The Washington herald., 1920-11-16
WOMEN'S VOTE
ONLY BEGINNING
Wnd-up Of Election Signal
For Real Activities Of
Organizations.
EYES UPON THE FUTURE.
Suffrage Societies All Over
Nation Co-ordinating Ef-
forts for Power.
EYES UPON THE FUTURE.
BY CONSTANCE pRExEL.

hot potato the moment the returns
come in.
They have heard their candidates
from the President down to local
nominees make promises Of good
things to come, but the men who
have voted for them have not had
sufhcient interest to follow up those
promises or party platforms.
Women who have been instrument
tai in obtaining votes for women
have always maintained that gov
ernment could never greatly improve
until government and politics be-
came everybody's daily business
For this reason, therefore, now
that the elation. or the shock. of the
elections is over. the National
League OF Women Voters and it's
all-State branches are beginning to
function in good earnest. In this
organization are included most of
the women who were prominent in
the battle for woman suffrage,
through the National American
Woman Suffrage Association. In
fact, the National League of Women
Voters Is its daughter organization.
and most of the State branches have
transformed themselves into State
leagues Of women voters.
Pnrty's Future Undecided.
The National woman's Party of
which Alice Paul Is chairman, and
which was prominent in the strug-
Sle for the nineteenth amendment.
has not yet decided upon its future
program 1t will have a convention
in Washington in February when II
may discontinue altogether.
Meanwhile. women who have oc-
cupied prominent posts In the Re-
49,
their efforts have not ended with
the elections. They say they know
that men have made little effort to
follow up" candidates or platforms
after elections and that they intend
to do this. But all this remains to
be seen. So far. no definite plans
for action have been made.
But the coming week will see one
Of activity for the League of Wom-
en- Voters.
First there are two regional con-
terences. When the organization
of the league was perfected in Chi
cago last February, the country
was divided into seven regions.
Maryland is in the second region.
while the District of Columbia and
Virginia are in the third.
The national officers of the League
of Women Voters are: Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait. honorary chairman;
Mrs. Maud Wood Park. chairman:
Mrs. George Gellhorn. vice chair
man: Mrs. Solon Jacobs. Alabama.
secretary. and Mrs. Richard Ed
wards, Indiana, treasurer.
Regional Conference.
\ regional conference means that
the seven regional directors meet,
also the national officers and the
chairmen of the States comprised in
the region.
This week will see two regional
meetings: The first one. for the
second region, in New York: the
second one, for the first region, IN
Boston
Mrs. F. Louis Slade will preside
at the conference for the Second re-
Eion which is to take place Monday
an -'--~Sd"v in New York.
Ohairmen of the League OF wom-
en -,,rs in that region will be
present. including Mrs. Frank Van
derlip, chairman of the New York
state League of Women Voters;
Mrs. Henry Ridgeley. Of the Della
ware League Of Women Voters, and
Mrs. John o. Miller, of the Pennsyl-
vania League of Women Voters.
Special interest is attached to this
meeting because il will be attended
by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. just
prior to her departure for Europe
on Thursday next.
Mrs. Gait had expected to sail on
the Sth. but the Imperator was de-
Iayed in leaving England on account
Of shortage of coal, and will there
fore sail a week late from New
York.
Suffrage Meeting to wait.
~ nlannRd
for in London on November "a. at
which Ambassador Davis and Wis
count Grey were to be among the
speakers. will also have to be post
poned.
Mrs. Gait is planning a quick
trip. hoping to be back in this
country by Christmas. Whether she
will get over to Geneva to get a
bird's-eye view OF the league OF ma
tions in action there is still unde-
cided-
Mrs. Gait is already one OF the
few women in this country with an
experience that would make her ad-
vice or suggestions useful in inter-
national politics. On her return
from this trip she ought to be In
better position than any other
American woman whom President
elect Harding may call into CONSUL
tation when making plans for the
league of nations. Mr.. Harding In
bg- connection spee~hes promised to
call women as well as men into con-
sultatIon 1t has since been reported
that he would do SO. The fact that
Mrs. Gait voted for Cox because the
Democratic party promised earlier
entrance into a league Of nations
should in no wise be sn obstacle In
Nr. Farding's mind. He can rely on
Mrs. Cats sane judgment in help
ing to shape Americas position.
PennsyIvnnia Convention.
The first State to have a conven-
tion of it's state League of Women
Voters is Pennsylvania. Its first
annual convention has been called
for wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day. in Pittsburgh.
1t is very important. in proving
that women voters activities did
not end with the Presidential cam
paign. In issuing the call to the
convention the Pennsylvania League
Of Voters has struck the note which
will ring in many a State through
iut the land these coming months.
Phe call reads:
For nifty years, our organization,
in and out of season. under its old
name OF the Pennsylvania Women
Suffrage Association, fought the bat
tie to gain the right of franchise
for American women. That aim has
been achieved. Victory has at last
1.r-hAd upon otfr hammers and our