Evening journal., 1914-12-30
Delaware WOMEN
HOPE FOR Suffrage
Local Organizer Expresses
Confidence In Passage OF
the Bill
OPEN CAMPAIGN
HERE ON SUNDAY

With Congressman J.. a. Falconer oi
Washington State, and Miss Anne Mar
tin of Nevada. both suffrage states, as
the principal speakers, the first big
meeting of the suffrage campaign which
is being conducted throughout Delaware
will be held at $50 o'clock next Sunday
afternoon i'm the GarriclS Theatre. Other
sneakers will include Miss Mabel Vernon,
local Congressional Union organizer
who will be heard in Wilmington ior
the first time since her return from tn'
west. and Mrs. Florence Bayard hilies'
The meeting will be under the aus
uices OF the Delaware Campaign Oonl-
mittee. of which Mrs. Florence bayaru
Uiues is chairman. Miss Edith Spru
ance treasurer. and Miss Mabel Vernon
oroanizer. According TO the plan OF or
oanization adopted by the committee
however. one woman from each legisla
tive district is selected TO act as mem
Der of the committee.
Durinr the session of the Legislature
two suffrage headquarters VIII be mann
ftaincd in the state. including temporar.
HEADQUARTERS at Dover The other ono
will be that already established ON Del
aware avenue, this city.
The formal opening Of the headquar
ters in Dover. which are to be locate
on state street, in the OFFICES lofhleIi
occupied by Henry Ridgely, laWyel
! will take place next Tuesday morhlh'
the day OH which the Legislature con
venes. and on that day suffragists nav
, MANNED a big demonstration, the hrs
} that has ever been held in Dover.
I large number of Wilmington wome
! will go TO Dover on the morning tral
D and will meet suffragists from oth'
- parts of the State. and will form
line at the Dover station, and, carr.
@ ing the shields of the twelve enfral
{ chised States and the purple, whl
@ and gold banners of the Congression
a Union. will march to the ne
|. headouarters on State street. whe
h speeches will be made and recepti'
held
Miss Mabel Vernon, who will be
charge of the Dover headquarters. W
be on hand every day the Legislatu
is in session, that it may not be ic
u gotten that the women of Delawa
| are asking to be enfranchised.
Every week end Miss Vernon W
speak in different towns of the Sta
-y devoting special attention to the d
n tricts of those Legislators who
es not convinced of the justice of Wo
e. ans Suffrage. Mrs. Hilles will a
a conduct a speaking campaign throul
# out the State. beginning on January
ot when she will speak at FELTON,, VIII
o. she will address Pomona Grange.
During the absence of Mrs. Hill
u and Miss Vernon, the local Congr
=, sional Union headquarters will be
49,. charge of local members of the c'
~, paign committee with Miss Anne
~ Cue as speaker and organizer.
80 In speaking today about the pl
- -, poets of getting the suffrage
~ through the Legislature. Miss Yer
'ro expressed great confidence in the
- getting the necessary two-thirds v
1 ag adding that suffragists have every
of son to feel greatly encouraged.
.ba 1--WE have every reason to be
49,, couraged," said Miss Vernon. 81
80. party leaders arc not against us
-, know from their own personal as
" ances. We are receiving splendid
ports from down the State and a
the legislators from Wilmington
it might interest you to know
we have sent them very cordial in'
.ne tions to attend the mass meeting
IT, IT, the Garrnck Theatre on Sunday.