The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-20
CONNECTICUT
 SUFFRAGE NEWS
(By A. G. Porritt.) )

A.
 The first week of the new automo- bile campaign which has been. under taken by the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association comes to an end to-day. The campaign opened last Monday in Thompson, and so far the suffragists have visited. North Gros- venorda1es West woodstock, South Woodstock and Putnam. Putnam was reached yesterday, and there the band of campaigners was joined by the officers of the State Association, who took advantage of the occasion to hold their monthly executive board meeting in the midst of the campaign. The president of the Put nam Equal Franchise League Mrs. Windham County on the State Board undertook the arrangements for the reception of the Board Mrs. Dan ielson of Putnam Heights, mother of Miss Rosanond DanieIson, the coun- ty chairman, acted as hostess, and after the conclusion of the business session there was a reception for the State officers and several of them stayed to make addresses at the ev- ening meeting, the principal speaker at which was Mrs. T. N. Hepburn, President of the c. W, S. A.
 The towns to be visited by the cam paigners next week include Pounfref, June 22d; Abingdon and Dayville, June 23d; Danielson, June 24; Ster- ling, June 25; Moosup. June 26 and PIafnf1eld, June 27 The third week bury, Brooklyn Eastford. and War renvilIe, and during this week the campaigners will make the Putnam House at Brooklyn their headquar- ters. They are receiving a royal welcome at Brooklyn. Suffrage col lfas-e es11 f17a al n hotel all through the week, and ev- erytfaing is to be done for their com fort and convenience- Chaplin, Hampton, Scotland and W1llimantic will be included the fourth week of the campaign, and on Monday July into Holland County and begin opera tions there.
 Miss Emily Pierson is acting as the leader of the present campaign as she has acted in every campaign un- 1910. Miss Alyse Gregory Is with her rendering Invaluable assistance. The other regular workers are Miss Catha- rine Meredith of Hartford. Miss Meredith is a graduate of Wells Col lege and since graduation she has been engaged in Juvenile court and prison reform work. Miss Ethel Lee Rankin of Denver has only just grad uated from Barnard college. Miss Ann Kuttner has taken degrees both at Bry nN1awr and at Barnard Miss Freda Kirchway is the daughter of Dean Kirchway, of Columbia Law School. The Misses Anna and Ma rie Won Hoegen are already widely known from the fact that they ap- peared last summer in many parts of and state in the suffrage play How the Vote Was sWon', These consti- of r7x1 k every woman and every man in the Statet who is accustomed to appear on the platform for woman suffrage will go to the aid of the campaign CTS for the mass meetings.
 The Hartford Equal Franchise Lea que received to-day a vote of thanks from the Board of the c. ". s. A. for it's gift of S10O from the proceeds of the very successful rummage sale held the first week of June. The sale was held to raise money to pay the balance of the Leagues pledge to the State Treasury made in October last. After paying this pledge, and after defraying all expenses in con nection with the sale the League found itself in possession of net prof | it's to the amount of over $25O. It was therefore voted to devote $100 of this money towards helping the State Association with the expenses of the May Suffrage parade.
 So successful was the sale that the League at once determined upon an other sale shortly before Christmas. This will be a sale of toys and other articles suitable for Christnas gifts. Each member of the Board of Direc- tors and many members of the Leg que are pledging themselves to pro- duce at the end of the summer twelve dolls which they are to dress during their vacations. Some women are also pledging je1lies, jams, and marmalades, and other housewifeIy products in which suffragists usually take pride in excelling. One feature of the sale will be a table of second hand toys, and the boys and men o1 I the families interested in silffrage I will find not uncongeniaI occupation in repairing and putting into working order some of the discarded play things of their earlier years.
 AS a consequence of Anti-Suhrage activity the Sufragists are having many calls for arguments in rebuttal and are rejoicing in a great quicken ing of interest in the question ot l Votes for Women.