The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-15
$1,000 QUICKLY RAISED
BY -SUFFRAGISTS
State Association Starts Cam
pai9n With Big Meeting
at AeOlian Hall.

The first gun in an attempt to defeat
woman suffrage In New York State was
fired last night at an anti-suffrage meeting
IN Aeolian Hall. when 81. 500 was raised to
overcome the enemy, $1,000 being given
by one person. The hall was well filled
and the meeting was peaceful not even
a boo from the small group OF suffra-
gists present disturbed the speakers. A
Few persons departed noisily before il
Was ended. but no one seemed to care.
although the women of one-half OF
the area of the United States now have
the vote" said Miss Minnie Bronson. gem
era secretary OF the National Association
Opposed 10 Woman Suffrage, 1.-THE suffra-
gists seem to forget that II is the indi-
vidual that votes and not the area, and
that the entire area of Colorado and
Idaho is not equal TO the population OF
New York city. I say that suffrage Is
going out, not coming in.
The Improvement of working condi-
tons lies with the women themselves.
II the average business Office were run as
loosely as the average home II would not
last six months. Ninety per cent. OF fhe
expenditures in America pass through
the hands OF women. We have ample
opportunity to improve the economic
conditions without going out OF our
homes
zone reason the votes OF women would
DO little good is that so per cent. of
tho women over "a years old are mar
rod and their votes would only nullify
those OF their husbands or duplicate
them"
Miss Alice Hill Chittenden, president
~ the New York State Association. VINO
prcsid d. said the anti-suffraSe associa-
ton was not backed by any corporation
outside association. as has often been
asserted
"Whcn the history of this period Is
written" Miss Chittenden went on. INC
800 suffrage movement Will stand out -
tie constructive movement OF the times
Ms H. j. George, field secretary oil
ho Massachusetts association, said
The suffrage movement has as one
Of is most important factors sex distrus
and autagonism. I often wonder wha'
Kind OF men the suffragists have known
'n make them talk so abou; them. We
a. least nave the most important par
.N making the men who afterward MAKE
il' laws. we have had TO pass 6O,oo'
D.Ns u he last five years TO remedy the
'' ~ uf home training
Let us not forget that while pur'
u..h and clean streets are very important
I government they are not the VINO"
part Tho average woman Is very Mons
Saving person. Let the voting man thinl
q no, woman at home rather than Of tn
working woman, Who forms very snal
majority. ! hate T. think of these poo
bono makers thrust out on the hiring lln'
10 very small majority Of well edu
Gated and Jealous but much mistaken
wuUDu."
the ushcrs were Miss Faith Hayden
NJ Bertha schultz Miss Eleanor cutler
Miss suzanne Warren, Miss Elizabeth
k.cucr, Miss Maj gdret Warren, Mis-
ltoi}u Van Cortland, Miss Ruth HAYDEN
N.s William Coffin. Miss Mary Lens
HaEdsu, Mrs. ". Allen Bartlett Mis-
Y mt Lewis, Mss Isabel Schultz. Mrs
N.""s' .Adcc. Mrs. Pohert Montg mer,
donaldson, Mrs, Everett T.. Wheeler, Miss
Elizabeth Cuckcroft, Mrs, Vernon Brown
Bishop David ". Greer and Mrs Greer
were among those present.