The Washington herald., 1913-08-10
wiley win address them also in favor Of

Wiley VIII address them also In favor ol
the resolution.
The political perspicuity OF acceding to
the women's requests and establishing
such a committee will be clearly an1
forcibly drawn. Anti-suffrage members
of this committee will have the matter o;
woman's present political power painstak.
ingly demonstrated to them with care
fully prepared statistics. and prophecies
regarding a number Of States soon to
declare for equal suffrage will be made to
them.
Besides the work that the council will
do here, all Of the voters back home have
been requested to write to members OF
the Rules Committee.
OrSanized In 1911.
The National Council of Women Voters
was organized January IA. 1911. The need
Of some such organization was first felt
by Mrs. De Voc, following the adoption
of equal suffrage by the State Of Wash
ington in 1910. Throughout the years OF
campaign for this reform in her State
Mrs. De Voc had been the president OF
the State Suffrage Association. With the
final victory. she saw the need of a suf-
frage organization in the State was dead,
but she felt that it was necessary that
the women be held together by some kind
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fairly launched as voters.
Early in January. 1911. Mrs. De Voc had
several conferences with Senator Brady,
then Governor Brady OF Idaho. the out
come of which was the organization OF
the present national council 1t was de-
cided at these conferences that the new
organization should include all the women
having the right Of suffrage. Gov. Brady
addressed letters on this matter to the
Governors Of the other four States at
that time having woman suffrage, sug-
gesting that one woman be appointed by
each as a commissioner for her State to
plan and effect the new organization.
Takoma. Wash, was selected as the place
for the meetings of these commissioners.
The five appointed were Mrs. Zell Hart
Deming, for Wyoming, by Gov. Brooks !:
Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford. for Colorado.
by Gov. Cnow Senator) Brady; Mrs. Su-
san Young Gates. for Utah. by Gov. Spry.
and Mrs. Virginia Wilson Mason, for
Washington, by Gov. Hay. Upon COM
pletion Of the organization, Mrs. De Voc
was chosen president, and the five COM
missioners became vice presidents of the
rational council and presidents of their
respective State organizations.
When the council was organized there
were only five States having equal suf-
frage. In these five States there were
about 10000 women voters.
Important Data Gathered.
The council has its permanent head
Takoma- At its offices there
during The two and one-half years of its
existence facts and figures about woman
suffrage, or bearing on woman suffrage
in any way, have been compiled. This
work has been mainly concerned with
he Mi 1igl,r ~ ha In,
those States where they have been given
an opportunity to share in the political
life. Much of the work, too. has been in
the assembling of data for the refutation
OF attacks on woman suffrage made by
its enemies or of objections raised by the
more conservative people of the South
and East.
States now affiliated with the national
are Wyoming. equal suffrage
adopted in 1859: president OF its State
organization Cwho. by reason OF her office,
is also a vice president of the national
rouncip. Mrs. Ida Harris Mondell: Colo
RADIO. 1895. Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford:
Utah. 1886. Mrs. Rose Lee Sutherland;
Idaho. 1896. Miss Margaret S. Roberts:
1910. Mrs. Virginia Wilson
Mason: California, 1872. Mrs. Mary Nc
Henry Keith: Oregon. 1872, DR.. Viola NJ
roe: Arizona. lsl2 Mrs. Francis W.
Kansas. 1872, Mrs. Bertha Felt
Thompson: Alaska Territory. 1913. Mrs.
Cornelia Templeton Hatcher. and 1lli-
nois, 1918.
To these the women expect to be able
10 add at least three more in 1914. North
and South Dakota and Nevada have
ready amendments TO their constitutions.
which they will submit in the elections
~ 1914 unless Congress shall have sub
nitted the Federal amendment, as the
women name IL, to the States in the
meantime In 1916 the Legislatures of
New York. New Jersey. and Pennsyl-
rania are expected to declare for woman
Papers to BE Read.
The sessions of the council will oren on
Wednesday morning at the Shoreham,
when papers will be read on The His
ory of Federal Woman Work for Woman
Suffrage and THE National Strength OF
he Suffrage Movement Today" REPORTS
rom Alaska. Arizona. and California will
De received. This, like all sessions, Will
be secret. In the afternoon The Suf-
rage Situation in the United States Sem
ite'' and THE Suffrage Situation in tn,
House. will be discussed. Reports from
colorado and Idaho will be received. In
he evening a reception will be given 20
he delegates at the Shoreham.
Thursday morning the hearing before
he House Rules Committee will he held.
n the afternoon session the attitudes of
he political parties will be considered.
md reports will be heard from Illinois
md Kansas. In the evening Senator and
frs. Brady will receive Mrs. De Voc and
he other delegates at their home, sl3l
Avenue.
The morning session of the last day OF
he convention will be devoted To lecis-
ative proposals for 1914 and to hearing
eports from Oregon and Utah. During
ne afternoon session plans for the in
ernational council of 1915 will he taken
~. and the executive sessions of the con-
ention will close with the receiving of
eports from Washington and Wyoming.
The whole will be brought to an end by
he mass meeting to be held that night
t the Belasco Theaters Mrs. De Voc
Till preside. Miss Jane Adams. Miss |
Ielen Todd. Senator Brady. and Mrs. |
essie Harry Stubbs will speak