The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-14
CONNECTICUT
 SUF TRACE NE WIS
(A. Q. Porritt.


 On Monday the Connecticut Woman Sunrage Association iss beginning three weeks, campaign in New London County in the course Of which meet 1ngs will be held in every town in the county and the canapaignezx will. houses. There will be thorough canvass of the whole secti on Miss Emily Fierson, Miss Alyse Gregory and Miss Isabelia Sanders having de-i fer1ninsd to Five their whole att sntton to this work for the remainder Of this nnonth and the first part Of December. In addition to the three organizers, and to the aid always given in every. carnpaiSn by the officers of the State Association, the local equal frs nclaise leagues of New London, Norwich and Lyme are all intending to send heIp- CTS into the field. and rnemb SITS of these leagues have been busy all this week in the work of advertising the meetings and stirring up local interest in them
 It was at first intended to make the New London County canpaiEn one Of the series of Little Ca.mpaisns which has been going on since the early part of October From . plan Of canpaign covering only a week, the scheme gradually developed into a campaign covering the whole county and occu- pylng three weeks. and the Little Cafnpad &ES are coming pracIlC4Aly 70 an end for the present with the end of this weeks activities in the north ern part of Fairfeld county-a cam paign which has included a dozen meetings in halls and churches. sew era1 open air meetipgs and much per sona1 canvassdng.
 Tn the campaign Of this week, Miss Pierson, Miss Gregory and Miss San dors have had much local help. Mrs. S. C. Shaw of Bridgeport, the preal- dent Of the Bridgeport Equal Fran cfIse League, has been interchangeable in her cooperation. and her husband, Hon. samuel C. Shaw, the newly elect legislature from Bedding, has taken the chair at two of the suffrage cam pafgn meetings. MT. Shaw is not help ing the suffragists for the first time. In the May parade in Hartford. MT, Shaw took the role Of the driver od the ox-cart which represented Con- necticut trying to catch up with her sister states represented by automo- piles.
 The meetings held this week have been at New Fairfield, Newtown. Mon roe. Stepney Huntington, Darien Bethel, Easton, TrumbuII, Long Hill and tonight at Weston. The Weston meeting will be held in the town hall at Weston at eight D. m- and Mrs Lawrence Mazzanowitc1n of Westport preSide ent Of the Westport Equal Fran chise League. will enIiven proceedings with suffrage recitation. The speakers will be Miss Alyse Gregory and Miss Isabella. Sanders
 Mr. Shaw is not the only stn1ers man" who has helped the suffrage ean1paigners this week. At the meet ing in the Monroe town hall last Tues day evening, the chair was taken by Hon. B. c. Shelton. and Rev. Freder- ic11 W. Potin presided the same even ing at a meeting held in the Methodist church at Stepney The proceedingE at this meeting included the exhibi- ton of suffrage scenes with the ster- eoptfcon. Rev. F. ". Potin again tool tae chair for Miss Pierson at meeet. frg yesterday evening at ~song Hill The speakers were then Miss Emily Pierson. and Miss Louise Gould, who will be remembered as the leadine lady of the troupe of Connection 11u1nber of the Connecticut towns 1T the play, How the Vote Was Won
 This play is a great favorite witt the suffragists. It is to be given agair in the near future by the Self Support ing League of Working Women oi Hartford. This league gave a very sue cessfu1 performance of the play las year. and raised a consid ed-abfe sum O money for the current expenses of th' league It is therefore encouraged to believe that it will be even nor, successful. with it's added experience this year,
 The National Annual Suffrage con, eention opened last Tnuxpday in Nash siale. Tennessee. q g0ed repressn