The Washington herald., 1914-01-04
WASHINGTON SUFFRAGISTS
CAN'T SPARE TINE FOR HIKE
TO BALTIMORE CELEBRATION.

Leaders of the Congressional Union
who will be unable to spare the time to
| hike" to Annapolis, Nd, from Balti'
more, on the invitation of the Just Gov
ernment League of Maryland to be on
hand when the State legislature con
venes January 6, will join nevertheless In
the celebration of the suffragists on that
day.
Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubs said yester'
day that while all the leaders were
anxious to participate in the two days
hike of twenty-six miles, plans for the
campaign now being conducted by the
union will make this impossible Those
who will go to Annapolis. however, are
Miss Alice Paul, Miss Lucy Burns, Mrs.
Stubbs Miss Grace Salisberry, Mrs.
Katharine Woods, Miss Emily X. Perry.
Ohio organizer now in Washington: Mrs.
Martha Tagg. business manager of The
Suffragist. and Miss Doris Stevens.
Plans are. being made by the union un-
der the direction OF Miss Perry for a
series of ''at homes" in their f street
quarters. where 'hostesses will preside
each day to welcome visitors and serve
tea Among the hostesses will be Miss
Mildred Marshall Koonze, Mrs. Laura
Owens. and Mrs. Dana Durand.
Relation Is Explained.
The executive committee OF the Con-
gressional Union yesterday issued the
following statement:
AT the conclusion of its year of work
in Washington. the members OF the Con-
gressional committee of 1918, appointed
by the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association at Philadelphia, in De-
cember 1872, desire TO express their
thanks to all those who have Co
operated with and supported them in
their campaign in behalf of the consti-
tutional amendment enfranchising wom-
en.
"A new Congressional committee has
been appointed by the National Associa-
ticn.
The retiring Congressional committee
will continue its work in Washington as
the executive committee of the Congress
sional Union for Woman Suffrage IL
will maintain at 1880 F street northwest.
the headquarters opened year ago. the
expenses of which were met with funds
raised by the members of the committee
until the formation of the Congressional
Uuion as a supporting organization. after
which the union, now numbering more
than 600 members, financed and otherwise
made possible the various activities d.
rected by the Congressional committee of
1913 which was then and Is now the eN-
ecutive committee Of the Congressional
Union.
The Congressional Cuion will continue
with renewed energy during the coming
year its work in behalf of the joint reso-
luton introduced on April :. 1913. in the
Senate by Senator George Z. Chamber
lain, Of Oregon. and in the House by
Frank w. Mondell, of
Wyoming. the passage of which proposed
amendment will, when
ratified by three-fourths of the States.
the women of this country.
In this work it will ask for the support
Of the friends il has made in the past
and those il hopes to make during the
coming year.
The executive committee OF the Con-
EressiOnal Union extends most cordial
greeting II the newly appointed Con-
gTessional committee, the work of which
will be directed by Mrs. MedilI McCoT-
mick. its chairman, and supported and
financed by the National Woman Suf-
rage Association"