Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-04

school house design, to be used in an
effort TO collect funds for the national
association. Mrs. Sumney stated that
Nebraska had been lax in supporting the
national in aid of other campaign states,
but was always calling upon the national
board for assistance.
Sixty-five delegates were registered at
the convention yesterday. The polit-
ical Equality League of Omaha had the
largest delegation. including ten members.
Douglas county had thirty-one delegates
The Lancaster county delegation was
a large one. including Mesdames F. M.
Hall. F. A. Harrison, A. p. Sheldon, p.
C. Babcock, T. j. Dorr, W. 6. Delano.
A. o. Taylor. w. E. Hardy. L. u. Pom
creme, h II. Wheeler. \. II. Doris and
W. E. Barkley, A number OF these hold
state offices.
Other delegates who registered were:
Mrs. Fred Heckley OF Frontier county,
Mrs Ruth McKenna of Red Willow, Mrs.
Anna Kovanda of Table Rock. Miss Mary
williams of Kenesaw. Mrs. John salker
of Hastings, Mrs Elizabeth Hale of Nor
folk, Miss Grace Ballard and Mrs. w. NJ.
Haller of Blair, Mrs. Sarah Faith of
Aurora, Mrs. Riley and Miss Ruth Nc
Kern from McCook and Mrs. George
schwerin of David City. The South
Omaha delegation includes Mesdames
George Copper, w. w. Widoe. DR.. AIDA
Ralston Wiley. William Berry and @. II.
Bligh.
Statement of Expenses.
The sum of $4,000 was spent altogether
in the suffrage campaign waged during
the last year, according TO a report made
by Mrs. w. E. Hardy of Lincoln. state
treasurer OF this amount over $4,000
was spent by the state organizations; the
balance was spent by individual counties.
IL Is estimated that Douglas county spent
, s. 900 and that 5000 was spent in Lancas-
ter county.
The treasurer estimated that 5000 a
year would be required to carry on the
campaign until 1918 and committee was
appointed to decide in what manner this
sum should be raised.
An interesting account of the publicity
work done in the last campaign, coupled
by advice for the future. by Mrs. w. e.
Barkley OF Lincoln. publicity chairman
was the feature Of the afternoon session.
Mrs Barley told of the efforts to adj
vertise suffrage at conventions. oranges,
moving picture shows. picnics. chau-
tauquas. school houses and auto tours.
Teachers Hard Proposition.
'"rhe teachers Institutes were the hard
est propositions we had to tackle. said
Mrs Barley THAT was because the
teachers in this state are afraid 10 say
that they are suffragists. II Is your
business since you have the school fran
chise to elect such officials that teachers
need not fear for their positions II they
identify themselves with suffrage II
these men and women are teaching only
for money. they're not big and broad
enough 10 train our citizens"
Here Mrs. f. S. King OF Benson inter-
posed to remind the women that boys In
the high schools today will be voters the
next time suffrage is an issue. 1T is
essential that they be trained as suffra-
gists." sine said.
Advocates Auto Tours.
Mrs. Darkley strongly advocated the
auto tour as a publicity agent The day
has gone by when people congregate in a
certain keGsc to listen to speeches. The
picture show and the theater have taken
both our young people and the older ones
50 that we also must do something spec
taoular In order TO advertise our cause.
II you know anyone that has an auto
mobile. just love them 70 Z satl until the
next campaign" advised MrF. Barley.
wen need their auto thea"
The speaker advised the women to line
up their ministers and request them 10
preach suffrage sermons. Make them
talk your way. You women are always
working their way. baking pies and cakes
and such things for church affairs" She
said that successful ehautauqua work was
also TO be desired. THE chautauqua OF
today Is not what II used to be. IL Is no
longer for uplift, but II Is a commercial
lied project. They're IN for the business
and you will have to adopt business
methods. too"