Mountain advocate., 1914-11-06

to tn. National Suffrage Association. The
principal roles are taken by Miss owe
Nyndhsm. Miss Katherine kaelred, lead,
ing lady in Joseph s ana H us brSfiei cSniy
company, nephew OF Edwin Booth, aud
br. Anna Howard shaw.
Nashville IL said TO be so enthuslaslie
over .ntsrtaipinI me nseesssfy devoted
10 business sessions. Nashville wonsfn
are arranging a parade. also an old,I'& 4
i Ssa Ss rs. Hsrmitass Called the Mount
Vernon OF the South. There will Of
course, be many informal dinners ana
luneheors during the convention ana an az
countr' clubs. On one evening the ST.
frsgists in charge OF the press work
throu ghout the country VIII dine ana G!s-
euss plans for the coming year. Another
-voning, the professional women at the
convention viii meet st diDcer. Tue pro-
isssional woman's dinner arranged ~ d.
EllIa Taylor Rausom, OF Boston, during
last wears Washington convention. was
great success, tho guests inelnding many
OF the bssI-knOWn listers doctors anu
lawyers In the United States.
Isut {. Il not 40 much the special events
x-hIch make q convention irtcTc sting a.
IL Is the general CONF soeship and inter,
change OF Ideas among women rom az
parts Of the country eng egea In dl klhos
Of work The women Of the north ana
west are especially interested ~ the many
brilliant Southern women who are giving
=
an suffrage. Among these women are:
Virginia-Nrs Lila Mead Valentine Rich
mord, President of the virginia Equal
SufYrage Association; Mics Ellen GAS
gov. Richmond; Miss Mary Johnston,
Marin Springs, Virginia. Mrs. Kate Wal
ler Barrett. Alexandria, Nirginie. North
Prssidsnt OF the Equal Franchise League;
Mas Anna Forbes Liddell, Charlotte MISS
susanne Bynum, Charlotte South caro-
Prs,ident OF tho Equal surrrsge Leae ie;
Mrs Henry Martin, Columbia; Miss SUI
san Frost, Charleston Georgia-Mrs
Mary McLendon, Atisnta, Piesi httat, oD OF
Mrs Emily McDougald. Atlanta, Presi-
dent Equal Suffrage Party Mrs Frances
g Whiteside, Atlanta hloridaIM S.,,,
m Equal Franchise Association; Rev
Mary Sanford, Orlando. President Florida
Woman Suffrage Association; Miss Fran
Mrs. Pattle Jacobs, Birmingham, Prest-
DENT OF Equal Suffrage Association, Ms
oscar Hundley. Birminsham; Mrs
Annie X. Dent, Yazoo city, President OF
Woman Suffrage Association; Mrs Nellie
Nugent Somerville, Greenyills. Miss Pau
Maria Thompson Dayiess. Nashville: Miss
sarah Barnwell Elliott, Sewaneei Mrs
CroEier French, Knoxville. kentucky
Mrs Deshs Breckenridge, Lexington,
President OF the Kentucky Equal Rights
Association; Miss Laura Clay, Richmond.
Mrs lanes Leech, Louisville. Louisiana
| Miss Kate Gordon, New Orleans, Presi-
| dent OF the Southern States Woman SUI
frase Conference; Miss Jean Gordon. New
| orleans, President OF the Louisiana Wonl-
an suffrAgg Association; Mrs. Edgar NJ.
| calm. New Orleans Miss Annette Fin
| nsgan, Houston, President Of Texas Won.
an Suffrage Association Miss Eleanor ".
tense Ward. Dallas; Mrs, Guiiford bud
! ley, Nashville.
| The rapid growth % the Southern or
| saniEktions both In members and enthu-
| slasm IL alone suff1cient 20 contradict tho
| prediction, which used 20 be frequently
| dorse votes for women; In fact 4 was
generally said at Washington last year
| mai the presence OF so many charming,
| alert Southern women was the most IN
| spiTing thing about the Convention.
Nashville itself as well as the organized
Give 4 warm welcome 10 the women who
are leaving their homes ana their iufnoi
| tant work In order 10 tak0 counsel to-
| Eether for the coming year. The city Of
heers. the Chamber OF Commerce.. the
business Mems Association, apo the
nish a warm welcome 70 the Conyent ioll
| The program for the Convention y IN
chsrse OF the following Committees. 1lu
Anna Howard shaw, Moylan. Pa chs q,
man. Mrs Mary Ware p.nnstt eea iifth
4 ley Mccormick, Boston, Mrs IDA Clyos
1 Clarke, Nashville Miss Jean Gordon, New
Orleans; Miss Elinor Byrns, New York
4 Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton. Of Com
nsetieut. II the National chsirman. Of 10
~. 81 Nashville. 10 TsnnsIsss's ehsirnsn
susslss ylll " a. Tie Asgmisass Hsssl