Evening star., 1917-02-26
SUFFRAGE CAUSE
/ RECEIVES $13,5OO
Congressional Union Better
I Prepared to Garry on Fight
for Amendment.

The Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage Is better prepared in fnan-
cial way to carry on its fight for
constitutional amendment granting
women suffrage by the receipt within
the past few days of contributions
amounting to s13.5Oo. Mrs. o. H. P,
Belmont of New York made a contribu-
tion of $4,000 and others have been an
nounced as follows: Massachusetts
branch of the union. $1,000; Delaware
branch, $500: Colorado branch, $1,000.
and Pennsylvania branch. $1,000
Announcement has been made of the
Official program for the conventions OF
the union and the woman's party,
which are to open Thursday night with
a reception by the local branch OF the
union at its headquarters on Madison
place. Mrs! George Odell lS chairman OF
the committee on arrangements.
b.. Congressional Union Convention.
Friday morning at 10 o'clock the con
vention of the Congressional Union will
be called to order by Miss Alice Paul.
national chairman. The proposed
changes in the constitution ana the
proposed amalgamation of the union
with the national woman's party Will
be discussed. At o'clock in the after
noon the women's party convention Will
be called to order by Miss Anne Martin.
Its delegates will also discuss the ANAL
gamation Of the two big suffrage asso-
Citations.
1t is expected the amalgamation viii
be consummated late that afternoon, as
the merger of the two organizations
has been approved by the executive
committees of both.
Joint Session Friday.
Erid.y NIGHT ar 3 o,c1ock there will
be joint session of the Congressional
Union and the woman's party and COM
mittees appointed on nominations.
elections and resolutions. A discussion
of the future policy of the com ined
organizations will then be held. That
portion of the discussion relating to
wartime policy for suffra gists viii be
led by Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles of
Wilmington, Del. Mrs. William Kent
will discuss the work that is TO be done
in Washington, and Mrs. Bertram Sippy
of Chicago will recommend a policy
TO be used in the suffrage and non-suf-
frage states during the coming year.
Saturday will be devoted to business
sessions, reports of officers and depart
ment heads. district chairmen. state
chairmen and national organizers. The
election of officers for the new organi-
zation. which is to be known as the
national womans party, will also be
held. Saturday night there is to be
dinner to the delegates of national
headquarters. Mrs Frederic c. Howe,
wife of the immigration commissioner
at Ellis Island. N. Y. will be toastmis-
tress.
Delegates to the convention are to
remain here to take part in the White
House demonstration on Sunday after
noon. and to attend the mass meeting
at the National Theater that night.
Delegates Chosen.
The District branch of the union met
yesterday and selected delegates and
alternates to attend the convention of
the national organization. The local
members also discussed the policy to be
international crisis and the proposed
amalgamation of the Congressional
Union and the National Woman's Party,
Mrs. ellison Gardner and Mrs. jessie
Hardy MacKaye leading the discussion.
Delegates were elected as follows:
Mrs. Robert Baker. Mrs. John Jay
White. Mrs. W. Thompson Burch, Mrs.
Jessie Hardy MacKaye, Miss Emily
Stearns. Mrs. Nina E. Allender. Mrs
Kate Beck, Miss Grace Needham, Mrs.
ellison Gardner, Miss Bliss Finley. Mrs.
George Odell. Mrs. Haywood. Mrs. Neil.
Mrs. G. Brown Miller, Miss Edith Hall,
Miss Emily Farnham, Mrs Morgan
Mrs. w. F. Hales. Mrs. Gorvin Peters.
Mrs. Paul Dessez. Mrs. Alice Jones and
Miss Joy Webster.
The alternates elected were: Mrs
Harvey Wiley, Miss Winifred Mallon
Miss Brook Bright. Mrs. Louis Thomp-
son, Mrs Fairall. Mrs. James Harbin,
Miss Alice Solomons, DR.. Clara Ludlow. I.
Miss Helen Munroe, Miss Thomas, Mrs.
L. o. Howard, Mrs. Herman Gasch, Mrs
Charles Edward Russell. Mrs. J. w.
Connolly, Miss Lena Hitchcock. Mrs.
Gilmer Easley, Miss Katherine Fisher,
Miss Dabney, Miss Anna Carr, Mrs.
Claggett. Mrs. E. S. Mussey, Mrs.
Neville Munroe Hopkins, Miss Blanche
Brown, Mrs. j. E. Jones. Mrs. Bertha
Helm, Mrs. B. Columbus. Mrs. Harmon,
Mrs. Charles Roberts, Mrs. Ida Waters.
Miss Eliza Tonks, Miss Bertha Dana,
Miss Clara Langebeok, Mrs. Gering,
Mrs. Brecht. Mrs. Louis CLAWS, Miss
Charlotte Johnson. Mrs. Harold Walker,
Mrs. Briggs and Mrs. Durant-