Evening star., 1921-02-17
Dc VOTE URGED
NW0MANS PARTY

Recommendations Made for
Reorganization Would
Change Organs Name.
Endorsement of the Burroughs resoA
luton proposing constitutional
amendment to enable Congress to
grant national representation to the
District OF Columbia was urged today
before the resolutions committee OF
the national womans party, which is
holding it's national convention at the
Washington Hotel.
Mrs. Anna E. Hendley. president OF
the Anthony League Of the District
made q forceful plea before the COM
mittee. explaining in detail the reso-
luton, which she urged the commit
tee to include in its permanent pro-
gram to be adopted by the conven-
tion tomorrow. She explained to the
committee that the resolution has the
cry organized group in the city. She
took occasion to tell also OF the work
done by the Anthony League in the
interest of obtaining suffrage Tor
women.
At the same session of the COM
mittee Winfield Jones. president @ Oh
the national press committee 1or
suffrage for the District, argued for
the ballot for what he termed the dis
franchised half million people OF TINS
city. No action was taken by the
committee on either of the plans
weuId Disband Party.
Recommendations that the woman's
party be disbanded and Immediately
feorganized under the same name and
with the same colors and with q new
program and q new executive board
were made to the party's convention
at the morning session by Mrs. Donald
H. Hooker OF Maryland, representing
BhA said, also, that the Suffragist.
ecbc3al organ Of the party. should be
eaAtinued, but should be renamed
he, Free Woman and that 1t ah0ald
be real feminist organ and should
represent the best interests Of the
Other speakers offering suggestions
for the future of the party declared
that the women should not be con-
tent with the victory of the ballot.
Mrs. William Spencer Murray Of
New York urged that the party ad-
vocate legislation providing for the
strict enforcement of the nineteenth
amendment and to prevent women be-
ing disfranchised by state and mu-
nicdpal laws.
Miss Wilson Speaks.
At the afternoon session today Miss
Margaret Wilson spoke to the con-
ventfon on the work Of the community
center organization, Of which she 10
re--ber cf the board Of directors.
Miss Julia Lathrop discussed the
Deogram of the children's bureau.
Mrs. Florence Kelley. that Of the
Ida Haffofd. tho program Of the Gen.
eral Federation Of Women's Clubs:
1liss Mabel Kittredge. the Woman's
lnternationa1 League for Peace: Miss
Mary Anderson. the woman's bureau
Ellis Yost. the W. c. r. u. and Miss
Mary Stewart, the program Of the
National Federation Of Business and
Professional Women's Clubs.
Representatives. Of all nve national
plaxfeEfa e1 the womanss party COM
ventiOn tonight and compete for. the
votes OF the women OF the nation.
REPRESENTATIVE Simeon Fe4s. conEres.
sfollal chairman. and Miss Alice Rob
ertbon. representAtive-eiect from Ok
1ahopa. will represent the republican
party; Miss Charl williams, the demo-
cra4lc party; Repreeentative-elect
Meyer LonJen U3 New York. socialist;
Nr. J. A. II. Hopkins the COMMITTEES
stoA, the narnerLlabor party.
The Unefe4 Daughters OF the Coa-
federa<y XSfe mt ~ m orgAnixattDn,
fenrestntea at the ceremony Of an
yelling TIE memorial statue At tie
Capitol last Tuesday night, as re-
ported in The Star.
ME-. Lee Renoist is no longer presi-
4ent of the organization, 1t il stated.
E4ualAf4 1R Woaen VsleeA.
"AbBolate" equality Tor women
AbelftioA OF their special privileges;
- well as OF the dfscriminations
ers at yesterday afternoons session
Of the convention. Following the re-
port OF MiaB Sue White OF Nashville.
national research chairman. listing
legal Determinations against wom-
en- Nra. Mora b. Barney Of New York.
Hrs. Abby sscott Baker. political
chAirmazb rsported on the work of
her -depSrt6ent. as did Miss Maud
Youneer IN charge ef the famous
Brewer ROekel national press chair
man and editor Of the SuffraEist, who
urged the formation by the woman,s
paety OF q strong feminist magaxine
the world IAs advocated by speakers
at The foreign session" OF the con.
velktop. held last night, when woman
1eske4ezSt&3txes from ten foreign na-
ftoes sde6cffbed the suffrage and
otter woman movements among their
respective peoples. Mrs. n. o. Haye-'
meyer pf New York presided. THOSE
who spoke were Nine. Grouitch, wife
OF the minister for the Serbs, ,Croats
an6e6eeNeHlgS-Lady Anne Azkapefian
Ar1aenfa: Miss Anna Stephanek,
Cxichoslovakia; Mime. Thit Janeen.
Dehmarxs Nine. De veyra. the Philfp-
pirfes; Ms. Velma Swanson Howard.
Sweden Nil Holmfridur Arnadot-
ftr ice.nds Miss Wal Ling SIZE,
China; His Mareareta sChydefsius'
Finland, and Countess Irene di Robi.
liant. Italy.
RUT AEATUE IN BASEMENT
Suffrage Memorial Removed From
Rotunda in Capitol.