The Washington times., 1920-08-26
D.C.READYFOR
"'SUFF" JUBILEE
Mrs. Gait Arrives in Capital to
Address Polls CeIe-
bration Tonight.

lican." Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
president. of the National Woman's
Sunrase Association. emphatieally de-
clsred this morning upon her arrival
in Washington to speak this evening
at the suffrage mass meeting ana
jubilee at Polls Thester
Mrs. Gait. besming her appreciation
OF the announcement made only a rev
minutes before she was seen at the
Willard, that Secretary of State Colby
had signed the proclamation deciar-
ing the Nineteenth Amendment In ef-
feet, stopped long enough In day
crowded with official business to re-
ply to the question of Times re-
porter. Now they've got II, what are
they going to do with it?'
Nobody can answer that question,
Mrs. Gait replied, Women will be as
scattered in their convictions as the
men have been. They will be swsyed
by the same appeals, possibly add
uonal ones. 1t is absurd, however. TO
say that they will solidly vote either
ticket. While we feel grateful TO the
Democrats for what they did for us
III Tennessee, we must forget that In
both parties there have been men
who have worked faithfully and tire
1cssly for our cause"
Mrs. Gait, accompanied by Mrs. Har-
riet Taylor Upton, of Ohio. vice chair
man Of the National Republican Com
mittee; Miss Marjorie Shuler, member
OF the congressiona committee OF the
National Woman Suffrage Association,
and Miss Charles Williams. of Ten
nessee, vice chairman OF the Demo
cratic National Committee, arrived In
Washington this morning at $3.50. The
party Of visitors was met by COM
mittee of local women, headed by MISS
Jessie Haver, legislative secretary OF
the National League of Women Not-
ers, under whose auspices the meet
ing this evening will be held. and es-
corted to the willard Hotel.
VISITS CoLBY's OFFICE.
Instead of resting up for the big
meeting tonight, Mrs. Gait started
out Immediately after breakfast at the
! hotel to make official visits to the
Department Of State, the Department
of Ju3tice and other important places.
She was at Secretary Colby's ofnce
, when, the announcement was made
that the, Secretary had signed the
proclamation which makes effective
the suffrage amendment and cui-
inmates in victory the struggle to
which Mrs. Gait has devoted so many
years of her life.
All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the meeting this evening.
Every speaker on the program is now
in the city and the prospective audi
ence is assured that there will be no
substituting. The meeting will begin
at o'clock.
The speakers for the evening. and
their subjects are: Mrs. Gait, THE
La st Battie;" Secretary Of State Colby,
on the general question of suffrage;
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton. The Men
who Ran Away: Miss Charl Williams,
Ratification and Politics;" and Miss
Marjorie shuler, 'The Immortal Forty
nine"
Seldom, II ever. before in the history
suffrage states, and has engineered
given an opportunity to hear pro-
gram of women speakers of such
national prominence.
Mrs. Gait is so well known and SO
closely Identified with the suffrage
movement as to need no special men
ton. She has been president OF the
suffrage association during the pas
sage of the Federal amendment In
Congress, the gaining of fourteen par
tial suffrage States and of three full
suffrage States, and ha sengineerei
the entire ratification ending with the
thirty sixth State. .'' b..
Mrs. Harriet Upton Taylor has been
for thirty years treasurer OF the Ma.
tjonal Woman Suffrage Association,
serving in that capacity under the
presidency of Susan B. Anthony. She
was with Mrs. Gait through the entire
Tennessee battle. ..
STAGED TENNESSEE FIGHT.
Miss CharI Williams not only holds
significant appointment as vice
chairman OF the national Democratic
committee, but she was general d.
rector OF. the ratification in Tennessee,
a position to which she was elected
by heads OF various committees work.
ing for the ratification in Tennessee
1t IL an interesting fact that until
Miss Williams appointed on Governor
Cox's committee she had never been
identified, actively in any public way
in suffrage work. Her principal work
has been as a Southern Educator. She
is superintendent of the shelby county
schools in Tennessee. tho largest
county in the Estate, and has underr
her a working force OF 700 people.
The meeting this evening will be
opened with prayer by the Rev. Henry
n. Couden, the blind chaplain of the
House of Representatives. Then will
folJox the reading Of greetings from
President Wilson to the women voters.
Mrs Maud Park Wood, chairman
of the National League of Women
Voters, will preside. Seated on the
platform with the speakers will be
Charles Columbus, secretary of the
Ad Club; Phil King, Luther stewart,
Mrs. Frances Axtell, commissioner of
the Federal Employees Compensation;
MISS Annette Adams, special assistant,
United states Department of Justice:
Miss Mary Anderson, chief OF the
womaus Bureau, Department OF La
Dor: Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor. rent
commissioner of the District: Miss
Caroline Fleming. assistant chief OF
the Cbildrep's Bureau; members OF
the Presidents Cabinet and their
wives; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward p. Costi-
gan, Mr.. and Mrs. George Eastment,
Mrs. Nina Van Wrinkle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Masii Manly. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Will
Ham Atherton Du Puy. Mrs. Grosvenor
Hoes Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Martin
Stoner, Mrs. Court Wood and others.
Boxe. will be occupied by various
Government officials. including the
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Dan
iels, who is burrying from Raleigh
that she may take part In the meet
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