The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07

The convention of the National Suffrage league, which will occur in Nashville in November. is anticipated with especial enthusiasm throughout the country be- cause of the number of important wom- <n who are to speak. In the Tennessean Sunday morning appeared the following;
 For the coming National Equal Suf- frage league. which convenes in the city In November there will be gathered for tnis occasion a number of prominent women socially and professionally which no one event has ever before assembled in Nashville. Such women as Mrs. Pen nypacker, president of the National Fed eration of Womens Clubs; Alive Schriner, Frau AAnker of Norway, Miss Borg of Denmark, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Miss Jane Addams and a long list of names of equal prominence An anticipa- i tion which takes precedent of any other is the fact that all who are interested in the movement and in vital questions gen orally, will have the privilege of hearing these leaders discuss the subject of equal suffrage.
 Mrs Mary Ware Dennett national eX ecutive secretary, writes the member of the programme committee in the city in teresting reasons why the speakers sug- gested for the various mass meetings were especially named for the reasons which follow:
 Senator Lea of Tennessee for his strong stand on our question: and for the very great influence he would have in Con gross and in Tennessee.
 Chief Justice Walter Clark because Of his very wide influence in North Caro- lima and throughout the south.
 George Greet because of his vivid pres entation of suffrage results in the west, particularly in Colorado.
 Walter Bynner because of his increasing number of suffrage articles, stories, poems, plays and speeches.
 Mrs. Tinnin because she has recently organized the new Washington Woman Suffrage council to assist the work of our congressional committee. She is a re- marl<ably able woman and an interesting speaker.
 Mrs Funk because she is a most able speaker, and can present the national amendment in a most successful way.
 Mrs. Catt and Olive Schriner for reasons everyone knows already
 Dr. Shaw says that Fru Anker of Nor way and Miss Bork of Denmark are eX- ceedingly interesting women, and it would be pleasure to honor them as inter- national guests.
 Mrs. Breckenridge because of her won derful appealing power as an orator, and the special appeal she can make to south ern women.
 Mrs. Jacobs because of her increasing Influence in not only her own state, but throughout the south.
 Zona Gale because of her worldwide reputation as an author and her enthu- siastic suffrage interest.
 Miss Shaw says 1t will be exceedingly difficult to get good speakers from all the suffrage states.
 Ethel Moore, one of the leading mem hers of the California Civic association, Immensely interested in the playground movement
 Mary c. c. Bradford Is state superin- ifendent of education of Colorado also a member of our congressional committee.
 Ella Flagg Young has been asked to speak at the two last conventions, and has been obliged to decline each time be- cause of the pressure of her own work. ,Dr. Shaw hopes very much she will find it possible to accept this time
 Miss Brecxinridge suggested Miss Nich- os as one of the leaders in the recent municipal campaign in Chicago.
 Miss Grace Abbott to present the handi- capped condition of many of the immi- grant women, and Mrs. Baldwin to pre- sent the barriers facing the young col ored women.