The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-23
FAIRFIELD WOMEN
AMONG OFFICERS
OF anti LEAGUE
Mrs. William B. Glover a
Vice President and Miss
A. B. Jennings Director

A. B. Jennings Director
Fairfield members Of the Connect
cut Anti-Suffrage association were
given high place in the organization
at the annual election held in Hart
ford yesterday Mrs. William B.
Glover was elected a vice president.
Miss Anna A. B. Jennings was named
honorary director.
During the convention session b.
fore a business meeting was held Mrs.
Edwin Ford of Chestnut Hill, Boston,
of the Massachusetts Association OPP
posed to Woman Suffrage, declared
that the recent defeat of suffragists in
Western states was due to the siren
uous efforts of the 'antis" in persuad-
ing the male population against the
desira bility of granting votes to wo-
men. She said that the methods en-
ployed by the suffragists in seeking
votes was crude and against oil that
is best in the American woman today.
Mrs. Ford, who has recently re-
turned from trip through the West
where she spoke on anti-suffrage az
the larger cities said that votes grant
ed to women would be an experiment
in legislation and not the granting of
a right. In order to have satisfactory
results. it would be necessary to OBJ
tain the sincere support of the male
voters, which does not now generally
exist.
THE anti-suffrage victories in Mich
igan, Ohio, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
New York, Massachusetts,, West Vir-
ginia and South Dakota show thai
c11f ocv> or~xi,1 to- t,4
said, and also that men Of those states
are very strongly opposed to woman
suffrage. The project of a federal
amendment Is an attempt to evade a
popular referendum. The work Of the
anti-suffragfsts for the next few weeks
must be stronger than ever in con-
vfncing toe public that this amend
ment Is against the best interests Of
j the people. II the men can be shown
that the women do not want the vote,
our side of the question is sure of sue
I cess, as women usually get what they
want.
If suffrage means anything effec-
tual, it means entering. the field of
politics. The cost to the average fam
lily for the expenses Of government Is
one-Quarter of its income. The secre-
t2ry of the commonwealth estimates
that doubling the electorate would add
at least so YER cent. to the cost Of cleo
lions in Massachusetts,.
From cities and manufacturing
towns through Massachusetts, into New
York state and out to Iowa, I found
women universally, among those fully
occupied at home, or in the shop, or
ffatory, normal in their consciousness
that woman's job Is mothering and
training the race.
LAS male suffrage is as democratic
as double suffrage and incomparably
more efficient because it provides for
the expression of the popular will, in
the most impressively powerful man
ner. why not preserve it?'
Following the meeting, Mrs Ansel
G.. Cook. who attended the meeting
of the Massachusetts association in
Boston last week. told OF the work of
Mrs William Allen. who organized the
College Anti-Suffrage League in that
state, in which 800 are now enrolled.
Miss Marjorie Dorman, who has been
speaking at the various women's col
leges In Massachusetts,, was successful
in starting an enthusiastic organiza-
ton at Wellesley College last Friday.
Reports were also given by Mrs.
Mrs. George e. Beers Of Guilford.
Miss Olive L. Reamy Of New Canaan.
and Mrs. FL. HI. Mason of Farmington.
Officers Elected.
The following officers were elected:
President-Mrs. Daniel A. Mark
ham, Hartford.
iVice-Presidents-M Lynde Harri-
son, New Haven; Mrs. William B.
Glover. Fairfield; Mrs. Frederick T.
Simpson, Hartford.
Treasurer-Mrs. Charles III. Law
renee, Hartford.
Secretary Carolyn B. Taylor,
Hartford.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs.
William T. Howe. Hartford.
Chairman of the Press Committee
Mrs William B. Williams, Jr.
Honorary Directors-Mrs. Morgan
G. Bulkeley, Hartford; Mrs. H. H.
Bridgeman. Norfolk; Mrs. William
Sheffield Cowles. Pennington: Miss
Annie B. Jennings, Fairfield; Mrs.
William Howard Taft, New Haven;
Mrs. Eli Whitney. New Haven; Mrs.
James Woodruff, Litchfield.
Directors-Miss Hannah Bailey.
Hartford; Miss Anne Hope Bennett,
New Haven; Mrs. Henry r. Bond. Jr.,
New London: Mrs Charles F. BROKER,
Ansonia; Mrs. John HI. Buck, Miss
Elizabeth r. BurneIl, Mrs. J. Gilbert
Calhoun, Mrs. Albert s. Cook, Mrs.
Ansel g. Cook, Hartford; Mrs. Eliza
beth Ely, Lyme; Mrs. Arthur L. Gill
lett, Mrs. James Goodwin, Mrs Jacob
III. Greene, Hartford: Mrs. William 8.
Ingraham, Bristol; Miss Mary E. J.
Lally, Hartford; Mrs H. H. Mason.
Pennington; Mrs. William B. Will
iams, Jr., Hartford.
Reuben Levine, Of Boston, pleaded
guilty to an indictment charging ar
.on and was sentenced to serve Eve or
six years in state prison.