Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-11
PLAN INCORPORATION
OF WOMAN'S PARTY
Mrs. William Kent to Tell of
Reasons at Meeting Here
Friday

The National Womans party, OF which
the Pennsylvania branch is II part is to
be incorporated. How this is to be done
and why will he fully explained to
suffragistS of Philadelphia and repre-
scntatives from all over the State at the
Art Alliance Building. 1928 Walnut
street, at | o'clock frIcGy afternoon,
when Mrs. William Kent. Of Washing
ton wife Of former Congressman Kent,
will present a full report of the action
taken Saturday at the session in Wash
ingtun Ct the executive committee Of
the National Woman's p--ty.
At the same time plans will he dis
cussed as to how PENNSYLVANIA suffra-
gists may best aid their sisters in Il
nationwide campaign. decided upon at
the Washington executive committee
meeting, to force vote in the Senate
within Cne month on the national
suffrage amendment 1t Is proposed that
this he done through the bringing to
bear upon Senators of an aroused and
favorable public sentiment and through
the winning over Cf Senators who it is
thought cannot withstand fight on
the issue.
The Womans party will press for an
immediate consideration of the Rankin
and BaeT resolutions. introduced during
the arrest of the suffragists who pocket-
ed the White House. The Rankin reso-
luton calls for congressional invcsti-
CATION of the treatment of the suffragists
at Occoquan workhouse and the District
jail. while the Baer resolution asks for
AN investigation into their arrests and
convictions.
Alice Paul. chairman of the National
Woman's party, calls attention Of suf-
fragists to the danger AT this time in
delay by Congress in considering the
national amendment, pointing out that
If the bill does not pass Congress now,
there will be no opportunity TO have il
ratified at the next sessions Of State
Legislatures. thus forcing the party 10
reintroduce the bill in Congress.
Among other things Miss Paul said :;
The illegal arrest and brutal imprison-
ment Of women asking political liberty
Is one of the blackest chapters in the
history of the present Administration,
but as part Of the Democratic record
as well as for the complete vindication
Of the pickets, it is n chapter the public
should read"
"'The fact that the Democratic .ad-
mlnistration indorsed the amendment
and that II went through the. House.
Bratined the women 80 mucn tnat they
gave their support to the party In the
recent New York elections. But the
good record will be wiped out II the
present delay and obstruction in the
| Senate continue"
Plans for the covering" of the ma
| tion in the interests of the passage OF
! the National Amendment propose the
utilization to this end of the $4,000
4 check recently presented to the party
I by Colonel William b. Thompson.
The members of the Nationl executive
committee are: Miss Alice Paul. of New
Jersey: Miss Anne Martin, of Nevada
Miss Mabel Vernon, of Nevada Miss
Mary Gertrude Fendall, of Baltimore
Md /; Mrs Robert Baker, of Washington
II. c.; Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont. of New
York; Mrs. John Winters Brannan. OF
New York; Miss Lucy Burns. of Con.
necticut; Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles
of Delaware Mrs. Donald r, Hooker
of Maryland Mrs. Lawrence Lewis. OF
Pennsylvania Miss Doris Stevens. OF
Nebraska Miss Maud Younger, of Cali.
| fornia. t''