The Detroit times., 1916-06-14
ANALYZE
SUFFRAGE
PROGRESS
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ment OF which suffrage is a part.
They have broadened the interests
OF the home until they embrace hui
mainly They are the necessary
step toward a greater humanity and
wider influence. without them the
woman's movement would never be
where IL is today
Mrs. c. r. Wilson. new president
OF the Detroit Federated clubs. de-
scribed the reception given 10 10000
club women in New York and the
beautiful decorations OF the annory
which, with the help OF 1900 trees
and shrubs, was converted into an
italian garden at a cost OF $4,000.
Courtesy first was the slogan
of the convention" said Mrs. Wilson.
and in all that crowd | never saw
but one woman lose ner temper or
behave unpleasantly. Mrs. Percy
Penny hacker. national president, pre-
sided admirably and everything was
conducted absolutely on the tick OF
the clock Representatives from all
over Europe. Toxic and Alaska were
there and the meetings were visited
by the New York notables. Gov.
Whitman, Mayor Mitchell, Edwin
Markham. Walter Damrosch, actors.
poets, musicians. college presidents
and others. The keynote CT women's
clubs is no longer culture, but the
broader idea OF service. Suffrage.
which was not allowed 10 be brought
up for discussion four years ago. was
endorsed unanimously two years
ago, and now Is taken as a matter Of
course. II was aid that no one who
was not a suffragist would hay
chance OF being elected TO the presi-
dency"
Mrs. Emma 4. Fox responded 10
toast, Tho business OF the biennial"
by saying. II am n croaker, know,
but only a small number of the wo-
men took part In the business pro-
cecdings and most OF them had no
idea for what they were voting. Very
few of them had made ont their
credentials correctly. ! noticed that
the women made very ordinary
speeches, but when the same women
spoke before the sufragists In Car
negie hall. they were eloquent. earn
est and often brilliant In fact, they
were transformed into different wo-
men"
Miss Margaret Whittemore told OF
the formation OF the Womans party
in Chicago. last week.
. at was successful Beyond our ex-
pectatlons,' said Miss Whittemore.
I've did not realize how vitality the
western women would respond to
our call until they began TO arrive
in carloads from every suffrage state
in the union. The political parties
all asked our support and sent speak
ers to urge us to Join them. AS you
know this was not our purpose. We
can support no one until we have
the entire vote. but We will withhold
our vote from the Democrats unless
they do something toward passing
the suffrage amendment before next
November"
Mrs. w. N. Whittemore told OF the
suffrage tour through the west, part
OF the propaganda work for the wo-
mans party.
Mrs. Herbert Y, McMullin told of
an incident that occurred at the Re
publican convention. The anti-suf'
fragists had Just finished an apollo
getic speech. saying that women do
not want the ballot" when the doors
opened in walked about 5000 suf-
fragists who had come in out OF the
rain from the parade. The anti
speaker was slightly confused and
brought her speech TO an end.
Mrs. George Hendrie gave an out
line of the speeches made before
the woman's party by men sent by
the convention.