Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-19
GREAT INTEREST
INCOMING MEET
Suffragists Preparing for First
Annual Convention Here
December 6.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
DAILY BEING ENLARGED
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont to Give Reeep-
ton to Delegates Crossing
the Continent.

Emily Palmer Stearns of Virginia.
chairman of the membership committee
on the convention of the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage, which
meets in this city December 6, reports
great interest in the approaching gath
ering. 1t will be the first annual con-
vention of the organization. all pre-
vious assemblages having been styled
Conferences" The chairman is daily
adding names to her committee, which,
up to date, is composed of the follow
ing:
Miss Nina Brownell, Miss Florine Ha-
men, Mrs. Martha NJ. Rykerd, Miss May
Z. Dabney. Mrs. S. Fillmore Peavey.
Mrs. Delicker and Mrs. Henderson, all
of Washington, and Mrs. George A.
Gray of Virginia. Miss Edith Waskoff
Of New York, Mrs. NJ. A. Boland of
New Hampshire and Miss Mary Sitz
Parker of Pennsylvania.
The committee which will aid Mrs.
Q. II. P. Belmont at the reception to be
rendered by her the evening of Decem-
Der to the two delegates who are
crossing the continent by motor car
and bearing monster petition of $780,
600 names will consist of Mrs. S. B. NJ.
Young, DIR. Cora Smith King. Mrs.
George Fowler, Mrs. Preston Satter-
garet Roberts, Mrs. J. Andre Fouilhoux,
Mrs. Fred G. Sanborn, Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst. Mrs. Lucius Cuthbert, Mrs.
Mary Therkelson, Mrs. Florence Kelly,
rison.
State Meetings December 8.
There will be a meeting December 8
of the chairmen and officers of the
state branches. presided over by Mrs.
Nina Allender. The advisory council
will meet December s, Mrs. S. NJ. B.
Young being chairmen of the commit
tee on arrangements for this meeting
Chairmen of state committees in charge
of the circulation of the official organ
under the presidency of Mrs. B. T.
Burch. chairman. Mrs. Edward w. Brei-
tung is to give dinner to 200 out-of-
town delegates December IL, Miss
Doris Stevens being chairman of the
committee on arrangements.
The evening OF December IL members
Of the executive committee are to give
a reception to the members Of the con-
vention. This committee includes Miss
Alice Paul, chairman; Miss Lucy Burns,
vice chairman; Mrs. Donald r. Hooker,
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont, Mrs. Crystal
Eastman Benedict, Mrs. ellison Gardner,
Miss Elsie Hill. Mrs. William Kent and
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis.
Mrs. Randolph Keith Forrest is stage
director, Mrs George T. Odell is in
charge Of properties and Mrs. Caro-
Moore Of the costumes for the pageant,
written by Miss Hazel McKaye, which
is to close the convention the evening
Of December ID.
No Relation to Negro Suffrage.
Chief Justice Clark of the. supreme
court Of North Carolina. in discussing
the suffrage question. recently has de-
clared that he is unable to see how me-
gro suffrage has any, bearing on the
proposition for woman suffrage by fed
eral amendment
The fifteenth amendment is in the
Constitution" said Justice Clark, land
there Is a federal statute enforcing it
under heavy penalties which the Su-
preme Court of the United States has
held that the federal courts must exc
cute Whether equal suffrage wins or
does not win. it has no possible bear
ing upon negro suffrage.
IF there is any possible connection
between the fact that negro men are
already allowed to vote and the claims
that admitting women to suffrage will
give that validity and effect, this would
apply as well whether equal suffrage
comes by state route or by a national
constitutional amendment"
Justice Clark's remarks have greatly
encouraged leaders of the Congress
sional Union throughout the country.
According to a telegram recently re-
ceived here by Miss Paul, Miss Isabel
Mott, organizer for the union in Ohio,
has been compelled through the receipt
of an injury to relinquish her work to
Miss Margaret Whittemore of Detroit.