Evening journal., 1915-12-02
SUFFRAGE ENJOYS
IN CITY TOMORROW
Women Carry Petition Re-
queSting Congress to Pass
Anthony Amendment
MAYOR PRICE WILL
WELCOME VISITORS

The two envoys, Mrs. Sarah Bard
Field, of Oregon and Miss Frances
Jolliffe of California. who are carry
ing the suffrage petition to Congress
by motor from the Pacific Coast will
be royalty welcomed when they pass
through this city on their way to
Washington, ID. c., tomorrow. Ar
rangements have been made for dep
utation of thirty automobiles carrying
in all about 150 suffragists TO meet
the envoys at Shellpot Park from
which rendezvous the delegation will
formally escort the ENJOYS into the
city to the Court House green where
they will be formally welcomed on
behalf Of the citizens Of this city by
Mayor James f. Price. Congressman
Miller, who recently announced that
he would support the suffrage cause
at Congress, viii be unable to be pres
ent. owing to important business en-
gagement in New York.
AUTOMOBILES have been loaned by
thirty prominent persons. The machines
which WILL with one or two exceptions,
be driven by their owners, viii assem-
bic at Congressional Union headquar-
tiers, No. 3O5 Delaware avenue, at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning, from whence
they will 90 out to Shellpot to await
the arrival Of the ENJOYS. Travelling
with the ENJOYS are the owners OF the
automobiles In which the cross continent
trip has been made. They are Miss
Marie kinderberg and Miss lngeborg
kindstadt, and they are acting as chauf-
feu and mechanician, respectively.
The return trip to the city will be
made down Market street, to King, to
Front TO Market and up Market to the
Court House. where the ENJOYS will
be welcomed on behalf of the city by
Mayor James +. Price. Mrs. Florence
Bayard Hilles will welcome them on
behalf of Delaware suffragists. Mrs.
Sarah Bard Field. the official direc-
tor Of the trip. will respond
Following the meeting on the Court
House green an informal reception
Will be held on the mezzanine floor of
the Hotel DUPONT Senator Willard
salisbury has telegraphed his regrets
at not being able TO be present at the
reception owing to being detained in
Washington. After the reception Mrs.
Hilles will entertain the envovs at
luncheon at the Hotel dupont. follow
ing which the ENJOYS will leave for
Baltimore, where they will stop on
their way TO Washington.
A delegation of Wilmington suffra-
gists will go to Washington next Mon
day and. will form a part of an escort
TO the suffrage ENJOYS when they
present their petition TO Congregs
Those from here who will act as es-
corts are Mrs. Victor dupont, Mrs.
Saunders Taylor. Mrs Mary E. Brown.
Mrs. Annie Melvin Arniel, Mrs. Flor
ence Bayard Hilles, Mrs. Francis l.
DUPONT Miss Beatrice Lohand. Miss
Margaret Lofland, Mrs. James Ginns.
Miss Elizabeth Speakman, Mrs.
Thomas McGee. Mrs. William Staniar,
Mrs. Frank Stirlith. Miss Rachael
Howland
The following delegates will attend
the Congressional Union convention at
Washington, December 9th. 10th and
11th; Mrs. Ginns, Mrs. William S.
Hilles, AIRS. Mary E. Brown. Mrs.
Francis I.duPont. Miss Mabel Vernon;
alternates. Mrs. John r. Neary. Mrs.
Victor DUPONT. Mrs. Annie Melvin
Arniel, Miss Elizabeth Speakman, Mrs.
Leonard A. Yerkes and Miss Leah
Burton.