Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-23
ILLINOIS WOMEN REPRESENTED
IT CONFERENCE.

IT CONFERENCE.
The Illinois Equal Suffrage asSocia-
,ion announces that its president, Mrs.
Harrison Monro Brown. will attend
tho Mississippi valley conference at
Minneapolis on May :. s, . and 10. ana
viii speak Of the Results of the Wo
men Vote in the Down State Cities
and Towns of Illinois" Al this con
ference will he representatives from
the - states which lie within the val
les Of the Mississippi river OF these
states two only have full suffrage
Needless 20 say that the women from
the 20 other states will eagerly await
Mrs Browns message. That she has
a real message is well known by Hi
neis wcmen who realize the great and
lasting benefits brought about by the
vtmen since their large share of en-
Establishment was granted in 1913.
They are happy in the knowledge that
ether women will soon be given the
opportunity of knowing The great good
which is in store for them when they
are granted the right of full suffrage
Work is going on fast in the in
terest of the big demonstration to be
held June {. Hope for the greatest
suffrage parade in the history of the
world to be held in Chicago while the
national republican convention is in
session, in the hope Of influencing
those in attendance to include suf-
frage plank In the republican plat
form. comes another step nearer re
alization each day Mrs. Brown. chair
man OF the parade committee, is con-
ferring daily with different committee
heads and committees. she having al
ready appointed the chairmen CT hos
pitality, decorations. finance, enroll
ment. marshals. arrangements, speak
ers. and others.
The suffrage delegates to the St
Louis democratic convention on June
II are going to impress the demo
Gratis with their presence by means
of unique feature, 2 ''walkless par
ade. Rows upon rows Of Whitehead
'
and sashes, and carrying picturesque
yellow parasols. will form a complete
line around the Jefferson hotel and
the Coliseum, the two central points
for the delegates, so that every man
as he comes and goes all day long will
be surrounded and confronted by the
visible indication that women all over
the United States want the vote, and,
moreover, want suffrage plank in
the democratic platform During the
evening automobiles will be stationed
at intervals from which men and wo-
men will make suffrage speeches, re-
minding the delegates again Of the
suffrage plank.
Senator Thomas of Colorado, who
introduced the woman suffrage amend
mont in the senate at Washington. d.
C.. and as chairman of the woman
suffrage committee reported it favor
ably TO the senate, has written a let
ter commenting the national associa-
tion (of which Illinois is a part for
its work In connection with the suf-
frage amendment to be voted on March
IS by the house judiciary committee.
In his letter Senator Thomas SAYS,
The action Of the house judiciary
committee in reconsidering its post
pcnement Of The equal suffrage amend
ment to December, and in determining
&c dispose of it on the 2Sth instant, IS
i most gratifying
your organization is deserving OF
the wa-mest congratulations in being
able to score such a signal success.
] hope the committee may see its way
toward making favorable report"
The situation in the judiciary com
miitee is now most hopeful. Every
Illinois woman has her eye on the
congressman and most eagerly awaits
the outcome.