The Washington herald., 1913-11-23

new constitution for the organization.
The new constitution is to be proposed
by committee consisting OF Mrs Carrie
Chapman Gait, president of the Inter-
national Suffrage Alliance: Miss Caro-
line Ruutz-Rees. Miss Jessie Ashley.
Mrs. Helen Hoy Greeley, and Mrs. Ray
mOnd Brown. The new constitution. il
accepted, is expected to put the national
association on a sound business basis.
1t provides for the adoption each year
by the annual convention of a plan of
work for the national association and
a budget to carry out this plan.
The preliminary work of the con-
vention will be begun Saturday. No.
vember -, with meetings of the Gre
dentials and executive committee, 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
national association. will preside az a
mass meeting to be held at the CO.
lumbia Theater. Sunday afternoon. No
vember go at which the principal speak
ers will be Miss Jane Adams, of Chi
cago, and State Senator Helen Ring
Robinson, of Colorado. Sunday even
ing a reunion of delegates is scheduled
at the Bellevue Hotel.
Opens December 1.
The convention will be formally
opened Monday morning. December ].
Mrs. Nina f. Allenderm, president of
the District of Columbia Suffrage AS
sOc!ation, will deliver an address of
welcome on behalf of the District, and
Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the Con-
gressiOnal Union for Woman Suffrage.
will welcome the delegates on behalf
of the Congressional Union, which is
entertaining the convention. Mrs. So
Ion Jacobs, president Of the Alabama
Suffrage Association. will respond on
behalf of the national organization.
The suffrage victory in Illinois is to be
celebrated Monday night, with the speak
ers including Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout,
president of the Illinois Suffrage Asso-
citation; Mrs. Sherman K Booth, legis-
lative chairman of the Illinois Suffrage
Mrs. Catherine Mccullough,
formerly legislative chairman; Mrs. Ella
S. Stewart, former president of the Illi-
nois Suffrage Association; Mrs. Medill
and Mrs. Antoinette Funk,
both members of the board Of the as
sociation.
DR.. Shaw then will deliver her annual
address and Miss Lucy Burns, vice chair
man of the Congressional Union, will
speak on the national suffrage constitu-
tionaI amendment. The new constitution
will come up for consideration Tuesday
December 2, and when it is dis
posed of there will be a conference Oh
methods" led by Mrs. Arthur Liver
more, OF Yonkers. n. Y. In the evening
the program is to be under the direction
Of the National Mems League for wom-
an Suffrage, and James Lees, Laidlaw,
president, will preside. The speakers will
include Senator Thomas of Colorado,
Senator Bristow of Kansas, Senator
Owen OF Oklahoma, and Representatives
Victor Murdock of Kansas, William
Kent of California. J. W. Bryan, of
and former Mayor George
Creel, of Denver.
Reports to Be Made.
Presidents of State associations win
make their reports Wednesday morning,
December 3, and Miss Helen Racker, of
Kansas, will lead another conference on
methods"
Women and children in the courts
2 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 |
ago Juvenile Court; Judge Harry Olsen, |
II the Chicago Domestic Relations Court; |
Mss Maud Minor, probation officer of
Iew York City, and Miss Katherine
Davis, superintendent of the Bedford Re-
ormatory, New York.
Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait will be the
speaker Thursday evening, De-
.ember 4. following business sessions
uring the morning and afternoon.
The convention will come to- an end