The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-22

MRS. RON!|Ii;E:
Re TURNS HONE.
WOMEN GATHER TO MAKE FIN An
DRIVE FOR THE TEDERAL
AMENDMENT.
, Forty-Ntnth annual Convention OF NJ
rional Am erican Womans ShlAr'so
Association was GEO OF Eli
thusiastio Interest.

prcecn, in tho house when tho Fro-
| hihitjnn vote was taken were seven nun,
! drad women from all over 'hH '"'
states to max" q final GTifo t"t '"'
Federal Suffrag" Amendments.
Mrs. T.. S. Eomine, VIII" has just re-
, turned from Washington. reports VIZ
forty-uinth annual ""nH"ni'"" @. Nv"
National American Woman D.
Association held il Washington H. ="
J. ~, l,,,Isu Theatre one If Interesting
| enthusiasm and was i good criterion l"
| ,udre from. for tho l'nSSa&" =! the ft"-
| cral Amendment ON january H."
| Among tho prominent Speakers M
, dressing tho convention were S"|rciH'S
| Of War. Newton y. Baker. ana MIS-
! william McAduo. wife OF III" secretary
] Of the treasury.
! Tho most interesting program III t"o
| convention was the ono of saturday
evening. witch might we'll II" t"rh''u 'l'
! Unconstitutional evening. 'hHr" being rep
rcscntat!ves present from Great HrIt
DIN France. RUSSIA md Canada
British SuffragiSt Talks.
l. Miss Fraser who Is one OF tho leading
! sufrra gistS of Great Britain. VINO Is nc"
! on q sE,eaktng tour Of this country toid
most Interestingly Of woman's WORK III
the war, and Of the ono and quarter
! million women now In industry. cXclud-
! ing those In business and muHll'on
I plants.
Madau,e slnons OF France who has
! served as = nurse Tor two years rcih'eu
! her experiences.
| Greetings wcrn brought from Russia
! by one If It's charming natives and
| Mrs. Nellie McClurg represented Can
| ada.
Tho New York victory WAS another
) Of tho topics which was quite inter-
| cxtiugly recalled by such prominent
women as Mrs Charles Tiffany. Mrs
| ". G. Mitchell and others.
The sympn$iums by "nfranchised
women. (includtnG two women members
! OF tho Legislature Of Wyoming nnd
Washington representing every state
were oc most gratifying nature. The
! question Of What Is tho hest and big
.crs, thing woman suffrage has don"
! for my state" was given most favora-
! bio enlightenment along tho lines or
the increased influence OF the woman
in the home the bringing or family
relationship closer and tho helping tho
| speed Of social legislation for all the
people.
Form Hospital Unit.
! Another Of the present great tnstl-
! tutions Of wontan's suffrage. Is III" first
| hospital unit which was backed hy tho
! National American Womnn's Sni:ra go
| Association. which is et present doing
! service in France. composed entirely OF
women. INCLUDING plumber. carpenter
and electrician.
\ vote was taken 70 send az soon rs
possible. two fifty bed hospital units
! composed OF women, financed and sup
ported BY the ~ a. w. s. A.. and IN
| less than one hour $4,000 was raised
10 carry on the work through the COM
| tDS year.
/ All suffrage delegations had hearing s
with their respective Representatives
and in some instances were cnterta'nd.
| Speaker and Mrs. Champ Charlie enter
tanned the Missouri delegation Il: tea
Tho West Virginia suffraGists were
cordially received by Senator G"ff.
were presented with bouquets Of ros"".
Congressman Nicely was out OF the city.
but sent assurances or his support as
did Congressman woodward.
West vtrgtn1nns Welcomed.
An the West Virginia representatives.
were seen before tho delegation left
| Washington. except Senator Sutherland
ard Honorable N. NJ. Nelly.
The only social feature Of tho con-
veutton was the reception which was
given by the cabinet mcnhcrs wives. nj
the Hotel Willard. and was a wonder
! fully brilliant event.
/ Tho National American Womnn's
| Suffrage Association avowcd their in
tentlon To concentrate Its every effort
from now until January 10. to help
aid the passage OF the Federal Suffrage
Amendment By the siHty-f!fth congress
in It's present session. as q war measure
| so that the women by giving their In
! dividual service can more efficiently
scrvc their country.
If Great Britain. Franco. Russia and
| Canada also TWO neutral countries. Ice
! land and Denmark. consider this the
, proper time to erfranChlse their women
surely It is time for uS and If ever the
| women needed tho protection OF the bal
! lot 1t Is now. This question Is now
a national Issue. It has reached Tho
| point where II is q matter of political
expcd!oncy. and tho politicians are now
beginning to see Tho hand writing on
u,ol1