Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1925, Page 25

New York by Mrs. Stanton and Mis Anthony. END HALF CENTURY Recounts History. Mrs. Harper further recounted the history of the old assoclation and told THE EVENIN »f the executive council present were :obs of Alabama, Mrs. y Harring of Colorado, Katherine Ludington of Connecticut, Miss Mary O'Toole of the District of SUFFRAGE FIEHT \Women’s Equal Rights Cam- ! paign Reviewed at “Looking Backward Luncheon.” When the Nations American TWoman Suffrage Association ad- journed at its “looking backward luncheon” in the Wa ton Hotel vesterday it automatically brought to a close 35 years of functioning of that suffrage body. The assoclation was organized in this city in 1890, ¥hen the old National Suffrage Asso ciation and the American Woman Suffrage Association merged into one | with all the passing years.” how the late Miss Anthony, as presi- dent of the organization which for mally went out of was the outstanding leader of the suf rement for all time. ¢ . Mrs. Harper said “This contest lasted over 70 years three generations of women took part in it and every woman today is happy that this was her glorions privilege The pride of the descendants of this American Revolution will increase Columbia, Mrs. Henry Ridgely of Del- aware, Mrs. Edward O. Janney of Maryland, Mrs. J Mrs. Lewis J. Co: of Indiana, Mrs. Charles Brooks of Kansas, Mrs. G ieorge E. M . Audreas Ueland of s Marguerite Wells, also of Minnesota Other delegates were: orge Gellhorn David O’'Neill of M N Dietrick of Nebraska, Kimball of New Ham Feickert of N trude Weill of Mary G. Hay of New Y ton of Ohio, Mrs. O. F. OKklahoma, Mrs. Blankenburg of Penn sylvania_and Rhode Island, respec tively; Mrs. John Pyle of South Da- ;| kota, Mrs. George Fort Milton of Ten- nessee, Miss Adele Clark of Virginia, The next speaker was Mrs. Har- and riet Taylor Upton, who as chairman of the congressional campaign com mittee of the assoc engaged in the can followved by M former vice p Garrett Hay, f the Repub. ind the first g the general policy of econom She pointed out that some per: | thought that women should exe M Agle | rigid econtmy l{'f'lg.’\r ""‘!‘:‘T”"(‘;‘_ 4| ginia_and Mrs. Benjamin Hooper of the same time indica a 50 | {laconsin b Baur of Tllinois, | - | John's G whose mother,. Mrs. Lucy Stone Blackwell, better known as just Lucy Stone, was one of the ploneer suffrage workers. Mrs. Catt, in making farewell re- marks, expressed the desire to call a mass meeting of prominent Republi- cans and Democrats throughout the country to see what can be done to get more women to vote, and deplored the antagonistic attitude still taken by xome persons in regard to woman suf- trage. The luncheon was declared a huge success, the attendance being far be- yond expectations. | Sunday School Body to Meet. The Spring meeting of the Church School Service League of the Diocese of Washington will be held tomorrow afternoon in the Parish Hall of St. Church, Potomac and O streets northwest, at 2:30 o'clock. Rep- resentatives from the 22 parish branches of the league in the diocese of Washington are expected. There will be an illustrated lecture on China by Rev. E. P. Wroth, rector of Christ Church, Georgetown, and the dele- gates will be entertained by the Church School Service League of STAR, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, APRIL through an enlightened citizenship,” has been formed in Washington. Plans of the promoters of the or- WASHINGTON WILL BE HUB | OF “WHEEL OF PROGRESS” | antzatlon areto estaplish similar or __|the Washington organization the hub Women Form New Organization of the wheel. The organization was S | sponsored by Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Here for Better Citizenship |Worrell, who was elected president at a recent meeting at the Mayflower Throughout Nation. | Hotel, - P | "About 50 members comprise the na- The «{"Wheel - of S POl tional hub, and the officers are: Mrs, tential Nation-wide organization of |Rose G ieile Hoes: Pegent for’the women the professed alm of which is| D! . Worrell, president; Mra. “ el ol i el son-Hallencrutz, first vice tos proplote’Ihe. princlples ot 5de |, Mrs. Marietta Minnegerode mocracy and insure the safety an econd vice president; stability of governmental