Evening journal., 1915-01-02
MISS ANNE MARTIN

With tickets for the big mass meet
ing 10 be held at 800 o'clock Sunday
afternoon in the GarricS Theatre by
Wilmington suifragsts being distrib-
uted throughout every section Of the
city, all Indications point to a large
crowd to greet tho two speakers of the
afternoon, who will be Congressman j.
A. Falconcr. of Washington State. and
Miss Anne Martin. Of Nevada.
Miss Martin is one of the most promi-
nent women ia the suffrage movement
in this country. Miss Martin is a ma
tive daughter" of Nevada. her father be-
ing one of the pioneers and one OF the
most prominent men in miningI and
banking interests in the state. She is
a graduate Of the University of Nevada,
in which she has held the chair OF pro
fessor of history; she also has a master
degree from Leland Stanford University
and has studied abroad. spending several
years in England. Miss Martin became
president of the Nevada Equal Suffrage
Franchise Society three years ago and
last November the men of Nevada gave
suffrage TO women of that state Dur
Ing the past month she has been in
Washington, Philadelphia. New York
and Boston telling how the vote was
won in Nevada aud sufiragists of the
cast are taking note of the methods that
have won woman suffrage in the west
Seated on the stage will be: Mrs.
John \. Cranston,. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
|. DUPONT, Miss Emma Worrall. Mrs.
Leonard Nerkes Mrs. Julien Ortiz. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Warner. the Rev. and
Mrs. Thomas p. Halloway. Mrs. w. X.
DUPONT. Mrs. Willard Jackson. Walter
Lee, Mrs. Reuben Satterthwaite. Mrs.
Robert II. Richards, Mr.. and Mrs. Irv-
ing Warner, Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Phil
lips, the Rev and Mrs. Robert l.. Jack
son, Horace Eastbun, Mrs. Victor dr-
Pont Jr., Mr.. J. Winfield Scott. Mr.. and
Mrs. George b. Miller. the Rev. and Mrs
w. Z. Corkran, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard T.
Wallace Miss Alice p. Smyth. Howell
s. England, the Rev and Mrs. Frederic
HinclSloy, Mrs J. j. Clarkson. Miss Mary
il. a. Mather, David j. Reinhardt. Miss
Helen Cranston, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
p. John, Miss NJ. r. DeVou. Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick Steinlcin, the Rev. RAYMOND
/. NolVen, Or. De Lacour. Mrs. Cora
Potter. Miss Elizabeth Speakman. Caleb
" Burchenal. Mrs. Margaret Spicer and
Mrs. Albert Robin.
Mrs. Reuben Satterthwaite is chair.
man of the ushers, and Mrs William B.
Butler is chairman of the decoration
committee.
At a meeting held on Thursday af.
ternoon at the home of Mrs. s. Allen
Speakman, Claymont, at which Miss
Mabel Vernon and Mrs. Florence Bavard
Hilles ukc, a resolution was passed
calling upon Representative George ".
Webster cf the Sixth district. TO vote
in favor of the suffrage amendment and
n similar resolution was passed calling
upon Senator Thomas S. Webb of the
Third Senatorial district Miss Eliza.
beth Speakman was authorized to write
TO these two men informing them of the
sentiment OF The meeting.
Provided that his position as prcsi.
dent pro tenn. Of the Senate will not
prevent, John W. Walker. of Hockessin
has promised to introduce the suffrage
bill IN the Senate. Should he find that
he viii he unable TO do so. however. hc
will hand the bill to another friend
| Word received this morning from Frank
Nj. salisbury, of Lewes, stated that he
would introduce the bill in the House.
The bill. which was prepared by Rob.
ert II. Richards. OF this city, reads a.
/ follows
BE it enacted by the Senate ana
House Of Representative of the Stat,
/ Of Delaware in General Assembly met
ttwo-thirds of all the members elected
to each house agreeing theretol; section
one, that section two of article five oi
the Constitution of the State of Della
ware be, and the same hereby II
amended by striking out the wore
male where the said word appears
therein"