Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-17

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another. This is in view of the fact
that the national suffrage amend
ment will be voted upon by congress
probably early in January and the
present favorable attitude of the ad-
ministration and legislators as a
whole toward the issue.
Reception by Cabinet Ladies.
The principal social event of the
convention was the formal reception
given on Tuesday evening of the Off
GERS and delegates by the wives of
the members of President Wilson's
cabinet at the new Willard Hotel.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president,
and Doctor Anna Howard Shaw,
honorary president, were guests Of
honor and stood in the receiving line
with Mrs. William G. McAdoo, Mrs.
Newton D. Baker, Mrs. Albert s..
Burleson, Mrs. Thomas w. Gregory,
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Mrs. Frank
lin K Lane, Mrs. David F. Houston,
Miss Agnes Hart Wilson, Mrs. James
r. Mann and Mrs. Phillip Pitt Camp
bell. The Iowa women who were
honored with invitations were Miss
Anna B. Lawther, Dubuque, presi-
dent; Mrs. James Dewitt, Oskaloosa,
vice president; DR.. Effie McCollum
Jones, Webster City, corresponding
secretary; Miss Marian LIE Compile,
Corydon, auditor; Mrs. H. X. Evans,
Corydon; Mrs. Albert B. Cummins.
Des Moines; Mrs. w. G. Schanks,
Mason City; Mrs. Fred Patterson,
Sioux City; Mrs. E. E.. Clark, Des
Moines. Other Iowa women attend
ing the convention, who took part in
the Wednesday morning conference
with the Iowa delegation in congress,
in the office Of Senator A. B. Cum
minis, were Mrs. L. C. Bissell and
Miss Bissell of Dubuque, Mrs. E. T.
Meredith, Mrs. Frank Dodson and
Mrs. Ann Edworthy of Des Moines;
Mrs Edward G. Crossett, Davenport;
Mrs. H. M. Towner, of Corning.
IOwans In Support.
Senator Cummins presided at the
meeting and the pledge of every
member of the Iowa delegation pres
ent was given to support the vote
on the federal amendment. Similar
receptions were rendered delegates
of other states by their delegations
in congress at this hour.
Thursday was perhaps the biggest
of several equally important days,
inasmuch as thisDWa the day which
saw the appointment of the special
suffrage committee in the house of
representatives. This privilege was
secured some time before, but the
committee had not been appointed
up to this time. Representative
John E. Raker of California is it's
chairman and it's ranking republican
member, Miss Jeanette Rankin of
Montana, the only woman member
in congress.
On Thursday evening in Poll thea
tire was held the big meeting of the
session at which DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw presided. Y Mrs. Newton d.
Baker sang very beautifully for the
assembly two numbers, Kipling's
occasional, Lest We Forget" and
one of the new patriotic songs re-
Gently published. Mrs. Baker re-
manned during the addresses which
followed and led in the singing Off
America at the close OF the meeting.
Franklin X. Lane, Secretary of the
Interior, gave a wonderfully heart
ening as we'll as interesting address
in which he applauded the movement
toward complete democracy and
complimented the women on their
war work. He was followed by Hon.
Jeanette Rankin, who made most
effective speech and charmed all
with her simple gracious manner.
Her talk was direct and statesman
like. She acknowledged the victory
won for suffrage in the recent New.
York election and urged the neces-
sity of setting about to secure need
ed legislation. She spoke in detail
of certain measures in which she is
interested. These include
the election of the president by a
direct vote and proportional repre-
in congress.
Secretary Gerard, the former
ambassador to Germany,
spoke before the convention yester-
day and Mrs. Baker again appeared
upon the program in song. Satur-
day evening Miss Elizabeth Fraser,
an English woman, who has been
sent to this country to confer with