| Show SUFFRAGIST CONVENTION Washington Feb Fob first Inter womans suffrage conference and amid the Iho annual conven convention convention convention tion ot or the National American Womans Suffrage association was waB begun hero here today with nn sin unusually large number of ot delegates In attendance Tho Time con convention convention was presided over by Mrs Car Carrie rie rho Chapman Catt Its president The Tho delegates wove were welcomed to the tho city by b lIon Hon Henry U n F pies prea Ident of ot the board of district commis commissioners The president by a n vote ot of tho tIme con was authorized auth to appoint the tho members ot of 0 the finance courtesies und and credentials committees She explained that the he resolutions N committee must t be ho named by a n vote ota of ot the nIl delegates that thin this could be bl done dOM later Inter The rime following chairmen were ap appointed pointed Finance Miss Han lot May Ma Mills Mille Now New York courtesies Miss Mary MaryG Mar G 0 1 Hay credentials Mrs Harriet Tay Taylor fA fAlor lor Ion Upton The Tha foreign delegates who tho wore were seat esat seated ed cd on the time platform and who took great Nut Interest In the proceedings proc roc listened II to words ot or greeting from May Wright Clara anton Susan II An Anthony Anthony Anthony thony and toy Hev Anna H It Shaw Madame Sofia of ot Russia responded res saying that had imad been the lie friend of ot America during the tw civil war and that close chose clo o lies of ot friendship exist between the two coun coon countries tries trice America she sire said salti II n III had mum moro tItan than once displayed dt friendship toward Russia amid limo hUll sent her ships there to 10 protect her people tram from rota a most moat cruel enemy on hunger er It Mrs Mra Colt Catt the president then dolly dell delivered ered tier her h r nominal address which Was Wal lis his listened to with marked attention She was Will frequently Interrupted by loud hood and ana The Time first night session of ot the tho con was Ial given Ilven over owr to time the pioneers u IL number of ot whom occupied seats on the tIme platform Miss Susan II H Anthony presided am addresses train from u n number of ot well celt known women were mere ere hearth heard hearthS heardA A cordial greeting mom from pioneer S Priscilla McLaren was presented by b Mrs Florence l Fenwick Miller MilicI The venerable R n of ot Mas followed with a n brief talk on Equal to All It had been heen hi ImiS hlA fortune he M said to be 1 e asso associated elated early eaily In life lite with women to rely on their own efforts In HI 1805 he lie was a Il working member of ot the time Na No National Rights flights us and had mad vainly to secure suffrage for tor women woolen In Iii the tIme reconstruction of ot tho the Union He lie then gave ae ft 1 m history of ot the tho adoption by 11 Colorado Wyoming Utah and other states of ot woman suffrage and Ind concluded by saying that womans equality Is III fn t becoming the watch watchword word of ot civilization Antoinette Blackwell of New York Introduced a as al the first wo woo woman weman man ordained to time till ministry In this his country rend read nn an Interesting paper on I Rev nev Drown Brown of ot Wisconsin ln talk tolk conditions an all n Interesting on gave of ot suffrage as M existing In the United States paying particular attention to time tho Privilege lege which aliens have In ox ex this right EIght and nud In making milking tho the laws aTho The singing of ot Auld Au I u Land n Sync Syne closed the session |
