Evening star., 1925-02-10
SUSAN B. ANTHONY
TRIBUTE PLANNED
Birthday Anniversary of
Dead Suffrage Leader
Will Be Observed.

The Susan s. Anthony Foundation
will celebrate. with appropriate cere-
monies, the 105th birthday anniversary
Of Miss Susan b. Anthony. pioneer
woman suffragist, in the First Con-
greEational Church Sunday evening
at o'clock.
The occasion is to be celebrated by
addresses and special music.
Mrs. John D. Sherman, president of
the General Federation of Womens
Clubs; Mrs. Thomas G. Winter.
former president of the federation;
Miss Nanette b. Paul vice president
Of the Susan B. Anthony Foundation,
and Senator Robert S. Owen OF
Oklahoma are to be the principal
speakers. They will deliver eulogies
on Miss Anthony, whose memory the
foundation wants to have annually
commemorated, nationally. on a par
with the CONNIE emorative exercises
for Abraham Lincoln and George
Washington.
Several pioneer workers for wom-
an suffrage and persons who hold
dear the memories of Susan B. An
thony have been invited to sit on the
platform. Among these are Repre-
sentative Isaac ]. Sherwood of Ohio,
gist; Mrs. Thomas G. Winter and her
mother, Mrs. Ames, who was an ar
dent worker for woman suffrage:
Representative Daniel r. Anthony of
Kansas, DR.. Kate Waller Barrett and
others were pioneer suffragists
In, some particular way connected or
interested in the nineteenth amend
ment
Special Guests Listed.
Also. among those invited to attend
the meeting as special guests
I l-r g.
Girls, the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, tho
De Molay Boys, Jobes Daughters and
representatives from various schools
and colleges in the District of Colum-
bia..
Mrs Lucy Cooper Shaw, recording
secretary of the foundation, and Mrs.
william E. Chamberlin are in charge
of the program at the church. assist
ed by Mrs. Margaret NJ. Anthony,
treasurer of the foundation: Mrs.
Brooke Young, Miss Bede johnson,
Mrs. Anna E. Hendley. president of
the foundation; Miss Paul Mrs.
Edgar c. Snyder, Mrs. Virginia
Peters Parkhurst, Mrs. Percy VI.
Bailey, Miss Mary E. Heyler. Miss d.
Eta Davis. Mrs. Rose Arnold Powell.
Mrs. Rob Roy McKahan, Mrs. Mary
H. Heath and Mrs. Hester NJ. Poole.
Special music will be furnished for
the occasion by the church choir.
The commemerating of the birth
day university of Miss Susan 3.
Anthony is one of two principal cele
brations arranged by the Susan B.
Anthony Foundation in order TO prop
erly preserve the memories of those
who fought SO valiantly for the cause
of woman suffrage, another celebra
tion having been arranged for Feb
| ruary IA, to commemorate the seven
ty-eighth birthday anniversary of the
| late DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. The
latter was noted woman orator of
her day and was generally considered
the right-hand partner of Miss
Anthony.
The celebration in honor of DR..
Shaw is to be given in the form of
| valentine tea at the American Pen
Women's headquarters, 1903 II street,
! on the afternoon of the date men
/ toned. from 4 to o'clock. Many
special features have been arranged
for this occasion.
The principal speakers on the occa-
sion are to be Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mu.sey, founder OF the Washington
| College OF Law; Representative
Charles E. Winter of Wyoming and
Mrs. Nanette B. Paul, vice president
! OF the Susan B. Anthony Foundation.
who will tell something of the fight
! for woman suffrage and the part that
4 some OF IN e leaQfnS ptaFSQ
| in helping make the fight a winning
| one. y--
Those Specially Invited.
| Guests of honor at the tea will in
J clude past presidents of the WoInen's
| City Club, Judge Mary O'Toole, Mrs.
William K. Chamberlin and Mrs. Ly-
| man B. Swormstedt, and DIR. Frances
E. Foye, now president of the
| Women's City Club. The Bryn Mawr
Club Of Washington also has been es-
| pecially invited, Bryn Mawr College
| having been the alma mater of the
late DR.. Shaw.
| Another feature of the program
will be a recitation by Miss Helen
Calhoun. Little girls will be dressed
| to represent valentines, and Washing
! ton debutantes will aid in serving tea.
Mrs. Anna f. Hendley, pres ident OF
the Susan B. Anthony Foundation,
will preside. --- r.
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