The Washington times., 1916-12-06
First National Convention Of
Kind to Open In Capital
Tomorrow Afternoon.
M0TABLEs TO BE PRESENT
Mrs. Arthur m. Dodge to Pre-
side at Meeting at the
National Theater.


held by the antisuffragists will con-
vene at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
at the National Theater.
Mrs. Arthur w. Rodge, OF New
York, president OF the National Asso-
citation Opposed to Woman suffrage,
will preside. She viii have with her
on the stage the presidents of twenty
ave State organizations opposed to
votes for women.
g Women who VIII Attend.
This array Of women Will include
Miss Alice Hill Chittenden, OF Penn
sylvania: Mrs. John Balch, OF Boston;
Mrs. Horace Brock, OF Pennsylvania;
Mrs. Henry Il. Talbot, of Ohio; Mrs.
Henry +. Lyster, of Michigan; Mrs.
Robert Garrett, OF Maryland: Mrs.
Rowland q. Hazard, of Rhode Island;
Mrs. James b Wells, OF Texas; Mrs.
Ernest jackson. of South Dakota;
Mrs. David Conant, OF Bermont: Mrs.
Sidney w. Thaxtcr, OF Maine; Mro.
Francis ID. Williams. OF Virginia: Mrs.
ID. c. Gaiiaher, OF West Virginia; Mrs.
Simon Cassaday. OF Iowa; Mrs. c. Il.
Estabrook, OF Wisconsin; Mrs. 10.
Yarde Breese, OF New Jersey: Mrs. A.
r. Dudley, of New Hampshire; Mrs.
Edward Porter Peck, OF Nebraska;
Mrs. J. b. Giinllan. of Minnesota; Miss
N. v. Baker. OF Alabama: Miss Caro-.
limo Patterson, OF Georgia; Mrs. Henry
u. Thompson. of Delaware, and Mrs.
Daniel A., Markham, OF Connecticut
Capital Women On stage.
Mrs. Charles II. Davis, wife OF Ad.
miral Davis, president OF the District
Association Opposed to Woman SUI.
frage. and all the officers OF the wash.
ington Association, will be seated
with the national officials, as will tho
speakers for the opening session.
Almost every important Interest In
American life Will be represented by
the famous mon and women who viii
tsrnoon session and at the banquet
In the evening at Rauscher's.
MAJ Gen. Leonard Wood will speak
70 the sonventien on Women and
man will talk OF the work OF the
Red Cross In America, v work In
which the women who oppose the
ballot have played big roles.
Msr. RsseII to SPEAK.
Mgr. william T. Russell. the new
Bishop OF Charleston, s. c., will make
his first public appearance since his
elevation to his new rank at the ban.
sust tomorrow night TO deliver a mes
sage from Cardinal Gibbons.
Congressman Claude Kitchen, House
Democratic leader senstor James w.
Wsdsworth, jr.. OF New York. and
numerous other members OF the House
and Senate, as well as famous women
Interested In the fight against the
ballot will be heard at the conyen.
tion and the banquet.
The best known women In Washing
ton and famous women from the var.
tSus States will entertain special par.
ties at their tables.
Parties at Tables.
Mrs. James w. wadsworth. jr.. will
ahvo at her table Mrs. Lansing. wife
of the Secretary OF State; Senator and
Mrs. Weeks. Mrs. Bryant and Mrs.
Marvin.
Mrs. william a Putnam will enter.
tain Congressman and Mrs. A. J. Mon.
tague. I'M. and Mrs. Jerome Hunsaker.
Mrs. Charles Sheldon and Miss XII.
breth; Mrs. Adee, win have at her
sSi' M b r hs M Me-. 4 An n k ssaSs
and Mrs. Arthur chafiin Mrs. Henry
Thompson will entertain Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Garrett. OF Baltimore; Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene dupont, Jr., OF Whining.
Wilmington and Mr.. and Mrs. II. p.
Scott.
The following delegates and guests
OF the convention reached Washing
ton last night and this morning:
Arrivals In Warrington.
Mrs. Horace Brock, OF Philadelphia.
president OF the Pennsylvania Asso.
citation Opposed TO Woman Suffrage;
Mrs. d. Frank Clapp. Mrs. Simeon r..
Guiiford, Mrs. George. NJ. Mann. Mrs.
NJ q. Brundage, Mrs. Mortimer
B Browna' Mrs y e; Baker Mrs Louis
A. NJ. Purnes. Miss Florence Hall, Mrs.
Augustus Grundy, Mrs.. Waiter Webb.
Miss Anne shallcross, Miss Laura NJ.
s slosn Mrs SShn vsn An, vVo S.:. MSs'
Henry, and Mrs Gsrdnsr csssatt.
all Of Phiiadelphia; Miss Eliza ID.
Miss BisseiI, Miss jackson, Mrs. T.. J.
9ilisspis. MT rs,n John b. Heron Miss
,p Mrs. N John hsrf 2. kkarssls, Mrs. H.ip..
Berry McMsciin, Mrs, Edwin N, Oil,
s aS Mn Mr. .osTsDf s MIA NJ. q a. Rs
TIFFANY, Mrs. Francis Redwood. Mrs,
Giimor s, Hamili, Mrs, Edwin J,
Farber, and Mrs BENJAMIN Bissell'
all or Baltimore; MIS-. ID. n. Markham
OF Hartford, president Of the Con
necticut Association Opposed TO
Woman Suffrage; Mrs, ELI Whitney
Mrs. NJ. w. Jscobus, Mrs. Norris r.
Barrett, Mrs. Donaldson Clark
Mrs. william Glover. and Mrs. p. III
ingalls,. all from Connecticut; Miss
Clara Markeson, Mrs; Ernest Adee
Miss Anna A. Sands. Mrs. W. a. Put
nam, Mrs. Il. A. Sands, and Mrs, 10
seph Willetts, all OF New York city
Mrs. Gustav Sternberg, OF New York,
and Mrs. J. T.. Anthony, OF Troy, N. Y;
Mrs. n. C. Longworth and Mrs Law
renee Maxwell jr., OF Cincinnati
Ohio; Mrs. Frank Milliard, president
Iowa Association, Burlington, Iowa;
Mrs. Russell Perkins and Miss Chit
tenden, Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Ben
Craig and Mrs.. c. J. Pegues, from
Mrs. c. f. Estabrook. Milwaukee,
Wis; Mrs. Eugene Dupont, Mrs. IL. +.
Scott, and Mrs. Florence Bayard, OF
WILMINGTON, Del: Miss Caroline Pat.
terson, Macon, Ga; Mrs. b. III. Thomp.
son, Greenyille, Del; Mrs. Harvey
Newbranch, Nebraska; Mrs. Francis
Day. Wisconsin; Mrs. James c. Brad
ford, Nashville, Tenn; Mrs. Il. q.
Bressa, president New Jersey Asso.
citation, Piainheld; Miss Clara Vein,
ELIZABETH Mrs. T. b. Adams, Mrs
MIS- S. Herbert Smith, Miss w.
Badeau, Mrs. Carroll p; Barrett. OF