Evening star., 1921-02-15

Prominent women from more than
| thirty states today are gathering in
Washington preparatory to the suf-
frage memorial ceremonies to be held
at the Capitol tonight and for the
four-day convention Of the Woman's
Party, which conveneS at IL o'clock to-
| morrow morning at the Washington
Hotel.
1t is expected that between $50 and
$50 woman delegates will be on hand
when the convention is called to order
tomorrow. More than 400 Of these had
arrived in Washington before noon
today and the remainder are arriving
with each train. The headquarters OF
the Woman's Party at IA Jackson place
was alive with activity today as the
delegates were presenting themselves
individually and in groups to register
and to receive their credentials for the
session of the convention. The work
of issuing the credentials was being
personally supervised by Mrs. Sheldon
Jackson, committee chairman, who
also is serving in another important
capacity as chairman OF the District
of Columbia delegation to the conven-
tion.
Following their registration and the
receiving Of their credentials. the Wis
iting delegates are taken in charge
by the housing committee. headed by
Mrs. Edmund J. Brennan, for assign
| ment to rooms, and which keeps a
record of their whereabouts in order
that they can be readily located.
Practically all of the leaders OF
state delegations have been In the
city for several days and have been
in conference regarding details con-
cerning the welfare of their respective
delegations and regarding details of
the work to be undertaken at the con-
vention. Among the women who have
arrived are many women of national
prominence.
District Delegation Personnel.
The District Of Columbia delegation
to the convention as completed at
! noon at headquarters yesterday is as
follows: Miss Sheldon Jackson. chair
! man; Mrs. Nina L. Allender. Mrs. Eva
Evans. Mrs Randolph Keith Forrest,
Miss Mary Dean Powell. Mrs. Flor
! ence Brewer Boeckel, Mrs. Eleanor T.
| Marsh. Mrs. Edmund J. Brennan, Mrs.
! Abby Scott Baker. Mrs. Richard Vain
wright. Mrs. Charles Edward Russell,
| Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, Mrs. Adelaide
B. Neale, Miss Aline Solomons. Miss
| Matilda Young. Mrs. Arthur Ramsey,
Miss Edith Goode. Mrs. Glenna- Smith
Tinnin. Mrs. Eliphalet Andrews. Mrs.
Morven Thompson. Mrs. II. o. Young.
l.. Farnum, Miss Florence H. Butler.
| Mrs. Kate A. Walton and Miss Nan
Barclay Young.
Unwilling Ceremonies Tonight.
The principal feature of the first
days gathering OF the delegates will
! be the memorial ceremonies at the
Capitol tonight. when the memorial
| statue presented to Congress will be
accepted and unveiled in the rotunda
of that building.
Preparations for the unveilinc,
ceremonies for which are to be ex-
ceptionally elaborate and impressive
were completed last night by a dress
rehearsal Of the several hundred women.
| representing various state and local
women's clubs and organizations. Miss
Jane Adams of Chicago, who will
preside at the ceremonies. and Speak
er Gillett, who will accept the statue
on behalf of Congress-. were on hand
for the rehearsal.
Local Members OF C0mmittees.
The local women who are members
of the committee in charge of pre-
senting the memorial statue are Miss
Mary Anderson. Mrs. Eliphalet An
drews, Mrs. Bainbridge Colby, Mrs.
Marie Moore Forrest. Mrs. Matthew
Hale, Mrs. Edward B. Mclean, Mrs
Theodore w. Noyes. Mrs. arthur Ram
| say, Miss Janet Richards, Mrs. Cabot
Stevens. Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor, Mrs
Elliott Woods and Mrs. Cato Sells.
represent the committee of 1000 is
made up OF the following: Mrs. RAN
dalph Keith Forrest, Mrs. Cora Glenn
Bell. Mrs. Arthur Tamsey. Miss Edith
Goode. Mrs. Nicholas Kelley, Mrn.
Eliphalet Andrews Mrs. Nina e.
Allender. Mrs. Herman GAsch, Miss
Atna soiomons Mrs. Edmund J.