The labor standard., 1919-06-01
.SIJFFRAGISTS TO
 RAISE $l0O,OOO
To Assist in Training the Women of Connecticut for In- telligent Citizenship With the Coming of Enfranchisement

HARTFORD-In order to help in training the women of Connecticut for intelligent citizenship with the coming of complete enfranchisement, the Connecticut Woman Suffrage As sociation is planning comprehensive program of education that is intended to reach everyone of the states com ing citizens.
 To Raise $1OO,0OO
 This announcement was made bv Miss Katharine Ludington, president of the state organization, who also ex- plained that plans are being rapidly completed for raising $100,O00, which is the estimated sum needed to en- able the Association to meet it's re- sponsibility to the state, she said.
 Campaign From June g to 16
 A distinct innovation in the raising of the sum sought will be that the appeal for funds will be made directly to the general public, and an intensive campaign will be conducted through out the state from June 9 to June 16. This is said to be the first time in the history of suffrage that any state or ganization has, gone to the public for such help. The custom of the Con- necticut Woman Suffrage Associa- tion in raising the money needed for suffrage has been the voting of an appropriation at the annual state conventions. With complete suffrage near at hand, Miss Ludington said, it is felt that it is the duty of the whole population of the state to see to it that these new voters are competent citizens.
 ''Face Future With Clear Vision"
 ''Now that the passage of the Fed eral Suffrage Amendment seems as- sured," she said, Git is necessary for all of us to face the future with a clear vision and full sense of our responsibilities. Connecticut, for the sake of her own welfare, must prepare her new citizens, and we feel that, owing to her extensive organization throughout the state, and our long experience in reaching the women, this organization is peculiarly quail fled to do this work efficiently and economically"
 State Campaign Committee
 The campaign for funds will be conducted by state campaign com- nittee, of which Mrs. Samuel Russell, IT,, of Middletown, has been chosen chairman. Mrs. Russell is we'll known for her work as state chairman of the Junior Food Army and as chairman of the state Woman's Motor Corps Di- vision. Other members of the state campaign committee are: Miss Mary port Cheney of South Manchester, Mrs. Willard Fleck of Bridgeport, Miss Katharine Ludington of Lyme, Mrs. Harry Tyler Smith of Vest Hartford, Mrs. Henry H. Townsend of New Haven, Miss Mabel c. Wash burn of Hartford and Mrs. w. F. Worall of Meriden.
 The state is being thoroughly or ganiZed by this committee on county and township lines, with teams of vol unteer workers in each community. All Given An Opportunity to Assist is alive to the need for this citizenship work will be given an opportunity to he1p," Mrs. Russell said. "There is vast amount of work to be done these days among all classes, and it is felt that the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association is best serving the state by concentrating it's efforts on the women In the 1910 census Connecti- cut had more than 335, ,OO0 women of voting age, and her coming women voters will probably number approxi- mately 100000. Of these, about 15O,- 900, or 371l per cent, are foreign born; about SO,00O, or 20 per cent, are native born of foreign or mixed parentage and about 170,0O0 or 42H per cent. are of native parentage.
 Problems and Responsibility
 "When complete suffrage comes, women will be confronted by new problems and responsibilities. It is the duty of Connecticut to prepare this new electorate, just as much as it is her duty to conduct citizenship work among the male citizensN