Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-30
STATE ASSOCIATION TO HOLD AN.
NUAL CONVENTION IN BOONE
NEXT WEEK.
PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT
TO BE DULY CELEBRATED
Half Hour to be Devoted to Rejoicing
Over Act Of Legislature and Every
Delegate Will be Given CT ance to
Speak-Prosram for the Three Days
Meeting.

Boone. Sept. So-Following one OF
the most active and most successful!
years in Its history. the Iowa Equal
Suffrage association will meet here in
annual convention for four days, start
ing Wednesday. October S.
The association has much TO cele-
brate. It's most notable achievement
was the securing of the passage of both
houses OF the legislature. of the equal
suffrage amendment. Recently a suff-
rage tour was participated in by sew
eral of the most active workers OF the
association.
The complete program OF the Boone
meeting follows:
Executive board meeting, Wednesday
October 5.
Thursday, Oct. 9.
Formal opening of convention.
Roll call of officers.
Appointment OF committees on cour-
tesies, credentials, finances and resolu-
tons
Report of state officers.
Corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ruby
j. Eckerson.
Recording secretary, Mrs Carrie V.
a. Lucas.
Treasurer, Mrs. Susie H. Brown.
Auditors, Mrs. Susan Phillips, Mrs.
F. A Patterson.
Church work. Dr.. Nina Wilson
Dewey.
Press work, Mrs. Carrie Lucas.
o- work Nina
Wilson Dewey.
Report Of auto trip, Mrs. P. ]. Mills.
Repor, OF ST. Lopis conference, Mrs.
Ella G. Caldwell.
Consideration of proposed change in
bylaws.
Announcements.
Thursday evening.
Music, vocal solo. Miss Maud Eldrige.
Address Of welcome-For the city.
John s. Crooks, mayor; commercial as
ISOLATION. H. Z. Fry: Boone Federation
OF Women's clubs. Mrs. James Grant.
Response. Mrs. F. a. Patterson.
Music. voice, violin and piano. Miss
Maud Eldrige. Mrs. E. y. Mann. Miss
Helen Bonnard.
Acting presidents address, Miss
Flora Dunlap. head resident Roadside
Settlement, Des Moines.
Words of encouragement. Mrs. NAL
colin 3. Smith, state corresponding sec
rotary. W. c. T. Z.
A reception in church parlors given
by the Boone clubs to visitors and
delegates.
Friday. Oct. 10.
Reading Of minutes.
Report of suffrage work. state fair
week. Mrs Frank Sharkland.
Presentation of Womans Journal
Miss Agnes Ryan.
Election Of officers.
Noon adjournment.
One-h half hour rejoicing over the vic
tory in the last legislature; few
words from every delegate and visitor.
Workers conference.
Legislative Work, What? Discus
sion led by Mrs H. w Spaulding.
Should the State Association En-
ploy a Campaign Manager" Discus
sion BY Mrs Harriet Belvel Evans.
Should We Try to Have a Suffrage
Speaker on the Chautauqua Plat
form?' Discussion led by Mrs. Laura
Hurd Baily.
Creating Sentiment" Discussion
opened by the reading OF letter writ
ten by Susan B. Anthony to Iowa suf-
fragists, Oct. 9, 1897.
How Best to Interest the Business
Woman in Suffrage Discussion led
by Miss Florence Harsh.
Report of resolution committee.
Friday Evening.
Music, vocal solo, Miss Elizabeth
Ertz.
Presenta ton of new officers.
Music, vocal solo. Joel Carlson ano
Miss Helen Bonnard.
Address, Miss Agnes Ryan, business
manager Woman's Journal, Boston
Mass.
Closing of convention.
Saturday Morning.
State executive board meeting.