New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-14
MISS HELEN KELLER
ON SUFFRAGE TOUR
Blind Deaf Mute Working
for VOtes-fOr-W
in Far West.

Helen Keller, the wonderful deaf
mute. is working FOR suffrage in the
West. Under the auspices Of the Con.
gressional Union she is making
speeches daily in San Francisco.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman. the
writer and lecturer on economics and
questions pertaining 10 women, is
speaking for the same organization in
Oregon. Mrs Crystal Eastman Bene-
diet is touring California for the union
and in the latter part of May Mrs. Flor
ence Kelley. of the Consumers League
will go West on the same mission.
All this is part of the campaign Miss
Alice Paul and her cO-workers have
started 10 persuade the women voters
TO use their political power as lever
to force the ruling party to give al
women in this country the ballot
1--WE intend to cover all the suffrage
states" Miss Paul, who is in New York
for short time. said Yesterday at the
Congressional Union headquarters, II
East Forty-frst Street I'VE have got
10 get the women voters reused by
September IA. so they will make the
convention we shall have then at the
Panama Exposition a great success.
The convention lasts three days.
Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont is going West
to take charge Of suffrage activities at
the exposition that week, and has is
sued a call 20 the women to help her
When the convention is over we shall
start for Washington, going slowly by
various ways and preaching suffrage all
the way, so rs 70 reach there when
Congress cOnveneS.'
Miss Paul issued statement in re
ply to one recently made by Mrs. Stan
ley Mccormick first vice-president Of
the National Woman Suffrage Associa
ton. Mrs. Mccormick declared that the
National had never ceased TO work fol
the Brstow- Mondell federal amend
mPnt; that it advocated the Shafrotl
amendment only as one to be pushed
when the other had no chance. Sh,
quoted Senator Thomas. of Colorado;
Senator Ashhurst, OF Arizona; Rep
resentatve Mondell, father of thu
amendment, and Representative Len
root, Of Wisconsin, as testifying 10 th'
good work the Congressional committed
has done for il in Washington.
Miss PauPs statement is short II
is: The Congressional Union is glaC
that the National Woman Suffrage As
Mondell amendment. which We have
stood for right along
Plans are completed for the spring
tea which is 10 be held in celebration
Of Dr.. Anna Howard Shaw's return
from her three months speaking tour
in the South At least three notice,
have been sent out. one stating tha'
the tea would be held April II. one
Iot 10 rla
and third that the date was Apr
-. The latest word. which appears
TO be authoritative. is that DR.. Shaw
will return to New York April 10 anc
that her friends will have the tea fol
her that same day, az the Hotel Nc
Alpin.
The German-Americsn committee Of
the Woman Suffrage party will hold q
mass meeting tomorrow night al
Turn Hall. Lexington Avenue anC
will preside. DR.. Katharine Bement
Davis will talk or Women in Admin
istrative Work" DR.. Hugo Schweitzer
Problems" and Ms. Raymond Robins
on "Why Women Want the Vote"
The party's school for watchers will
a
position at the Grand Central Palace
to-day and tomorrow, from 1890 ia
1880 and from till 4 o'clock. Nearly
1000 watchers will be needed to cover
the polls when the referendum is held
here.
TIL. Methodist Committee ~ The BROOKLYN Woman
Brotherho6f Of the Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church Fourth and ovinsto' avenues. IN the OH
SPe esI,T.' Mrs rs Fan francis wh,aEer
The I'm Assembly District. BROOKLYN. will NEE
A. the home n Miss Msrsare, WariSell. 81 Down
fhe bronx Woman surrase party. 3lth Assembly
District. will have hearing o. suffrage before the
Taxpayers Alliance. i2lt rhird Avenue Al ?. m.
Bertha PspaJisu viii speak
There win he gard party .nd ts, f6r re ~
Assembly District Woman SuT'sge party. from
10 : p n a. the home NJ Mr1 Willis o. Rohh
North Beach Street. Richmond mn Tickets q
The let Assembly District. Rich,uond will hold
mas meeting a. SIS 2 m. a. the EGrs lyGGum
s. GeorsS The ,0e ,5s VI" b, Mt Rd. K%G ~.
Thsrs "iil be an hour ., c.n,sssirs on Bro4dva7.
Manhattan Woman suffrage party.
Fourth Assembly District BROOKLYN surtsgtiii
Will hold mass meeting al the uev Young
Women's Christian Association Building. Bedford
Avenue and heap Street. At ?. m. The speakers
will ne Mrs J.. : churchill. ~ colorado. and ~.
David Lorenz. assistant pastor % the central Con
gregstional church.
The party has a booth a. IN. Russian Bazaar
7lH Regiment Annoy. Thirty fourth Street and
Fark Avenue.
Eycrv wednesday evening On. captains and work
ers Of the 22I Assembly District. Manhattan. meet
a. % ?. m. with Miss Alnlins Wilson. $50 West
There viii he , meeting IN the BAY side Surrag.
cuhrooms Rel Avenue. az D
The regular Informal suffrage meeting for the 23d
Assembly District Manhattan. will Ne held - the
home Of DR.. Randall. 22l sherman ATenus At
Mr., Cora Wells Trov's evening class in puhli'
speaking Tor the 18th Assembly District. Manhattan
Woman Suffrage party. viii meet a. 3Si West Fif'y
9Th street
frcquois Democratic Club. in the 95th Assembly Dts
triri Manhattan. AZ s.l5 2
The committee NJ the Publicity Council 81
the Empir. state Campaign will meet AZ the homt
~ Mrs Joseph GhsNod Dean. 200 West Seventy
ninth street. az ?. m
Speakers at tine suffrage shop a. 663
Fifth Avenue, to-day at 1880, will be
Mrs. Lillian Mallory and B. Russell
Hertz. The union has two noon street
meetings, one at Broadway and Thirty
fifth Street. and one at Madison Square
There will be Domestic Circle suf-
frage meeting at "a Madison Avenue a.
3 o'clock.
Mrs. Norman der. whitehouse
chairman Of the votes for women
baseball committee. will be the guest
OF the New York Baseball Association
At the opening game OF the baseball
season at the Polo Grounds to-day.
Institute Reports on Campaign