Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-27

Tennessee, urging her son to support
suffrage. was read by Miss Shuler.
which closed with the injunction.
help Mrs. Gait put the rat in ratiti-
CATION
u Mrs Harriet Taylor Upton. who
had been assigned to speak on the
Men Who Ran Away" set the audi
ence laughing with her sallies at the
democrats. Il do not know she
about those men who ran away when
they were almost all democrats" Be
ing republican and honest. she add
ed, she would have to admit that four
or perhaps six. she wasn't sure
which. of the men were republicans.
They stole away in automobiles. she
said while the suffragists Were
watching the railroad station to see
that none left by train.
AT SIS in the morning they
knocked on my door" Mrs. Upton de-
ciared and said: They've gone l
replied: Let EN- go. l am willing
to follow one man anywhere. but not
thirty -four into Alabama.
Mrs. Upton good naturedly COM
mented upon the fact that fifteen out
of the twenty-eight republicans IN
the Tennessee house had stood hrm
for suffrage from start to finish, and
that the republicans in the legislature
had held the balance of power. she
declared. however. that the victory IN
Tennessee was neither a republican
to the wonderful work of the Tennes-
see women in the campaign and to
the men of the south who had set
free the women of the north
Mrs. Cntt Gets Ovation.
Mrs. Gait. the last speaker on tire
program. was given an ovation. The
Last Battle" was her subject. Her
description of the fight in the differ
ent legislatures and especially in
that of Tennessee. was given with
much earnestness, some sarcasm and
a touch of bitterness. She charged
the inscriptions use of unfair meth
DDS especially in Tennessee. to pre-
vent a majority vote in favor OF the
amendment. referring TO the opposi-
| ton as the invisible government"
She declared that the opponents OF
the amendment had resorted to third
degree methods. to intimidation. to
the stealing of kilograms and even TO
kidna ping to force an adverse vote.
One of the stories related was that
of a systematic effort to wear out one
Tennessee legislator by calling him
on the telephone every half hour. day
and night, for three days in order
that when the time for decision came
he might be so worn and nervous
that he would be more pliable in the
vote No" She told of the psyche
logical opposition offered by the pa
rade of working girls and society
women. urged on by employers in the
one case and by the men of their
class in the other. in the hope that
they might break down the natural
strength that had grown in favor OF
equal suffrage. Mrs. Gait refralned
| from identifying those behind the OPP
position. but intimated that the rail-
way. the textile mills and the liquor
interests were involved.
Mrs Gait called at the White House
in the afternoon and presented to
President Wilson a book entitled "A
Tribute to Woodrow Wilson" con-
tanning testimonials from suffrage
leaders and associations in every
state The Presidents monogram
was on the outer cover, and the pref
ace contained an appreciation of the
Presidents efforts to bring about
suffrage. which it was said had con-
tinued since 1916. 1t added that Mr..
Wilson had proved IAN able and fear
less ally. wise and effective coad-
jutor.'
The book was signed by Mrs. Gait
and all the officers of the association.
The theater was decorated with
flowers, flags and bunting. The flow
ers were the gift of Washington flor
lists. who took this method of joining
in the celebration.
Mrs Gait, Mrs. Upton, Miss Will
liams and other suffrage leaders left
here this morning for New York,
where they will take part in jubila-
ton meeting.