Arizona republican., 1915-09-26

lowing the deliberations of women
 from every state in the nation, real iZed that the beginning of the end of the suffrage battle has come for
 America; but that larger audiences
 of men and women watching the
 convention from the states. caught
 the deeper meaning: women voters had come together to >prove that the
 enfranchised women of the nation were at last standing behind the un- enfranchised in their demand for the
 vote: it was the first example of sol
 idaritY among women that the world
 has ever seen.
 L. Among the notable speakers at the
 opening luncheon of the convention
 at the exposition were Madame Mon tessori. Italy; pr. Yami Kin China;
 Miss Mapel Taliaferro, the young ac- tress. New York; Mrs. Oliver II. P. Belmont, New York: Mrs Phoebe A. 1 Hearst, the California philanthropist;
 Miss Janet Richards, the Washington, D. c. lecturer; Madame Ali Kuli
 Kahn. American wife of the Persian charge d'affaires and for years an on
 locker at the awakening of the wo-
 men of the near east Mrs. Margaret Zane Cherdrun of Utah, first woman
 elector of suffrage state; Miss Bird Wilson, the Nevada woman at torney: and J. H. Braly. the Los An i geles, Cal millionaire called in Cali 1 fornia. the father of suffrage" i An unqualified victory for the Su- san B. Anthony Suffrage Amendment was won on the final day of the con- vention, with small opposition on the l part of those who wished to placate ! the conservative south with the Sha- 1 froth referendum measure. The re- 1 solutions committee. proposed the three following resolutions, which were passed by large majorities: 1 1-WhcreGs. the enfranchisernent Cf the women of the nation is the para mount political issue before the peo- pie of this country and the congress of the United States. therefore be it resolved, that we womer voters, in convention assembled, call upon the sixty-fourth congress to vote the Susan B. Anthony amendment, and we pledge ourselves to work for this amendment irrespective of the inter- est of any political party. l2-Whercas the Susan B. Anthony iamendment offers the only direct and suffrage. therefore be it resolved that we pledge ourselves to work eXclu- sively for the Susan B. Anthony amendment, and We herewith record our unalterable opposition to the in- troduction into congress of any other amendment dealing with the issue of | national woman suffrage. 1 S-Whereas suffrage amendments are pending in the states of New Jer- | sey, New York, Pennsylvania and | Massachusetts, therefore be it resolv- l ed that we send telegrams of greet 1 ing to the women of those states eX- pressing our heartfelt hope that they will be given suffrage at the con- l ing election, and urge upon the vot- CTS of those states that a just sur i Vey of the results of equal suffrage in the free states must result in the granting of equal suffrage. ! Mrs Josiah Evans Cowles of Los Angeles, one of the best nokwn club women of the west, has launched her campaign for the presidency of the general federation of women's clubs, | and the California Federation of Wo- mems clubs is taking definite steps | | to further her candidacy. Mrs. F.. G. Denniston, chairman of | the committee in charge of Mrs. 1
 
 scnG letters to every federation wo- mans clubs in the country. urging l l it to indorse the candidate For several terms Mrs Cowles has l been vice president of the general i federation. She is past president of | the state federation.
 The election will take place next ! May in New York City. The executive committee of the Ari- | zona Congress of Mothers will meet | Monday q week when plans will be | perfected for the Better Babies Con test to be given Fair Week. Mrs. | J. C. Norton is chairman of the com mittee.
 The members of the Madison Im- provement club celebrated the fifth anniversary of it's organization at luncheon, Thursday at "Olivette" the beautiful country home of Mrs. L. E. Munger on East Indian School road. The hostesses were MesdamesSi Milton Munger and M. G. SeaIoc1, and Misses Elsie Munger. Jane Gregg, chairman of the committee on ar rangements, and Grace Macdonald, in charge of decorations. Covers
  who found their places by means af dainty hand tinted place cards, the work of the art committee. Tine menu which followed spoke wonders of those who prepared and served it as everything was in exceptionally good taste to the eye as well as palat.
 .slr5. Guild the president of the club was toast mistress and provided with Q. list of subjects ranging all | the way from feminine fashions to | the question of national suffrage | upon which various members re- | sronded. While this was announced d hard and fast rule Miss Mabel Gregg proceeded to establish a pre- cedent by reading a short history of the club which was very clever play on the surnames of the mem bers told in the form of Q fairy tale.