The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
EQUAL
SuffraglStS Gathering In The
The Capital

In the capital to attend the forty fifth
annual convention of the National
American Woman Suffrage Associ-
alton, which will be formally opened
tomorrow. Throughout the day the
credentials committee remained in
continuous session at the Hotel Belle
vue to pass on the credentials of del
egates. This afternoon announce
ment was made that the largest at.
tendance in the history of the associ-
ations' annual meetings was already
assured.
Consideration of plans for getting
action by CongI ess on the pending
constitutional amendment removing
the bar against women voting is to be
the principal subject of discussion at
the convention. The suffraglsts plan
to appear next week before commit
tees of the two houses of Congress
and have chosen their best speakers
to present their claims for votes for
women"
A fine array of talent has been OBJ
tanned to address the various ses-
sions of the convention during the
week consisting of prominent men
and women who have become famous
for their devotion and labor along
different lines of human activity.
The programme will be set in mo-
tion tomorrow afternoon, when
mass meeting will be held in the Co
lumbia Theatre, with Anna Howard
Shaw, president of the national as
sociation, presiding. Prominent local
suffragists will deliver addresses of
welcome and Mrs. Solon Jacobs,
president of the Alabama Suffrage
Association, will respond for the dele
gates. Other speakers of the after
noon will include Miss Jane Adams
of Chicago, Senator Helen Ring Rob-
inson of Colorado and several repre-
sentatives of women's labor and in
dustrial organizations.
Monday afternoon the convention
will meet to complete its organiza-
tion. In the evening celebration of
the winning of the vote by women in
Illinois is to be held. The speakers
will include Mrs. Catherine Waugh
McCulloch, former president of the
Illinois Equal Suffrage Association,
Mrs. Ella S. Stewart, also former
president of the Illinois association,
and by the four members of the
famous suffrage lobby" Mrs. Medill
Mccormick, Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout,
Mrs. Antoinette Funck and Mrs. Sher-
man M. Booth.
The question of adopting a new
constitution for the association is to
come up Tuesday morning at bust.
ness session, and in the afternoon
there is to be a conference on meth
ods, led by Mrs. Arthur Livermore OF
Yonkers, N. Y. In the evening the
National Mems League for Woman
Suffrage, headed by James Lees Laid
law of New York, is to have charge
of the programme.
Reports from the different State
suffrage organizations are to be made
Wednesday morning, followed by
new business, and conference on
methods, led by Miss Helen Eaker Of
Kansas. In the afternoon the pro
gramme for 1914 is to be taken up
| and in the evening there is to be
special programme arranged by Mrs
J. T. Bowen of Chicago.
Features Of the Wednesday eve
ming program will be addresses by
Judge Julian Mack of the Commerce
Court, Judge Harry Olsen of Chicago
Miss Laud Minor, probation officer o
New York City, and Miss Katherine
Davis, superintendent of Bedford re
formatory.
Business sessions are to De hell
Thursday morning and afternoon, ant
hin the evening there are to be ad
dresses by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
president of the International Sui
frage Alliance, and by Mrs. Thoma
Hepburn, president of the. Connect
cut Suffrage Association.
The congressional committees vii
give the suffragsts hearing Frida
morning, and in the afternoon tn
executive committee is to meet. Tn
convention will be closed with
meeting of the national board Frida
evening.
The annual election of national o
ficers is receiving some attentio
from the delegates already on tn
field. While Miss Jane Addams
Chicago, who is now first vice pres
dent Of the association, has been a.
preached to accept the presidenc,
she has so far steadfastly refused, G
, the ground that her numerous otht
,oti,,iting Htni,l1 NOT nprIOit her To d