Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-11
WOMEN MEET
FEB. Is TOPLAN
PARTY FUTURE
Washington Session, First
Since Victory, Will Shape
New Attitude.
WAR ON INEQUALITIES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE three
day session of the national convention Of
the woman's party will open In Wash
ington Wednesday.
The convention will be called to or
der by Miss Alice Paul, national chair
man. Miss Mabel Boardman, commits
sioner Of the District Of Columbia, Will
welcome the convention, and the Rev.
Olympia Brown, pioneer sufragist Of
Wisconsin, will open the meeting with
prayer.
This convention, the first since women
won the vote, is comparable to the early
convention Of women which met at Sen
eca Falls, N Y, in 1913. Both were
called for the purpose Of considering the
status of women and to decide on
program for removing inequalities and
Determinations against them.
The executive committee Of the National
Woman's party, the advisory council and
the committee OF State chairmen will sub
NIT the following resolution concerning
future program to the convention at the
second days session:
Resolved, That the women here as
sembIed now consecrate themselves, the
political freedom Of women having been
won in the United States, to see that this
freedom is not lost in any international
government that is established and to
work for the removal Of all remaining
forms Of the subsection of women"
Among the remaining forms Of sub
lection OF women" an article in the cur
rent issue Of the woman's party organ,
the Suffragist. cites the discrimination
against married women who in certain
States have no control over their chill
dren, whose place of abode can be fixed
by their husbands and who must vote
where their husbands live-a common law
rule Of domicile that is at the bottom
Of the statute forcing upon American
women who marry foreigners the nation
atty Of their husbands. In at least one
State, Georgia, there is law against
woman holding any civil office and many
discriminatory property rights against
married women still exist.
The first day will be devoted to re-
ports from national officers.
The convention on the evening of Feb.
10 will hear accounts Of the programs
of women's organizations In foreign
countries. After a greeting to foreign
visitors by Mrs. Bainbridge Colby, wife
Of the Secretary Of State, the convention
win be addressed by Princess Anne Az
gapetian OF Armenia, Nine. Thit Jensen
of Denmark. Miss Anna Stephanek OF
CEecho- sloVakia, Nine. de veyra Of the
Philippines, Mrs. Velma Swanson How
ard Of Sweden and Nine. Riviers Of
France.
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter OF the
President, who will describe the work OF
the community center organizations, will
be the first Of fifteen speakers the after
noon Of Feb. II. Others will include
Miss Mary Steward, National Federation
Of Business and Professional Womens
Clubs; Julia Lathrop, chief OF the
Children's Bureau; Miss Ida HafIord,
General Federation Of women's Clubs;
Miss Mabel Kittredge, Women's Interna-
tional League for Peace; Miss Mary An
dersOn, chief Of Woman's Bureau Mrs.
Henry Willard, Woman's Peace Society :;
Miss Ethel Smith, Woman's Trade Union
League, and Mrs. Ellis Yost, ". g.
7. q.
Representatives Of the political parties
viii explain the legislation which their
parties propose in the interests OF
women. The Republican party will be
represented by DR.. Simeon Fess of Ohio
and Miss Alice Robertson. only woman
Congressman-elect. The Democratic par
ey viii be represented by a member Of
its executive committee and by Miss
Charl Williams Of Tennessee Congress
man elect Meyer London will speak for
the Socialists, Duncan Mcdonald for the
Fsrmer-Labor party and J. A. Fl. Hop
kins for the Committee Of Forty -Eight.
The convention on the last day will vote
on the future OF the Womans party.
The final evening will be devoted to
"reminiscences Of the seven-year campaign
and picket pins win be presented to all
the women who carried banners before
the White House or the Capitol.
Josephine Preston Peabody will close
the convention with a speech on Women
and the Future"