Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-09
Delegates to Convention of
Congressional Union Engage
in "FieId Work."
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
ASKED TO SUPPORT CAUSE
Placards Advertising the Susan B
Anthony Pageant Carried in
Street Cars.

What mfight be termed field work.
this morning occupied the delegates to
the first convention of the Congress
sional Union for Woman Suffrage now
in progress in this city. No session
was scheduled at convention headquar-
tiers in the Cameron house and by 9
o'clock its rooms were deserted save
for the members of the headquarters
staff
Delegates and workers generally had
scattered over the city for their morn
ing's activities. The corridors of the
Senate and House Office buildings were
crowded with those taking part in a
concerted campaign among members of
both houses to urge upon them the
passage of the Susan B. Anthony
amendment during the present session.
The plan was to round up every men,
Der who is in the city and swing his
sentiments toward the support of the
five bills, two before the Senate and
two before the House. all of which en-
body the gist of the Anthony amend
ment.
Woman voters from those states
which have already granted the fran
chise centered their efforts on the con-
gressmen from their home states.
Among the delegations sent out were
groups from California, Illinois. Utah,
Michigan. and also New York and New
Jersey.
Placards Advertise Pageant.
DO not miss the Susan B. Anthony
pageant at Convention Hall December
49," read 100 placards which were held
on the laps of an equal number of
street riding suffrage advocates all
over the District this morning. Equip
ped with these placards, the workers
were paired off by twos and were sent
out on the various street railway lines
of the city. The placards, propped up
right in the laps, were not possibly to
be overlooked. and good results are
hoped for from this public demonstra-
ton on behalf of the production which
will conclude the convention, in which
400 men and women will participate,
and which has already cost $4,000 to
stage.
Women who led the suffragists in
their street-car advertising of the
pageant today include Mrs Sara Bard
Field, Oregon: Mrs. J. A. H. Hopkins,
New Jersey: Miss Jessie Ashley. New
York: Mrs. Frank Gothern, New York:
Miss Margaret Foley, Boston; Mrs.
George Latimer, Baltimore: Mrs. C. M.
Vail. New Jersey; Miss Margaret Whit
temore. Michigan; Mrs. A. r. Colvin.
I1 "A. i. r.
sofa, Miss C. NJ. Flanagan, Connecti-
cut; Mrs. w. J. Bartlett, Connecticut;
Mrs. Jesse H. Hampton, New York; Mrs.
Hugh L. White, Tennessee; Mrs. Law
renee Lewis. Philadelphia; Mrs Mabel
Irwin. New York: Mrs. Crystal East
man Benedict. New York; Miss Lucille
Atcherson, Ohio Miss Helen Todd, Cali
fornia; Mrs. Grace b. Cotterill. Wash
ington; Miss Emily K. Perry, Washing
ton, D. c.; Mrs. Florence b. Morrill,.
Washington, D. c.; Miss Emily Stearns.
Washington. D. c.
Hearing Planned for December 10.
Announcement has been made that.
through the efforts of Senator Pittman of
| Nevada. Senator Thomas, chairman of the
Senate suffrage committee, has prom
Used Miss Anne Martin definite hearing
before his committee December is. This
hearing was originally scheduled for the
same day as that promised the National
American Woman Suffrage Association.
and congressional Union leaders are
elated at this new decision, which thew
| think, will give the western envoys a het
ter chance to emphasize to the commit
tee the political aspects of the fight being
made among voting women to gain the
franchise for their less fortunate sisters
Congressional Union leaders also sn
nounce that they have gained a nron-
Use from Representative Luther Mott IF
New York to introduce a resolution to-
morrow morning providing that the
western ENJOYS. Mrs. Field and Miss s
Jolliffee, be heard from the floor of the
House of Representatives The worL
ers urged Mr.. Mott to this piece Of leg.
islation by going over with him a ione
list of precedents contained in similar
past happenings. Speaker Clark. how
ever, Is quoted as saying that he can
not entertain a motion for a hearinq
from the floor. The usual order %
procedure in past cases is that the
House take a recess and thus, avoid
ing its own rules, is able to listen to
outsiders.
Report Of Miss Alice Paul.
The report of Miss Alice Paul, chair.
man of the national executive commit
tee. which was to have been submitted
Yesterday. has been held over until this
afternoon. At this session. which he
gan at 2 o'clock. the report of the ma
tional organizers Of the union was the
feature, these women describing the re-
! cent nationwide activities of the
Miss Doris Stevens told particularly
of the work in connection with the re-
cent Panama-Pacidc exposition, when