The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
women TO SEEK
AIDOF WILSON
New Jersey Suffragists to Ask
Presidents Help in
Campaign.
MASS MEETING PLANNED
Mrs. Pankhurst and Other Leaders VIII
Address Convention Next Sunday.
Rally at Columbia Theater.

With announcements Of completed pro
grams for the National American womaI
Suffrage convention, the Suffrage
school," which will be opened at the
close Of the convention, of the mass
meeting of welcome to the New Jersey
delegation coming to visit the Presi.
dent, and Of the lecture OF Mrs. Emme-
line Pankhurst English militant leader
the local equal suffrage headquarters
served notice yesterday that their winter
campaign Is begun and that the people
Of the National Capital are to have 3
winter of strenuous agitation of the
question Of votes for women"
The attempt of the delegation Of New
Jersey women TO obtain from president
Wilson a declaration that he is a pro:
ponent of equal suffrage, will be the frs'
shot fired. The suffragists believe the
President is their friend. but they In.
tend, as the distinct feature of this win
ter's campaign, to learn definitely who
are their friends and who are theii
enemies. Another departure from tradi.
ton that is to feature the coming cam
paign, Is that they intend to fight their
enemies with all the weapons counten-
anced in the game Of practical politics.
Women Arrive Sunday.
The New Jersey delegation will arrive
la Washington next Sunday. They viii
be welcomed by a mass meeting in the
Columbia Theater at 3 O'Clock on the
afternoon OF their arrival Speakers at
this meeting will be Mrs. Rheta Childe
Dorr, editor of The Suffragist; Mrs. Inez
Mflholland Boisservain. and the Rev.
J. G. Mythen.
Resolutions passed by all equal suf-
frage organizations Of New Jersey, urg-
fnrp be DraeIdarF 20 he afrf-
frage an administration measure and
calling upon him to include in his mes
sage convening the next regular session
OF Congress request that the passage
OF the suffrage amendment joint resolu-
tion, No. /, be proceeded with immedI-
ately. will be brought to the President by
the delegation. The delegation will seek
also. to put Senators and Representa-.
tives from their State on record. for OF
against them.
Among the delegation are Mrs A. B,
Jones, Mrs. E. F. Feickert, Mrs. Mary
Correll, Mrs. Nina Van Winkle, Mss
Lucille Colby, Miss Emma L. Richards.
Miss L. H. Roberts, DR.. Mary G. Cum
Minis. Mrs. A W. Spanhooft, Mrs Horace
Elmer, Miss Estelle Wheeler, Mrs. Ak
bert Norton Wood. Mrs. Adel Bonneville.
Mrs. w. H CASTOR, DR.. Elizabeth Ner-
cells. Miss Melinda Scott, Mrs. Cham
plain Riley, DR.. Mary d. Hussey, Mrs.
II. Compton, Mrs. William d. Edwards,
Mrs. NJ, E. Buffien, Mrs. E. NJ Ramsey.
Miss Esther Ogden, and Mrs. j. An
thony.
The foHty-fifth annual convention o.
the national organization will open in
on November 30. with re.
union Of delegates at the Hotel Bellevue,
which has been selected as headquarters
The reunion will follow a mass meeting
to be held at the Columbia Theater in
the afternoon, at which DR.. Anna How.
ard Shaw. Miss Jane Adams and StatG
Senator Helen Ring Robinson, of Col.
orado, will be the speakers The dele
gates will be in session until DecembeI
5. The convention will sit at New
Masonic Temple.
Results Are Expected.
Practical results are expected from tht
acts of the convention and from the con.
ferences of its delegates Many Of ths
nations prominent men and women will
be in attendance as delegates and speak
ers. The principal task before the body
win be the working out OF plans for q
to bring something stronger
than oratoricaI persuasion to bear upon
the politicians Of the land in interest OF
''the cause"
Following the convention a suffrage
school, will be opened at the Public
Library. The course to be given will
last from December to December -
Mrs. Robert La Toilette, wife OF Sem
ltor La Toilette; Senator Robert L
Owen, DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, Helen
Il. Gardiner, Miss Alice Paul. Miss Janet
Senator George (. Chamber.
ain, Louis F. Post. Assistant Secretary
of Labor; DR.. Harvey W. Wiley and
Victor Murdock, leader
If Progressives in the House, will bt
among the lecturers. The work of the
chool is divided into two main courses:
me, methods of work in suffrage cam.
'aigns: and two, information of value u
suffrage workers
The date of Mrs. Pankhurst's lecture
$ announced as Sunday, November q
She will speak at the Columbia Theatef
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