Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-12
NATIONAL COUNCIL
Of WOMEN VOTERS
Opening Session to Be Held
Tomorrow Morning at
Shoreham Hotel.
REPRESENTS THE STATES
WHICH GRANT SUFFRAGE
Business Sessions Open Only to Mem
bers-Public Meeting Scheduled
for Friday Evening.

Prepafations We're completed today for
the opening at the Shoreham Hotel to-
morrow morning of the first conference
of the Natioal Council of Women Voters
At the meeting delegates representing
nearly 1000 900 voting women will gather
to discuss means for extending the suf-
frage to states where the privilege is not
granted and to talk over legislation
needed in their own states.
The completed program for the three
day conference was made public for the
first time today. Morning and afternoon
sessions are to be held. with reception
Thursday night at the home Of Repre-
sentative William Kent Of California, at
1926 L street northwest. The sessions
are to be open only to members Of the
council.
Mrs. Emma Smith We Voc. Of Washing
ton state, president of the council, is to
preside at all sessions. A tribute to
Lucy Stone by Mrs Belva Lockwood is to
be the opening feature Of the morning
session tomorrow. Miss Stones birth
day anniversary occurs tomorrow.
Themes for Discussion.
Practical politics sre to be discussed by
Miss Alice Paul, chairman Of the con-
gressional committee of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
who is to speak on 1.-THE History Of the
Federal Work for Woman Suffrage" and
by Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubs of Chicago.
who is to speak on 1.-THE National
Strength Of the Suffrage Movement To-
day.
reports on work done in Wyoming
and Colorado will be given by Mrs.
Frank w. Mondel1 of Wyoming and
MRS. Edward Heating of Colorado. Both
OF them are wives Of members Of the
House of Representatives. They are to
tell OF legislation gained since women
were given the vote in their states.
In the afternoon Miss Jeanette Ran
Kin of Montana is to speak on The
Suffrage Situation in the Senate" and
MISS Lucy Burns, assistant chairman
OF the congressional committee, will
discuss The Suffrage Situation in the
House" Mrs. George w. Sutherland
Wife of Senator Sutherland of Utah,
and Mrs. Burton +. French, wife OF
Representative French of Idaho, will
report on work done in their states.
The big feature of the conference is
scheduled for Thursday morning, when
representatives of the council are to
appear before the House rules COM
mittee to argue for the creation Of a
suffrage committee in the House. The
people scheduled to speak before the
committee are Mrs. De Voc, Miss Jane
Adams of Chicago, DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, Representative John Raker, Dr.
Viola NJ. Coe Of Oregon. Mrs. Frances
Maule Bjorkman of Colorado, Repre-
sentative Fa1coner of Washington, Rep
resentative Edward Heating of Colo
RADIO and DR.. Cora Smith King of
state.
thursday afternoon DR.. Coe, who rep
resented her state at the recent inter-
suffrage convention at Buda-
pest. will tell of the meeting and out
line the plans for the next interna-
tional convention in 1915. Later Mrs.
Charles w. Morton and Mrs. J. w.
Bryan will speak on the work in Wash
ingtOn state, and DR.. Coe will tell what
woman voters have done in Oregon.
Public Meeting Friday Evening.
The sessions Friday morning and aft
ernoon will be taken up with further
reports, and Friday night a public
Is scheduled to be held at the
Belasco Theater, with Miss Jane Ad-
dams as the principal speaker. Mrs.
DE Voc is to preside at this meeting.
Other speakers announced are Mrs.
Jessie Hardy Stubbs, Miss Helen Todd
Mrs. De Voc, Mrs. Frances Maule
Bjorkman. Miss Todd and a number Of
other delegates have already arrived in
the city. Miss Adams and Miss Mary
Mcdowell, representing Illinois, the
baby of the suffrage states, are due to
arrive tomorrow morning.
Two suffrage meetings were held last
night. Mrs. Stubs and Miss Lucy Burns
spoke at meeting on the roof garden Of
the Brighton apartment under the aus
piceS of the Stanton Suffrage Club, and
Mrs. Stubs spoke later at street meet
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