Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30
COUNCIL OF WOMEN
WILL HEAR REPORTS
District Branch of National So
ciety Also to Discuss Plans
for Breakfast.

A meeting Of the District branch of
the National Council of Women Voters
has been called by DR.. Cora Smith King,
chairman Of the congressional commit
tee, for Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, in
the residence OF Mrs. Fred W. Clemens,
the Ahbemarle, 18th and T streets
northwest. Plans for a council why
breakfast later in the spring will be
discussed
A report will be submitted on the re-
cent trip of the president of the National
Council. Mrs. Emma Smith De Voc
through Utah. Idaho and Montana. Rep
resentatives from all states have been
requested to bring in reports on all mat
tiers of interest TO the council. Mrs.
John L. Raker chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements for the 1915 ma
tional and international conference, in
San Francisco. will discuss preparations
for that event. A paper will be read on
What the Women Have Done With the
Vote
The working force at the Congress
sonal Union headquarters was increased
this morning by the volunteer services
of Mrs. Rose Berrel, a prominent real
estate woman of Westport, Conn. She
comes as a. representative of the West
port Equal Franchise League, and will
remain to work on the May 9 procession
until after that date.
Mrs. o. D. OIiphant of Trenton, n. J.,
is announced to letcure on "Feminin-
ism" in the antisuffrage headquarters,
l4o2 Fl street northwest, at 80 this aft
ernoon.
Would Give Women Credit
Assertion that the history text books
used in the schools today ought to be
changed SO as to include faithful rec
ord of the part women have played in
building up the country. and a review
or the efforts to obtain equal suffra ge
was made last night by Miss Elsie Hill.
herself teacher in the District
schools. in a brief speech before the
congressional Union at 1920 F street.
MISS Eliza Lord. who is reputed to be
the earliest graduate of Woman's COL
ieSe, Endorsed Miss Hills plea, saying
that the safety of the suffrage cause
depends upon a full presentation in
school histories of the phases of wom-
ans work in the past It was announced
mat representations will soon be ma de
to the board of education that WON
en- 5 part in the constructive work of
tne Cnlted states. as a nation, be treat
ed as facts in history, and not as side
issues"
Miss Lucy Burns. vice chairman of the
CONGRESSIONAL Union. argued that while
congress, as substitute measure for the
bill recently defeated in the Senate, can
90 no actual harm to the suffrage move
ment 1t indicates a lack of courage and
confidence in the effort to get nation wide
suffrage by federal enactment
The Senate vote justif1es the attitude
OF the Congressional Union.'' she said.
and proves that suffrage has made great
strides in Congress during the last year.
The Shafroth bill is inadequate in that
through it we gain nothing but the right
to appeal to the electors of the states"
Demand for Bristow Amendment.
On recommendation of Miss Burns reso-
lutions were adopted calling upon the
woman's suffrage committee to report the
Bristow amendment. which is the new
name for the old Senate joint resolution
No. 1.
Appeal to those who have friends in
the seven western states where the ques-
ton of granting equal suffrage is to be
submitted to the voters, criticism Of the
President for his refusal to grant the
requests of the suffrage delegations that
called upon him at the White House. and
Characterization of the laws in southern
states as abominable and unchivalrous
featured an address by Mrs. Jessie
Hardy Stubs of the National Woman's
Suffrage Association last night in Pyth-
ian Temple, under the auspices of the
socialist party of the District.
Mrs Stubbs claimed that the cause
ought to win at least five of the seven
states-Nevada, Montana, North and
South Dakota. Nebraska, Missouri and
Ohio Woman voters would then num-
Der 100000. she estimated.
Great Women I Have Known" was
the subject of lecture given yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. Clara B. Colby, at
the residence of Mrs. \. NJ. Hillyer, 3S4S
Woodley road