The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
SUFFRAGE TEA ISA
| SUCCESSFUL Event
New Enthusiasm In Cause
Was Awakened by Talk
of, Miss Harriet
Balm.
TOLD OF CONVENTION
Pretty Gowns Worn by Women-Affair
Is First Of. Long Series Planned
by New President, Mrs.
B. f. haywood.
TOLD OF CONVENTION

With the percolator on the tea table
cherfily bubbling and burbling of re-
freshment to come, in a room filed with
prettily gowned women, Miss Harriet
Balm diverted the members of the Ke-
nosha Equal Suffrage League gathered
as guests Of the president, Mrs. B. F.
haywood, in her private apartments,
in the Hotel haywood, yesterday, with
an enightening discourse on the pres
ent, past and futnure of the Wis
consin Woman Suffrage Association
with which the league is allied.
Miss Bain's talk was full of inter
est, optimism and enthusiasm.
She explained along much the lines
suggested in an interview with Mrs.
Ben Hooper of Oshkosh, yesterday,
how the executive board of the state
association had had its decision as to
its winters plan of work reversed.
Ignored Nationals Plans.
Miss Balm who was a delegate to the
national suffrage association conven-
ton last fall at Atlantic City, said that
at that time it was the concensus of
opinion that the strength of the ma
tional association should be concen-
trated in few selected states where
the chance of gaining equal suffrage
seemed promising, and that all other
states of the union should send succour
in the shape of money and speakers to
these selected states; that the success
of these few states would produce a
psychological effect helpful to the
more difficult states later, should fed
eral equal suffrage not be granted in
the interim. This the Wisconsin dele
cation to the national concurred in.
Take Defeat Like Sports.
It was also planned that in a few
other states an effort for presidential
suffrage should be made, including
Wisconsin and North Dakota, this be-
ing possible to be granted without
referendum. North Dakota within the
past few days received it's presiden-
tial woman suffrage, following the plan
Miss Balm said in her talk Yesterday
that in spite Of the executive board
regretting that the convention had re-
versed it's decision and decided to sub
stitute a bill for an amendment to be
referred to the people instead of the
straight bill for presidential suffrage
which the legislature could grant with
out referendum, that the board would
cheerfully and enthusiastically enter
into the campaign for the substitute
giving all its backing to the work of
it's erstwhile opponents in convention.
Miss Balm s attitude was one of graci-
Gus defeat and she said that every
woman on the board, including the
president, Mrs. III. NJ. Youmans, had
taken the defeat in the same spirit and
with the same determination to aid
the winning faction in its efforts for
referendum bill.
Believes Legislature is Wild US.
Miss Balm is optimistic as to what
the legislature will do. She says in
view of the fact that both Republican
and Democratic parties inserted planks
in their platform commencing state
suffrage for women that she believes
it must result in any equal suffrage
measure presented being passed.
When the talk was finished num-
Der of questions showed the great in
terest Miss Balm had aroused.
Her Gown Was Beautiful.
While coffee was being served,
spirited conversations engaged differ
emit groups, many of whom had decid-
ed ideas on the contemplated activities
of the league. One Of the new corners
who had ideas to offer was Mrs. M. A.
Bernstein Ca sister of the famous
Mischa Elman) who with her husband
Dr. Bernstein, has taken the Durkee
avenue residence of the Roy K. DORIS
for the winter and who, because of her
charming personality and her decidedly
unusual singing voice bids fair to be-
come one Of the important social fac
tors of Kenosha $ life this season. She
wore black velvet reception gown
with white fur cap and coat trimmings.
Another new conner was Mrs. Glen
Balloon, beautiful young woman,
formerly a Chicagoan, who dresses
with the dash which distinguishes
the smart Chicagoan.
Presided Over Coffee Urn.
Mrs. Lawrence Baldwin "poured, y
and those assisting were Mrs. Charles
A. Pope and Miss Eleanore Casey.
The room was prettily decorated
with jonquils and narcissi, the thought
full telegraphed gifts of the vice presi-
dent, Mrs. R. K. Dorr, who is in Flori-
da, and Mrs, II. 3. Robinson. another