORMED
Strong Fight to Be Made in
Behalf Of Constitutional
Amendment.
DETAILS ARE DISCUSSED
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw Thinks Out
look Favorable PLANS Being Per-
fected for Convention Here.

Formation of a powerful lobby is being
rapidly completed by the National Asso-
ciation Gf Woman Suffragists. Through
the instrumentaiity of this lobby. backed
by the concentrated effort OF the woman
suffrage strength of the nation. the suf-
fragists believe that submission 10 the
States of an amendment TO the Consti-
tuition TO enfranchise women will be
agreed to at the next session OF Con-
gress
During the last few weeks prominent
men and women from all sections of thu
country have come to the Capital, helt
conferences with Miss Alice Paul, chair
man of the Congressional committee q
the National American Suffrage Assor
citation, and have undertaken work as
signed to them,
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. president d'
the national association. who went uver
Miss Paul. this week. expressed satisfae
tion with what has been done for or
ganization. She thinks the outlook }
very favorable.
Work of Coming Convention.
! The national convention of suffragisu
opens here on November 90 II will bf
one of the principal tasks OF this con
vention 10 devise methods for making
the work OF the Congressional commit
toe in Washington doubly effective bg
I employing the full suffrage strength Of
| the country as n unit behind its effortt.
! Henceforward members Of Congress
will be argued with. and then, il they
remain enemies to the cause. they VIII
be fought Upon the list of the na-
tion's anu-woman suffrage Legislators
the women have the names OF several
men whom they expect 10 be able 10
I NJ raRFu linz to
| gress.
| Behind the national association
stands the Western organization oi
women voters. which will take steps To
| throw its votes against the dOminsnt
party if it fails to make woman sIf-
frage nationwide. The revenues that
| the national association will draw for
this winters campaign will come from
every section of the country.
The following chairmen of commit
tees and other appointments for tie
convention have been, announced:
National chairman Of convention, Mrs.
Lawrence Lewis; chairman on hospital.
ity, Miss Emily X. Perry; banners. Miss
! Lena Hitchcock; badges, Mrs. Nina T.
| Anender: suffragist school. Miss Emma
| l.. Waldo: ushers. Mrs. Irving Muller.
postal service. Mrs. Cora Bacon Foster;
| benefits. Miss MAJ V. Wolf: suffragist
play. Mrs. Randolph Keith Forrest; AUTO
mobiles, Miss l. Tricou; legislative work.
Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell: campaign liter
ature. Mrs. Helen H. Gardener: inforTna-
t-a BI-eru Ats Sf.y EeAi-g -iaZztt.
uu meet ng or fgg .bgs ~ 49,. su IS
Eslpl keith tf0trtFi 3"TssTsblQ., 81 $
Ei-zs.e BassiSs y sry.as -ers. Miss CEaT-
l0ttc lahn -. assiaFA Mrs Mar,hs
| Tsrgi rssetiris ,slhsr 2. M,ss f.rss
Actor NpucG
Edit0. ~ ~ SuTragtSf, AI1s r. n
Childe Dorr;i business manager of the
| SuffTagist M. James Keating; assistant
business maIhGer of the Suffragist. Mrs.
Martha TagF chairman, seating OF dele
gates, Miss Joy Webster; convention,
Mrs Susan T.. Boughton, tickets. Miss
May V. VOL; ticket Office. Mrs. Minnie
F.. Brooks; bress, Mrs. Helen II. Gard
/ ener.
Financial kcretary, Mrs Henry Lock
wood: chairhan on literature Miss Bes-
sic Barkley research work. Miss Emily
| x Perry: neeting of December /. Miss
| Jessie Dell; excursions, Mrs. White; sell
ing literature during convention. Mrs
, Monroe Hopkins; New Jersey deputation,
| Mrs. Monroe Hopkins; credentials, Mrs,
Nina F.. AIltnder.
Treasurer, Mrs. Annette +. BayIey,
chairman on selling Suffragist during
! convention, MIS-. Martha Tagg; black
| board. Miss LilJ Glenn; headquarters for
convention. MIS-. George T. Odell; fur
nishing Mrs. Russell MacLennan: di-
| rections to delegates. Mrs. White; recep-
ton November 20. Mrs. Emma S. Ten
| ney.