Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-19
SCRANTON GIVES
FIRST SUFFRAGISTS
A WELCOME HAND
200 Incoming Delegates Find
Even Waxen Figures in
Store Windows Wear
Their Colors.
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SCRANTON. Pa, Nov. 1q.-With sew
eral hundred suffragsts already in this
city and many more expected today and
tomorrow, the 46th annual convention OF
the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation, which opens here informally to-
night, promises TO be the most successful
ever held in this state
Although the hotel registers show that
only about 200 suffragists have arrived,
yet the casual observer might be tempted
to believe national instead of a State
convention was under way.
Everywhere the suffraast Is in evil
dence. You may see her on Backawanna
avenue. her little yellow Votes for wom-
an badge Tapping triumphantly in the
breeze You may see suffragists by the
scores in the lobby OF the Hotel Casey,
the convention headquarters, and around
on Spruce street at the local suffrage Of
hce where the little eating house. main
tained by the association, Ia located
In all parts of tho city there is evidence
that the suffragist Is welcome visitor.
Many of the shops vhave their windows
fairly b!anketed with yellow-and-white
bunting, the colors OF the cause" and
the waXen models displaying the latest
winter creations in clothing wear Votes
Votes Tor
Women banners In their hands. Other
things of Importance may happen here in
the course OF the next week, but whatever
they may be II Is certain they will he
srbservient to the Woman Suffrage Con-
vention.
HOTEL CASEY A BUSY PLACE.
The entire mezzanine floor of the Hotel
Casey has been given over for the busi-
ness sessions of the convention. The
crystal Room has been converted into an
auditorium with a speakers platform,
which will seat 500. A postofice has been
installed, to say nothing Of an informa-
ton booth and registration table.
MISS Louise Hall, one of the first of
the state organizers to arrive was en-
gagged yesterday preparing the educa-
tional exhibit. This will be an important
feature OF the convention and no man,
woman or child is supposed to be able 70
look upon It without becoming an instant
convert to the Cause
Exhibit No. 1 points n moral and
adorns tale without so much as a word
of explanation being necessary. 1t Is a
crusade against quack medicines. Bottle
upon bottle of well-known patent cure
nlls. baby soothing syrups and various
hair dyes and cosmetics, the labels OF
which do not state the dangerous in
gradients contained in them, are held up
to scorn. The amounts OF opium, NOR
phine, cocaine and other deadly nostrums
of which they are composed are put down
in uncompromlsing black and white. over
this exhibit large sign states:
'pr. Harvey Wiley says the votes or
women will help in the passage and en-
foroement Of pure food laws"
"The women of Pennsylvania tried to
get pure food bill through In 1913" says
Miss Hall Erimly. as she puts a bottle of
infants teething medicine in its place.
but the Legislature turned It down. Wait
until we get the vote"'
ANTS ARGUMENTS REFUTED.
The other exhibits are designed to re-
flute all of the arguments which the
wlsest anti" might formulate. One en-
titled Women Have Not the Time to
Vote" is I'm four scenes. The first shows
a woman reading a novel; the second, two
women gossping over the back fence; the
third. four women spending hours at
card party. and the fourth, group OF
women and children at moving picture
show.
III a woman can find time for al of