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urge Federal legislation insuring to tho
women Of the United States tho same IN
dependent status for citizenship as that
which now obtains for men.
THE CONVENTION.
The convention will open at 10.46
o'clock tomorrow morning In the Hotel
du Pont. Features Of the gathering VIII
bc reports of tho various branches OF the
organization throughout tho state. Ad-
dresses by prominent Democratic and
Republican mon will he raade.
While the meeting will be non-partisan
in nature, arguments on behalf OF both
major parties will be presented, also,
platform, containing five planks dealing
with the welfare Of women IN industry,
restriction of child labor and safeguards
for public health will be presented for
ratification.
The "citixenship Luncheon" in tho
duBarry room of the hotel will bo prom
inent feat rIrc of the two day convention
Aythe luncheon tomorrow at O'Clock,
Mrs. George Foulk will preside. A num-
Der of prominent women from all parts OF
the state will act as patronesses. Mrs.
Henry Ridgely Of Dover is president OF the
association and Mrs. Frederick +. Bach
is president of the Wilmington branch
Following is complete program OF the
conventions.
Wednesday morning -1o.45, delegates
meeting; Ills, convention called 70 or,
der: invocation: report of Crcdential
Committee, Miss Ella johnson, CHAIR
man: greeting to delegates and guests,
Mrs. Frederick l.. Bach; response, Mrs.
Marshall Derby; minutes of convention,
1919. Mrs. Jane Pennewill; report of
treasurer, Mrs. John r. Eslridge; report
of bylaw committee, Mrs. Roosevelt
Hammond; message from president, Mrs.
Henry Ridgely. Star Spanglod Banner,
stitched by Mrs. Howell Buckingham.
Citizenship luncheon, ! oelock-Du
Barry Room. Mrs. George Foulk,
toast master.
Afternoon session, 3 o'clock-Platform
of National League of Women Voters:
The Nation s : Children" Mrs. James
Fl. Hughes; '1he Nations Food, Mrs.
Cummins Speakman, Educating the
Nations Citizens" Dean Winifred Rob
inson: "The Nations Health" DR.. Anna
Shipley: Echoes of the Jubilee Conven-
ton" Miss Winifred Morris; "The
Nations Women Who Toll, Miss Helen
Hart: laws Relating to Women Clti-
zens.' Miss Portia Willis; What Our
Vote VIII do for the Children, Mrs.
Rheta Childe Dorr; '"I'he National League
of Women Voters, Mrs. George Dunning.
president Philadelphia League of Women
Voters.
Evening sessinn-Mass Meeting, Ball
room, Hotel du Pont, 8 O'Clock, DIR.
Walter Hullhen. President of Delaware
College, presiding.
Campaign issues-Dr. Robert Nc
Elrov. Republican point of view; Hon.
RAYMOND Fosdick, Democratic point OF
view.
Thursday morning, September 80, 10
Business meeting; election of officers;
amendment of bylaws; auditors report,
report of solutions committee.
II-Dean Winifred j. Robinson, presid-
ing: CITIZENS School," Mrs. Oliver
Johnson, St. Louis, Mo-; Adjournment.
Miss Catharine Burnett and Miss
Natalie Bishop, little youngsters, will
act as "girl newsies" during the conven-
ton and will sell copies of the official
Journal, the Woman Citizen
All meetings Of the convention VIII be
open 10 the public and all interested
are invited TO attend. All interested are
also invited to attend the luncheon, at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, which will
be subscription affair and can be arrang-
ed for at the Hotel du Pont.
DIR. Robert McElroy, VINO VIII talA
from Republican point of view, and Hon.
RAYMOND Fosdick, who will talk from a
Democratic point of view, at the mass
meeting in the Hotel du Pont on Thursday
night, are sent here by the Republican
and Democratic National Committees,
respectively.
Patronesses for citizenship luncheon,
70 be held in the duBarry room, Hotel
du Pont, at o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
follow:
Mrs. George Foulk, toast mistress;
Miss Emma Wo rrell, Mrs. Frederick
Bringhurst, Mrs Charles r.. Miller, Mrs.
Philip Burnet, Jr., Mrs. John z. Nlelds,
Mrs T. Coleman du Pont, Mrs. T. @.
Tallman, Mrs. Samuel Bancroft, Jr., Mrs.
Charles Warner, Mrs. Cummings Speak
man, Smyrna; Mrs. Harmon Reynolds,
Townsend Mrs. III. J. Stubs, Mrs.
Robert Tomlinson, Mrs. E. Paul du Pont,
Mrs Andrew Lynch, Mrs. Robert Houston,
Georgetown; Miss Marie Lockwood, Mid
dletown: Mrs. Eugene E. du Pont, Mrs.
A. D. Warner, Mrs. A. II. Berlin, Mrs.
Charles A. Trpp, Mrs. Alden B. Richard
son, Mrs. ". W. Harrington, Mrs. J. r.
Moore Mrs. Joseph Odell, Mrs. J. III.
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