Evening journal., 1920-04-19
FLAGDAY IS
SUFFRAGE PLAN
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today completing their arrangemenis
for The trip. General direction OF me
day's affair is under Mrs. Henry
hdgsy president. and the members
oi The executive committee Of the
Delaware Equal Sufrras' Association
Automobiles decorated with the sur
frase colors. in which yellow pre-
dominates, are expected 10 carry par
Ties to The Green from All sections OF
The complonweallh. Speakers VIII be
drawn from % towns IN addition 10
those who WI represent the state and
national orsanlaailons In favor II
suffrage. Tho food OF oraiory which
viii be- let loose upon Inc Green 4
expected 10 rival that within the r,n.
Nentlon han, where Republicans al lhe
stale viii hold their Slate conyentlnn
Band music has been engAeed fnr me-
held day and VIII help enllven the
Mrs. Jeanette Birmingham has b ade
a huge yelo satin banner, contain
Ing a big blue diamond centre for The
Diamond stale ON this diamond are IS
'ih o,HiNi 'u' iNl fhti -ttlt Ulat mas
ratified suffrage and with q place lhft
for q laware This banner will be I'M
Neled and presented 10 Mrs. Henry
Rldcoly. president NJ the Delaware
Equal suffrage Association, as q fea-
lure Of The day
4 large number OF cars and dclesa-
tons ar expected from Sussex county
who're suffrage sentiment Is reported
10 he gaining steadily. Miss Lena
Short vii head a delegation OF nvc
automobiles from Milford and Miss
Alice Morgan Will captain a Scaford
delegation Of six cars Ten ears VIII
represent Georgetown with Mrs. Rob
ert @. Houston as chairman. several
are expected from Millshoro with
Miss Hattie Shocklcy in charge. 9TH
er delegations viii be from Bridge
VILE. with Miss Eta Gray Jones (:
Frankfort, with Miss hall. and from
SelhyVille and Milton. Miss Leah Bur
Lon dsnehicr az former Congressmau
Hiram n. Burton Will head a LeNos
ieleeatlon Mrs. Harman Reyhold Mill
command a siN-car delegation from
Townsend
Miss Alice paul, national chairman
OF the Woman's Party Is returning
10 Ire capital TO take part In the
I'M snifrasIsts feel hopeful that
/ tho Republican stale convention Will
ad0pt a resolution endorsing raliil-
cation BY the Delaware legislature.
"The interviews we have had with
numbers Of the deleeates says Mrs.
/ Florencc Bayard Hillcs "aro most on
| c6urarlnr. We feel confident the
convention viii follow the example
sei bV the National Republican Com
/ mitlee, the Republican state Commit
/ iee and practically avery RepuhlicSn
oreanlzatlon in The state and endorse
immediate ratification
Sniiragisis are not at an disturbed
/ nv reports that a resolution railfN-
| ms Inc national suffrage amendmr1l
cannot be brought again hefOyc TIE
/ nslaNvare House - Representatives.
according 10 Miss Mabel Vernon OF
I the National Moman's Party. Mrs
| ilelena It'll Weed. u 9 resoarfh rn0ir-
man OF our organization, has obtain
III opinions from the best known au-
| th6rities on parliamentary law In The
country. including The Official parlia-
menlArianA Of senate and House IN
| Washlnet0n and senator sutherland,
former president of the American Har
( Association. which all agree that the
resolution when passed IN the SON
| elr can be sent % the House FOR ac-
/ tlen ,liere." says Miss Nerlp-.
In spite 0f the rain saturday af-
ternoon and evening larse crowds at
| tended meetings on tho streets OF
BrldFeville and Laurel. Horace sud
/ Ter was chairman at Bridgcviile and
/ Miss Katherine Nirdin, formerly Of
nover, now OF The Ladies' Home Jour
| nal stan. was one OF The principal
speakers al Laurel.
Street meetings for suffrage arc
scheduled for next Saturday evening
al seaford and Harrington. which
| With other towns, VIII be visited b,
a large corps OF speakers and work
ers OF the Delaware Equal Suffrag,
| Association.