New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-27
Women to Put Case Before
Congress in Way Never
Before Attempted
BATTLE WILL GO
ON NIGHT AND DAY
Noted Leaders of Cause in
Committee of Twenty
to Run Campaign
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a scale never before seen, even in the
olden days, but of a sort which will
stand the pitilcss publicity searchlight.
will be carried on at this session OF
Congress, beginning tomorrow week,
by the National American Woman Suf-
frsge Association. There will be no
secrecy about who the lobbyists are or
what they are after. A new Washing
ton committee, consisting Of about
twenty Of the most prominent women
of the country, has been appointed,
and they will work day and night,
whenever they can get the national leg
islatOrs 10 listen, for the national SUI
frage amendment.
With assurances Of enough support
TO insure a vote on the amendment in
both house at the coming session, the
women will work with view TO max
ing such a good showing at this session
that their work next session, or when
the Congress Just elected is assembled,
will be simplfed. They are quite con-
fdent of final victory at that time.
Some of the prominent women al
ready assigned TO work in Washington
for the national association are:
Mrs. Winston Churchill, of New
Hampshire; Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman,
of New York, member Of the Industrial
Relations Commission; Mrs. Ernest
Thompson Seton. Of Connecticut; Miss
Heloise Meyer, Of Lenox, Mass; Mrs.
Thomas Jefferson Smith, of Louisville.
president of the Suffrage Association
Of Kentucky; Mrs. Walter McNab
Miller, of Columbia. No., first vice
president of the national association;
Miss Ruth White, Of Kansas City, Mo-,
and Miss Mary Garrett Hay, Of New
York. chairman of the Woman Suffrage
party in New York City.
Mrs. Miller TO Head Committee
Mrs. Miller, as ranking officer Of the
national organization, will be in charge
Of the Washington committee, while
Miss White will act as secretary. Mrs.
Miller is best known for her work along
pure food lines with DR.. Harvey W.
Wiley. She organized the work for
pure food in the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs and served as the fed
eration's pure food committee chair
man until the passage of the pure food
and drug act, in 1905. She was chair
man of the Missouri Public Health
Commission. member Of the executive
board of the State Conference of Char
tiles, of the Missouri State Board OF
Charities and Correction and Of the
Governors Committee on Tuberculosis,
Before coming to the national board
Mrs. Miller served as president Of the
Missouri Equal Suffrage Association.
She also worked actively in the cam
psign in New York State in 1915.
Mrs. Smith. of Kentucky, Is the
grandniece Of Henry Clay and the
Granddaughter of Cassius NJ. Clay, who
remained a Union man through the war
between the states. Mrs. Smith is q
graduate of the University Of Michi-
gan and has always been prominent
both in club life and politics in Ken
lucky. She served as president Of the
Kentucky Federation Of Women's Clubs.
and when elected recording secretary
of the national association she was
holding the office of president of the
Kentucky Equal Rights Association.
Mr.. Smith resigned from this office in
November. however. as her work in
Washington will require her undivided
attention.
Miss Meyer, sister of George Won l..
Meyer, is the first auditor Of the ma
tional association. She is the chair
man of the Berkshire County Equal
Suffrage Association and has been ac-
tive in public work, especially with
regard to the conservation Of natural
resources. Miss Meyer has taken
house in II Street opposite the Metro
politan Club for the winter, so as TO
be on the scene Of the big suffrage
fight, and is planning to give most OF
her time TO aiding the cause. Rare
blooms from her wonderful hothouses
in gardens at Lenox may be the re-
ward of Senators and Representatives
who are convinced b. her arguments in
favor Of the Federal amendment.
Much Expected of Mrs. Hartman
The aid Of Mrs. Hartman is expected
to be of great value TO the national
association in its fight, particularly as.
through her association with the Ad-
ministration while member of the
Federal Industrial Relations Commits
sion, she hes formed friendships which
will aid her in campaigning for the
Federal amendment.
Mrs. Frank J. Shuler, Of Buffalo, one
OF the best organizers Of the entire
national association. will arrive IN
Washington tomorrow TO rally the
women of the capital into compact
fighting unit for suffrage. Mrs. Shuler
is now corresponding secretary Of the
general board and is head Of the or
ganization department
She will bring two assistants, MISS
Alma Sasse, Of Brunswick, Mo-, and
Miss Furman, both of whom were active
in the West Virginia suffrage campaign.