Evening journal., 1915-11-11

Mary II. de You. This report stated that
there are now in the State Suffrage As
sociation 270 dues paying members, an
increase of 45 over last year. -Four
thousand sympathizers are registered
throughout the State. Fourteen meet /
inos of the state executive board have
been held during the year, and four out
door meetings, including three at the
Delaware State Fair and one at Brandy
wine Springs Meetings were also held
from the suffrage "Fliers.' Forty dol
lars were sent to the national body,
thirty OF which was sent to New Jersey
The '"melting pot" contributed TO by
an the suffrage associations. netted
sll .25. The balance OF fifty dollars due
on the furnishing OF students room al
Delaware College for Women, has been
paid.
At the state convention of the Con
eressional Union OF this state the
Delaware Equal Suffrage Association
and the Congressional Union decided
TO stand as two separate organiza-
tions and the Delaware Equal sur
frage Association withdrew from the
unions headquarters, at No. 300 Della
ware avenue, after paying $40 bal
ance on the 500 pledge to the union
made at a mass-meeting last January.
The circulation Of the Woman's Jour
nal has increased to thirty sub
scribers. One other death, aside from
the three noted in the report OF the
Wilmington clubs secretary was
mentioned, that of Mrs. Mary b. Chal-
lenger, of New Castle.
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out-of-town delegates and visitors
were entertained at luncheon at the
Hotel DUPONT by members OF the VIII
mington Equal Suffrage Club. Those
comprising the entertainment commit
tee were: Mrs. ]. r. w. Brassington,
Mrs. w. S. Vernon, Mrs. John f.
Thomas, Miss Mary r. de You and
Miss Martha 4. Murphey.
This afternoons session was fea-
tured by an address by Miss Ethel
Smith, of Washington, d. c., a mem
Der of the National Congressional
Committee She spoke in an inter-
esting manner on National Work"
Plans for new work were set forth
in a delightful and enthusiastic man
ner by Mrs. Martha S. Cranston,
! president.
I A memorial paper TO Mrs. Eliza
beth Cady Stanton whose Tooth an
niversary is tomorrow. was an ex-
tremely interesting feature OF the af-
ternoon's session This paper was
read by Miss Emma WOrrell. She
spoke Of personal recollection Of
that famous person, she having once
heard Mrs. Stanton speak in Phila-
delphia about forty years ago.
"She was a woman of most unusual
intelligence and charm" said Miss
| Worrell, and in her day she was
known more as a seeker for womans
rights than she was as an advocate
for womans suffrage" November
p. 1915, marks the birth date Of Mrs.
stanton, and the reading of me-
mortal paper to her at today's con-
yention is appropriate.
Following the singing OF the State
suffrage song, "The Little Yellow
Rose of Equal Suffrage" under the
direction of Miss Emma Lore, the re-
port of the treasurer, Miss Ella w.
Johnson, was received. II showed
receipts of $407.74. and disbursements
of S361.35, leaving balance OF
S46.39. The Rev. DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw, president of the National Suf-
frage Association, will be the princi-
pal speaker at this evenings session
Honorable James F. Price, Mayor
will make a brief address OF vel
come. Solos by Miss Madeline Reed
soprano, and by Mrs. Marie Kunkls
Zimmerman, OF Philadelphia, viii
form a part OF the evenings program