The Washington times., 1915-12-14
Welcoming Speech Of Veteran
President Assumes Aspects
Of Farewell to Workers.
RUMoRs AS TO SUCCESSOR
Committee Reports Read and
Routine Matters Considered
At Opening Session.

with an address of welcome that
also partook Of the nature OF a fare
wcll speech. DR.. Anna Howard Shaw,
president of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association, opened
the forty seventh annual convention
Of that body In the ball room Of the
New Willard Hotel this morning.
pr. Shaw recalled that she had at
tended every convention sirce 1858,
and after saying that she now could
count upon her fingers the faces be-
fore her that were present then, she
concluded:
80. in greeting you today. all / can
say. ts ali hail to the new. and thank
God for the loyalty of the old"
As DR.. Shaw arose to make her
speech the large ball room of the
New willard presented a brilliant
spectacle state delegations had been
seated under placards bearing names
and colors Of the States. the official
yellow Of the woman suffrage colors
being the predOminating hue. Young
girls acting as pages, fitted about
Dr. Shaw's personal page is Miss
Elizabeth KinKsbury. OF the District
All the pages wore yellow streamers
and those attached to the informat tion
booth had printed on these streamers
tho invitation. ASK me-"
President To Receive.
Just before making her address DR..
Shaw announced that delegates were
to be received at the White House this
afternoon at O'Clock. When the an
piause subsided. Mrs. John McClintock,
Of Meadville. Pa, inquired: Madam
aIet,os presidsnt, are, we to construe this re-
The President of the United States
has cCurteously consented to receive
the delegates to this convention" re-
sponded DIP. Shaw.
In the course of her address DR..
Shaw erred to Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait. N.Io has been suggested as a pos
stble successor to DR.. Shaw as president
that, when she accepted the presidency
OF the association. 1t the request OF
the late Susan 3. Anthony. her one de-
sire was to fill the office as creditably
as had her predecessor. Mrs. Gait. Sup
porters Of Mrs. Gait for the presidency
loudly applauded at this point.
Rumors in regard to the presidency
new thick and fast before the sessions
former president of the Pennsylvania
state AssOcia lion, VINO had been mem
ttoned for the office. announced she
MouId not be candidate. Friends OF
Mrs. Gait also said she had told them
shc would not accept IL G5uer any cir
cumstances. There was a further re-
port LnAt Or. Shaw again might take
the oInce II a large majority were not
agreed upon some other candidate.
st. Luis Wants Convention.
Announcement was made that st
Louis had offered that cicy >, large con-
Eentfon hatI tor the next conTenIi1n of
the association. At a mceLng of the
executive council this morning IL was
dcciucd to ASK for bCdget of $50 JUO
Tor next years expenditures or this
%lo,OOO Is to be devoted &c a nation. wide
publicity campaign.
Chances Ot reaching an agreement
with the Congressional Union for Wom-
an Suffrage so the national body and
that ORGANIZATION can work in the same
fold were discounted by delegates TO-
day. 1t was said that the "anti-party
policy of the union had alienated thcnl
tion,
Recommendation also will be made
mat special campaigns be carried IN in
Iowa, South Dakota, West Virginia
and perhaps In Missouri.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick reported for
the program committee in the absence
of its chairman Mrs. Sherman NJ.
Booth. Mrs. Winston Churchill, chair
man, and Mrs. Raymond B. Morgan
vice chairman. reported for the local
this morning were those of Miss Mary
Towle. legal advisor: Mrs. Walter Nc
Nab. Miller for the auditors: Mrs.
e Henry Wade Rogers. treasurer and
and Miss Gratia Erickson election.
The convention was told that ar
rahgements had been made for a hea' =
Ing before the Senate Suffrage Com
mittee on Wednesday. The date FOR
the hearing before the House Judici-
airy Committee has not yet been set
by the chairman of that committee.
Miss Margaret Wilson had been iE-
Vited to speak at the mass meeting
next Sunday, Mrs. Winston Churchill
said. She declined to make an adj
dress but will be on the platform.