Evening star., 1915-11-24
TO HAND CONGRESS /
FOUR-M|LEPEnT|ON
Suffragists Will Unwind 1t at
Capitol Steps Decem- ,
ber 6. .
WILL CALL SAME DAY
ON PRESIDENT WILSON
Miss Jolliffe and Mrs. Field Are En-.
voys From West Bearing
Monster Document.

When Miss Frances Jolliffe and Mrs.
Sara Bard Field, the envoys of the.
woman voters from the west. are re-
ceived by committees OF both houses OF
Congress December they will bear
with them up the Capitol steps, un-
winding it as they go, petition more
than four miles long. The suffra gists
believe that such a petition received on
the opening day is going to start Con-
gress off in the right suffrage direction.
Mrs. Field and Miss Jolliffe will be
met in the morning at the corner OF
Maryland avenue and 4th street north
east, at Stanton place. and be escorted
to the Capitol, where Senator Suther-
land will extend a welcome on behalf
of the Senate and Representative Mon
dell on behalf of the House. After de-
livering to Congress the petition Mrs.
Field and Miss JollifYe, accompanied by
a party of suffragist advocates. Will
proceed at 2 o'clock to the White House,
where the President will receive them
in the east room.
The names of many prominent women
are included in the list OF those who
will go to the White House with Miss
Frances Jolline and Mrs. Sara Bard
Field. These two women are envoys
from the recent woman voters conven-
tion in San Francisco. and the purpose
of their visit to President Wilson is
to present him with documentary evil
dence that the woman voters OF the
equal suffrage states are In favor of
the federal amendment to enfranchise
the sex. The evidence is a petition
signed with thousands of names OF
California woman voters.
Members Of Delegation.
Those selected to attend the reception
Lucy Burns, New York; Mrs. o. H. +.
Belmont, New York; Mrs. Crystal East
man Benedict, New York; Mrs. ellison
Gardner. Virginia: Miss Elsie Hill. Con-
necticut: Mrs. William Kent Califor-
mia: Mrs. Lawrence Lewis. Pennsyl-
vania; Miss Joy Webster, Nebraska;
Miss Hazel MacKaye. Massachusetts.
! Miss Florence Brewer. New York; Mrs.
A. c. Bartlett, New York: Mrs Flor
ence Kelley. New York: Mrs Percy S.
Read, Virginia: Mrs. Jenny c. Law
Hardy. Michigan; Miss Elizabeth d.
Michigan; Dr.. isD Helen Love Ua -Bos.ieua.
Virginia.: Mrs. A. R. Colvin. Mime
sofa; Mrs. GIendower Evans, New
York; Mrs. F. R.. Hazard, New York:
Mrs MRS Eusfae II snipPsn' Minne.u,: Massss.
Mrs. J. Borden Estee. Vermont; Mrs.
John Dewey. New York; Rev. Olympia
Brown, Wisconsin: Mrs. William Colt
New York: Mrs. Agnes jerks, Rhode
land; Mrs. John Jay White. Washing
ton. D.. c.: Mrs. w. d. Aseaush. Con-
necticut: Mrs. William Spencer MUIR
ray. Connecticut; Mrs. Mary Hutcheson
Page. Massachusetts,; Mrs. John Rogers.
| New York; Mrs. Richard Wainwright.
Navy: Mrs. s. B. N. Young. Army; Miss
Doris Stevens Ohio; Mrs. Charles
Beard. New York: Mrs .. Paul du Pont.
Delaware; Mrs. Edward Perritt, Con
necticut; Mrs. Edwin c. Grice, Pennsyl-
vaRia; Mrs. Robert Adamson. New York !:
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, District of
Columbia: Mrs. George H. Day, Con-
hecticut; Mrs. w. ]. Adams. Virginia !:
Mrs. Clara K. Fuller, Minnesota; Miss
Mabel Vernon. Delaware: Miss Emily
Perry, South Carolina; Mrs. Robert
Baker. District of Columbia: Mrs RAN
dolph Keith Forrest, District of Column
| bia: Miss Winifred Mallen. District of
trict of Columbia. Mrs William S.
Moore. District of Columbia; Mrs Ben
ton MacKaye. District of Columbia: !:
Mrs. George Odell, District OF Colum-
lumbia; Mrs. Estelie Wiiloughby Ions.
| District of Columbia; Mrs. Lucy Met
calf. District of Columbia; Mrs. Morrill,.
District of Columbia; Mrs. John Win
ters Brannan. New York; Mrs. Hill Ur-
quhart, Virginia: Mrs. H. G. Harrison,
| Minnesota; Mrs. E. Dana Durand. Min
nesota: Miss Alice Carpenter. New
York: Mrs. Inez Milhol1and Boissevain,
New York: Miss Maud Younger: Cali
fornia: Mrs. Gertrude Hunter, Mime
, sofa; Mrs. Alden Potter, Minnesota, and
| Mrs. Lilly c. Welstenholne. Utah.
Program for the Week.
The dramatic plan of the day is under
the direction of Mrs. Mary Austen.
who has been in this city to make pre-
liminary arrangements and return in a
few days to devote her entire time to
the details.
The program not only for the well
come to the envoys, who are crossing
the country. but for the week OF De-
cember to IA, during which there will
be held the first national, convention
of the Congressional Union, has just
been given out at headquarters by Miss
Alice Paul. After week of business
meetings and election of officers, there
will be two big public events. a mass
meeting in the Belasco Theater Sunday
afternoon, December IL, and the pa
geant of the life of Susan B. Anthony.
arranged by Miss Helen MacKaye.
which will be given in Convention Hall
the evening of December 13.