Evening journal., 1913-06-23
SUFFRAGE
DAY AT ARDEN
Votes for WCmSn' Workers
Tell of Campaign at Sat-
urdHy Outing
SEE PLAYLET AFTER
BUSINESS SESSION


hike on Saturday when, led by Mrs
Martha A. Cranston. of Newport. state
president of the Equal Suffrage Club.
about q members of the State organi-
zation went from Harvey Station on
tho g. and o. Railroad 10 Arden.
While tho walk was but tom
minute stroll along a good hard road.
the marchcrs enjoyed an the frills of
warfare" There was the usual dis
play OF the yellow and black, the
colors OF the organization, the report
ers. with their comcras and train
of automobiles and horso-drawn
vehicles The only thing missing
which distinguished the walkers FROM
real mixers" was the absence of a
commissary team such as Miss Eliza
beth Freeman used on the march 10
Washington.
The annual State conference of the
Delaware Equal Suffrage Club was
held az Arden. The Arden Equal
Suffrage Club was the hostess, and
they did things brown for the via-
itors.
when the train leaving here al
2.57 o'clock drew into Harvey station
the visitors from this city. Newport
and Newark wore greeted by Mrs.
Laura Tohey, Mrs. r. Barclay Spicer
/ Mrs. Alice Steinloin, Mrs. Cora Pot
/ ter, Edward Porter, G.. Frank
Stephens and others OF the Arden
/ Club II had been planned to greet
/ them with the Hidenwood Fife and
Drum Corps hut owing to the Illness
OF ono Of the leading musicians this
detail was eliminated. The Ardenites
carried many "Voies for Women"
pcnnants and headed by these the
local Sufragists marched IN one line
10 Tho colony Up the road. the
hikers marched to the rustic en-
trance 10 the colony where the
Shakesperian quotation "You are
welcome thitoherr was discerncd be-
meath a bower of crimson rambler
roses. n was the first visit OF many
Of the marchers to the village. and
oNclamations of surprise were heard
fon all sides as the pretty bungalows
were revealed behind bowers of
ramhlers or other flowers.
The first stop was made at the Rcd
House where wraps and umbrellas
were LETT and after chairs had been
provided under the trees tho mem
hers Of the organization heard re-
ports read and discussed other club
matters. Others who did not desire
TO attend the conference strolled
! along the cinder paths and viewed
I the scenery
At a16 o'clock Mr. Potter and Mr.
stephens, carrying yellow ant
, black pcnnant and blowing a hugl'
j assembled the Arden members anl
Z the visitors I'm the open air ihoatf,
=. where the meeting of the aftcrnoo
q was 10 have been held. Nature her
y took u hand however nnd before IN
4 address of welcome could he delivered
I rain began to fall. The visitor
I marched 20 Gid Hall on the Sher
wood side of The colony. where al
were seated while The rain fell n
! torrents Mrs. Laura Tcbey. of thu
' Arden Club welcomed the visitors
who said the greeting was no lesi
warm than the weather The meet
ing was then turned over TO Mrs
Crenetcn. who spoke Of tho work done
here during the last Legislature. Shl
told of the wcmen not knowing how
10 work for suffrage until the Ma
. Hcnal ORGANIZATION had sent a womai
here TO dircc' them. She spoke o
: the program mapped out for the or
! ranizaticn. whi,h she said meant har
work ahead
{ Hiss Mary r de You. secretary o
81 the Wilmington Suffrage Club. out
lined the work of the association
g This includes TIE securing of name
to small card bearing the inscriT
tion, - desire votes for women
Then follows blanks for the name an
!. address of the signer 600 {
= these blanks will be distributed b'
fore the next session Of the Legii
D. lature and will take the place of Oh
petition
u Miss de You also read q letter fro'
g Frederick Stclnlein. offering TO priI
D. quarterly suffrage magazine, an
@ tho Delaware state organization Wi
II asked to contribute S25 towards Oh
expense. Tho organization agreed
e this. Miss de You also spoke of tt
n suffrage days TO he observed durir
p, the week of the State Fair at the Ga
n grounds, when prominent speaker
will address the crowds.
q Miss Grace Colbron, OF New lor
4, was the speaker OF the afternoon. 81
= made an earnest plea for votes f
F." women. saying "No woman can pr
!, ltoct her owe child while there is on
II child al work i'm a factory
Among the reasons given by n
a speaker for the desire for the vote
l. WAS that the women wanted an o
r portunity to participate in the M
h tons housecleaning and the desii
10 10 care for other peoples children /
well as their own.
Al Mrs. Tohey then called on Mr.
y Marcellus who read James Oppel
n helms Bread and Roses" aft
u which plea for members was mac
= by Miss deVou and the followi9
were received Miss Ethel Wilso
Mrs Mary Clark-lIerman. Miss Na
hara c. Bach. Miss Catherine Gust
~ Fletcher. Miss Mary Rodgers Flotcl
k er Junior members are Miss Cha
F. lotte Quigley and Miss Ellen n. Ga,
Is nor
II The visitors were then escorted
In Arden Inn, where Mrs. Villa
C. Worthington. the hostess. had pr
IT. pared a tempting menu AZ the col
ye cmsion of the dinner. the visito
no strolled about the colony until a.
o. o'clock when they gathered in Gi
ss Hall to witness the playlet How n
a. Vote was Won"
Nv The cast follows; Horace Cole
Dick Erwin: Mrs. Ethel Cole" Nh
Bessie Watts. "Ierald williams" NJ