The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-09
WOMEN ASK SENATE TO
ACT ON AMENDMENT
Resolutions ADOPTED at Mass Meeting
In Washington by, Notable
Gathering

4 non had this afternoon. at the Ma
tional theatre, Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait presiding
The federal woman suffrage amend
nrent was of course tho object OF the
appeal and the accounts Of womens
service in the various branches wero
summarized as follows by the Rev
Anna Howard Shaw: mo group Of
women in the United States has been
more faithful than the National Wo-
, man Suffraer association. the first
national association TO pledge its SER
vice TO the government even before
We entered the war. II has loyalty
kept the pledge. helping in the world
struggle for the same fundam enta I
principle which has underiaid its
half century of endeavor. This is our
answer to those who have not had
sufficient vision to understand the
motive underlying our work for SUI
fraSe nor the purpose for which our
country entered the war. Now the war
is won and there lies before US a
vaster work than ever before. The
! cooperation and service of women
Is necessary TO its plishme emit, +"
| Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo. Chair
i man Of the National Woman's Lib
erty loan committee, said:
Womcn's War Work
/ The history of American women
during the months Of the great war
/ is the last word, the direct and con-
1 elusive proof Of their fitness for self
government and for fun citizenship
In the business Of the nation and the
world. II is a sad commentary that
women have been required to make
this proof Of their capacity for clti-
zenship. and that we of this genera
ton must demonstrate such capacity
not only for ourselves. but for all the
thousands who come after us.
Women from every walk OF 1ife
business women. iaboring women. wo-
men nj leisure. professional women.
women in The small towns, and cities
, in the foreign settlements n the
cornftelds Of the Middle West and the
rotton fields of the south gave freely
OF Themselves their strength and
their ability: and they are better and
the country is better for this service
t'ev performed The goal of poll
teal freedom that We have looked
toward so long is truly In sight IT
will he here possibly in a few weeks.
perhaps I'm a frw months ] do not
envy those who hold II back, even for
a little time. ! DO not envy the no
sition that they will occupy in the
worlds esteem IL they oppose justice
to the women Of America"
Mrs, Josenhus Daniels in her uni
form Of Young Womens Christian
association worker described the as
socition activities. She said Can
It be possible that a greater work
cofild come to woman than to help
make the world. which has been made
snfe for democracy. n safe place in
which the boys and girls may live
The ballot will materially assist the
women IN accomplishing this task
+ Bravery Under Fire
In her speech. Miss Jane Delano,
director of the department of nursin g
tef the American Red Cross stated :.
Martial courage has in many. OF our
minds been held as "A masculine ut :
trihutive but tho nurses who have
served in the front line hospitals and
evacuation tents with The whistle of
the shells ALWAYS oN erhead. have help
cd TO establish a new tradition for
bravery in action,
An American nurse on duty in one
OF the operating rooms OF front line
hospital during an afraid was
wounded at her post. The sweater
which she was wearing over her uni
form for warmth. was cut in many
Z places. and her watch was broken
, and cut completely from the strap
on her wrist Vel sht remained at her
E,ost during hhs entirG might Mary
VI other nurses have shown equal bray
. cry and have been awarded the high
est honor which The world has 10
offer croix de Guerre, special military
mention. decorations of royal orders
medals. and other insignia OF military
\ rank. -..-~--
7 Of the IL, 900 graduate nurses in
the country. more than one third vol
unteered for active duty. OF the 10.
graduate nurses who have been sen.
overseas with the army alone. only
about fifty have been returned to
this country for any reason whaiso-
ever during the last eighteen months
less than one half Of one per cent"
There were two speakers for the
women in industry. Miss Hannah
Black. Of Wilmington, Delaware
who appeared in her garb as a NUM-
ton factory worker. and Mrs. Ray
mond Robins. Of Chicago. president
Of the National women's Trade Union
league. who reviewed the great war
service Of the industrial workers
Mrs, Robins said we will win .he
federal suffrage amendment. we will
win IL before the new year we will
; win it because the liberal forces Of
America are rallving to the greatness
of the hour The truth for which
we have lahored and suffered--the
right of individual freedom and self
, / governInent-~-thc whole purpose ot
our armies and all those fighting in
, the allied cause-rmust he triumphar
at home, The passage. of the Federal
: Suffrage amendment is one OF the vic
tories of war"
Other speakers were Mrs. r. Louis
, Shade. of New York. head of the young
, 1-omen's department of the Young
Mems Christian Association, and Mrs
, Charles Tiffany, of New York. who
spoke on the community war service
, and also for the women's overseas
, hospitals which the National Suffrage
association established and is main
; lining for after war service
Resolution Adopted
= The following resolution was pass
cd
Whereas. There has been brought
peaceful termination world war
fought for the same fundamental
principle OF self-government for
which the National American Wo-
man Suffrage association has labored
for nearly fifty years and
Whereas, In the conduct Of the
war women have demonstrated that
they are equally eopcerned with men
in national affairs and give service
OF equal importance to the safety OF
tthn nation. and
> Whereas, Woman suffrage has been