New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
500 DINE FOR SUFFRAGE
Woman Party and Mems
League Join in Feast.
SILENT TOAST TO SULZER
Appreciation Shown of Gov.
ernors Work for Cause Dur
ing Last 20 Years.

SIX hundred brave and enthusiastic ad-
hcrcnts OF the cause Of votes for WON
cn"-an even division Of the sexcs-at-
tended the joint dinner 81 the Woman
Suffrage Party OF the city of New YORK
and the Mems League for Woman SUI
fragc AZ the Hotel Astor last night tn,
men and women shared all the honors OF
the occasion together. and there was owl
IDENTITY no complaint from the women
when the men. or at least a noticeable
quantity OF them, INDUCED In their after
dinner cigars
There were two toastmastcrs. Mis-
Mary Garrett Hay. chairman of tho
local woman suffrage party organization
and George Foster Peabody. president OF
the mems league. The speakers were
equally divided, three men and three
women. They were Judge Charles L.
Guy, Senator Charles s. Thomas, Of
Colorado. and Assistant District Attorney
william \. De Ford Mary Johnston. the
novelist. Mrs. Philip snowden. Of Lon
don. and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
honorary chairman of the local woman
suffrage party 4 large white banner
hung mack Of the dais proclaimng' in
brilliant yellow letters the prophesy OF
an Equal Suffrage Victory In 1915 Ten
yellow stars. representing the suffrage
states. also decorated the banner.
An innovation for political" dinners
occurred when, at the suggestion of Mr..
Peabody. every one arose To express their
silent appreciation that Governor Sulzer
still believed in woman suffrage and con
tinuod TO work for the cause as nc had
done twenty years ago. when a MEMBER
Of the Assembly. II was an impressive
substitute for the usual toast drank by
mere man on such occasions.
The sneakers all made a strong plea for
the cause nearest the hearts Of the
women present. Mr. Peabody said That
the number Of men I'm the equal suffrage
party was steadily increasing ana that
every sclf-respecting man who believed Ia
clean politics for the future should sup
port the cause. Judge Guy argued that
the vote belonged TO woman as divine
right. and that all the spheres or activity
in political industrial and social LIE
would be raised 10 a higher plane when
che enioyed the exercise OF universal SUI
frage.
Assistant District Attorney De Ford
said that while he had been quiet advo-
cate Of woman suffrage for long Tune
Il was the first time that he had ever
been a suffragist "out loud. He eau
toned the women not 10 be deluded into
the belief that they understood most oil
the important governmental problems
and when they did get the vote TO re-
ceive II humbly and prayerfully' AMI
with full realization Of the great respon'
sibility it placed upon them.
uies Johnson said that the woman $
ocht for suffrage was being made on a
nIatform which would mean cleaner,
nobler and better things in NE she sald
that the people had logged INTO the
voman suffrage question almost every
thing that did not belong there. she
pleaded for the cooperation OF the men
in securing political equality Tor the
women.
"J,et us clean house together. she SAID
ct % us crack the riddle OF the universe
,oyo,ber. II will take all our strength
and courage TO do 1t. but We VIII sue
coed and make for new universe
loyelier life and a stronger hope.
Those who sat at the speakers tapie
were Miss Ida Hustled Harper Miss Har-
riet May Mills. Mrs. o. II. I. Belmont
Mr. De Forrest. Mrs. Gait, Senator
Thomas. Miss Hay Mr.. Peabody, Mrs
snowden. Judge and Mrs. Guy and Miss