Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21
SUFFRAGTSTS RUSH
ROUTINE REPORTS
FOR VITAL ISSUES
Delegates Will Wipe Slate
Clean Before Taking Up
Raising of Money and
Members.
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SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. a.-Determlned
to put all Of the routine work out of the
way before considering the two most
vital issues in the suffrage campaign for
the coming year. the raising of money
and members, the second day of the suf-
frage congress opened here at 10 o'clock
this morning with reading of reports by
tho six vice presidents of the association.
Characterizing the duties OF a vice
president as a mere performance of odd
Jobs" Miss Ida Stokes Adams. of Phil
adelphla. first vice president and one of
the most ardent workers for the cause,
broke the record for the brevity of a
speech by a woman. That was all she
said
Miss Maude Bassett Gorham, Of Swarth-
more. president OF the Pennsylvania Col
lege Equal Suffrage League. announced
that at the request of the director of the
Pennsylvania Chatauqua Association,
Professor Harold C. Goddard, of the Eng
lish Department Of Swarthmore College,
has written three one-act plays on suf-
| frage. one of which will be presented on
the Chautauqua circuit next year. 1t is
expected that these plays will be avail
able soon in printed form.
The first Of these plays, "The Sisters"
takes up the relation of suffrage to do
nestle life. The second play, "The
Voices" treats the political phase of the
question, especially bringing out its
bearing on the problem Of international
peace. The third play, Three in White, A"
is a morality play, which emphasizes the
economic aspect of the suffrage ques-
ton.
FRICTION WITH w. c. T. u.
Declaring that faith without works
was dead" Mrs. II. Neeley Fleming, of
Erie, made an enthusiastic appeal to suf-
fragists all over the State to spare
| neither time, effort, nor money In their
endeavor to lead the cause to victory.
An undercurrent Of friction between
| the suffraglsts and w. c. T. u, notice.
able throughout the entire convention,
| came to the surface when Mrs Fleming,
| of Erie, advised in no uncertain tones
| that the question of prohibition be kept
| out of the convention.
II come from district" she said
where almost half of our population is
German. They are good. law-ablding
| open minded, progressive citizens, whom
I'VE believe In temperance, but we are
not out fghtlng for prohibition. We
suffragists are fighting for our rights
as citizens to vote; We are not fighting
as reformers.
Women should not have to prove they
have qualifications to fit them for the
ballot, nor should they have to Justify
| their positions as citizens when they
have the vote. Is man asked how he
stands on subjects before he votes? He
needs no personal qualifications to be-
come a voter. 1t is his right in demo-
cratic form of government as 1t is yours,
so let's have done with harping on re-
forms. let's night along straight suffrage
lines"
Miss Mary z. BakeWell, OF Pittsburgh;
Mrs. Maxwell X. Chapman, OF Scranton,
and Mrs. Robert Mills Beach, OF Belle
fonte, the other vice presidents, also
/ spoke.
MRS. YoUNG's EFFICIENCY.
In her report OF how the s2s 4sLss in
the suffrage exohequer was expended.
Mrs. Robert X. Young, the treasurer,
demonstrated, to the entire satisfaction
OF the delegates her ability TO handle the
funds OF the organization inteliigently,
efficiently and without any danger Of
| bankruptcy.
Mrs Julia NJ Craigs, the only negro
delegate TO the convention and president
| of the Lucy Stone Woman Suffrage
League OF Pittsburgh, reported great
| progress In her band. The league she
said, which had but four members when
| II started In 1912. now has 100 negro women
on its list
This afternoon the question OF raising
the campaign fund OF 500, 900. which was
to have been deferred until Monday. will
| be taken up.
Mrs. Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale
win speak at the Century Club this eve
ming, Mrs. Antoinette Funk viii be un-
able TO attend the convention because
OF the serious Illness Of her daughter