The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-11-18
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When the Feminists Hold Annual Meet
In Milwaukee This Week They
viii Introduce Many
Fine Takers.

Snowden, English sufragist spoke in
Milwaukee, it was at the Pab9t theater
and the tickets to the lecture ranged
In price from 80 cents to So for ordin-
airy seats and one of the boxes, that
occupied by Mrs. Charles w. Norris
and party sold for $75, while Others
went at corresponding rates.
Next Friday noon, under the aus
pieces of the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage
association, Mrs. Snowden will talk.in
the Majestic theater with a seating
capacity of 1,400 without one cent be-
ing charged to those constituting the
audience.
This viii be the greatest attraction
to those visiting as delegates to the
1915 convention of the w. w. S. A.
Mrs. Snowden is president of the
National Union of Suffrage Societies in
Great Britain. She has never been al
lied with the militant movement and
disapproves of it.
Iowan Will Be Present.
Miss Flora Dunlop, president of the
Iowa Suffrage association, will be guest
of honor of the Wisconsin Suffrage asso-
citation during the convention. She will
speak Friday afternoon on the Iowa
campaign. Suffragists are coming
more and more to realize the need of
cooperation among states and the de-
STABILITY of giving each campaign state
in turn the greatest possible assistance.
Iowa is now in the midst of campaign
and a special election ON woman suf-
frage in that state will be held next
June. At the coming convention every
effort will be made 80 interest Wiscon-
sin women in giving assistance in the
Iowa campaign.
Again Offers Prizes.
Mrs. Hannah Patchin, WeyaHwega,
has again offered $25 in prizes to high
schools of the state for the best essays
favoring woman suffrage and $25 to all
schools other than high schools, provid
ing that in both instances twenty
schools enter the competition. Miss
Ada James, Richland Center, will have
charge of the contest.
Eastern Vets To Talk.
Wisconsin women who took part in
the eastern campaigns will tell some
thing about their experience. The pres
ident, Mrs. Henry M. Youmans of Wau-
kesha, has selected as the theme of her
annual address, 'fThe New York Cam
paign," Mrs. Helen Haight, Waukesha;
Mrs. Maud McCreery, Green Bay; Miss
Edna Wright, Milwaukee, will also re-
late experiences while campaigning in
the east.
The social feature Of the convention
will be an informal reception at the
home of the Milwaukee Art society, 456
Jefferson street, with an exhibition of
painting and sculptures by Wisconsin
artists
Congressman Wife Speaks.
The address of welcome at the con.
vention will be by Mrs. Meta Berger,
president of the school board of Mil
Waukee.
Will Choose Delegates.
One of the important items of bust,
ness at the coming state convention in
Milwaukee will be the election Of dele
gates to the annual convention of the
National American Woman s Suffrage
association to be held in Washington,
D. C. for week, beginnin3; Dec. Il.
Mrs. Harriet Hoag Sheridan, former
" of Milwaukee, and more recently of
Waterloo, Wis, is now visiting in
Springfield, Ohio, and went with
group of sufragists of that city to have
a conference with Congressman Fess of
Ohio, urging him to supper the federal
amendment doing away with the quail.
fications of sex for voters.
Elect Presidents.
Burlington has recently organized
suffrage league with Mrs. Marian Keeb.
Ter as president.
The annual meeting of the Racine
county organization was held recently
at Burlington and the Rev. Olympic
Brown was reelected president.