Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10

Women who have passed examina =
tions with higher marks than men are
from $500 to 1920, while the men who
had passed the same tests with lower
marks received from s720 to 5000.
Nearly 10000 Members.
The total membership of the union
December 4, 1915, was given as 9,37S
in the thorough and detailed report of
the membership committee submitted
by Miss Emily Stearns of Virginia. Cali
fornia leads the list of states with
2,076, and Mississippi is at the bottom
with five. The District of Columbia is
well up with 1909. and Canada has
eight. Not only the colonies and in
sular possessions of the United States
are represented in the roll, but also a
number of foreign countries have one
or more members.
That the membership now is well
above the announced figures is the es-
innate of union leaders, evidence by
the fact that slxty-eight new ones have
registered at headquarters since De-
cember s.. From November l to s. in
elusive. no fewer than one thousand
were enrolled, said Miss Stearns.
Mrs. Annie G. Porritt of Connecticut
submitted the report of the advisory
council. That this report can give no
adequate idea of the great amount of
actual work accomplished by the adj
vssory council was the remark of Miss
Paul, the chairman, at its conclusion.
Women who would promise nothing
further than the use of their names as
backing the propaganda of the union
have, since the exaction OF this prom
Use, almost invariably embarked IN ac-
tive work, she stated.
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, chairman of the
finance committee, announced that since
November $l,S71 has been contributed
to the work OF the union. Mrs. Lucia
Grimes of Michigan gave the report of
the committee on legislative research, and
Miss Lucy Burns, Mrs. Nina T. Alleader
and Mrs. w. T. Burch Jointly submitted
that on the union publication, the Suf-
fragist. The report of the committee of
one hundred on maintenance of national
headquarters was read for the chairman,
Mrs. William Kent, at present in Cali
fornia, and Miss Florence Brewer, chair
man, submitted that of the press COM
mittee.
Hearing Postponed One Day.
Announcement was made that the
hearing arranged for the union repre-
sentatives before the House judiciary
committee had been postponed from
Monday until Tuesday. The final re-
port of the credentials committee, Mrs
Weed, chairman, showed 1872 delegates
registered to date out of a possible 10
The report of the resolutions COM
mittee and one or two left over from
the morning meeting, together with
those OF the nominating and elections
committees, followed by the election OF
ofhcers, were the features of this aft
ernoons session. Tonlghts activity is
the meeting of the ''SuffragiSt" chair
men under the guidance of Mrs Burch.
Plans looking TO the raising OF SlUB,-
600 for the benefit OIL the suffrage
movement in the west were discussed
at the meeting last night of the officers
Allender of this city was chairman of
the committee on arrangements for
this gathering.
Members Interviewed.
Senator Shields and Representatives
Sells and Hull of Tennessee, Represent
atives Dempsey, Plat and Danforth of
New York, Representatives Parker and
Eagan of New Jersey, Representative
Saunders of Virginia, Representative
Adamson of Georgia and Representa-
tlves Butler and Garland of Pennsyl-
vania were among the statesmen inter-
viewed in their oIilceS yesterday morn
ing by Populations of suffrage work.
ers from the Congressional Union. Their
reception was IN most cases cordla |,
they reported, although some members
were non committal and others avow-
eddy antagoniStlc.
Some OF the representatives, whose
attitude was disappointing to the suf-
frage workers referred to the recent
unsuccessful campaigns in their states
in justification OF their stand.
II cannot hear you unless you have a
bill referred to my committee. So go
home and care for your babies" This
was the answer returned by Represent
alive Adamson of Georgia.
The deputation that called on Repre-
sentative Scully of New Jersey was
particularly disappointed to find him
out, as it wished to inform him of it's
of his stand for suffrage.
Promise of Earnest Consideration.
Mr.. Dempsey of Buffalo. N. Y, a new
member, said that the suffrage ques-
ton interested HIM as a lawyer and
would have his earnest consideration;
Mr.. Butler of Pennsylvania was ia
yorable to the suffrage propaganda:
Mr.. Garland of the same state prom
ised lit his special consideration, while
Mr.. Saunders of Virginia characterized
the issue as a local one.
D.. Senator Shields reply was unfavora-
BILE to suffrage through federal amend
ment; Representative Hull was non
and Representative Sells
gave assurance that he would repeat
his favorable vote of last year.
The the reception accorded suffra-
.ists from voting" states is in marked
contrast to the treatment they are like
ly to get from public officials of non
voting states, was the declaration of
Miss Doris Stevens yesterday after
noon. the occasion being the submis-
sion Of the reports of the national or
ganizers Miss Stevens described the
obstacles incident to campaigning In