Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-08
IN ECfSION to make Nebraska suffrage cam
paign state In 1916 was the most important
- event of the state suffrage convention, held
at Hastings last week. Reports of the trans

~ event OF the state Suffrage convention, ned
at Hastings last week. Reports of the trans
actions Of the meeting will be the business
Of importance at the local suffrage societies now,
especially at the annual meeting of the Equal Fran
, chise society Thursday at o'clock in the Hotel
Fontenelle ballroom. Mrs. w. E. Barkley, state
president is expected to be present and reports Of
the national suffrage convention held in Atlantic
City, will probably be given by the president, Mrs.
J. M. Metcaf
A story in the Hastings Daily Tribune about Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, national suffrage president,
which for the effect, might just we'll be printed
of Mrs Josiah Evans Cowles, president of the Gen
eral Federation of Womens club, is repeated as fol-
lows:
The woman who is conceded to be the fore
most person of her in America descended from
day coach OF the Northwestern train last night
and stood hestatingly the platform, as if unde-
cided what to do next. A Hastings business man
who was there with his automobile to escort visiting
delegates to the homes where they are to be en-
tertained. approached her at once and asked "Are
you a<delegate to the Wornan's club conventiona"
The woman thus accosted might have answered
No, am not delegate, but I am president of the
International Suffrage Alliance and also president OF
the National Suffrage association have been pres-
senting more than 100000 women, and am here to
speak to the suffragists and cubwomen OF Ne
braska Instead OF thus enlightening her interroga
tor the woman answered simply that she was Mrs
Gait and wished to be directed to hotel We'll
there frills about her." remarked the man to
bystander after he had given her the information
she desired"
Mrs. Gait said i'll recent speech:
ther he 1pad in t,e .l,a
great majority OF the rank and file are laborng under
any delusons as to the true status OF woman sui
frage in this country today Our victories this year
in securing the endorsement of both the political
parties have not blinded to the TACT that there is
still tremendous battle to be fought To be sure
cause has all the really important factors OF
The country-the churches, the principal womcns
organizations, and recognition by the leading politi
cal parties Moreover, all the leading names in tera-
ture art, philosophy science and business are ell
rolled on side. But have not won the reac-
tionares. We have not the illiterate We have
not the powers of evil, and we all realize there
must be final battle between the forces of en-
iightenment and progress and the forces of ignor-
ance, evil, and tradition We realize too that there
is no room in ranks for those who fear the con.
tlict or betray any evidence OF showing the white
feather"
The Associated Charities is planning to do bigger
and better things this year than before In ac-
cordance with this purpose they plan to meet at
luncheon at the University club Tuesday noon to
discuss with Mrs George Doane president, the best
means of relieving present conditions. The guests
who have been invited to this luncheon are men and
women who are interested in charitable work which
will be of real account to Omaha They are: Miss
Hilda Hammer. Mesdames w. T. Page George B.
Prinz. William Sears Poppleton. H. H. Baldridge. J.
Derorest Richards, Barton Millard Luther l.
kountze, E. T. Swobe, Mr. and Mrs. C. c. George.
Messrs c. T. Kountze, David Baum, F. W. Judson
Robert Burns, E. w Dixon W. Farnam Smith. Rev
Robert Flockhart, DR.. Ira Porter