Evening journal., 1915-05-13
SUFFRAG|STS At
Luncheon Table
Women From Four States
Gather at Hotel dupont
This Afternoon
BUSINESS SESSION AT
MRS. WINCHESTER s

Suffragists representing cities in
four States were in Wilmington at the
opening at noon today of the Della
ware convention OF the Congressional
Union with luncheon at the Hotel
DUPONT. More than 100 guests were
present, including women from Della
ware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and
New Jersey. and representatives of
women's organizations and societies
in this city and State. The session,
which is to comprise business meet
ings today and tomorrow, will close
with reception at Hotel dupont
tomorrow night
The luncheon this noon was served
in parlors A and B of the hotel Mrs.
Henry Ridgely, Of Dover, was toast
mistress. The toasts were responded
10 as follows: Mrs. Edna Latimer. Of
Baltimore, The Economy of Federal
Work." Miss Matilda Ferris, OF the
Delaware Peace Society, women and
Peace" DR.. Josephine M. r. White
De Lacour, president of the Whining
ton Equal Suffrage Association. How
Can Delaware Help Win a Feredal
, Amendment and Mrs. Harry Low
enburg, of the Philadelphia Equal
! Franchise Society. who tried TO OBJ
tain an audience with President VIII
, son last week, Our Great Opportun-
, ity."
Among the guests we're: Mrs. Henry
Ridgely, of Dover; Mrs. Florence Bayaid
Hilles, Mrs Frances del. Hyde, of Plain
field, and guest; Mrs Edna s. Latimer,
, of Baltimore; Miss Mabel Vernon. Mrs.
Harry Lowenburg, of Philadelphia; DR..
J. NJ. r. White De Lacour and guest,
= Miss Matilda Ferris and Miss Edna lay
Tor, of the Delaware Peace Society; Mrs.
John Z. Thomas, Mrs. Robert Richards,
Miss Edith Richards, Mrs. Mary Brown,
Miss Rachel Rowland, Mrs. Joseph p,
Nichols, Miss Elizabeth Speakman and
guest, Miss Cora Casey, Mrs. Albert
Robin, Mrs. James i. Ginns, Miss Mary
r. deNou, Mrs. James Cranston Miss
, Ethelwyn j. Maloney, Of Townsend;
Mrs. Ellie buchanan, of Lewes Mrs.
Harrington Messick, of Bridgevile; Miss
Lillian Cade, of Milton; Mrs. William
Staniar, Mrs. J. Frank Ball, Miss Helen
Walker and guest, Miss Anna Lawrence,
! Mrs. George Denny, Mrs. Frederick
Bringhurst and guest; Miss Ber-
tina Compton, Mrs. j. +. Scott
and guest. Miss May Alrich,
I Mrs. ]. Monteith Jackson, Mrs. Elmer
7 Mitchell, Miss Matilde Seipp. Miss
? Mabel Fowler, Mrs. Victor DUPONT,
! Mrs. j. r. W. Brassington. DR.. Flor
= ence Seward. of the Information Sun
:. shine Society; Mrs. Charles f. Robin
q son, Mrs. Robert Turner, Mrs. John
n #. Neary and guest, Mrs. owen c.
Speer, Mrs. James B. Clarkson, Mrs
L j. II. Stadelman, Mrs James II
l. Hughes, of Dover; Mrs. RECORDS and
o two guests, of Blackbird; Mrs A. M
q Pollard. of Newark; Miss Lockwood
q of Middletown; Miss Sidwell, OF Ches.
[ ter; Mrs. S. Schaefer and guest. Mrs
John II. Rice, Mrs. George w. Vernon
Il Mrs. n. w. Vernon. Mrs Victor du-
; Pont. Sr.. Mrs. willard Jackson and
s guest, Mrs. Audrey Shortlidge. Mrs
! Henry J. Krebs and guest, Miss Lucy
= Hitchcock. Mrs. David A. Hay, Mrs
e A. n. Berlin, Mrs. Thomas Niece
n Miss Mildred Hopes, Dayton Stod-
Z dard, of Philadelphia. and Mrs. Eliza
g beth Wine.
n Following the luncheon a business
i meeting was held at the home of Mrs
James P. Winchester, Eleventh and
e Market streets. The program in
5 cluded a talk on THE History Of Fed
eral Work for Woman Suffrage" by
d Miss Lucy Burns. vice-chairman OF
e the Congressional Union The dis
e cussion of the Susan 3. Anthony and
l. the Shafroth- Palmer Amendments by
? Mrs. Donald R. Hooker. Of Baltimore
> a member of the National Executive
+ Committee OF the Congressional
Union. will be postponed until to-
n morrow as word was received from
?, Mrs. Hooker al noon that she was in
e an automobile accident this morning
e She told Miss Mabel Vernon on the
d telephone that she was not hurt A
heavy truck, she said. collided With
her machine. The afternoon program
will be concluded with talk on ''The
Policy of the Congressional Union.
by Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles.
An informal reception will be held
b tonight at $50 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Francis /. DUPONT. 1920 Delaware
avenue. All members of the Congress
J. sional Union have been invited to
=. attend.
n Miss Vernon received a letter from
y Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont. of New York
Z saying she could not attend the con-
II vention. The letter was read at the
h business meeting together with q
e telegram from Mrs. Hooker. Mrs
: Belmont wrote she was working on
n plans for a national meeting of Suf-
g fragists TO be held az San francisco
[. in September
II Members of the Union will partici-
: pate in a big demonstration tomorrow
IS morning after which they will go "a
e the Rose Room at Hotel DUPONT where
e a conference has been promised then
IS with Congressman Miller.
e The first Infantry Band will play
} outside headquarters. No 305 Della
n ware avenue, beginning at o'clock II
the morning and continuing about
IS twenty minutes while the procession
. of women is forming with Miss Ma
- thilde Seipp as leader. Mrs. Flor
- ence Bayard Hilles will head the pro
!, cession, carrying the big silk American
= flag. then will come Mrs. Victor du
I, Pont, Jr., with the State flag, Mrs
r. Thomas Magee, with the new officia
a Congressional banner OF purple, white
and gold. bearing the statement, "W'
"a Demand an Amendment to the u. s
r Constitution Enfranchising Women,