Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-31
Women Fittingly Observe
Anniversary With Public
Exercises and Addresses
by Prominent Citizens
Who Helped in Cause.
STATE OFFICIALS
OCCUPY THE BOXES
]. Fl. Hawley, j. H. Richards
and Frank Martin Speak
ers of the Evening At
tendance Good in Spite of
the Threatening Weather.

In spite of the violence of the
leather last evening which threatened
st any moment to break into a heavy
slowstorm just about the hour of open
ing, there was q good sized audience in
lie Pinney theater to listen to the
nogram of addresses and music pre-
AIRED to celebrate the twentieth ami
Nersary of suffrage in Idaho.
The state officials and their wives
occupied boxes and many citizens
J continent in the life of the state were
roted in the audience. which was rep
] sentative and closely attentive.
The platform was occupied by the
speakers of the evening and the chair
lan of the committee, Mrs. Minnie
lriest Dunton, who opened the exer-
ises with a brief, but beautiful in
troductory address gracefully intro
Cucing each speaker in turn. America
was sung by the audience with Mrs.
Maud Lowry Cleary at the piano.
SPEAKERS OF EVENING"
Eloquent addresses on suffrage were
made by j. H. Hawley, ex-governor of
Idaho; ]. H. Richards and Frank Mar
n, who was a member of the Demo-
ciatic state platform committee of the
historic suffrage year of 1894. Mrs. ].
w. Mills who is a well known suf-
fsagist and an able and entertaining
soeaker, prominent in that year in the
suffrage work in Owyhee county, read
Interesting extracts from the min
ties of woman's suffrage convention in
Iioise. 1894" Miss Redfeld, state SUI
lerintendent of public instruction of
Idaho, who is a native daughter of the
hate, gave thoughtful and well con-
s6ered address on the Appreciation
Il the ballot by the women of Idaho
nss Redfield was followed closely by
Ter audience and her speech was
warmly received.
Mrs. ]. G. Green of Boise, in her
Experiences of a Suffra gist," reviewed
he several conventions, political and
uffrages which she had attended in
Boise, Portland, San Francisco and St
I.ouis, as a delegate, and paid special
tribute to the characters of Mrs. Carrie
chapman Gait, DIR. Anna Howard
haw and Miss Alice Stone Blackwell
With all Of whom she has a personal
acquaintance. Many names of those
Who had taken an active part in suf-
rage in 1894 were mentioned often, es-
ecially Mrs. r. E. Green who passed
way some years ago.
TRIBUTES TO MRS. GAIT.
Glowing tributes were paid to Mrs
Carrie Chapman Gait by Ex-Governor
i. rawley, General Martin and other
peakers.
Delightful music was furnished by a
rumber of women well known music
ians and the applause was liberal and
warm. The vocal numbers were given
~ Mesdames Adams, McReynolds
.ones, Manville, Rosene and Miss
ones. Mrs. Maud Lowry Cleary was
ut the piano. Mrs. Cleary also played
a medley of national airs which was
very pleasing. The national hymn
The Star Spangled Banner by the
ladies' double trio won spirited recog-
milton. Patriotism also glowed from
the walls where the flag of the United
states f1oated proudly from every pos
sfble place, and knots of the red, white
and blue were worn by many. 1t was
~ most successful and entertaining
evening in every respect.