The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-06
CONNECTICUT
 SUFFRAGE NEWS
GA. G. Porritt.)


 &rhe New Haven sufragists of all the are today celebrating suffrage day. Preparations have been on foot for nearly four weeks, and about ten days ago a suffrage store was secured which was kept open from the middle of last week until yesterday evening. The store was at the corner of Orange and Center streets, and it did a large and apparently prosperous trade in suffrage banners, buttons, pins. arm bands, pennants and other material for mak- ing obvious to the world one's belief in Votes for Women.
 Proceedings today begin at noon in all the fifteen wards. Parties of woTn- en in decorated automobiles will go into the factory districts and speak to the workers on the subject Of Votes for Women. They wdn also urge their audiences to come to the later cole bfattons on the green where longer and fuller speeches will be made to- wards the later part of the afternoon Ten stands have been erected on the green from each of which women will address the crowds ,and 1t is expected that not only all New Haven, but many of the out-of-town visitors who are apt to. be in the city on Saturday afternoon will hear the reasons for the demand for votes for women.
 Suffrage Day is becoming quite institution in Connecticut cities. Hart ford had its turn on the occasion of the great suffrage parade on May 2nd- New Haven falls into line today, and last Thursday. Waterbury had it's day. There had been a long preparation for Waterbury Sunrage Day. A series of sunset suffrage meetings addressed by Miss Emily Pierson, Miss A1yse Gregory and some of the local Water bury sufragists was begun on Satur- day, May 23rd Meetings were held on the 26th, the 2sth, the 29th and again on Wednesday on the eve of the celebration. People who have attend ed. these meetings say that never has shown than Miss P1erson met with every time she spoke at these open l air meetings in Waterbury. Suffrage Day was an all day outdoor meet ing. Speakers in decorated automo- piles were on the streets from morn ing to night and everywhere that they could get an audience, they made i speeches, gave away literature, or talk ed with people in the streets who were anxious to hear more about the ques- ton of Votes for Women Last Saturday Miss Emily P1erson spoke. by invitation before the annual convention of the Independent Work mems Circle of America. The con vention was held at the Hotel Garde and so great was the Interest that Mrs.
  urday by a further speech at the Sum day mass meeting in the Hartford theater. As a. result of these two speeches 1t is expected that the local branches all over Connecticut will be anxious to hear suffrage speakers and the Connecticut Woman Suffrage stands ready to send speakers in every case where they will be welcomed.
 It is announced from Headquarters in Hartford that the sum Of $2.5OO which it was felt must be in hand be- fore the beginning of the summer. campaign has now all been raised. Miss Pierson is going ahead with her plans and the campaign will open in the neighborhood of Putnam on June 18th. On June Is, there will be a mass meeting in Odd Fellows Hall Putnam at which 1t is expected that most of the officers of the c. W. s. A. will be present, and at which Mrs. T. N. Hepburn will speak. The cam paign is to cover every town in both Windham and Holland counties and to make the journeys feasible the c. W. s. A is investing in automobile for the use of the campaigners. This will be in addition to a number of cars which are being loaned for long CT or shorter periods by friends Of the cause
 The week 1ongsrummage sale of the Hartford Equal Franchise LeagIie which has been going on all this week 1 at Suffrage Headquarters tonight Judging by the attendance the sale has been most successful. the greatest | difficulty having been to keep the ta- 1 bIes full so quickly did the articles | disappear. A number of sympathetic | Hartford tradesmen contributed from | their stock. and every member of the i League did special house clearing 1 and sent every available article to the | sale.
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