Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-13
SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION
TO MEET IN WASHINGTON
Pressure Will Be Brought to Bear on
Congress in Favor Of Pend
ing Amendment.
1000 DELEGATES EXPECTED
Call Fixes December IL to rs as
Time for Forty-Ninth Annual Con-
ventlon-All Interested Invited to
Attend.
tBy Associated Press. ]

tBy Associated Prcss.l
WASHINGTON. October IAN Of
hcial call was issued to-day for the
forty-ninth annual convention OF the
National American Woman Suffrage As
ISOLATION, TO be held here December
IL to 15. Washington was selccted as
tho meeting place 80 that pressure
might he brought to bear upon Con-
gress In favor Of the pending Federal
woman suffrage amendment. The dele
gates. who are expected to number
moro than 1000. represent some 2.0o0.-
600 women In every State in the Union.
For the forty-ninth time In it's his
tory" the call says. the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
Issued call to it's State nuxiliarIcs
to send their elected delegates to meet
with officers, committees and life
members in annual convention.
Since last we met, the all-engulf-
Ing world war has drawn our own coun-
try into its maelstrom. and ominous
clouds rest over the earth. obscuring
tho vision and depressing the souls
OF mankind. Yet. out of the confusion
and chaos OF strife. there has developed
q stronger promise OF the triumph Of
known.
Every allied nation has announced
that It is fighting for democracy. and
our own President has declared that
we are lighting for democracy, for
tho right OF those who submit to au-
thority to have a voice in their own
government Now. Russia has an
,swered the call; Great Britain has
pledged full suffrage for women. and
tho measure has already passed the
House Of Commons by the enormous
majority Of 7 to /. Canada. too, has
responded with ive newly enfranchised
provinces: France Is waiting only to
drive the foo from her soil {, give her
women political liberty.
FAITH TO BELIEVE
THIS NATION WILL FOLLOW
such an array OF victories gives us
Faith TO believe that our own govern
ment Will soon follow the example Of
other allied nations. and will also
pledge votes to it's women citizens as
an earnest OF it's sincerity that in truth
we do tight for democracy.
This is our first national eonven-
ton since our country entered tho war.
We arc faced with new problems and
now issues. and the nation Is realizing
Its dependence upon women as never
before. 1t must be made to realize
also that. willingly as women are now
serving. they can serve still more ef-
netently when they shall have received
the full measure OF citizenship. These
facts must be urged upon Congress.
and our government must be convinced
that the time has come for the en-
reimbursement OF women. by means of
an amendment to the Federal Consti-
tuition.
Men and women who believe that
the great question Of world democracy
includes government Of the people, by
the people and for the people, In our
country. arc invited to atta,d our con-
Hention and counsel with US on ways
and means to attain this object at the
earliest possible moment
The call is signed by DR.. Anna How
ard Shaw. honorary president; Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait. president. and
the following members OF the national
board: Mrs. Walter McNab Miller, of
Missouri: Mrs. Stanley Mccormick, OF
New York: Miss Esther C. Ogden, Of
New Jersey; Mrs Henry Wade Rogers.
OF Connecticut; Mrs. Franls J. Shuler.
OF New York: Mrs. Thomas jefferson
Smith. Of Kentucky: Mrs Pattie Run
ner Jacobs. Of Alabama; Mrs. Maud
Wood Park. OF Massachusetts,; Mrs.
Henrietta w. Livermore and Miss Rose
Young. Of New York.