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Philadelphia, Pa.-There is prom
ise of a lively convention fight be-
tween the suffragists Of this city and
those from the western districts &c
Pennsylvania, when the state cou-
vention of the Pennsylvania Woman
Suffrage Association opens tomor-
row. Philadelphia Is blamed for the
loss of statewide suffrage at the
polls this fall, and the nominating
committee of the association has
made up a slate of new officers which
carefully excludes Philadelphia wo-
ingdon, wife of Judge Orlady of the
superior court, is slated for nomlna-
tion for president to replace Mrs.
Frank NJ. Roessing of Pittsburgh. The
Philadelphia women have carefully
planned a coup in retaliation. and it
is expected one of their number will
be nominated from the floor for the
convention. The women of this city
resent the charge that they are to
blame for the loss of the recent CAM
paign, and will make a bitter fight
against any imputation to this effect.
Washington, ID. C.-Dipl0matic cir.
cles are interested In the recent ap-
pointment by Great Britain of wo-
man to be assistant secretary of the
British legation in Norway, Miss
Presley Smith, an ardent suffragist
leader, Is the woman appointed, and
the new precedent OF giving a woman
a diplomatic appointment is taken
here to mean compliment to the wO-
men workers in England and to Nor
ways pioneer work for equal rights
for women. Miss Smith has done
notable work since the war began in
the management of societies for the
relief of soldiers and their families
She joined the berry pickers in the
field to gain frst-hand knowledge of
working conditions. She went into
other fields and into factories, and as
result she forced employers to
grant better conditions OF work, bet
ter pay and better protection. The
diplomats here are not Qualsing in
Their boots, however for the secret
keeping ability of women much jeer-
ed at and joked about in the past,
will have to undergo severe proof be-
fore appointments are made more
generally to women.
Washington, ID. Miss Mary II.
Richmond, director of the charity or
ganization department of the Rus
sell Sage foundation. will be the
principal speaker at the annual meet
ing of the Associated Charities, to be
held here tonight Miss Richmond is
the author of Friendly Visiting
Among the Poor" and "The Good
Neighbor In the Modern City," and Is
recognized as an authority on family
rehabilitation work.
Boston, Mass.--So far az known,
the special library devoted to wo
mems vocations and women In indus
lry maintained by the Boston Wo
mems Educational and Industrial
Union is the only library of its kind
In the United States. Much recent
material representing Investigations
OF conditions OF womes's employment
and OF occupations OF women makes
the collection Of value to research
workers.
New York k-1he Daughters OF Ohio
in New York are holding their annual
luncheon today, celebrating the an.
niversary OF the admission of Ohio as
state. Mrs. Charles Burkett, the
chairman, has arranged an excellent
program. Many Ohio ladies' in and
near New York will attend the lunch.
con at the Waldorf
London-The seventy.hrst birthday
anniversary OF Queen Alexandra,
mother OF King George. will be quiet.
ly observed on Wednesday OF this
week. The queen mother is actively
Interested in the big events now go.
ing on In Europe, and is out of doors
nearly every day She has coat n,
ue1 to keep close control svey ;Ier
household affairs. As the head OF
the Red Cross Society In Eng,an
she has given much OF her time dur,
ing the past year To raising funds fcr
the support of this work.