The Washington herald., 1916-03-12
SUFFRAGISTS IN
CITY KEPT BUSY
Congressional Union Workers
Here Perfecting Vast Pre-
cinct Organization.
SPRING DRIVE PLANNED
Efforts Being Made to Secure Enact
ment of Susan B. Anthony
Amendment at Once.

In Its thoroughness the Congress
sional Unions precinct organization
in the District Of Columbia Is com
pared to that Of Tammsny," says a
statement issued by the Union. From
the new headquarters the ramifca-
tIons OF the organization have ex-
tended into each Of the police pre-
cinots Of the city and the activities of
each radiste into the schools. churches
and homes in those sections.
Banded together the precinct
forces form one of the strong van
guards Of the Congressional Union
army. Those adherents are q eosmo-
all the ropes when 1t comes to con
verting legislators to the votes for
women movement"
One of the main objects Is to In
terest the women voters who come
from the West to spend their winters
in Washington and who have influence
with the representatives in Congress.
The precinct branches, include many
women voters who have enlisted under
the Congressional Union banner and
secure suffrage for all women OF the
country by national amendment.
Although these branches are newly
organized the membership in each has
grown to such gratifying proportions
that plans have been mapped out to
begin work on a large scale. One OF
the first things to be done Will be
TO send a national organizer to the
West to assist those who are already
in the enfranchised territory to solidi-
fy the voting women into group that
haf
ance and use their political power in
securing the Federal amendment
Entertainments Planned.
In order to do this, the precinct or
EanizatiOns will give a series OF enter
tainments during March, April and May,
to include card parties, teas, plays and
other social functions. The first Of these
affairs will be a card party at Cameron
House. on the afternoon of March %,
with Mrs John Kerfoot Haywood as
official hostess. Mrs. S. B. NJ Young
will be the next hostess, entertaining at
Old Soldiers Home.
The western organization plan Is re-
garded as the most important strategic
move that the Union has ever made, and
the officers Of the precinct branches have
agreed to cooperate by helping to finance
the gigantic undertaking. There are now
eight organizers In the western field, In
They are Mrs Clara Smell Wolf, state
chairman Of the Texas branch. who VIII
work in California, and Miss Clara Louise
Rowe, who completed the Delaware Or
ganization by ward and precinct
The plans to storm Congress by con-
certed action on the part Of the women
voters In the present session are being
rapidly developed. The object Of the
move is to secure the passage OF the
Susan B. Anthony amendment before the
Sixty-fourth Congress adJourns.
The strength OF the big offensive move
ment will come from the West, where the
organization work is being pushed. By
the end Of spring perfect organization
Of the congressional districts In all the
suffrage States will be completed.
Miss Anne Martin at Head.
A responsible committee Of women,
under the leadership Of Miss Anne Mar
tin, OF Nevada, national chairman of the
legislative work. Is watching the behavior
Of the Representatives toward woman.
From Washington headquarters the
Western women are constantly advised
Of the actions of their Representatives
on the question Of suffrage. The result
mas been noticed in the unusual pressure
that is coming from the enfranchised
States
The full list Of onic.rs Of each pre-
cinct branch follows; Tenth precinct
chairman, Mrs. John Kerfoot Haywood:
vice chairman. Mrs. S. B. NJ Young;
second vice chairman. Mrs. Harvey W
Wiley; third vice chairman, Mrs. John
G. Fremont; fourth vice chairman,
Mrs Adelaide Neal; fifth vice chair
man, Mrs. Clara Langenbeck; treas
urer. Mrs Paul Desses; secretary, Mrs.
Lulu Francis.
Ninth precinct - Chairman, Mrz
James Dawson; first vice chairman,
Miss Frances A. MCoy; second vice
chairman, Mrs. Ella S. Knight; score
tary. Mrs. Grace Blauvelet; treasurer,
Mrs. Martin NJ. Watson.
Eighth precinct - Chairman. Mrs
George T. Odell; secretary, Miss Har-
riet F. Luhn; treasurer, Miss Caroline
Hoffman.
Seventh Chairman, Miss
Mona Gill: vice chairman, Miss Es-
tslle Hellman; secretary, Miss Ruth
Thurston; treasurer, Miss Florence
winsate.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures, Mrs. ].
Yaeger Hamilton; vice chairman, Miss
Winifred Mallon; treasurer, Bertha L.
Dana; secretary. Mrs. NJ. H Bearley
Fourth precinct-Chairman, Miss
Cannon; secretary, Mrs. Lindus
Second precinct-ChaIrman, Mrs An
ton Heitmuller; vice chairman, Miss
Elizabeth Owen; secretary, Mrs. Rob
ert Young Sullivan.
First precinct - Chairman, Miss
Elizabeth Fairall; vice chairman, Mrs.
NJ NJ Lincoln