Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-30
DEMAND WILSON
CHANGE HIS MIND
Prominent CIubWomen of Capt.
tai Urge That He Sup
port Suffrage.
MANY MAKE PILGRIMAGE
TO THE WHITE HOUSE
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley Leads Dele
CATION Before President After
Mass Meeting.

legislation: that he had forced through
Congress legislation directly opposite to
that outlined in the democratic platform
on which he was elected, and that the
millions of clubwomen in this country
demand he shall change his mind and
allow Congress to act at this session
upon the suffrage resolution.
The President granted audience to about
100 prominent clubwomen, who marched
to the White House headed by Mrs.
Harvey W. Wiley. vice president Of the
District Federation OF Women's Clubs,
and Mrs. Ellis Logan. president of the
District Federation and a vice president
Of the National Federation. The DEM
onstration was under the auspices of the
Congressional Union for Woman Suf-
frage A handsomely engrossed copy Of
the resolution adopted at the biennial
convention Of the clubworpen in Chicago
was presented with the plea that the
President would use his powerful in
fluence with Congress to have the Bris-
tow-Mondell wonan's suffrage amend
ment passed at this session
Those Making Addresses.
Those who addressed the President
were Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, Mrs. Ellis
Logan and Mrs. Hheta Childe Dorr.
editor of the suffrage organ. A resolution
from the 'Woman's Political Union OF
New Jersey. the Presidents own state,
was also presented by a delegation head
ed by Mrs. A, v Beekin of Bloomfield,
who was accompanied by Mrs. Emmaltne
Einstein Of Pompton Lakes. Mrs. Beekln
told the President THE women OF your
own state are confident you will not fail
them"
President Favors Appeal to States.
The President told the women that al
though he could not fail to be impressed
by their demonstration, that he believed
the best way for them to win their cause
was by appeal to the individual states
and that he believed the trainers of the
Baltimore platform had this in mind In
declining to make, equal suffrage. a sub
ject for federal enactment.
( When the President had finished talk
ing Mrs. Dorr and Mrs: Wiley pro
answered them that, having stated his
position as Chief Executive and as a
man, he did not think 1t proper to sub
NIT himself to crOss-examinatton.
The march on the White House follow
ed mass meeting in the Public Library.
presided over by Mrs. Wiley, at which
the speakers were Mrs. Logan, Mrs
Josephus Whitney Of New Haven. Conn. !;
Mrs Eugene Shipper Of Detroit, Mich.
and Mrs. Frank Miles Day OF Phlladei-
phia, Pa.
Marshals at the Library meeting were
Misses Annis Salisbury. Lillian Cranz.
Elizabeth Smith. Elsie Hill. Virginia Ar
mold. Joy Webster. Grace Needham, Mil
mold. Doris Stevens, Mrs. Nina Allendar.
Mrs ellison Gardner and DR.. Helen Fer
kins.
Lawn Party to Be Held.
The clubwomen will end their fete
with lawn party this evening at the
home of Mrs. William Kent. wife of the
California representative and a leader
in clubwork at her home in Kentfield, Cal.
She expects to entertain more than 300
clubwomen this evening in her gardens.
at 1925 h street northwest. In the re-
ceiving line will be Mrs. William Kent.
Mrs H. W. Wiley. Mrs. Ellis Logan. Miss
Alice Paul, Mrs. Frank w. Mondell Of
Wyoming, Mrs. John E. Raker, Mrs. Z.
A. Hayes and Mrs Charles E. Bell, wives
of representatives from California.
Mrs. Kent and Miss Alice Paul, chair
man of the Congressional Union, will
speak briefly on the Presidents reply to
the cIubwonien. Miss Helen Todd. chair
man Of the civic center at San Francisco
Cal, will also speak. Five members OF
the Congressional Union staff who are
leaving Washington tomorrow to conduct
summer campaigns will speak briefly OF
their plans. They are Miss Doris Stevens
Miss Elsie Hill and Mrs. Jessie Hardy
Stubbs.
Object of the Visit.
On the arrival of the women at the
White House the object of their visit was
thus told to the President by Mrs.
Wiley:
Mr. President: We come to you today
as the representatives of over 100000
clubwomen to present to you the resolu-
ton of the General Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs indorsing woman suffrage.
This is a most significant action. No
longer can it he said that women do not
want the ballot when the wornen's con-
gress, meeting in biennial session, vote its
| earnest belief in the principle of political
equality regardless Of SEX. We come to
you, therefore. backed by the force OF
this great body, to ask you to use your
influence, in the manner provided in the
Constitution. with that other Congress
on the hill to further In every possible
way the Bristow-Mondell amendment
now pending before 1t. l will leave it to
the two appointed speakers to bring this
matter to You in detail.
Mrs. Logan's Address.
Mrs. Logan, who has just returned from
the Chicago convention, said:
The resolution declaring the General
Federation of Women's Clubs for suffrage
contained just fifty-eight words: Where
as the question Of the political equality
Of men and women today Is the vital
problem under discussion throughout the
| ciyilized world. therefore be it resolved,
| that the g. F. w. c. give the cause OF
political equality for men and women its
moral support by recording its earnest
belief in the principle of political equal
ity regardless of sex When the vote was
called for on the suffrage resolution sub
mitted to the house by Mrs. Z. G. Den.
nislin of California, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, the ayes swept
toward the platform In a great wave OF
sound and only few voices were heard
| in the negative.
"'The ayes seem to have 1.-THE ayes
have 1.-THE resolution Is carried de-
clared President Pannybaker. WomeY
sprang to their feet, waving nags an6
| handkerchiefs and with cheers and song.
the twelfth biennial Of G. F. W. c. pu
itself on record in favor of progress
justice, of equal political rights for mar
and woman. And the great silence tina
followed was the voice of Thanksgiving
and prayer uttered from that innermos
sanctuary OF the soul. In reply to tn,
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