The Washington times., 1915-10-06
Convention Plans Involve
Collection of Data Relating
to Resources of "Army"
and Presentation of Facts
to Congress During Win
ter.
.UFFRAa1sTs convene at White

.UFFRAG1sTs convene at White
5 "ss:;; ss:;:. tn. n...~.., pro:
gsam for the Congressional
I-njon's opening OF the winter CAM
paign.
In in Lafayette Square. right un-
der the eaves OF the Executive
Mansion. stands the Cameron House.
famiiiarly known as The Littie'
White House." and It's here. per-
haps for strategic reaSonl, that the
propagandists have arranged to meet
In convention during tho carly De-
cember days To plan their winter
fight before Co1gress.
Suffrage has been at work Tor
years. We feel that the time mas
come for gathering in the results ana
presenting them to the congress-
men," say those q charge.
The psogram OF the week includes
business meetings. with characteris-
tic speeches by nat onaEy prominent
suffrage workers: Nanccs, receptions
and other functions In honor OF the
visiting delegates: n mass meeting Al
the Eelasco Thcatcr on December y.
and. ms n culmiraaiing effort. the
great pageant depicting the life OF
Susan r. Anthony. TO be presented
at Convention Hall ON December 10.
II anything we're 10 be given ms
the keynote Of the convention II
would be, What Suffrage Has
Done" After the week OF amDli-
fying this theme II over. the Con-
gressionaI Union will turn to Con-
gress with a well. now what are
YOU goirg to do about it?' air-anI
await results.
Mrs. o. II. p. Belmopt. president
of the Political Equality Association.
Of New York. Ia expected to preside.
.nother New Yorker who vii! at
tend Is Mrs. lncz Milholland Bois-
sevain. who wiz leave her law prac-
ticc IN New York to be present.
Practically all the other States will
have their quota of delegates. who
will com. both to hear and to bring
definite reports as to what woman
suffrage has accomplished.
Arranging Pageant.
A group Of local women Ia busily
planning the program for suffrage
week. Mrs. Abby Scott Baker. for
Inerly national treasurer Of the Con-
gressional Cnion. and now treasurer
Of the District branch. has charge Of
many OF the arrangements. Mrs.
Randolph Keith Forrest. Miss Hazel
Mackaye. Mrs. W. Thompson Burch.
md Mrs. Moore will be particularly
responsible for the management OF
the pageant
At least 100 participants will be
needed for the pageant. which ID
primarily intended to show the prog
rcss OF woman during the past CEN
tury. from her early unimportant DO
sition In politica! and economic life
to her present status at the brink Of
political and social freedom.
Miss Hazel Mackaye is the author
ess OF the pageant and Is to act as
stage manager when she returns to
the city on October 15 At present.
Mrs. Randolph Keith Forrest Is as.
suming charge Of rehearsals. Mrs.
moore. chairman OF the costume
committee. has spent much of her
summer reading huge tones on the
No" Va '"O SiNii war p6rlOu ana the
later decades OF the nineteenth cen.
tury. Voluminous skirts of dainty
howered materials. curls and "water-
falls" will contribute to an effective
series of stage pictures. and II has
been determined to make them Shis-
toricaiiy correct, even though. az one
suffragist was heard to mourn. I'VE
happened to strike a time when thew
used such dreadful quantities of ma
terial.'
Counterparts of Statesmen.
Miss Mackaye has been making a
study OF lighting. with special ref
erence to it's use In adding TO a stare
picture. so that the pretty gowns will
be posed to the greatest advantage.
Mrs. w. Thompson Burch has the
task Of securing the counterparts OF
some Of the great statesmen-and
stateswomep as well-who lived In
the time OF Miss Anthony. Henry
Ward Beecher. with spectacles and
benignant sideburns. was one noted
man prominent In tho career of Miss
Anthony. Others were Charles Sum-
ner. Wendell Phillips, William Lloyd
Garrison. and William Ellery Chan
ming
Among the women who will ap-