The Washington times., 1925-04-24
FEMINIST STAR
SETS. IN
GLORY
Fight for Franchise Won,
National Suffrage Assn.
Stages Farewell

INTARS in feminism that famed
to achievement in the long
IN fight for woman suffrage gath.
cred yesterday at the Washington
Hotel from all parts Of the country
to celebrate the last meeting Of the
executive council OF the National
American Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton. Business occupied the morn
| ing session at which 1t was de-
cided to give to the National
Museum the remaining mementoes
of its struggle for the enfranchise-
ment Of women owned by the as
ISOLATION, and a committee was APP
pointed to attend to the legacies
still to be received by the organiza-
ton. But for these legacies the
association could cease to exist.
AS 1t is, however, 1t must survive
while longer in name only.
The National American Woman
Suffrage Association was created in
1890 in Washington by a union of
the National and the American
Woman Suffrage associations,
formed in 1869, each as a direct
outgrowth Of the first woman's con.
vention in 1S4S.
Following the business meeting
there was a looking backward"
luncheon at which council mem
bers reviewed the tedious and Oft
times amusing, struggle they had
until the aim of the women of
1S4S was written In the Conetitu-
ton of the United States. This
luncheon was the high spot" of
the one-day convention. Mrs. Car
RE Chapman Gait, president, pre-
ALI members of the council and
occupying seats as guests of honor
las Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper who
is the author Of history of Woman
Suffrage in six volumes, but who
tried to tell the story briefly in
twenty minutes; and the following,
who reminisced in jest and pollity
and q bit of seriousness of the
days spent In working for woman
suffrage-Miss Mary Garrett Hay
of New York, Mrs. Harriet Taylor
Upton, of Ohio, former vice-chair-
| man of the National Republican
Committee; Mrs. Maude Wood
Park, of Boston, former presiden.
of the National League of Women
Voters and Mrs. Helen Gardener,
United States Civil Service Com
missioner.
In conclusion Mrs. Gait, who
called the conference, gave a talk
| full of wit and humor recalling her
associations with the pioneers of
woman suffrage and some Of the
obstacles they had to meet. In
between the other speeches Mrs
Gait also sandwiched in many re-
marks. Some of her outstanding
comments were that she was con-
WINGED by her own experience that
Longevity can be obtained By
going in for some reform"-thatI
politics is an outgrowth of war
that the vested interests Of the
world are tied up in clothes" and
that women should give more
thought to the why of wearing
what they do.
Mrs. Gait also suggested that d
mammoth mass melting be called
at which representatives Of men
and women and all political parties
be present to find out In an open
forum what Is the matter with
politics-if anything-and why
women feel disappointed at the re-
suits of their participation in this
field.
She suggested that Mrs. Emily
Newell Blair, vice chairman Of the
National Democratic Committee, and
Mrs. Alvin T. Hert vice chairman
Of the National Republican Com
mittee, both of whom were present
see that two thirds of the expense
Of such a meeting be provided and
that she would see that the other
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