Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-04
WOMEN Who CAN VOTE
TO HOLD CONFERENCE
Miss Jane Adams and Miss
Helen Todd Announced
as Speakers.

Miss Jane Adams of Hull House, Chi
cago, and Miss Helen Todd of California
will be the principal speakers at the
three conferences Of the National Coun-
Gil of Women Voters, to be held here
August Is, IA and 10, according to an an
nouncement made today by DR.. Cora
Smith King. the treasurer
1t was announced that Miss Adams
and Miss Todd will represent the council
at an informal hearing to be held August
IA before the House rules committee on
the question of creating a woman suf-
frage committee in the House. A reso-
luton providing for such committee
is now before the rules committee.
The same speakers will deliver ad-
dresses at q public meeting to be held
the evening of August 10. At this meet
ing, 1t was announced, several members
of the Senate and House will also ap-
pear.
The subject Of the proposed constitu-
tional amendment giving nation wide
votes for women, Is to be taken up du-
ring the conference.
Objects of Association.
Miss Emma Smith De Voc of Takoma,
Wash, president of the council, is to
preside at the business session of the
conference. The organization has the
threefold object of educating woman
voters in the exercise of their citizen
ship: of securing legislation in equal suf-
frage states, In 1.-The interests of men
and women; of children and the home, =
and Of aiding in the further extension Of
woman suffrage in the United States.
During the morning session, August 13
papers showing the history of federal
work for woman suffrage and the ma
tional strength of the sufrragist move
ment are to be read. At each business
session. reports from several of the suf-
frage Estates are to be received. At the
afternoon session the suffrage situation
in the Senate and House are to be dis
cussed.
Following the hearing before the House
rules committee. August IA, consideration
Is to be given to the attitude Of the ma
tional parties toward woman suffrage. In
the evening, Senator Brady of Idaho. who
founded the council, and Mrs. Brady are
to hold a reception at their home. 2131
delegates to the conference.
Program for August Is.
Legislative proposals for 1914 are to be
taken up at the morning session August
10, and in the afternoon plans for the in
ternational convention of woman voters
in 1915 are to be discussed
The conference is expected to be of
great interest and importance. The wom-
en- who attend are all to be actual voters
1t will be the first gathering of woman
voters ever held In Washington
The congressional committee OF the
council Is made up of Dr. Cora Smith
King, chairman; Mrs. Frank w. Mondell
of Wyoming. Mrs. Annie Hamilton Pitzer
of Colorado, sister-in-law Of Speaker
Champ Clark, Mrs. George Sutherland Of
Utah. Mrs. Fred Dubois of Idaho, Mrs
| Charles Morton of Washington wife of
| Gen. Morton: Mrs. John T., Raker of
California, Mrs. Henry f. Ashurst of
Arizona, Mrs. William III. Thomson of
| Kansas, Mrs. Maude West Prescott of
| Oregon and Mrs. James Wickersham of
| Alaska. The majority of these women
| are the wives of senators or representa-
| tiNeS in Congress-