The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09

More than $4,000 was raised at the
suffrage luncheon in the Hotel Aston
yesterday for the campaign in Novem-
Der From all parts OF the city and
from persons in every walk Of life the
pledges and cash contributions piled in.
Women teachers contributed their share.
as did women lawyers and doctors negro
women ard others. The largest suf-
frage luncheon ever held was attended
by 400 persons The enthusiasm rose
higher and higher until the great double
bathrooms showed a mass OF surging color
The arrival OF the Atlantic fleet inter-
fered In way with plans for the afair,
as city officials who had promised TO
attend were called away at the last
minute. Mrs Whitman took the place
Of the Governor.
while I am naturally in favor or
suffrage" said Granville Barker. the
English theatrical manager. las mine is
the profession preeminent In which men
and women work together on equal
terms still cannot but admit that there
| is one grave danger against which the
American woman must guard herselr.
! This danger Is idleneas. and the large
| majority of women In this country are
| STEPPED In idleness.
You may say they are all very busy.
| yet clubs and teas and dances and sruri-
| Gus activity il no. worN---only the first
/ steps backward toward the life OF the
| harem. Idleness creates women TO be
soft, self-consclous and sensual-the very
/ qualities which the Mohnmmedans de-
/ mauded Of their women We have lost
, this letter OF the harem In America, but
We still retain this spirit.
III you are coming into equal rights
/ with men, remember that there Is no
step between the harem and the perfect
| conradeship between men and women,
which hope will be the basis OF the
new civilization toward which we are
all striving. Unless your labor Is ere
ative YOU cannot step forward and take
! your place at "A mans side.
zone more warning. The English suf-
! frag!sts estrangcd themselves from their
! svmpathiyere in many cases by refusing
| TO be contented with what they already
| had and trying to improve their own
/ opportunities Since the parliamentary
! vote was the only one they lacked there
were many fields in which they could
/ try out the suffrage which they hoped
to gain In full. Don't go ahead too
fast after you get the vote and try
have little respect for the man who
stlll thinks the universe is founded on
brute force. Ne may be wrong but
| at least he Is sincere,
Dr. Anna Howard shaw. the national
president, came quickly TO the defence
! OF American women,
"If Mr.. Barker had known az many
| American women as nave known,
she said, "he would not say that Amer
lean women are idle. large majority
OF women don't know the meaning OF
the word,
II want the women here to-day N
forget everything but the I'd OF Novem-
her" DIR. Shaw went on. "Whatever
demands are made on your sympa ios
turn Thorn all aside until this first great
freedom Is accomplished. Then we vii
look after other things. Don't be led
away from the goal by other claims
want women to he free from the chains
OF sex domination, which have bound
them since the world began. This IL the
only way. so give your time. your
strength and your money to win victory
! in November. Congress can walt unit
pcccubcr, but November comes first
Dudley Field Malone, Collector OF thu
Port was among the speakers Mrs
Carrie Chapman Gait presided the
luncheon was given under the auspices
of the Empire State campaign commit
tee and among the guests were Mrs
Margaret Chanler Aldrich, william A