Evening journal., 1915-11-11
State SUFFRACISTS
IN CONVENTION
Reports Show 27O Active
Members, With 1000
SympathizerS Here
DR.. SHAW TO BE
SPEAKER TONIGHT

teran president, presiding, the nine
teenth annual convention of the Della
ware Equal Suffrage Association is be-
ing held today in Pythian Castle. Dele
gates from the Arden. New Castle,
Newport and Wilmington clubs are
present. Members of the dec rating
committee have effectively decorated
the hall with yellow chrysanthemums,
marigolds, ferns and autumn leaves, /
while the State and American nags (
and small suffrage banners placed I
around the room help in the decora- /
tions. A large yellow ana white ban 4
ner on which the words, 100000 /
votes for suffrage were cast in New |
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Massachu- |
setts," attracted considerable atten-
ton. Miss Mary Ospina, Mrs. James |
Cranston, Miss Martha L. Murphy and !
Miss Clara Dill comprised the decor |
ating committee.
The Rev. r. l.. Jackson, pastor of
Hanover Church, opened the conven-
tion with prayer after which the fol-
lowing committees we're appointed;
Resolutions-Mrs. NJ. S. Cranston, !
Miss Emma Worrell and Mrs. r. Bar
clay Spicer.
Finance - Mrs. Donald Stephens.
Miss Ella w. Johnson and Mrs. Mary
f. Hearn.
Credentials-MissM Mary r. de You,
Miss Edna Applebee. Mrs. Edward
Potter, and Mrs. Elizabeth Hilliard.
Miss Mary r. de You, chairman Of
the credentials committee, reported at
first "a delegates present and privi-
legged to vote. Six other delegates
came later and were duly reported.
Considerable discussion attended the
election of officers which resulted as
follows: President Mrs. J. NJ r.
Brsssington; vice-president, Mrs
James ii. Hughes, of Dover; CORES
ponding secretary Miss Mary r. de
You: recording secretary, Miss Helen
A. Cranston; treasurer. Miss Ella
w. Johnson, of Newport; auditors,
Mrs. r. Barclay Spicer and Miss Edna
Applebee.
When it came to the election of vice
president, the motion was made by Miss
Caroline NJ. Cooper that two vice presi-
dents be elected, and the need for such
was pointed out to the delegates. The
motion was seconded, but at this point
it was explained that the election OF
another vice-president was unconstitu-
tional and Miss Mary deNou read sec
tions ] and OF article of the associa-
tion's constitution, which provides only
for ce-president at large, and states
/ that the presidents of the association 5
auXiliaries are vice-presidents eX-oilicio
| of the ASSOCIATION. The matter was de-
/ ferred until it can be further discussed
at the next executive board meeting
The election of Mrs. Hughes as vice
I president, il was announced, would stand
until the committee could some time to-
day get into communication with hei
1 at her home in Dover, and should she
refuse to serve reelection of that
office will take place this afternoon.
Upon motion by Mrs. Albert Gieser
OF the Arden Club. a new office. that
OF honorary president. was created.
Mrs. Martha S. Cranston, the former
president of the association, was
unanimously elected to that Office in
honor of the number OF years OF SER
vice she has given the association as
its president. Previous to the election
this morning, Mrs. Cranston .annOunc-
ed that she was not up for hnomina-
tion as president, as she found it
necessary to resign. Until today's
election, Mrs. Cranston has headed
the State suffrage association since
1896.
/ Upon motion by Miss Mary r. De
You It was decided to make this new
Office of honorary president a member
Of the State executive committee.
During the election of auditors. an
nouncement was made by Miss Mary
II. Askew Mather, that she was not
a candidate for that office. This elec-
tion was then retaken with the above
chronicled result.
The election of delegates TO the ma
tional convention was deferred until
this afternoons session.
Reports of the local clubs were then
given. That of the Wilmington club
was given by Miss de You. IL stated
that four regular business meetings
six public meetings and eleven stated
, meetings of the executive committee
had been held. The pledge of S5C
made at a public meeting has been
paid with the exception of S5. In ad
dition to paying this the club has sent
S66.S5 to the National Association
, Three members have been lost
through death since the meeting of the
last convention. They are Mrs. J. r
, Milligan, Mrs. James Edgar and Mrs
W. ID. ApuAltA nt AACochl tA AtlOil
? for this club stated that balance OF
{ hand September 1914 was S3S75; to
2 tai receipts were $454.62; total ex
/ penses, $45s.4O, leaving a balance oI
hand OF SS4.N2.
The report of the Newport Clut
was given by Mrs. II. f. Weldin. II
/ stated that nine meetings had beer
I held during the year. each of which
was well attended and enthusiastic
Ten dollars were sent to the Nationa
I Association. There are twenty-sever
! ! members in the club. two of whom
: / are new members. The regular Christ
: mas gift to the Newport public schoo
was made Members of the club par
ticipated in the Fourth of July cele
Il bration held by the Home School As
sociation. They are now preparing
: TO give a bake in the w. c. 7. L,
rooms at Newport on Saturday, No
vember 13.
Mrs. r. Barclay Spicer, reporting
s for the Arden Club. stated that at th'
e present time there are twenty-nini
n members A pledge of S. was paid t
the Congressional Union during thu
! winter and spring Of 1915. Fighter
|, members OF the Arden Club marche'
in the parade in Philadelphia recently
e The treasurers report Of the clul
states that all bills and pledges ant
State dues have been been paid, leav
J. inp a balance of gqVQntv-fivo cent