New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-21
SHY At LOVE FEAST
FOR mrs. PANKHURST
Excepting Women's Political
Union Other Suffrage
Bodies Hold AIO0f.
DR.. ANNA SHAW ABSENT
Equality League Was the Only
One of Six Societies To Be
Represented by It's Presi-
dent, Mrs. Belmont.

1t was the welcome OF the Women
Political Union TO Mrs. Pankhurst. M
other organization was present in notice
able numbers, and only one OF the SIX
other suffrage societies in New York City
was represented by It's president. That
was the Political Equality League. whose
founder and head. Mrs. o. II. P. Belmont
Mrs. Pankhurst's hostess, sat at the guest
table.
DIR. Anna Howard Shaw. president OF
the National Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton. left the city some days ago on a
speakiug tour and 20 was not at the
dinner.
Neither Mrs Raymond Brown. the new
~ elected head OF the New York state
Woman Suffrage Association, nor MISS
Harriet May Mills. its former head' was
there 10 hear Mrs. Pankhurst tell why
she had come to America and 10 JOIN IN
the greeting to her
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, PRESIDENT OF
the international Council OF women
though she expressed indignation wheh
Mrs Pankhurst was excluded from this
country. was likewise conspicuous by ner
absence from the celebration OF tho mill
tant leaders release And Miss Mary
Garrett Hay. city chairman OF the "om-
an Suffrage party, was not there-qui'e
logically not there. even Mrs. Pankhurst
warmest admirers admitted
She wasn't even asked, for We knew
she wouldn't come" said one member OF
the dinner committee.
Mrs. Howard Mansfield, president OF the
Equal Franchise League, didn't come, but
Miss Florence King. the librarian OF the
league sat at one OF the tables.
The Mems League was apparently NOT
represented: one looked In vain among
the men there for r. c. Beadle, or James
Lees Laidlaw, or any OF the officers OF
the masculine organization in defence oil
Vomans rights
Mrs. James Lees Baidlaw, chairman OF
the Borough OF Manhattan for the Wom-
an Suffrage party. either had some other
engagement or stayed at home. But two
OF the best known district leaders OF the
party. Or. Mary Halton, OF the 10Th Dis
trict. and Mrs. Marie Jenney Howe. OF
the 18th District. were there. And II DR..
Shaw didn't come, nor Mrs. Mary Ware
bennett, nor any OF the officers OF the
national" Miss Jessie Ashley. former
treasurer. was one OF the most enthus-
iastic guests.
Mrs Frank Cothren, chairman OF the
committee that is arranging the Brooklyn
parade, though she decided last month
N,,.I Iva Il
hurst TO come over to Brooklyn on No
yember I and march In that parade, was
at the dinner.
The suffrage pilgrims who walked to
Albany and to Washington were repre-
scented by Colonel" Ida Craft. Miss
Elizabeth Aldrich and Miss Elizabeth
Freeman. also ii militant with ar active
English experience.
And General Rosaiie Jones would
have been here" said Colonel Craft
only she couldn't be In the city now"
Miss Lillian wald. the Jane Adams
Of New York" had a table, and Mrs.
Vladimir Slmkhovltch. head OF Greenwich
Settlement, was TO have been there but
was prevented.
The college element was represented by
Miss Caroline Lcxo~. Of Barnard, neld
organizer for the Women's Political
Union: Miss Mary Maxon and few
other graduates OF Barnard, but Miss
Virginia Gildersleeve. dean OF Barnard.
wasn't there.
Rather conspicuously absent were New
York clubwomen, Neither Miss Florence
Guernsey. president OF the city FED !:
Mrs. William Grant Brown. former presi-
dent, or the heads or prominent members
OF any local clubs came. But the Wom-
ems Political Union turned out strong.
and from Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch.
it's president, down 10 the least member
their welcome to Mrs. Pankhurst was
warm. There was only one gap In the
unions oficial ranks-Mrs. Arthur Town
send. The loved treasurer has been very
III and is not yet strong enough TO leave
her home.
Only one OF those who promised TO sit
at the guest table failed TO come-Norman
Hapgood. lie sent a telegram saying he
was unavoidably detained. Those at the
guest table were Mrs. Frederick Hazard,
OF Syracuse: Mrs. Charles s. Whitman.
Samuel Untermyer. Mrs. Untermyer,
Samuel Merwin. Mrs. Florence Kelley