Evening star., 1916-12-08
MRS. DODGE CITES
ANTS SOLIDARITY
Organization of Mems Body to
Fight Woman Suffrage Hail
ed as Significant.
STATE REPORTS ARE GIVEN

Reports showing the progress of the
state associations opposed to woman
suffrage We're read by twentysiX state
presidents from as many states at to-
days session of the National Associa-
ton Opposed to Woman Suffrage. at
Rauscher's. The convention opened
yesterday and closed this afternoon.
There are so few things that man
can do alone. and we should be ashamed
to wrest from him the field for which
he is so eminently fitted" said Mrs.
benjamin II. Craig. reporting for Ala
bama. This sentiment evoked great
applause from the "antis," who crowd
ed the hall. The colors Of the national
association were displayed only on the
badges of the women, the American
nag alone being used for the decora-
ions of the hall.
NO formal report was given by Mrs.
sociation. but she reminded the dele
gates that, while New York is going
to be the state where those opposed
to woman suffrage must concentrate
their fire this winter. they should not
take it for granted that New York
Will be the only state that will need
the help of the national association.
cites solidarity OF Ants.
Mrs. Dodge said that the solidarity
of the women of the country opposed
to woman suffrage was marked, where
as this could not be said of the suf-
fragists. During the past year, she
said, a mems anti-suffrage organiza-
tion to help the "antis" has been
formed. and that nothing has developed
of more Importance to the work of
the women opposed to suffrage than
this spontaneous offer of the men to
cooperate.
Mrs. Joseph Stoddard of this city read
the report of Mrs. c. H. Davis. president
of the District of Columbia Association
Opposed to Woman Suffrage. She
fers materially from those in the
states. in that few of the members Of
the local association are citizens of the
District. This fact, however, is of ad-
vantage to the national association,
because the District association can
| watch national legislation and guard
against any federal amendment for suf-
frage. and can send out public docu-
ments readily.
Other States Reporting.
Besides the reports of various ma
| tional officers and state reports mentioned
reports were given by Mrs. Daniel A.
Markham, Connecticut: Mrs. Henry B.
Thompson. Delaware; Miss Caroline Pat
| terson. Georgia; Mrs. Millard, Iowa; Mrs
John F. A. Merrill. Maine; Mrs. Robert
Garrett, Maryland; Mrs John Balch,
Massachusetts; Mrs. Henry F. Lyster,
Michigan; Mrs. J. B. Gilfillan. Minnesota
Mrs. Edward P. Peck, Nebraska: Mrs A.
T. Dudley, New Hampshire: Mrs. E Y.
Breese. New Jersey; Miss Alice Hill Chit
tenden, New York: Mrs. n. c. Young,
North Dakota; Mrs. Harry E. Talbot,
Ohio: Mrs. Horace Brock, Pennsylvania !;
Mrs. Rowland C. Hazard. Rhode Island ;
Mrs Elias Jacobsen. South Dakota: Mrs
James B. Wells. Texas; Mrs David CO.
nant. Vermont; Mrs. Francis D. Williams
Virginia. Mrs. D. c. Gallagher. West
Virginia; Mrs. c. E. Estabrook, Wiscon-
son, and Mrs. Bradford. Tennessee.
At the final session Of the convention,
to be held this afternoon at the home
of Senator Wadsworth of New York,
three delegates of each state associa :
tion were scheduled to meet in execu-
tive session. forming the association
council. to elect national officers 1t
was stated this morning that in all
probability Mrs. Dodge would be re-
elected 1t also was understood that
the council would take up late this