Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-05
MANY INDIANA
WOMEN GOING TO
CHICAGO MEETING
National Suffrage Convention
Will Celebrate Victory and
Plan for Future.

The largest delegation which has ever
attended national suffrage convention
from Indiana is expected to go to the
Chicago meeting Feb. 1918. Those who
have definitely decided to attend and
who have received their credentials as
either delegates or alternates are Miss
Sara and Miss Eldena Lauter, Mrs. John
r. Barnhill and Mrs. Mary K. McNutt,
Indianapolis; Miss Benbridge, Mrs. Omar
Mewhinney, Miss Mae B. Helmar, Miss
Elizabeth Cooper and Mrs. &. B. White,
Terre Haute; Mrs. A. Fl. Beardsley, Mrs.
Wilbur Templin, Mrs. John c. Boss, Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Drake, Elkhart; Mrs.
James A. Woodburn, Mrs J. B. Wilson,
Mrs. Robert Miller and Mrs. Frank Head
ley, Bloomington; Mrs. Homer T. Nc
Cray, Kendallville; Mrs. Harriet G.
Taulor and Miss Bertha Stephenson,
Pendleton; Mrs. Charles A. Carlisle,
South Bend; Mrs. Sadie Rick, Hammond;
Miss Betsy Edwards, ShelbyviIle; Mrs.
Richard Edwards, Mrs. Joseph Shirk and
Mrs. E. A. Gould, Peru; DR.. Adah Nc
Mahon, Mrs. I. A. Stuart, Mrs. Sam
Calm, hrs. Charles Q. Erisman, Mrs.
Sam Barnes and Mrs. F. w. Greve, La
fayette; Mrs n. G.. Sheridan, Frank
fort; Mrs. e. B. Kehrer, Mrs Frank
Kimble, Mrs. I. q. May and DR.. Eta
Charles, Anderson; Mrs. G. r. Douglas,
Mrs. f. n. Arvin, Mrs. B. c. Ellis and
Mrs. L. e. Myers, Valparaiso; Mrs.
George E. Douthitt, Carlisle; Mrs. AIDA
V. White, Kentland: Mrs. James P.
Wason, Delphi; Miss Etelka Rockenbach,
New Albany; Mrs Emogene Taft Lesh,
Muncie; Mrs. Alice Foster McCullOch,
Miss Minnette Baum, Mrs. Carina War
rington and Mrs. Claude Bowers, TT.
Wayne; Mrs. S. c. Rowland, Craw-
louisville; Mrs. Elizabeth Claypool Earl,
COnnersville; Mrs. w. A. Overstreet,
ThOrntown; Mrs. Elma B. Dalton and
Mrs. c. w. Thompson. Winamac; Mrs.
Ida Finley, CASTOR; Mrs. Carrie L. VIII
liams, Michigan City; Mrs. Edith Wise.
Carmel; Miss NJ. Mabel Johnston, West
Point; Miss Joy NJ Goldsmith, Gary;
Miss Vida Newsome, Columbus; Mrs.
Charles 2. Emmons, Rochester; Mrs. G.
Agnes Laramore, Knox; Mrs. Rachel K.
Harris, Sullivan.
INDIANA WOMAN
ARRANGES BANQUET.
Indiana will have a large part IN the
program. Mrs. Richard Edwards of
Peru has been asked to arrange and
manage the spectacular feature of the
ratification banquet which will be the
largest and most elaborate affair of the
entire convention.
THIS feature is "The Living Ratih,
cation Valentine" and will require i
large number of people. several Of them
from Indiana, beautiful costuming ana
some scenic effects. 1t will come as the
climax Of the banquet program, on which
some of the finest women speakers in
the country will appear.
This convention will be unique in that
1t will combine the celebration of the
ratification which Is sweeping over the
ho YoIat Of
structive program for the future activi-
ties of suffragists Among the special
features will be a demonstration of re.
joicing, ratification banquet memorial
to DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, pioneer suf,
frage luncheon. presentations of certifl-
Gates to suffrage honor roll, Susan r.
Anthony amendment centenary. a pro-
cession of suffrage victories. then and
now (told in picturos).
WILL ADOPT
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM.
During the convention the drst con
gress Of the league of Women Voters
also will be in session and the dele
gates to the former also will be dpIo
gates to the latter. Tn this congress
Will be adopted a program of Iegisla
tive plans. A political session will be
held to discuss what Shall We Asa
of Political Parties and What Shall We
Do for Political Parties?"
Following the convention and lasting
for one week a school of education fol
citizenship viii be held The aim Of
the school is to train women already
equipped with competent knowledge OF
civil government and political science
to teach American citizenship and tie
best ways Of using "a vote Among the
instructors will be Mrs Raymond Brown
Naude Wood Park. Catherine Waugh
McCulloch, Carrie Chapman Gait. Ida
Porter Boyer and Prot c. f. Merrman
Ut the Chicago university.