Evening star., 1915-12-14
|SUFFRAG|STS BEGIN
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Dr.. Shaw Calls National ASs0-
Ciation'S First Session
to Order.
CONGRESSIONAL UNION
MERGER GIVEN DENIAL
Woman Leaders Appear Before Re-
publican National Committee to
Urge Adoption of Plank.

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"Old men and women for council and
young ones for service" was the COM
| ment of DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, presi-
dent of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association. as she called to
order this morning the first formal ses-
sion of the forty-seventh annual con-
vention of that organization at the
Willard Hotel.
DR.. Shaw, whose reception by the
delegates amounted to an ovation. said
she had been present at every national
convention since 1888 and could now
count on her fingers the faces present
today which she saw then
II feel today the history that has
been made by this organization is due
entirely to the hard toll and consecra-
ton of the women of the whole coun-
many new faces, but my heart warns
when my eyes greet one of the old. So
in greeting you I say. .All hail to the
new and thank God for the old. Let
her convention and that If it is not a
success she is the only one to blame"
Received by Republicans.
Dr. Shaw made announcement from
the chair that representatives OF the
association will be received by the re-
publican national committee in the red
room of the hotel at o'clock this aft
ernoon.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick of Chicago.
in submitting a report ct the program
committee for Mrs. Sherman Miles
Booth, its chairman, called. attention
to one. change. however. whichsis that
the hearing before the House judiciary
committee is postponed FROM tomor-
row until either Thursday Or next
Monday.
luncheon for the benefit OF the dele
gates will be held at national head
quarters, 1907 F street northwest, and
also that the information bureau OF the
National College League is prepared to
trips for dssgstes .Ee atf to
Mrs James. Lee Laidlaw. ehairman OF
the membership committee. announced
that since the last convention three
new organizations have become al
They are the Chicago Equal Suffrage
League, the National Mems League for
Woman Suffrage and the Arkansas
Equal Suffrage Association.
Report Of Legal Adviser.
The report of the legal adviser, Miss
Mary Towle, read by Mrs. Richard =.
FITZGERALD, secretary OF the associa-
ton, dealt largely with beauests made
the organization. and in this connec-
ton DR.. Shaw warned al members
planning. to bequeath money to the as
sociation to avoid future difficulties by
doing it now.
The report Of the auditors. submitted
nv Mrs. Walter McNab Miller, was read
and adopted. The. report of Mrs. Henry
Wade Rogers. the treasurer. showed
receipts of the association for the past
year as s51.2o5 and announcements.
S42,3s6 The balance on hand Is $s.S6S.
Miss Mary Garrett Hay. president Of
the womans suffrage party OF New
York state. was appointed by the chair
convention. Charles T. Hallinan sub
mitted the report of the publicity de-
partment and the preliminary report
OF the elections committee was given
by Miss Gratia Erickson
Invitation From st. Louis.
Announcement was made that st.
Louis has invited tho association to
meet there next year, and will pay all
Council has recommended that the
budget for next year be raised to
$4,000 considered phsnomena1 9;a s,, 60s o0o
is intended to be used for publicity
II was announced that Mrs. Frank N.
Roessing, state president for Pennsyi-
| be considered candidate for the ma
! tional presidency to replace DR.. Shaw,
who after serving twelve years, de-
clares that she cannot run again.
This afternoons meeting was orcu-
pied with a conference on campaigns.
| led by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait and
participated in by leaders Of the asso-
citation. including Mrs. Roessing. Mrs.
Gertrude Halliday Leonard of Massa-
| chusetts, Mrs. Raymond Brown OF New
| York, Mrs. z. E. Feickert OF New Jer-
sew, Mrs Harriet Taylor Upton of Ohio.
Mrs. Draper Smith of Nebraska. Miss
| Mary Garrett Hay of New York and
Miss Hannah Patterson of Pennsylvania.
| The President Of the United States
will receive the officers and delegates
at o'clock. Mrs. Roessing Is chairman
Of the campaign conference scheduled
| for Sis o'clock this evening and closed
to the public.
Merger ofacially Denied.
| Rumors Of an afYiliation between the
| Congressional Union and the National
Woman Suffrage Association. which
| have been flying around the opening OF
the convention were set at rest last
night by denial made by Mrs. James
/
of the executive council
Bas Relief Of Miss Anthony.
| Announcement has been made that
Michel Jacobs. a local sculptor. will
present to the national association q
|! bronze copy of his recently completed
has relief Of Susan B. Anthony. which
has just been placed on view in the
National Museum The bas relief. which
is in the modern STYLE" being of the
school of Rodin. shows Miss Anthony
| in the later years Of her life. and it
is said by her friends to be a striking
| likeness.
Miss Clara Saunders, a local artist
| also has contributed to the COMMITTEES
on local arrangements some original
posters A poster has been placed in
front Of each elevator and several
more adorn the ballroom where the
| convention Is to be held.
SULTAN FEELS CERTAIN
OF VICTORY OVER ALLIES
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