Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-10
State SUFFRACISIS
Review YEARS WORK
"Votes for Women" Clan
Meet in 10th Annual
Session Here
NEW COMMITTEES
ARE APPOINTED


committees werc named:
Ths following officers were elected;
Mrs. JOHN w. Brassington, president.
Miss Agnes Downey, first vice-presi
dent
Mrs. William Duggan, second vice
president
Mrs. Ernest Phillips, Of New Castle
wind yice-president.
MSS Mary R. deVou. correspondents
g cc'ary.
Miss Helen Crauston, recording seere
mry
Miss Ella w. Johnson. treasurer.
Mrs. ,. L. Bach and Mrs. Harry Hay
ward. OF Newark, first and second au
litors
Credent'als-Mis Ella W. Johnson,
Newport: Mrs. John F. Thomas Mrs.
William Duggan.
Finance-NIiss Agnes Y. Downey'
Miss Mabel Golding, Mrs. Frank
Schagrin.
Resolutions-Mis Emma WorrelL
Mrs. Harry Hayward, Newark; Mrs,
Barclay spicer, Arden; Mrs. Freder-
lex Bringhurst.
The report of the treasurer showed
total receipts of $52120; total expeh-
ditures S47S65; balance, S42.55.
Reports of the local clubs Will mere
after be embodied in the report of the
corresponding secretary and will not
be given individuality
The word auxiliary" was voted TO
be used instead of the words local
and county
Mrs. Brassington read report OF
the work done by Mrs. Florence Maude
Updegraff. a national field director
who recently spent several weeks in
this State doing active suffrage work.
Announcement was made that the
National Association would send an
other organizer to this state. She
Will arrive on Monday.
The convention was called to order
at $50 o'clock by Mrs John W. Brass
ington. president. The invocation was
made by the Rev. r. L. Jackson Fol
lowing the reading Of the minutes by
Miss Helen S. Cranston, of Newport.
secretary. reports of various officers
and clubs were read. Suffrage banners
and pennants decorated the rose room.
Following this mornings session the
out-of-town delegates were informally
entertained at luncheon at the hotel
as guests of various members OF the
Wilmington Club.
Delegates from the Wilmington
Club are: DR.. Josephine NJ r. White
de Lacour, Miss Agnes L. Downey,
Miss Emma Worrell, Mrs. George
Newcombe. Mrs. Horace Burns, Miss
Lucy Hitchcock. Miss Mabel Golding,
Mrs. c. d. McCorkndale, Mrs. John
r. Thomas and Mrs. Isaac Finkel-
stein.
Delegates from the Newport Club
included Mrs. Martha S. Cranston,
Miss Helen s. Cranston Mrs. Emma
K. Weldin Miss Ella W. Johnson and
several others. In addition to these
there was large number of members
and suffrage sympathizers present.
Greetings were presented by Mrs.
Ernest Phillips. Of the New Century
Club. Of New Castle who represented
the State Federation OF WOmen's
Clubs: Mrs. Frank c. Sparks. who
represented the Washington Heights
Branch Delaware Division, Interna-
tional Sunshine Society; Miss Alice
p. Smyth. who represented the Con-
sumers League, and John Hickey.
who represented the Central Labor
Union.
Miss Ray Heydrick. president of the
State Federation of Womens Clubs,
sent a letter wishing the convention
success.
The report OF the corresponding
secretary. Miss Mary r. de You,
stated that twelve regular and three
special executive committee meet
ings have been held. One hundred
dollars pledged by the Delaware AS
sociation toward the annuity Of $780,
600 for DR.. Anna Howard Shaw has
been paid, and $50 PAID to the Ma
ional Equal Suffrage Association.
and $40 to the Iowa campaign. Dem
ocraitc and Republican State Central
Committees. also Democratic and Re
publican candidates have been cir
cularized and urged 20 endorse suf-
fragt. The non-partisan policy Of the
National Association have been en-
phasized Wilmington was recently
organized by wards by Mrs. Ellen
Updegraff. field director OF the Ma
tional Equal Suffrage Association
The report Of the Wilmington Club,
given by Mrs. George Newcombe,
secretary. showed that seven regu-
lar. one special and seven executive
committee meetings have been held;
also one big mass meeting in Pythian
Castle. two receptions and two politi-
cal meetings have been held. The
club has received S313.94; expended,
s227.69 balance on hand. SS6.25. Club
dues have been raised to 81. Pro rata
membership dues amounting to S64.40
and representing .1S4 members have
been received.
This afternoons session was featured
bv addresses by DR.. Charles A. Wagner,
State commissioner of education; Mrs
Martha s. Cranston, honorary president
of the association; Charles W. Bush and
Miss Agnes y. Downey. Dr. Wagner
spoke on "Delaware's School Tax Sys-
tcm;' Mrs. Cranston spoke on "Our
Twentieth Anniversary and Mr.. Bush
spoke on "The Meaning of Americaniza
ton" An interesting report Of tho ma
tional convention at Atlantic City was
riven by Mrs. John w. Brassington.
DIR. Anna Howard Shaw, honorary
president Of the National Equal Suffrage
Association. win deliver the address at
This evenings session. which will be
held in the High School auditorium.
Mayor James Price will make the sd
dress Of welcome and Miss Mary \. Os-
rira viii make o collection rlea. Music
win he contributed by Miss Susan Brass-
;,r.io, who will einu two eon0s The