The Washington times., 1913-07-30
PREPARE TO RECEIVE
SUFFRAGE VISITORS
Washington Advocates of Votes
for Women Complete Plan
for Welcome of Delegates.

Washington suffragettes today are
finishing their work on plans for re-
ceiving couriers tomorrow from all
parts Of the country in the second
Capitol demonstration for votes for
women.
The couriers reach HyattsviIle this
afternoon, tonight, and tomorrow
morning.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow local suffra-
gettes, Mayor Shepherd of Hyattsville,
Congressman, and others will extend a
welcome to the women at the Hyatts-
vile ball park. The party of 100 or
more travellers will then come to
I, Washington by automobiles. taking
the following route: Hyattsville 10
Rhode Island avenue and First street
northeast, Rhode Island avenue to
Fourteenth street northwest. thence
down the Avenue to the Capitol.
The party should reach Rhode Island
avenue and Fourteenth street at 11:45
o'clock, and the Capitol at noon.
There they will go to the Senate
cha mber where they will present their
nationwide petitions for equal suffrage.
Senators. especially from the States
where women already vote, will make
brief speeches in the. Senate chamber.
These men are Senators Lane, Cham
O"60, "OTkS, fOlIl-
dexter, Thomas, Sherman. Shafroth.
Senator Sherman of Illinois is taking
his first stand in behalf of the suf-
frage cause.
Miss Mabel Vernon and Miss Mary
Conkle, of Wilmington, Del. reported
encountered difficulties In reaching here.
but that they will surely join the cour-
iers at Hyattsville In the morning.
From Wilmington to Havre de Grace
they travelled by wagon, hiring one at
each stop. Farmers along the line be-
sieged them to stay over to give suf-
fragette meetings, and In several places
they contributed to the suffragette fund.
Only by speeding were the women able
TO reach Havre de Grace in time to
get here for the demonstration.
The president of the California Po-
litical Equality League today sent to
Congressman Stephens a message of
congratulation on the couriers' expedi-
ton and an Endorsement of the suf-
frage cause. Mr.. Stephens notified
headquarters that he was in hearty ac-
cord with the advance on the Capitol
and with the cause in general.
Tomorrow night at the Brighton. the
couriers and local suffragette leaders
will give. banquet in honor OF the
Senate Equal Suffrage Committee Sem
ator Clapp will be the chief speaker. and
other Senators and suffragettes will give
brief speeches. Later the local women
plan to entertain the House Suffrage
Committee.
OF interest to local suffragettes is
the announcement of a unique suf-
frage meeting held aboard the trans
Atlantic liner George Washington
during the recent trip of the vessel
from New York to Southampton. The
news of the meeting came to Wash
ington today in a letter from Miss
Mary Winsor. the wealthy and influ-
entail Philadelphia equal suffra ge ad-
vocate, who wrote of the affair from
England.
Miss Winsor's letter tells of
speeches made by s. s. Mcclure. late
of McClure's Magazine: Myer Lisnet
of California. and Frederick Taylor
the noted efficiency expert. all of
whom advocated giving the ballot to
women. More than 400 persons at
tended the meeting, according to the
letter.