Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-19
STATE DEMONSTRATION
 BY THE sUFFRAGisTs.
Big Parade in Hartford Planned For
 Next May.

There were lively and enthusiastic times at the meeting of the executive board of the Connecticut Woman Suf- frage association in Hartford We'd nesday from which members of the Norwich league have learned many in teresting details. It was the first meeting after the national convention and many of the members of the board had been in Washington for the memo rable week beginning with the first of December. NIT. Porritt, the press sec retary, was just back from England and there was much comparing of notes as to the suffrage situation in England and in the United States.
 The most important new business before the board was the suggestion put forward by the president, Mrs. T. N. Hepburn, that the suffragists or ganfze a Connecticut suffrage parade to be held in Hartford in May of next year. Mrs. Hepburn felt that the time had come when the suffragists can make an effective showing, and when the local leagues all over the state will be willing to come to Hartfo9d to aid in the enterprise It was suggested that each league undertake to have a decorated float, with perhaps the awarding of a prize to the most effec- tive and most beautiful. It would certainly be a new thing in Connecti- cut suffrage work and would afford an opportunity for work and enthu- siasm for the younger workers.
 The city campaigning, which was decided upon at a previous board meeting and which has already been inaug ugurated in Hartford, was also dis cussed in it's many details. This cam paign is to cover the four large cities of necticut-Hartferd, New Ha- ven, Bridgeport and Waterbury. Miss Emily Pferson and Miss Alyse Greg ory, the state organizers, are under taking the conduct of the campaign. They will be aided in each city by the members of the local leaguers. The work has already been begun in Hart ford where house to house canvass ing in all the wards has been going on for several days. The idea of the campaign is to reach every voter in all these cities. either directly or through the voters wives. and the lists for Hartford have been obtained from the city hall and are in the hands of the workers to whom the wards and districts have been as- signed.
 After Hartford the next city to be attacked is Waterbury, where the same plan will be followed. Water bury has an excellent Equal Fran chise league whose president is Mrs. Julius Mahby. The league has been in existence for about IS months and much has been done to arouse the interest of the Waterbury people in votes for women. After Waterbury the next city will be Bridgeport, whose Equal Franchise league includes in it's membership the late president of the C. w c. A., Mrs. William T. Hicks Mrs Hicks and Mrs. g. T. Davis, Jr, have been most efficient workers in their own territory and Miss Pierson and Miss Gregory can count upon valiant aid from them and their col leagues in the new campaign. New Haven is to be the last of the four cities of the new campaign. New Ha- ven has already done much in the way of pageants and suffrage demon strations and it is expected that there will be a most efficient response from New Haven if the plan for suffrage parade in May is carried out.