Evening star., 1916-12-25
TRIBUTE TO MEMORY /.
OF MRS. BO|SSEvA|N
Noted Suffrage Worker to Be
Subject of EuIogies at
U. S. Capitol.
SERVICE IN STATUARY HALL

Practically every state in the Union
will be represented at the memorial
services to be held this afternoon
in Statuary Hall at the Capitol in
honor of the late Mrs. Inez Milholland
Boissevain. brilliant suffrage worker.
who gave her life to the cause. so
far as known. it is the first time In
history any nation has permitted the
use of it's central government building
for memorial to woman in no way
connected with the government.
Appropriate music and pageantlike
effects, rich and colorful, will feature
the services, which are to be held
under the auspices of the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage. The marble
and bronze heroes and Statuary Hall
will be practically hidden from view
by the decorations and the purple,
white and gold banners of the union.
Half Hour of Music
Preceding the services proper. which
begin at 4 o'clock. there will be a half
hour of music by organ and orchestra,
ending with Gounod's Ave Maria" :"
Then will come St Dayids choristers
the boy singers from ST. David's Epis-
copal Church, Roland Park, Baltimore,
led by Eugene Wyatt, director. The
professional will be Forward Be Our
Watchword," some of the words of
which famous hymn were on the ban
1er carried by 1neZ Milhol1and in the
drst suffrage parade.
The Mendelssohn Quartet of this city.
under the direction of Sydney Lloyd
Wrightson. will sing Horatio W. Par
ker's beautiful anthem. Before the
Heavens Were Spread Abroad" Miss
Elizabeth Howry of this city. pupil of
Nine. Sem mbrich. will be the soloist
She will sing the old Welsh hymn.
IAN Through the Night. and George
Henschers Morning Hymn" The re-
cessional by the boys choir Will be
For All Thy Saints Who From Their
lected not only with reference to its
appropriateness for the day, but also
as expressive of the forward into
light work and character of Inez Mil
holland herself.
Memorial Service Program.
Miss Anne Martin of Nevada. ma
tional chairman of the womans party.
will preside at the memorial services.
After a brief Introductory speech she
will present Senator Sutherland of
Utah. author of the suf rage amend
ment now on the calendar of the SEN
ate. He will be followed by Miss Maud
Younger OF san francisco. WHO, as d
friend and co-worker with Mrs. ~Bois-'
sevain. will deliver a eulogy on her
life. Resolutions speaking of Mrs Bois-
sevain'S services to women will be pre-
sented for adoption.
While the memorial is being arranged
and Is under the auspices of the Con-
gressional Union for Woman Suffrage,
many other interests in which Mrs:
Boissevain was a participant will send
representatives. These include labor,
peace and prison reform organizations.
List of State Delegates.
The New York city branch of the Con-
gressional Union has named Mrs. Q. H.
p Belmont to be it's official delegate.
while other state delegations include:
Wyoming Mrs. Francis f. Warren. wife
of Senator Warren: Idaho. Mrs. James
H Brady. wife of Senator Brady. Cali
fornia, Mrs. William Kent, wife of
Representative Kent; Connecticut. Mrs.
Z. J. Hill. wife of Representative Hill,
and Miss Mary Phelps, Morgan. of Sims
bury; Wisconsin, Mrs. john NJ. Nelson,
wife of Representative Nelson; Ken
lucky, Mrs. John W. Langley, wife of
Representative Langley; Washington.
Mrs William E. Humphrey, wife of
Representative Humphrey; Georgia,
Mrs. William Bailey Lamar; Maryland,
Mrs Townsend Scott of Baltimore,
chairman Maryland branch of Congress
siona1 Union; Virginia, Mrs Sophie G.
Meredith of Richmond. chairman Vir-
Einia branch.
The members of the California State
Association and other Californians in
the city have been invited by the Wom-
ans Congressional Union to be present
at the memorial exercises this after
noon In honor of Mrs. Boissevain: