Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24
-SUFFRAG|STSPLAN
i: Il ALWELY WINTER
o.
Big Fight Ahead to Obtain
% Favorable Action on An
-
- thony Amendment.
ALREADY ARE WORKING
ON CONGRESS MEMBERS
Five Thousand Women Expected to
Participate in December
Demonstration.

That the coming winter, from tne
suffragists' standpoint, is to be lively
one at the Capitol is evidenced by the
announcement of the preparations
made by the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage for its campaign
among the senators and representa-
tives who will compose the Sixty
fourth Congress. This campaign will
& eliminate in a big demonstration in
this city for the Susan B. Anthony
amendment intended to remove from
the ballot the qualification of sex. this
demonstration to take place during the
first week Of the coming session.
Miss Alice Paul. chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee, is directing the
forces behind the proposition to amend
the federal Constitution and is carry
ing out plans formulated in New York
last spring by the advisory council
To influence Congress.
1t was agreed by Miss Paul and her
that certain things should be done to
: bring sufficient influence to bear on
: Congress to compel favorable action on
the Anthony amendment Four OF
these were:
To organize in each state a branch
of the union; to send deputation of
his own constituents to urge every
congressman to work and vote for the
amendment; to hold a convention of
woman voters at the Panama-Pacific
exposition to adopt resolutions. collect
petitions and send ENJOYS to Washing
ton in behalf of the amendment, and
to assemble several thousand suf-
fragists from all the states for great
demonstration before Congress in De-
cember.
Large numbers of congressman have
ALL @f
stituents, urging them to support the
cause, and others will be seen before
Congress meets.
About half of the states will be or
ganized by December, and all before
the year is over.
The woman voters convention at
San Francisco is said to have been a
signal success. More than 10000 peo-
pie participated in it first and last.
Organizing Big Demonstration.
The big demonstration to be held
here December to Is, inclusive, is
being organized by the largest force
of suffrage workers ever assembled in
the National Capital. Among the lead
ers already here are Miss Paul, Miss
Lucy Burns, vice chairman of the
union; Miss Doris Stevens, executive
secretary: Mrs. Cyrus Mead, who is at
tending to the press work: Miss La
Mar Latham OF Georgia, MISS Emily T.
Stearns. membership chairman; Mrs.
Charlotte Van Wyck, headquarters
chairman; Miss Florence Brewer of
Maryland, Mrs. Helena Hill Weed of
Connecticut. in charge of the research
work; Miss Gertrude Croker of Hi
nois, who is acting as headquarters
secretary, and Miss JOY Webster of
Nebraska, who is in charge of the
finances.
For months the representatives of
the Congressional Union have been Or
ganizing their forces and calling upon
congressman to declare themselves for
the Anthony amendment. large
deputation of constituents has called
on one out of every two congressman.
and many public meetings have been
held to arouse interest. number of
men who were ION the fence" when
the Congressional Union canvass COM
menced have promised their support.
Many members of the House and Sem
ate have promised to take the matter
under consideration"
The union is preparing to take care
of about 5000 women who will partfci-
pate in the big demonstration in De-
cember. They are buying flags and
banners for the big procession that
will form and march through the Capt.
toll grounds.