Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-17
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE
 CONGRESS IS OPENED
BUDAPEST is HOST TO INTERIM. TI0NAL WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE
 CONGRESS-.
Elaborate Program to Be Rendered and Large Membership in
 Attendance.

Budapest. June 16.-With American women scheduled to play an import ant part the International Women s Suffrage Congress opened it's second session here today. Most of this morning, was taken up by formal busi- ness meeting following which the delegates departed upon carriage tour of Budapest.
 There /, no doubt but that the cause of Woman's suffrage is increasing in strength of numbers and is spreading to every corner of the world
 Almost every country on the globe is represented by delegates. Besides all of Europe, Canada and the United States, the Orient is represented by delegates from China. India and Per sia. Brazil and the Argentine Repub- lie have delegates and women from far off Australia are in attendance.
 The program for the rest of the week, until the closing of the conven- tion on Saturday night, includes sev- en business meeting, several open meetings, at which prominent speak CTS on Woman Suffrage will appear. sightseeing trips around Budapest, and a farewell dinner on Friday even- ing. Probably the most interesting meeting will take place on Wednesday n ob hnn 1l.D In where the ballot for women has al- ready been won, will deliver ad- dresses. The meeting is open to the public and a large attendance is eX- pected. The International Mems League for Woman Suffrage is hold ing it's convention here. coincident with the woman's convention. The men will hold public meeting on Thursday evening, in which the wo- mon will participate. Sir John Cock burn. of England, is chairman of the Mems League and will preside at the meetings.
 The Chinese, Indian and Persia wo- men are in attendance at an interna- tional woman suffrage convention for the first time and are attracting much attention. Ma lila Dung, a leader of the Buddist women in Burmah ac- companied by two daughters is here for the convention.
 This is the first time that the In ternational convention has been held in Budapest The cities in which conventions of other years have been held are Washington, Berlin, Copen- hagen, London and Stockholm.
 Among the prominent people of diff ferent countries in attendance at the convention are the Countess Emilia de Pardo Basan, the Spanish novelist, who has been appointed by her gov ernment to high office in the Beard of Education Herman Bahr, the Austrian writer; the Marchesa Luci- fera, Italian orator; Selma Lagerlof. Ellen Key, Mrs. Charles Dees, Mayor of Oldham, England, Catherine von Pennes, well known composer and leader of a great New Netherlands or chestra; Flora Anna Steele, English Novelist Lawrence Housman, English author and Keir Hardle, English labor politician.
 There are twelve official delegates from each of tWenty-siX countries, who are allowed to vote in the con vention.
 The twelve delegates from the Ma tional American Womans Suffrgae Shaw, Pennsylvania; Miss Jane Ad- dams and Hrs. J. T. Bowen, Illinois; Mrs. Stanley Mccormick, Massachu- setts; Mrs. Henry Willard and Mrs. 0. II. P. Belmont. New York, Miss Runtz Reos, Connecticut; Mrs. Crystal East man Benedict. Wisconsin; Mrs. Emma E. Sweet. Mrs. William Tod Helmuth and Mrs. Frederick Nathan. New York, and Miss Anna Maxwell Jones, Texas.
 Besides these there is delegate from each state ill which the equal franchise is in force. These delegates are: Mrs. Grancis w. Munds, Arizona; Miss Elizabeth Barnes. Oregon Mrs. W. D. Wright, Idaho; Mrs. B. F. Per kins, Wyoming; and Miss Laura Glow CT Smith, California; There is a host of alternates for these delegates and many other women who have come as mere visitors.