The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-18
SOCIAL LEADERS
AIDING SUFFRAGE
Miss Mott Organizes Newport
Women to Convince Mem
bers of Congress.
WILL GIVE THE DANSANT
Other Resorts Show Unusual Interest
in Efforts of Women to Secure
Ballot from Congress.

! Society women at the various summer
resorts in the United States are taking
great interest in the suffrage movement.
Many New York. Philadelphia. Washing
ton. Boston and Southern society leaders
! are active in behalf of votes for women
at Atlantic City, Newport, Asheville and
| other popular places in the East and
South.
The Congressional Union has sent Miss
lisa bella Mott. an attractive New York
girl of a well-known family, to Newport
to organize and develop the suffrage
! sentiment there. We have just opened
our headquarters at Newport" said Miss
| Mott yesterday. and the outlook is very
encoura ging. We have very handsome
Offices in the most desirable location in
town. They were donated by a promi-
nent Newport man and furnished by Mrs.
o. II. P. Belmont and Mrs. Marsden
. Perry. We shall organize populations to
Senators Henry F. Lippitt and lie Baron
B. Colt. and Representatives G. F.
O'Shaunessy. W. r. Shines and Ambrose
Kennedy. cooperating with the State or
ganizat.on of Rhode Island. of which
Mrs. Agnes jerks is president. We shall
also call upon visiting Representatives
who come to Newport.
Plans for Summer Work.
Mrs jerks is a member of the ad-
NlSolN CpuUtil u tHc COTkIeSSlOUdl HlOH
We held a meeting at headquar-
tiers this week to consider the first
social affair to be given for the union.
Mrs. Belmont presided over the meet
ing, which included some of the most
prominent and popular women in
Newport. We decided to give a dan
sante on July 81 at Marble House.
Mrs. Belmonts magnificent place at
Newport. The chairman general or
the local organization is Mrs. Leonard
NJ. Thomas. formerly Miss Blanche
Oelrichs, of New York. Mrs. Thomas
is one of the. most beautiful and pop
ular young matrons in society at New
York. She is much impressed with
the political quality of the Congress
sional Union and is going to become
an active worker for the Federal
amendment in the Newport headquar-
tiers. The chairmen Of the different
committees under Mrs. Thomas direc-
ton are Mrs. c. de Loosely Oelrichs.
Mrs. James Kidder. Mrs. Herber,
Shipman, John J. Mason. Mrs. Henry
oelrichs. Miss Maria D. de Barril.
Mrs. Marsden Perry. and Mrs. Pres
ton Satterwhite.
This the dansante is significant as
it is the first time representative
women of Newport have ever given
anything of the sort for suffrage"
Miss Mott was selected by Miss Paul
and Miss Lucy Burns. of the Congress
sional Union. for the Newport posi-
ton because of her wonderful sue
cess in interesting society people of
Washington in the cause of suffrage
last winter. when she came down
here to urge New York men in Con-
gress to support the Federal amend
ment. Miss Mott polled the New
York delegation and secured the
promises of several members Of the
House to support the Susan B. An
thomy amendment in the next Con-
gress In addition. she sold copies Of
the "Suffragist" in front Of the local
theaters and made stump speeches at
popular street corners. She is one
of the prettiest and most energetic
of the young suffrage workers con-
nected with the Congressional Union.
Great Waste Of Energy.
"A stif course of work in New York
City," SID Miss Mott. Convinced me
that the most economic road to equal
suffrage In America was by a Federal |,
suffrage amendment :,
when I was working In the New
York State campaign 1 was assigned the |
task Of canvassing q list Of voters. /!
worked industriously for three hours
up and down stairs n a ten
ement section Of New York, and at the |
End Of that time I had interviewed one |
Italian woman. A number Of the voters |