Evening star., 1915-01-10
Delegates From Every State in
Union Attend Convention
in This City.
CONSTRUCT A PLATFORM
AND PLAN ORGANIZATION
Committee Appointed to Receive
Suggestions for National Body
and Formulate Report.

The first public afternoon session of
the national convention of women pur-
posed to expedite an international con-
structive peace movement was held at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The ball
room of the New Willard Hotel was
crowded with delegates from every
state in the Union, and a large audi
ence listened appreciatively to the ef-
forts of the convention members to
construct a satisfactory platform prior
TO the executive meeting In the even
ing. For the convention had deemed 1t
advisable to construct a national plat
form before actually organizing into
national society
tentative platform had been framed
oy the executive committee In their
secret session previously held which
was offered to the delegates in the aft
erHoon Tor their consideration. This
document was based upon a program
presented by Miss Jane Adams, rep
rssenting the Chicago committee of
Ihe emergency Federation of Peace
who is chairman Of the executiye COM
mlttee of the national convention. had
been accepted with modifications
"hlch me- the committee deemed advisa BILE
ms PLATFORM was read to the dele
sates and motion was adopted to
pass upon 1T seriatim. Later in the
afternoon this decision was revoked by
the delegates. who voted in favor OF
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Cats motion tn
anieho each section as it was presented
10 the deieSates and ultimately accept
the amended platform as a whole. The
convention continued this procedure
until a motion for recess carried at
$50 o'clock
Evening Session.
The evening secret session was
called to order at $50 o'clock by the
acting chairman. Miss Janet Richards.
anu immediately took UP the task of
closing the discussion of the tentative
platform submitted earlier in the day
by the executive committee. Amend
menus TO the eight main planks of the
PLATFORM were offered and passed upon
by the voting delegates, and at 9:45
O'Clock the revised document was re-
turned to the executive committee with
instructions to draw up the completed
PLATFORM. which will be ready some
time today.
When the business pertaining to the
platform had been disposed of the uues-
ton OF national organization was in
order. 1t was the belief of the ma
Jority OF the delegates that matters
could best be expedited by the appoint
ment of committee of five, who should
receive the various suggestions for ma
tonal organization. draw them up in
concise form and report on them at the
meeting today. Nominations for this
committee were made, resulting in the
election of Mrs. White of Washington,
Mrs. Barrett of Virginia, Mrs Andrew 8
OF Massachusetts. Mrs. Gait of New
York and Miss Adams of Chicago.
A committee of seven was appointed
10 consider and arrange the various
suggestions for procedure after or
ganization, offered by delegates from
the floor.
At the time of adjournment last
night no definite decision had been
arrived at relative to the name of the
national organization, although sew
eral tentative suggestions had been
entertained.
Mass Meeting This Afternoon.
There are to be meetings of the vari-
Gus committees throughout the morn
ing today. and this afternoon, prior to
the large public mass meeting at 8
o'clock in the ballroom of the New Will
lard Hotel, which will be addressed by
Miss Adams and other prominent
speakers. An executive meeting will
room.
The committee on platform through
out yesterdays session was composed
of Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, chair
man: Miss Jane Addams, Mrs. Anna
Garland Spencer, Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Mrs.
Fanny Fern Andrews, Mrs. Louis T. Post,
List of the Delegates.
The list of delegates present and re-
porting follows:
National Council of Women, Mrs.
Kate Waller Barrett, president; Mrs.
Wright of Washington, Mrs. Story OF
Miss Miller, Mrs Wood
bury of Washington and Mrs. Emma J,
Price of Washington.
National-American Woman Suffrage
Association, Rev. Anna H. Shaw, presi-
dent; Mrs. Susan Walker Fitzgerald of
York, Mrs. Rutz Rees of Connecticut
and Mrs. Antoinette Funk of Chicago.
General Federation Women's Clubs,
Mrs. Frank Wiiiiams Of Buffalo and
Mrs. Barr of Kansas.
National Woman's Christian Temper.
ance Association, Miss Patrick. Mrs.
Shelton of Washington, Miss Margaret
Ellis of washington and Mrs. Thatcher.
atioa National sa,; Society. Daughters of
dent general, Mrs. Story: Mrs.
George I. smallwood. Washington.
Association of Collegiate Alumnae.
Miss Elsie Hill: National Womans
Miss Marie Schmidt; International Kim
dergarten Union, Miss Watkins, Miss
and Miss Gordon Of Wash
ington; National Federation of Teach
ers. Miss Hobbs of Baltimore; Ma
tional Federation of Settlements, Miss
Mcdowell, president, and Mrs Sim
kovich of New York; women's ma
tional committee, socialist party, Mrs.
Charles Edward Russell of New York:
peace committee, General Federation
re Women'S ClnhS Mrs T1rcio Avnoe
Mead.