The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-30
GONNECTIcUT WOMEN TO
 SHOW CALIFORNIA SISTERS HOW 10 CONDUCT CAMPAIGN
GA. G. Porritt.)

Just at the moment when the Con necticut woman Suffrage Association has been receiving much hostile crit ieism for its action in reprinting the report of the vice-eommission and se- curing for it a wider distribution in order to arouse the public opinion pleaded for by the commissioners, a call for help comes from California The California Civic League is facing a campaign of education. before the voters are called upon to decide the fate in referendum of a law for the suppression of the social evil. Having heard of the sssplendid. campaign waged by the Hartford women in the winter of 1911-12, they write for infor- mation concerning the methods adopt ed by the Hartford Equal Franchise League, and for samples of the pos ters, leaflets, etc, which were used at the time Of the White Slave meeting in Hartford. These leaflets, it will be recalled, brought out considerable pro- tests and much criticism at the time. But since then so many applications have been received from other cities beginning with Philadelphia, and in- cluding Buffalo and several other east ern cities as we'll as many in the West that the supply left in hand is now exhausted. Apparently nothing that the suffragists have done in Connecti-
 
 in this State nor so much admiration and emulation in other parts of the country.
 The Hartford Equal Franchise League is ready with plans for a fine suffrage showing at the Connecticut Fair in Charter Oak Park Hartford, next week. The League has secured space for a large booth, and there will be a small army of workers in attendance during the six days Of the Fair Suf- ragists, along with other exhibitors and with all the people who make at tendance at this fair a regular event of the year, are hoping that the weath-i CT man will be kinder this year than last, and will allow the long spell of fine weather to continue at least until the Fair is over. There will be suf- .frage speeches at intervals, and the usual array of suffrage liter ature and suffrage souvenirs will be sale.
 The visiting suffragists from New York who spent two weeks in this State, and left at the end of last week for Massachusetts, are now nearing Boston Since leaving Connecticut Miss Freeman has been giving some hu- morous accounts of the treatment that the party and it's wagon received in Hartford. She is wondering if people have to have a license or permit to breathe Hartford air when they reach the city from outside. As soon the decorated wagon reached Hartford strets it was stopped by a policeman who informed the ladies that adver- Using was not permitted on wagons. As it was impossible to ob1iterate the advertisements without demolishing the wagon it was permitted to proceed as far as a. livery stable, where the suffrage party left it while they went to head dquarters in Pratt street and borrowed purple, white and green ban ners to cover up the offending legends.
 The next difficulty was to obtain a permit to play the hurdy gurdy in the streets. This was not very difficult, for apparently Hartford is less solic- itous about the ears of it's citizens than about their eyes. permit to speak outdoors was more difficult. But a pitch was assigned to the party at the junction of Windsor avenue and Main street The selling of suffrage papers and souvenirs was, however, not to be allowed. The chief of police hinted that he could give street selling permits to school children and if Miss Freeman and her colleagues could get together a force of youngsters to sell mounted in this way. But Miss Free man is totally opposed to child labor and especially to street selling for chtl- dren and so she refused this compro- mise.
 Not yet, however, were the troubles e-1ded- As the wagon was being pre- pared for it's evening trip the ladies were informed that they would not be allowed on the streets without lantern A lantern was not part of their outfit, for they have been trav- cling only by daylight. The stable