The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-24
REPORT OF DELEGATE
TO NATIONAL CONVENTION,

REPORT OF DELEGATE
| TO NATIONAL CONVENTION.
| Mrs. E. E. Saunders, who recently
returned from the convention of the
! National American Woman's Suffrage
Association in Nashville, made a most
interesting report of the work of the
convention at the meeting of the Pen
sa cola Equal Suffrage League at the
city hall last night.
Mrs Saunders laid stress on the
wonderful hospitality of the people of
Nashville, who not only showed the
delegates every possible courtesy, but
attended the meetings, both business
and mass meetings, in large numbers
and by their interest greatly increased
the value of the work accomplished.
The meetings in the evening were
held at Ryan Hall, an auditorium
that seats 5000 perosns, and every
available seat was taken, many stand
ing for hours. Mrs. Saunders spoke
of the artistic decoration of this audi
forum, where all mass meetings were
held and of the capitol, where the bus
less session took place. The city of
Nashville contributed $4,000 to the en-
tertainment of the delegates, and from
one end OF the city to the other there
was q blaze of suffrage yellow, all of
and many residents also lavishIy
decorating their homes in the conven-
ton colors.
At Bryan Hall yellow bunting and
suffrage remnants were used not only
to decorate the stage, but were draped
from every conceivable nook and COR
ner, upon the walls and from the
balustrades of the balconies the well
coming streamers and festoons, with
remnants bearing the legend Votes
For Women" were carried in an ar
tistic profusion, the effect of which
was enhanced by hundreds of i'm
mense golden chrysanthemums.
At the capitol the only decorations
were hundreds and hundreds of these
mammoth, long stemmed blossoms,
placed in high crystal vases creating
an effect indescribably beautiful. Mer-
chants decorated their windows with
yellow bunting and flowers, displayed
yellow gowns, ribbons and added al
touch of yellow here and there to
the most sombre stock, while the
suffrage remnants were everywhere
with their suggestive Votes For
Women"
At the opening of the convention the
hostess chapter presented DR.. Shaw
with q hickory gavel, made of wood
taken from>a tree planted by Andrew
Jackson-"Old Hickory This gavel |
Dr. Shaw said, would be used at all |
future annual conventions, and was
used by her in all the business of the |
convention.
Mrs. Saunders report of the con- !
vention will be published later in
The Journal.
In speaking OF the social side of the
she dwelt especially on the
courtesy of the men, which was ac-
corded the delegates in every way. Not
only did the city of Nashville sub
scribe thousands of dollars to the sue
cess of the convention, but the men
attended the meetings in large num-
bers. At the mass meetings in the
evening an orchestra always contrt-
buted the National airs.
Mrs Saunders spoke especially or
the wonderful reception accorded Dr.
Anna Howard Shaw, not only by the
delegates but whenever she made her
The small anti-admin-
istration force which opposed the re-
election of Dr. Anna Shaw, in the
early sessions. gave way before the
great popularity of this wonderful
woman, and she was unanimously
elected.
Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee, in
speaking of DR.. Shaw's address said
that he had heard nearly all the
great orators of his day, but that Dr.
Shaw ranked with the five greatest
speakers he had ever heard.
Besides a barbecue given at the
to the visiting delegates
and an automobile ride about the city,
there was a large reception, dinner
given by the Writer'S Club to the WIS.,
ting literary members of the conven-
ton. and a number of smaller at
fairs at which Nashville hostesses en-
tertained.
In making UP the budget for the
coming year, $500 was subscribed at
the last meeting of the convention.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick of Chicago,
chairman of the Congressional Com
subscribed $4,000 to last years
budget.
Mrs. Stanley Mccormick, of New
York, formerly treasurer of the Nat L
IonaI Suffrage Association, but elected
first vice president at the convention
lust closed, agreed, at great personal
sacrifice, to change her residence from
Boston to New York city, in order
that she be able to assume the duties
NJ president while DIR. Shaw is absent
ON lecture tours, thereby proving a
situation in accordance with the
wishes of the anti ADMINISTRATION
forces.