Evening journal., 1913-11-06

in CONVENTION
Morning Session Given Over
to Election Of Officers and
Reports
MRS. CRANSTON AGAIN
KAMED TIE PRESIDENT

The seventeenth annual convention
of the Equal Suffrage Association of
Delaware opened this morning In the
parlors OF the New Century Club. The
meeting was largely attended.
Tho meeting was called 10 order by
Mrs. Martha S. Cranston. president of
the association, who spoke of the cir
cumstances surrounding the opening
of the convention which she said were
different from any preceding one, be
cause the women of the association
have accomplished something 10 the
past year,
Appointment Of committees was the
next order of business. The following
are the committees:
Flnance--Miss Ella S. Johnson,
Miss Emma Lore.
Credentials Mrs. Barclay Spiecer
Mrs. John p Nichols.
The Rev Frederick Hinkley deliv-
cred a prayer.
The following officers were elected:
President. Mrs. Martha 5. Cranston;
yice-president Mrs. W. S. Quigley;
Corresponding secretary, Miss Mary
r. De You: recording secretary, Miss
Helen A. Cranston; treasurer, Miss
Ella W. Johnson: first auditor, Miss
Mary II. A. Mather; second auditor,
Mrs. Margaret Ware; member Ma
tional Executive Committe, Miss
Caroline NJ. Cooper
I The delegates elected to attend the
national convention In Washington.
i ID. c., November % to December 3.
were Mrs. Martha Cranston. Miss
Caroline NJ. Cooper, Mrs. Laura Tobey.
1 Miss Mary r. DeVou.
4 Alternates-Miss Helen A. Gran
I ston, Mrs. Louise Washburn. Miss
Margaret Moore, Mrs. James W. Bras
sington.
Mrs W. s. Quigley assumed the
chair and the report Of Miss Mary r.
DeVou, corresponding secretary. was
] received. In her report Miss DeYou
reviewed the work done In the re-
cent Legislature for a bill providing
suffrage for women In this state, the
coming Of the Pilgrims last winter
and their entertainment while in this
city. the conference at Arden on June
2I; the coming of Miss Mabel Vernon
as the Congressional Union represen-
tatlve, who has been carrying on the
campaign for woman's suffrage
amendment to the federal constitution
The rerort Of Che treasurer, Miss Ella
s. Johnson, slowed total RECEIPTS o.
S207 05 and the balance on hand to b'
S02 90. Daring the year S3l7 was spen'
in the STATE by the State pssociatioi
and local clubs
Mrs. f. q. Robinson exhibited th
plans Of the affiliated college 70 be bull
at Newark. Attention Was called TO th
fact that Mrs. Cranston, president 'd iil
association, was the first person to a'
lvocate the college
- The convention ldiourncd "a facet {
? o'clock This afternoon. Ihis1 ricsel
; this morning were
Arden Club-Miss Laura Table
=. president: Miss Cora Palter, yic'
f, president: Mrs. Margaret Spicer sec
!, retary and treasurer; Miss Margar'
Wood. delegate-at-large; Miss Id
! Hambly, delegate.
! Wilmington-Mrs. W. S. Quiglel
3. president; Miss Mary De oYu, sec
retary; Mrs. Josephine W. Thomas
/. Miss Lore, delegate-at-large; Mis-
Emma Worrell. Mrs. John W. Brass
!, ington, Mrs. Washington Hastings
|, Mrs. John p Nichols. delegates.
I Newport-Mrs. NJ. s. Cranstof
president; Mrs. Sheppard, vice-presi
a dent; Mrs. II. r. Weldin. secretary
s Mrs. e. w. johnson. treasurer; Mis-
n M. 3. Donnell, Mrs. A. J. Guest
i New Castle-Mrs NJ. P. Phillips,