Evening star., 1915-01-11
RAISE FUND OF $500
FOR FUTURE CAMPAIGN
Advocates of Woman Suffrage Busy
Wilson's Attitude Criticised BY
Representative Mondell.

Collection Of $500 to carry on the
work, and criticism of President will
sons attitude toward suffrage by Rep
resentative Mondell, father of the fed
eral amendment resolution. were fea-
lures Of the annual meeting of the
Congressional Union for Woman's Suf-
frage at Rauscher's last night.
Representative Mondell insisted that
it was the duty Of Congress to enfran-
chise the women. instead of leaving it
to the states, as advocated by the Pres
ident
Mr.. Mondell discussed the Mondell-
Bristow resolution proposing an
amendment to the federal Constitution
to enfranchise women tomorrow, which
is to be voted upon in the House.
While he expressed doubt as to the
outcome of the vote, he declared he
was confident Of the resolution's ulti-
mate passage.
Speaks of the dodgers"
Representative Mondell said he is not
in sympathy with "some democrats and
few republicans who dodge the issue
behind an excuse offered in some high
places that the question is for the
states individually rather than the ma
ton to decide" He declared that the
qualifications for the franchise should
be uniform and that therefore 1t Is a
question which Congress should pass
upon.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman said
that the suffragists had made a mistake
by fighting all anti-suffragists as one
class. She said there are two interests,
those of the vicious element and those
of the respectable element. who fear
suffrage. Mrs. Gilman spoke of the
unfortunate coincidence" that many
respectable women had combined to
fight suffrage, and that evil persons
were also against it.
Mrs Harr'ott Stanton Blatch of New
York said representa- tives who opposed
the suffrage amendment should be
held responsible" She declared that
women were getting some political
sense" and that they were mo longer
going to stand back and let men run
this universe"
1.-THE European war;" Mrs. Blatch said,
is the best argument in favor of wom-
an suffrage: We believe in men when
men stand by our sides. but not when
they drop down into barharism SOL
diers desert their homes to destroy the
! homes of other men and women
Mrs. Pethick Lawrence of London
spoke briefly Miss Mabel Vernon told
| ative Mondell was the only male speak
er. Miss Alice Paul presided
In the Receiving Line.
The following were in the receiving
line:
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont, Mrs. Frank
| e. Warren. Mrs. Robert Owen, Mrs
Henry Ashurst, Mrs. Joseph L. Bris-
| tow. Mrs Thomas ]. Walsh. Mrs. Luke
| Lea. Mrs. James R. Mann. Mrs William
Kent, Mrs. Frank Mondell, Mrs Alex
ander Graham Bell, Mrs Richard
Wainwright. Mrs. Morven Thompson
| Mrs. Monroe Hopkins. Mrs. Winston
Churchill, Mrs. Harvey Wiley, Mrs. ].
]. White. Mrs. Harold Walker, Mrs
ellison Gardner. Mrs. George Odell
Mrs. J. H. Covington and Mrs. Chris
tian Hemmick.
Mrs. William Kent. wife of the rep
resentative from California, entertain
ed at a luncheon at her home in the
afternoon. Her guests were: Mrs O.
H P. Belmont Mrs. Glendower Evans
Mrs. Harrictt Stanton Batch. Mrs. Will
liam Bross Lloyd. Mrs. Annie Porritt,
Mrs. George H. Day, Miss Julia Hurl-
burt, Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman,
Mrs. ellison Gardner. Miss Joy Web
ster, DR.. Cora Smith King. Mrs. John
Jay White, Mrs. Winston Churchill and
Miss Alice Paul.
Mrs. Winston Churchill entertained
the members of the advisory council at
a tea yesterday afternoon at her resi-
dence. 1109 18th street northwest. An
informal reception was held later at
the residence of Mrs. William Kent
1925 + street northwest.