institutions owler, third vice p D. C, 24, < 1925. Progress,” a ) e e IR Mrs. E. Contee Meredith, treasurer; Mrs. Mary Dexter Walton assistant secretary; Mrs. Walla Streeter, registrar; Mrs. Frank Mor-| rison, historian; Miss Nancy P. North, | chaplain, and Mrs. Nanette B. Paul, papers are largely responsible for the parliamentarian. decrease of 70 per cent in the lynch The next meeting of the hub body|ing record during the last threa has been set for Tuesdsy, May 12, at|¥ears, R B. Bleazer, publicity direc - | sion_he: A favorite delicacy of tne Eskimo| “Te: is a ish cf good, bad hatched eggs, mixed wi chokeberries, and thr secretary- PRESS CURBS LYNCHING. Lauded for 70 Per Cent Decrease in Last Three Years. ATLANTA, Ga., April 24—News- he service of > South In promot- relations were offered r in the form of clip- ; skin bag filled with wh would mean that thousands of people | { would be out of work. Mrs. Catt de-|, clared that women could, through & strict practice in economy in their wearing apparel, bankrupt the world An address also was delivered by Mrs. | Helen dener, United States Civil | Service commissioner. Delegates in Two-Minute Talks. | Bach of the following deleg answered to their names delivered two-minute talks in which | they recalled many of the serious and t incidents during the long woman suffrage and also | recounted many of the humorous hap- penings during the long battle Officers of the national association | att, chair- | McCormi first | Mary rrett second vice presiden 5. Ray- | organization. The latter was formally organized in 1869, and with its com bined work as a separate organization and as a part of the National Woman Suffrage Association waged a fight for more than half a century for women's rights. | Mrs. Catt’s Opening Remarks. | eting was called to order by Chapman Catt, whose | wrks were: “You are not | Of the present or to worry shout the future, but to rejoice over the past.” This, accordingly, see {0, be the spirit of the more than omen attending the luncheon, in| lution was adopted to send 1t Georgetown parish with refreshments. m of greetings to Al 1 Sunday school children and work ers are invited [. HAAS & CO. Merchant Tailors 1211 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. tes, who | roll call, | Man, They’re Hard to Beat At This Price—These Haas’ SPRING SUITS 100% All Wool Yes, sir, they are tai- lored to fit—as you want them! All new styles and colors — cut in the latest which number were included not only pioneer and voung suffrage workers, but many women who were won over the cause of woman suffrage only ter the nineteenth amendment had been enacted Mrs. Catt introduced Mrs. Tda Hus: 0w i tourinl vioe preniiand ted Harper, author of a history of [arord Erowm. fifth vice woman_suffrage and a biography of | ¢ : S | peoigpas x <ty Yy 9Ll president; Mr huler, cor- Susan B. Anthony, ploneer suffragist. | responding s ; and treasury Mrs. Holsey W. Wilson, recordir Lauds Mrs. Stanton. Mr Recalling the history of the suffrage movement and the National American Suffrage on, which waged a winning fight in order that women might enjoy all the rights of citizen ship exercised by men, Mrs. Harper Benjamin Hooper p Upton of Ohio, e Ogden of New York George A. Piersol of Pennsyl- of | y Stanton was only hen in 1848 she in lling of the first meet of women, at h models! You can’t go home village of Seneca Falls, in western New York wrong on them, at only— part ! : | No Delays — No Worries That meeting is now a Papering Promptly 3 of history far to all. Its declaration of sentiments was modelea| _, and Properly Done, from the Declaration of Independence | Goss aor apoms e e ratine. . and deserves to rank with that im-|awnings made and repaired. Consult us be: | 2 mortal document.” % !v(':“OENH 'L\l“ufkw'x'h- PAPER CO | Notes Progress of Moy : e otes Enoss O Tor ek 714 13th St. N.W. Main 5373-5374 Continuing, Mrs. Harper said that . GEORGETOWN Made to Your Measure in “in 1850 women in the various States T Want an OLD House, Our Workrooms Here called meetings of protest against the discrimination in their constitution 7 to 10 Rooms, in Washington in GOOD Neighborhood and law and added that in the suff d gained . Fred T. Nesbit Investment Bldg. 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