Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-17
WILL OPEN HEADQUARTERS
Miss Minnie Bronson, National Sec
rotary, to Be in Charge.
LITERATURE FOR THE PUBLIC
Mrs. Dodge of New York Returns
Home Tomorrow, Following Plans
for an Active Campaign.

The "antis" are in Washington with a
| determination to fight the woman SlIf-
Irage movement to finish during the
| next TWO or three weeks. Their head
quarters will be opened today or tomor-
| row. probably on Pennsylvania avenue,
according to Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge of
New York. president of the National AS
ISOLATION Opposed to Woman Suffrage,
who is here helping to organize the anti
suffrage campaign.
Headquarters will be in charge of Miss
Minnie Bronson. general secretary of the
national organization. Miss Bronson was
| formerly connected with the Department
of Commerce and Labor, and for three
years conducted Investigations for the de-
| partment in conditions surrounding child
labor in the southern states.
We are Determined to make it known
| to the country that the great majority
| of women do not desire the ballot said
| Mrs. Dodge today. THE suffragistS are
! clever advertisers and are decidedly
| noisy. They are misrepresenting the real
| situation. Of the 2i,O00OOO women of
voting age in this country, however. even
| the suffragistS claim that only per cent
| have subscribed themselves suffragists.
| And practically every woman who is
suffragist hastens to enlist herself under
their banner
L lie DeileNe IHdt WOH-
en- can bring about the reforms desired
| by engaging in welfare work and char
| liable enterprises. The women who are
active in opposition to woman suffrage
are leaders. it will be found, in just such
work which is accomplishing so much
good for men, women and children
throughout the country"
To Answer Suffrage Questions.
Mrs. Dodge will return to New York
tomorrow. At the ants headquarters
literature will be distributed. and ques-
| tons relating to suffrage will be answer
| ed. 1t is expected that the local branch
of the national organization will hold
| meetings and stir up interest in oppos-
ton to the suffrage movement. but the
| national organization is planning only
one meeting. that in the Belasco Theater
| February - Mrs. Dodge will preside at
| that meeting. and addresses will be made
| bs- Miss Lucy Price of Cleveland. Ohio:
| by Miss Mamie Bronson, and by Mrs.
is Mankind Advancing" which recently
created a stir in New York.
Mrs. Dodge is authority for the state
ment that Mrs. Preston. formerly Mrs.
Grover Cleveland, is an enthusiastic
| Marshall, wife of the Vice President
| elect. Efforts are also to be made to
enlist the support of Mrs. Taft and
| Mrs. w oOdrOW wilson, she said
| The women expected to assist in the
| campaign here, at least by their moral
| support, include Mrs Wickersham. wife
| of the Attorney General, and an honor
airy vice president of the Washington
branch of the "antis": Mrs. Elihu Root,
| wife of Senator Root. who is also
honorary vice president: Mrs Murray
Crane. wife of Senator Crane of Massa-
| chusetts; Mrs. Weeks, wife of the SEN
| ator-elect from Massachusetts, and
| Miss Jane Riggs, Miss Grace DEMO
| Litcf1field and Mrs. Kingsbury Water
| man, all officers of the Washington
| branch.