Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-23
SUFFRAGE BAZAAR
TO OPEN THURSDAY
Indications Point to Most Com
prehensive Undertaking by
Party in State.

The Keystone state Bazaar. which
promises to be the most comprchenslv,
and ambitious undertaking the suffragist,
Of Pennsylvania dnve ever undertaken
TO be given Lnder the auspices OF the
Women Suffrage party for the benefit
OF the entire state association. Is ready
for the obening, which will take place
at the New Century Club at 10 O'Clock
on Thursday morning. and viii continue
until IL D. m. on Friday
Suffrasists from all over the State ar,
expected to come 10 Philadelphia for the
affair, and on Thursday night Mrs.
Frank NJ. Roessing OF Pittsburgh. state
president. will accept on behalf Of the
party an original oil painting by cele-
brated artist. from which the new suf-
frage posters to be used in the coming
campaign will be made.
on Friday night the Plays and Players
win present two suffrage plays "rhe
Voices" and THE Sisters" by Harold
Goddard, OF Swarthmore College. who
has been invited to speak On the same
night Bernard Snnw's How She Lied to
Her Husband" will be given.
ATTRACTIVE lingerie and other articles of
every sort end description, donated TO the
suffrage society headquarters throughout
the city for the last few weeks and at
the present time there are many hun
drcd things that will be sold at tho
bazaar Besides these there Will be
thousands of things which have been
bought and will be resold. The con-
trlbuted articles range from articles
for the farm and table to dainties for
feminine wear and toys ft- the chill
f1ao Nlaatr sNff ha tfn =
Miss Rebecca d. Ernest and Miss o.
Josephine Brazer, book and suffrage lit
erntu-e; candles and confections, Miss
Ruth Reeder; domestic articles, Mrs. Ed
ward Trith; fancy articles, Miss Margaret
Rooerts: farm and garden, Mrs George
Forlke. Mrs. Horatio Gates Lloyd, Miss
M.sM. n. Stewart and Miss Sarah ID.
Louvre, ferns. flowers and fruit, Miss
Elizabeth s. Lowry: good things to eat
Mlr. George A. Piersol, and restaurant
Mrs. robert Grantees.
dreif. DeiicPo oles Tor tine table have not
been forgotten, and large quantities of
ti.css have been promised. In order that
they will be entirely fresh they will not
be sent to the committee until the last
moment ,-.
large. committee, including many
promiBent workers for the cause.
has heon busy for weeks settling upon
details, until at present everything is
IN IrSAuuSss Ior tue opening Oh IHuis-
day, February %. Among those on the
committee are Miss Ida Stokes Adams,
Mrs Joseph Fels. Dr. Anna p. Sharpless,
Miss Anna r. Miller. Mrs. Scott Nearing,
Mrs. William Leverett, Miss Julia Lewis.
MIS-. Albert b. Williams, Mrs Robert
Grantees and Miss Ida X. Drum
A restaurant at which luncheon, after
noon tea and supper will be served will
be one of the important departments of
the bazaar. Suffragists VINO are noted
among their sister workers for their eX-
cellent cooking will aid at this depart
ment, and supervise the roasting, baking.
etc. Many, young women interested in
the "cause" will be on hand to act as
Mattresses.
Many persons interested in equal suf-
frage will act as patrons and patronesses.