The Washington herald., 1915-08-22
WOMEN VOTERS
Plan CONVENTION
Gathering in San Francisco
September "a Promises
to Be Notable.
LONE MAN WILL SPEAK
Sessions to Cover Three Days and
There Also Will Be a Ball
and Reception.
LONE MAN WILL SPEAK

The program for the Woman Voters
Convention in San Francisco Is now
complete. The gathering Of women
promises to be notable One lone man.
J. H. Braly. Of Los Angeles. affection
ately called the father Of suffrage" is
on the program for an afrer-dinner
speech.
About 5000 persons. active participants
and interested onlookers. will take part
in the California convention Of women
voters, which will last three days. The
program outline is:
The first day, September H. 10 to be
I"Everywoman's Day." dedicated to the
women of California and the nation On
that day purple. white and gold suffra ge
flags will fly from all exposition pal
aces and along the main avenue Of
Palms,
The convention will open at Innside Inn
with luncheon and a rally at which
the progress of suffrage sentiment will
be told. During the afternoon a politi-
cal session will be held. and the federal
amendment, discussed. That evening
splendid pagean will be given.
Mrs. Kent on Program.
The second day Mrs. William Kent,
Miss Gail Laughlin and Mrs Ida Finney
Mackrille. three brilliant California
women. will speak and a reception and
ball will be given the visiting delegates
by the women of California
The third and last day will be devoted
to discussion of the political complex
ion Of the Sixty-fourth Congress and to
a big mass-meeting.
The Woman Voters Convention is un-
der the auspices of the Congressional
Union. with headquarters in Washing
ton.
Every State in the Union will be rep
resented at the convention, but the equal
suffrage States are to be in control The
woman voter will have the seat of
honor.
THE exposition authorities" said a
statement issued by the union yester-
day. ARE giving the Congressional
Union splendid cooperation to make the
meeting a success.
speakers from every section Of the
| country will tell Of the growth Of senti-
ment north. south. east and west in ia
vor of the Federal amendment. Among
the speakers will be Mrs. George W.
Fowler. of Colorado Springs, Colo: Mrs.
Edna s. Latimer. Of Baltimore: Miss B.
NJ. Wilson. of Goldfield. New; Mrs. W.
J. Roach. OF New Orleans. who will
speak of the new consciousness OF the
Southern woman: Mrs. S. B. II. Youns
wife of Gen. Young. of Helena. Mont.
and DR.. Annie Eloise Abel. of Mount
Holyoke College. Maryland.
THE first political session Of the con.
rention opens the afternoon of Septem-
Der IA with rs Suffrage a Federal Is
sue?" for discussion.
Topics to BE Discuased.
Mrs. Sara Bard Field. of California,
| will speak on The Waste of Women
Every suffrage State will discuss The
| Woman Voters need of National En-
| frar III olrar
being Mrs. Lucius Cuthbert for Colorado.
Mrs. Margaret Jane Cherdrun for Utah.
| Mrs. Mary Cachot Therkelsen for OIe-
gon. DR.. NJ. NJ. Dean for Montana. Miss
| Anne Martin for Nevada, Mrs. ]. J.
PershinE, wife of Gen. Pershing. for
| Wyoming, and Mrs. Alice Park, of Pdlo
Alto for California.
"A beautiful pageant will be presented
| at the exposition that evening. as the cli-
max of the first day of the conference.
This beautiful dramatic pantomime, in
terspersed with musical interludes and
masscd dance movements, was conceived
by Miss Anne Rearden. of California.
and will be staged by Miss Rearden and
Porter Garnett. 1t involves the move
ment of ic0 men and women.
The pageant will be put on a specially
built open-air stage with the beauty of
the exposition itself as a background.
and wonderful lighting effects that
will be managed by the exposition. The
pageant will depict the position of wom-
an as a working unit in civilization. from
the days of her dependency to the pres
ent dawning of political freedom. and
will flow like continuous stream of
beautiful pictures across the stage.
closing with the suffrage paean sung by
full chorus of women.
| Three well-known California speakers
will center the interest of the delegates
of the East on the second day of the con-
ference. Mrs. William Kent, wife of Rep
resentative Kent, will give the History
of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment
Miss Gail Laughlin. the brilliant Califor-
MIA attorney. will tell Of the attitude Of
Susan B. Anthony on suffrage tactics:
Mrs. Ida Finney Mackrille. the suffrage
leader who made a gallant fight in North
ern California during her suffrage cam
paign. will speak on Party Organization
and Responsibility
Reception and Ball.
THE second day of the convention of
women voters will close with a reception
and ball given the visiting delegates by
the women of California in the great ball
room of the California Building. Many
/ notable women of California will be in
the receiving line. including Mrs. Phoebe
A. Hearst. Mrs. Frederick G. Sanborn.
Mrs. LoVeH W mite, Nlrs. IeorSe SpeTTy,
Mrs. NJ. H. de Young. Mrs Elizabeth
Gerberding, Mrs. Angus Gordon Boggs,
Mrs. Irving NJ. Scott and Mrs. Lloyd Bald
| win.
THE Political complexion Of the Six
ty-fourth Congress will come up for dis
cussion on the last day of the confer
! ence which will be given over to the
practical consideration Of how the fed
eral suffrage amendment Is to be made
a dominant political issue. Miss Alice
Paul, Of Washington. d. c., chairman
Of the Congressional Union. will lead
the discussion on the future plans of
! the union.
THE last day Of the convention closes
with a great public mass meeting to
be held at Scottish Rite Auditorium In
San Francisco, with notable speakers
dealing with the various aspects Of the
new battle for the amendment These
speakers will include Francis J. Heney,
Miss Alice Paul, Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont.
J. Still Wilson and Mrs. Charles Far
well Edison. Of Los Angeles.
Friday afternoon in the Court Of
Abundance at the Exposition, the Expo
l efYion anfborttieR with fha yna yor ~