New-York tribune., 1917-12-03
Ii Will Be the Last at the
Capital, They Say, Pre-
dieting Success
Reception to Delegates
Social Events to Precede
Formal Gathering on
December IL

WASHINGTON, Dec. with eX-
Ambassador James W. Gerard MIS-
William G. McAdoo, Dr.. Anna Howard
Shaw and Mrs. jeanette Rankin among
the speakers scheduled 10 date. and
other men and women Of Iatlona' ana
international prominence expected TO
take part, the convention programme o.
the National American Woman Sunrage
Association. preliminary announcements
Of which is made to-day, promises 70
contain features Of unprecedented IN
tcrest.
The convention will be held at Polis
Theatre, in Washington, December L
TO IS, inclusive. Suffrage leaders say
il will be the last convention in Wash
ington. for they believe Congress VIII
pass the Federal woman suffrage
amendment at this session. AS TINS
amendment has been the goal OF the
National Woman Suffrage Association
throughout the fifty years Of its exist
ence.. the organization viii! then trans
fer its activities TO other fields thah
Wasbington-frst 20 the state legls-
latures. where the amendment must oe
ratified. and then to the proper utiIiEa- "a
tion Of the vote IL will have secureu loi
the women of the country.
Pre-convention activities VIII begih
on Monday, December 20, with the
meeting of the national executive couii-
ciI of the association at suffrage heao-
ouarters. 1926 Rhode Island Avenue
Executive conferences VIII continue
throughout the day on Tuesday. Iues-
dav evening the delegates will be for-
maIlv welcomed to Washington by a re,
ception in their honor at the lliaru
Ho+al where the hostesses VIII be MIs'
William Gibbs McAdoo, Mrs. Newton D.
Raker Mrs. Thomas W. Gregory PITS.
Albert Sidney Burleson, Mrs. JosePnus
Daniels. Mrs. Franklin h. Lane ,,. His.
David +. Houston, MISS Agnes .ai' ,,
Wilson. Mrs. James X. Mann ana .15 Mr5'
philip Pitt Campbell. This event WIN
cigbt ladies of the Cabinet and the
Y,iyes Of two prominent members Oh the
House in the receiving line, VIII De d
brilliant social affair as well as o. Po-
litical significance. u,o5
The convention proper will be opened
~ . n m. on Wednesday by the pres
dent Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait " hlig .,i
rho entire programme Of the week VIII
be nointed toward the Federal amend
mont the subjects considered at .nc
,,ar;ous sessions will include the Iol-
;ow;ng. "Friends and Enemies OF fres-
idential Suffrage" SHOULD We NofN
for Woman Suffrage in War Time "a
o1,ee+;on which is already answered 10
tbe minds of sufrragists by the con
t;nuous activities Of the National SUI
fraqo Association), and the iour ue-
1,@rfnents of war service conducted Dy
tnc association, namely, food proouc-
tion. food conservation, Amerlcahl%a-
tion and protection of womehs laooI'
The evening meetings will feature
roenectivelv. the New YORK suffrage
victory. the presidents annual ADDRESS,
American women's war service ana
,.oroan,s war service abroad. Az the
evening meetings some Of the speakers
,,,iII he Mrs William G.. McAdoo, wlte
NJ the Secretary Of the Treasury ana
chairman of the Womcn's Liberty Loan
Committee: DR.. Anna Howard Sna"'
chairman Of the WOman's committee
of the Council Of National Defence;
Miss Jeanette Rankin, member OF
Congress from Montana; Miss Jane
Deiano, Of the Red Cross; Mrs. Nor,
man de r. Whitenouse, president OF
The New York state Woman Suffrage
Party; Miss Mary Garrett Hay, chair,
man of the Woman Suffrage Party OF
the City Of New York; Miss Helen
Fraser. of London. England, co-worker
~ Mrs. Millicent Fawcett in the Con.
stitutioral Suffrage Movement OF
Great Britain, and Mrs. Nellie Nc
Clune. of the Canadian Woman SUI
frare Associa alton.