New-York tribune., 1919-06-11
Suffragists Hold
Jubilee; Members of
Congress Guests
Mrs. Gait Heads Reception
to Friends of Cause;
Ratification M e sag e 8
Sent by Western States
Neto York Tribwns
IVGshin0ton Bureau

VUSVStUtON OuFeou
WASHINGTON, June 1o.-There
never was such significant jubilee
suffrage celebration as that held here
tonight at the historic Suffrage House
on Rhode Island Avenue. Senators
and Representatives, new and old,
women and girls who had dreamed of
just this moment and many other
friends of the movement to enfran-
chlse women walked up the stairway
Of the headquarters to congratulate
the executives of the national Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage Association upon
the triumph of Susan B. Anthony's
cause last week.
The affair was arranged as a trib-
ute to the members of Congress who
made the fight victory. But the re-
ceptlon became jubilee for every
body. The receiving body, headed by
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, national
president, ana made up of the Congress
slonal committee, shared honors with
the official guests. Mrs. Maud Wood
Park, chairman of the Congressional
committee, which conducted all the
amendment campaigns, stood beside
MRS. Helen Gardener, vice chairman;
MISS Marjorie Shuler, the publicity di-
rector; Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunning
nam, formerly president of the Texas
branch, and Miss Caroline Reilly, secre-
taries, and Miss Mabel Willard. direc
tor of social activities for the COM
mittee
Thanked by Mrs. Gait
Mrs. Park presided over an infor-
NAL programme at o'clock. This con-
sisted mainly of Mrs Cats address
OF thanks to the Congressional guests
and a plea to them for support in the
hight to ratify the amendment. An
nouncement that Illinois was the first
state to ratify the amendment gave a
further jubilee atmosphere to the
crowded rooms.
At the headquarters of the National
Woman's party it was declared that no
picketing would be necessary in the
states where the ratification would be
asked. State headquarters are to be-
come the most active parts of the
Woman's party in the future, it was
said, end, although this decentraliza-
lion would follow now that the ratif-
cation must be made in the states, the
rational headquarters in Washington
will remain open.
Get Ratification Word
Ratification kilograms from Wiscon- ,
'in and Illinois were received this
morning within thirty minutes of each ,
'ther at the headquarters of the Ma 3
ional Woman's party. ,
The messages were sent by the state
hairmen, who have maintained head ]
quarters in the capitals of their states
ince the passage of the amendment by
he lower House of Congress. Miss
ida N. James, of Wisconsin, wired: I
Ratified this morning. Give us a. S
tar quick" e
The Illinois telegram was signed by e
lila Abeel, advisory council, and Lucy !
wing, press chairman; Mrs. Adeline =!
Atwater, Mrs. l.. M. Cooper and Mrs.
'usan Lawrence, members of the state l.
xecutive committee, and stated: !,
Legislature ratified amendment 1890 :,
his morning. Senate unanimous; -
1ouse by vote of 1872 to g." ',
Because of the experience in the rati Z
cation of the prohibition amendment h
lhen slight change in the wording of q
he amendment caused the notification U
f the ratifying vote in one state, word 9
as been sent from the Woman's party
eadquarters to all state chairmen ask
ng them to follow the amendment Y
losely from the time of it's introduc-
ion through committee reports, the
'ote, to the printers and engravers,
making sure that not a comma varies
rom the original draft.
gold and a purple star will be
laced on the Woman's party banner in
lonor of the first two states to ratify.