The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
DIR. ANNA HOWARD SHAW
SPEAKS TUESDAY NIGHT.
Famous Woman Orator and Veteran
Suffrage Worker VIII Attract Many
TO Great Suffrage Mass Meeting.

Famous Woman Orator and Veteran
Suffrage Worker win Attract Many
to Great Suffrage Mass Meeting.
Meeting under circumstances that
may be fairly described SIS the most
auspicious in the history of the move
ment for equal suffrage. and jubilant
over the great victory for suffrage in
New York last Tuesday. the seventh
annual state convention OF the Equal
Suffrage League of Virginia will con-
vene in the auditorium of the Jeffer-
eson hotel on Tuesday morning at 1880
o'clock.
The large feature OF the conven-
ton will be an address Tuesday night
by DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, one OF
the most noted women of the world
and famous as an orator and advo-
cate OF the suffrage cause for many
years, This address will be given in
the Jefferson auditorium at $40
o'clock P. M.
DR.. Shaw has to her credit four coll
lego degrees s. T. B.. conferred in
1873; M. D., conferred in 1896: D. D,
conferred in 1908, and LII D.. more
recently won. She was ordained an
elder of the Methodist Protestant
church In 1880; was president of the
National American Suffrage. 19o4-'15;
chairman woman's committee, Coun-
eli of National Defense, government
appointment. 1917; member Interna
uonai Counnil of Women, Interna-
tional Suffrage Alliance. and other
leading organizations. She has been
ON the lecture platform for many
years. and never falls to please. The
meeting that she will address will be
in the nature OF suffrage mass meet
ing and is open to the general pub
tio
The following is the complete ON
rial program Of the convention:
Program Of Convention.
Monday. November 12-Meeting of
executive council, state suffrage head
quarters. 100 North Fourth street,
$40 P. NJ.
Tuesday, November Is, at Jefferson
auditorium--1o:30 A. NJ, convention
called to order by the president. Mrs
g. B. valentine; prayer. DR.. H. D. C.
Maclachlan; welcome EQUAL Suffrage
League OF Richmond. Mrs. Barton II
Wise; response. Mrs. w. T. Yancey,
Bedford: minutes, Miss Roberta Well
ford, recording secretary; report Of
treasurer. Mrs. f. G. Kidd: report of
acting auditor, Mrs. Henry A samp-
son; report of executive, press and
headquarters secretaries, Mrs. Edith
Clark Cowles and Miss Ida NJ. Thomp-
son. Presidents survey: appointment
of committees
Afternoon. 2:a0-Nfrs-
Lewis. Chairman; report of creden-
tisls committee; report of chairman
or congressional committee. Mrs
John Fl Lewis; report OF chairman of
political study and research, Mrs. c.
Harvey Clarke; report Of chairman of
agriculture and thrift, Mrs. D. Miles
Taylor; report OF elections COMMITTEES.
Miss Adele Clark: Recommend ations
quarters.
Five TO 9 o'cIock-Reception to DR..
Anna Howard Shaw and delegates to
the convention.
E-ening, $40 o'ciock--dass meet
ing Jefferson auditorium; chairman.
MRS. b. b. Valentine; welcome. Hon.
george Ainslie. mayor OF Richmond
speaker, DR.. Anna Toward shaw
honorary president National Ansrt-
can Woman Suffrage association,
chairman woman's COMMITTEES. Coun-
Gil OF National Defense.
Wednesday. November 14--io:s0 A.
M: Mrs. John Fl. Lewis, chairman.
primary for nomination of officers. "a.
ports OF local leagues. limited 10 ave
minutes each; election OF Delegates n
the national convention, nominated nv,
the executive council.
Afternoon, 1850 acknowledgements
or budget for the coming year. echoes
rom the New York campaign. Mrs
r. L. Jobson, Mrs. Faith Morgan.
$3.50 o'clock--Polls open for eIec+tnn
OF officers: report of resolutions com
naittee. No'11-
Evening. $3.50 o'clock stste rr-rrs.
-Post-convention nsat-
Ing OF the state board
List Of Officers.
The officers OF the EQUAL Suffrage
League or Virginia are:
resident, Mrs. B. b. Valentine.
Richmond, Va.
honorary ce-presidents: Miss
Mary Johnston. Warm Springs: Miss
Lhen Glasgow. Richmond; Mrs. Kate
langley Basher, Richmond; DR.. Kate
w., "aAter barrett. Alexandria,; Mrs. Lou
Use Collier Wilcox, Norfolk.
Vice-presidents: Mrs. John Fl lew
H. Lynchburg; Mrs w, tt Yancev
sedford; Mrs c. E. Townsend Nor
,oik' Mrs. J. II. Whitner, Roanoke:
MIS- Faith w. Morgan, Hampton,
according secretary, Miss Roberta
wexford. University. Va
treasurer. Mrs. e. q. Kidd, Rich
( mona, va.
Executive and press secretary. Mr.
Goith Clark Cowles. Richmond.
Headquarters secretary. Miss IDA M
thompson. Richmond.
Auditor. Mrs. S. NJ. Block. Rich
mond.
Chafrmen of standing committees.
| rohtical study and research, Mrs. q.
Harvey Clarke, Richmond; agriculture
anu thrift, Mrs. d. Miles Taylor, Rich
mond; vigilance. Mrs, Kate Langley
bosher, woman citizen subscriptions
Mrs W. p. Adkins. Richmond.
| Chairmen special committees. D~c-
Grafton, Miss Nora Houston; hospi.
tahty. Mrs. John G. Munce; reception.
Mrs. Lewis H. Machen: ushers and
pages, Mrs. John Hampden Chamber
Jayne; bureau of information, Mrs. F.
L. Jobson; literature, Mrs. Roland
Garrett and Mrs. r. l. Williams.
Credentials committee: Mrs. r. l..
Jobson. chairman; Miss May Moore.
Miss Julia Moore. Miss Ellen Rob-
inson, Hampton; Miss Ida NJ. Thomp-
SON.
This committee Will be at the Jeff
ferson auditorium at $3.50 A M. Tues
day and until 1880 p. NJ. for the pur
pose of registering delegates and CIV
ing out badges.