The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-25
SUFFS PLAN TO
CELEBRATE BIG
VOTE VICTORY
National Woman'S Party Will
Put on Jubilee in WaShing-'
ton-TenneSsee Will Fea-
ture Program.
sY w. MARVIN POPE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25--With ma
tional suffrage an accomplished fact
the National Woman's party is now pro-
mitigating plans looking to fitting Gel
ehration of the ratification OF the Su-
san B. Anthony amendment, to be held
in Washington some time during The
next two months. II Is expected that
Tennessee, the thirty-sixth state tC
ratify, viii have a conspicuous place IN
the program that Is now being worked
out,
II is announced at woman's party
headquarters here that the national Gel.
ebration will be incident 10 the annual
convention OF the militant suffragisl
orKaniZa ton, and the first day OF It's
program win be devoted 10 It. The bis
feature of the program will be the pre-
sentation OF memorial busts OF susan
B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott and Eliza
beth Cady Stanton to the national cap
itol by the Woman's party In commeIn'
Grafton of the parts these women nave
played in the long struggle for political
emancipation for women. Tho bustS
are now being completed In Italy ny
Mrs. Adelaide Johnson, a lifelong friend
OF Miss Anthony's and every effort will
be made TO get them to this country IN
time for the celebration.
On the second day OF the convention
reports will be made covering the seven
years work of the Womans party since
ii was founded for the purpose OF secur-
ing the passage and ratification OF the
Nineteenth amendment.
The third day will be devoted to a
general survey OF the fields cf work now
being covered by womens organlEa non
and consideration OF plans for eniarg
ing womens sphere, made possible by
the ratification of the suffrage amend
ment Representatives OF many OF
these organizations viii be asked to ad-
dress the convention.
on the fourth and final day the con-
vention will decide upon the future pol
icy OF the Womans party and determine
the wisdom of dsbanding or continuing
as a separate woman's political group
work for the elimination OF discrimina e
lions still existing against women III
fields other than political
kilograms and cablegrams from an
parts OF the United States and from al
most every quarter OF the globe con-
finue to pour into national headquar-
tiers OF the Woman's party. Many OF
these bring greetings TO the mlilions or
newly enfranchised women from the
leaders of women abroad who have al
ready achieved or are struggling TO at
tain enfranchisement. Among the noted
women thus far heard from are Ellen
Key. OF Sweden; Olive Screlner, Of
South Africa; Lady Aston and Lady
Constance Lytton, Of England, Madame
Dewitt Schhmberger, OF France aud
Countess Maria Loschi. OF Italy. Henry
W. Nevinson, noted English war corre-
spondent and leader in the agitation
for suffrage In England, also cabled
congratulations to Miss Alice Paul
chairman OF the Woman's party.
Among the hundreds Of kilograms re-
ceived from people in the United States
was one which suffrage leaders regard
as prophetic II was from Mary Il.
Blackwell. OF Pittsburgh, and reads as
follows: ..-
Congratulations for great success,
Regret may not vote for Paul and
burn instead OF candidates available