Evening journal., 1915-03-05
SUFFRAC|STS BUSY
With MEETINGS
Numerous Addresses Are
Made Today With More
in Prospect
DELEGATES TO CALL
ON SEN. SALISBURY

Word Just received at Congressional
Union headquarters of this city from
Miss Alice Paul, head of the National
Congressional Union in Washington, d.
C., states that deputation of ten
women voters, representing nearly as
many suffrage States, would call on
Senator Willard Salisbury, of Delaware,
tomorrow morning to ask him to endorse
the suffrage bill. Senator salisbury
has stated that he could not vote for the
Bristow- -Mendell amendment because
suffrage was a question for the States
TO decide, and not for the Federal Gov
enment Now, however, that the ques-
tion is to be voted OH in Delaware Leg
islature on March o, sufiragists feel sure
that Senator Salisbury will give it the
prestige of his endorsement The depu-
tation will be headed by Mrs. +. p. NJ.
Young. of Montana, wife of General
Young; Mrs. William Kent, of Califor-
mia, wife of Congressman Kent, and Mrs.
ellison Gardner, of Illinois.
In the meanwhile suffrage activities
in this State continue with unabated
zeal and from now until Sunday af-
ternoOn. when a mass meeting will he
held at $3.50 o'clock on that afternoon
in the Garrick Theatre, local suf-
fragists will be kept busy. The speak
ers for the Sunday meeting will be
Representative William Kent of Cali
fornia; Mrs. Thomas Hepburn. of
Hartford Conn, and Miss Grace
Hllles. of Philadelphia.
Miss Anna McCue. Congressional
Union Organizer of Philadelphia, who
has been in Delaware for the last few
months doing active campaigning
here, spoke last night at the Peoples
Settlement House. Miss McCue ad-
dressed the employees of the Ameri-
can Car and Foundry Company dur
ing their noon hour today, and at
Z o'clock this evening she will speak
between the reels at the Victoria
Moving Picture Theatre. following
which she will address FIVE 'abor
labor union meetings.
Mrs. Anna Lowenburg, of the Phil
adelphia Equal Franchise League,
who arrived i'm the city today. ad-
dressed the employees at Harlan and
Hollingsworth during their nooI
hour Mrs. Lowenburg will also ad-
dress the afternoon meetings to be
held this afternoon and tomorrow af-
ternOon at 4.3O o'clock at Fifth and
Market and Ninth and Market streets.
Mrs Florence Bayard Hilles will
address the members of the Inde-
pendence Fire Company. corner
Twelfth and Railroad avenue, tonight
at o'clock. and Mrs. Edna S. Lati-
mer. of Baltimore. and Miss Mabel
Vernon will speak i'm the opera house
in Newark this evening
At the relay meetings held last
night in Rockland, Montchanin anC
Centreville, and at which Mrs. Lati-
mer. Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles anC
Miss Mabel Vernon spoke, the resolu
tion calling upon the legislature t
vote in favor of the suffrage amend
ment was unanimously passed.
Two street meetings will be held TO
night, one at Maryland avenue ant
Oak street, at 7.3O o'clock. and thu
other at Concord avenue and Marke
street, at $50 o'clock. These meetings
will be addressed by Miss Mary Conkle
of Wayne, Pa.
There will be a mass meeting to
morrow at noon. in front of the cour
house and later in the afternoon ;
number of meetings will be held alonl
Market street