Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-28
STATE SUFFRAGISTS
HOLD CONVENTION.
Session Opened at Hagerstown On
WednesdaY----Anne Arundel Well
Represented.

4' just Government League OF Ha-
gerstown was the host this year to the
annual suffrage convention. and from
the arrival cf the Suffrage Flyer there
was abundant enthusiasm among the
partisans Of the cause of Votes for
Women.
The delegates TO the Hagerstown SUI
frage Convention arrived by the 3. e.
o special IT las a. m. the ". NJ. at
l.35 p. m and by trolley from Freder-
lex and other places in the county. A..
each place of arrival were delegates
Of the Just Government League to
welcome the visitors WI O were escort
ed 10 the 'Dagmar" for luncheon.
The dining room of the hotel was
beautifully decorated for the occasion
with white and yellow flowers At
about 2.30 > m. Mrs. f. NJ. Wrenshan
| as t0astmaster. introduced Mrs. A.
Alexander. who responded to the toast
"Hagerstown" In the order follow;nc
were
Our State" DR.. Olympia Brown.
Wisconsin.
County Leagues" Mrs Ross Thomp
son, Montgomery county
Baltimore City" Miss Willis.
Washington County" Mrs. Charles
Shaw
our Senate Victory Mrs. Moss. Of
Annapolis.
Carroll County" Mrs. Herr, West
minister.
~go,oraeeio,,a1 Ae,;,,,+u a. n.
u. Hart, Annapolis
The Suffrage News" Mrs. ogle. OF
Baltimore.
After the speaking the delegates
We're escorted to the Odd Fellows Hall
for Il business meeting.
The mass meeting of the Just Gov
erument League was held at S o'clock
i'm the auditorium of the Odd Fellows
building. 4 large and enthusiastic
crowd attended The room was draped
with suffrage standards the stage hav-
ing a background Of flags among a
mass of white and yellow flowers The
Municipal Band a0icd to the occasion
with its delightful music
Or. Olympia Brown introduced the
| speakers Of the evening the first being
Mr. Walter H. Hart of Annapolis.who
was called upon at a moments notice
| TO ill the place OF Miss Younger. of
California and Mr.. Robert Moss. OF
Annapolis, who " ere unable to be pres
ont Mr. Hart SAID. IN part. that
| equai suffrage is one of many Of the
inalienable rights of woman, and that
| it ought 20 be extended to her without
| further delay. Woman needs the vote
to protect anG sanctify the home. She
needs it for the welfare of her children
and the general healthy conditions of
| the environments Of the home
THE eight millions of working wo-
men in this country need the vote to
/ protect their lives AMI their interests
| The property owning and taXpayine
women need the vote TO protect their
| numerous interests IN the general ex-
| penditure of public funds and in the
management Of all kinds of public af-
| fairs History has long since proven
| thar taxation without representation
is tyranny
| Mrs Martin BOYLE next gave q very
| clever skit from the Ants viewpoint.
| She declared that woman shouhl al
| ways ask a man how anything ought
| to be done and that a woman should
never do arvthing of her own accord;
that she ought to keep on waiting and
| waiting without complaint, as the Lord
never intended women to be too par
ticular
Mrs Ida May Waters, of Washing
ton. D. c.. was the last speaker. She
| is president OF THE Christian SuGra-
sist," an organization of wide scope
She said that it is a waste OF valuable
| time and energy TO wait for the states
20 ACT separately. and that a Federal
| amendment is the quickest and best
way to obtain the franchise for women
| Don't wait for the states 80 move. bat
"On to Washington" is the slogan
| MIS- Waters claims that the Susan b
Anthony amendment. which is now be-
fore Congress, will be voted upon in
the near future and that there is every
possibility OF its passage to change the
| Constitution of the United States.
| The convention went into business
session at 1880 a. m yesterday