Putnam patriot., 1915-08-27
CONSTITUTIONAL
 AMENDMENT
SuffragiStS Call on Congressman K. ?.
 Freeman to Urge Support
Mrs. W. j. Bartlett. President of Local
 League Speaks

\ delegation of sutlragists called on Congressman Richard r. Freeman in New London last Friday afternoon to urge him to support the Susan R. An. thony amendment te the federal con. stitution providing equal suffrage for women. Mrs. W. J. Bartlett, ptesi- dent of the Putnam Equal Franchise League, who is summering near New London, was one of the speakers.s sMrs' Bartlett said;
 MT. Freeman--In this ldeputation was asked to represent the homemak- CTS, and l am proud ,ot the opportuni. ty. am proud of my little family. l have been interested in equal sui ffAge for several years and the work which l have done has not in any de- gree changed tine nome ties, but has made me feel a greater responsibility for the girls we are bringing up.
 No mother can completely fulfil her duty to her children unless she has the vote nud uses it in their behalf. The time has gone by--has passed when the parents are the sole guardi. ans of their children. In some of the most,im poItant and vital questions concerning children the city and state have the deciding voice. So, Mr.dFfee. man, 1 want you to consider the home in a larger sense.
 If l were in foreign country and the question were asked as to where l lived, l would say In the United States. If l were al the exposition and the same question were asked, instead of saying Putnam l would say Connecticut and if anyone in New London today asked me l would say in Putnam.
 would say Putnam Is my home; 1 am proud of Putnam; l am part of Putnam; l am interested in Putnam. l. Is my home in the larger sense and 1 want to help to keep that home Il clean, pure and happy place to live In, The direct influence Of the woman whose natural functions have been performed in the individual homes, cannot be other than good in city and in state.
 The quick and direct way to get this influence for good is to give them the ballot. | was proud of Putnam when | was able te present to the leg isuture in Hartford q petition which haa over ,000 names, beginning with Mayor Macdonald and including each and every alderman. feel that ycu will te tnirly representing us If you vote for the Susan E, Anthony amend ment in thu te,ty.fourth congress, and like the man in New York state, when lie was asked to vote Yes on suffrage In November, he replied: "Ihis fail my Yes will be written 50 that King George may read 1t wlthou. speeta eles.n
 I sort of feel sure that we can count upon you for this same fuH-heurted support of the susan E. Anthony amendment
 The leaders of the deputation were Mrs Donald k. Hooker of Baltimore and Mrs. Geo. H. Day of Hartford, both of whom have summer homes al Fenwick, in MT. Freenan's district.
 Other speakers were Mrs. Geo.:H II. Day, Miss Abbie O'Connor of Willi- mantle, and Mrs. Ives of Guilford. Congressman Freeman listened with close attention to the arguments pre-. scented, and replied very courteously that he thought the suiifage question was one to be settled by. states.
 After the interview was ended Ithe depulation was photographed, Mir. Freeman consenting to go with the women and be taken standing in their midst. An open mir meeting was then held at which Mrs. Hooker, Mrs. As. cough and Mrs. F. c. Parker were the speakers.