The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-04
CONNECTICUT
 SUFFRAGE NEWS
Bx A. c. Porritt.l

It is now arranged that the women who are undertaking the decoration of the floats for the Suffrage parade of May 2ndy will all be in Hartford for two or three days before the event. At a meeting of the Hartford Equal Fran EcIlise League last week, there was an appeal for hospitality for these visit ing suffragists and several offers were that she could take in seven workers and others followed this generous of fer with statements of willingness to take one. twos three or four. One man member offered to take in a man, but-he added-he must be a Republi- can. There was no specification com corning the politics of other visitors ] The head marshal of the parade will be Miss Emily Pierson, who is taking charge of the personal end of the business. Miss Alyse Gregory is look ing after decorations, under the direc- ton of the art committee, whose chair man is Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton. Each division Of women will have it's marshal. Mrs. Weed, daughter of ex- Representative H J. Hill is marshall ing the college women, who will march in cap and gown, Mrs. F. O. Parker of Greenwich, who was probation officer in Greenwich last year will marshal the women doctors; while Miss Elsie Tienaann, the present Greenwich pro- batfon officer. will be in charge of the women municipal officers. Miss Psyche Webster of Putnam, head of the Day Kimball Nursery there will marshal the trained nurses. and Miss Grace D Dpham of the w. c. U. of Bridgeport. the social workers
 Every trade and occupation in which women are engaged in Connecticut will have a, contingent in the parade Just recently request was received from a woman optician that there should be a section for this trade. Un-s til the request was. made the officers of the c. w. s. A. had not been aware that there were women engaged in optical work in the state. Another contingent recently added is that of women photographer who will be un- der the leadership of Miss M. E.. Rob- fnson of Greenwich. whose studio is well known to the children of her community.
 The Association of Collegiate Alum nae is planning to hold it's thirty-sec 1 onw general meeting at Philadelphia from April 13 to April IT. On the evening of the 18th there is to be an iopen meeting at which three women l leach the leader in a special line of iwork have been invited to speak. These
 women are Dr. Katherine B. Davis, ] Mrs. Florence Kelley and Mrs. Thom- jas N. Hepburn of Hartford. pr. Da- lyi~ who is commissioner of correc-
 tis-l and charities in New York, will Iten of her experiences with criminals bota male and female and will es- l peciatly call attention to the over I punishment which society visits on some cf the less responsible of crin- inals.
 1 Mrs Florence Kelley. is president of l the National Consumers League. Her subject will be the overworking of women and children, on which no one has a better right to speak Mrs
 Hepburn. who is president of the Con- I necticut Woman Suffrage Association. has been asked to speak at this Phfla- idelphia meeting along with pr. Davis i and Mrs. Kelley, that she may tell of ithe long fight that has been waged by the women of Hartford, under Mrs. Hepburn's valiant leadership, against Il Icommercialized vice. Mrs. Hepburn is now recognized as national lead CT in this line of work and appeals
 for her help and advice have been re- ceived from states as far distant as California and Oregon
 Yesterday the long postponed coun- Ity meeting of the Suffrage Leagues of Litchfield County was held under
 the chairmanship of Mrs. A. E. S. Fay Tor, at Lakeview. Conn. There were (which are affiliated in this country
 association. It was an all day affair 1 and luncheon was given to the as sempied delegates by the Equal Suf-
 frage League of Salisbury, acting as
 hostess to the convention. Mrs. T. N
 Hepburn made an address in the af- Fl ternoon. and the remainder of the time
 was taken by business, and with re-
 ports of suffrage doings and accom- pIishments in Litchfield County.
 l The amendment to the United States | Constitution which received a na-
 jority vote on Thursday. March 19, but l which failed to receive the necessafy
 two- thirds vote, was reintroduced ir the Senate on the goth by Senator
 Bristow This amendment has beer ] pA-laGF by ~eth the the Congressiona