Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-21
VICTORY IN 1920
IS SUFFRAGISTS'
CONVENTION AIM
Educational Campaign to Be
Launched at Annual Ses-
sion in Elizabeth.
MRS. FEIcKERT LIKELY
CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT
Address on Child Labor and Re-
oeption to Conclude Ses-
sion Tomorrow.
From a staG Correspondent.

ELIZABETH. Jan. 21.-Gathering
here from cities, towns and hamlets
from every part Of the State today.
more than 800 women actively identi-
fed with the New jersey Woman
Suffrage League were present at the
opening Of the annual convention of
that organization. Beginning with
the opening session. called to order i'm
ihe st. james parish hall this morn
ing by the president, Mrs. Edward
| +. feiekert, of Dunellen, when re-
ports for the year from the various
committees were received, there will
be rapid succession of meetings.
conferences and social gatherings,
eliminating tomorrow afternoon in
the Garteret Arms with II reception.
Legisls tive Work Planned.
The two-day session will mark the
launching Of an extensive campaign
for the education Of the men and
women of the State, designed to lead
to ultimate victory for the sur
ragists at the polls in 1920. Active
legislative work i'm Washington and
Trenton will also be devised To faciii-
tate the attainment of the same end
Preceding the convention held this
morning. when the work of the Nari-
Gus committees during the past year
were reported and the new cOnstitu-
ton and bylaws Of the organization
adopted at special meeting held in
Trenton early in December. were eX-
planned In detail. a meeting of the
executive committee of the league
WAS held. Luncheon was served in
the Carteret Arms at noon.
Endorsement for Mrs. I1. r. F'eick-
ert, of Dunellen for reelection rs
/ yiee-president of the organization was
i embodied in the report of the nomi-
mating committee submitted at the
morning session. Mrs. Ward r
KERN and Mrs. Irving Ward are
both in the field for the office of sec
ond vice president, left vacant by the
refusal of Mrs. Robert T. Finley, Of
| Merchantville. te run again. Mrs. +
| II Colvin was renominated for frs
E, vice-president a contest developed
! for the nomination for delegate {,
the national executive council Mrs
Helen Lippincott and Miss Frances
Baker were both indorsed.
Other nominations, all for re-elec-
ton, we're Mrs. L. II. Cummings. OF
/ Newark, recording secretary; Mrs
| Bayard Naylor of Bound Brook. cor
! responding secretary; Mrs. Edward
| Olmsted. of Elizabeth, treasurer. and
/ Mrs. Arthur Hunter, of Montclair
! auditor.
state Headquarters Urged.
/ Miss Esther Oracle Ogden. formerly
/ the head of the Elizabeth branch, in
/ an address Informally suggested that
/ provision be made for a more efl-
! cient State headquarters, and advo-
Gated an appropriation of $4,000 for
! this purpose. Also she urged the en-
! ployment of an executive secretary by
] the State organization, and proposed
! that the salary for the office be fixed
at $500 per annum.
i While no action was taken by the
organizat ton the suggestion aroused
much comment, principally of q
J favorable nature. and it is not
! thought improbable that the proposal
! will be adopted.
! Mrs T. II. Colvin, of East Orange
president. presided at the ait
i ernoon session held in the St. James
parish hall Mrs. Robert S. Huse, OF
! this city, chairman of the legislative
committee. reported on the activities
of her committee and the accomplish
ments during the past year and made
/ several recommendations for her sue
+ eessors to consider. Following this an
, open conference on How to Reach
! All of the Women of New Jersey" was
! held Several brief talks were given
! on the subject by prominent suffrage
/ workers. a report on the nationa
I suffrage convention was also read.
Among the speakers who will be in
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