Convention in Louisville, Ky., celebrates victories in Washington and California--Welcomed by Laura Clay--Mr. Braly tells of California campaign--Mary Ware Dennett, new corresponding secretary, reports world wide work--Caroline Reilly, new chairman, describes press work in 41 States--Jane Addams, on College League's Evening shows what women might accomplish with the franchise--Dr. Thomas what the suffrage means to college women--Dr. Harvey W. Wiley speaks on Women's Influence in Public Affairs--Katharine Dexter McCormick on Effect of Suffrage Work on Women themselves--Mrs. McCulloch on Equal Guardianship Laws--Church needs Woman Suffrage--Mrs. Desha Breckinridge discusses Prospect for Woman Suffrage in the South--Mrs. Pankhurst receives ovation.
Three victories celebrated at convention in Philadelphia, suffrage gained in Oregon, Arizona and Kansas--Welcomed by Mayor Blankenburg--Rally in Independence Square--Reports show wonderful progress--An Evening by Men's Suffrage League--Discussion on officers of the association taking part in political campaigns--Great meeting in Metropolitan Opera House, speeches by Julia Lathrop, Miss Addams and Dr. Burghardt DuBois--On last evening addresses by Bishop Darlington, Baroness von Suttner and Mrs. Catt--Hearings before Congressional Committees, Dr. Shaw and Miss Addams presiding--Speeches on Senate side by James Lees Laidlaw, president of Men's League; Jean Nelson Penfield, speaking for women in civic work; Elsie Cole Phillips and Caroline A. Lowe for the wage-earning women--On the House side, Representatives Raker, Taylor, Lafferty and Berger; Mary E. McDowell, Ida Husted Harper--Colloquy with committee--Ella C. Brehaut speaks for anti-suffrage women.
Convention opened in Washington Sunday afternoon with mass meeting--Women's trade unions represented by speakers--Victories in Illinois and Alaska--Dr. Shaw's account of Democratic National convention in Baltimore--President Wilson urged to put woman suffrage in his Message--He receives a delegation--Report of year's work for the Federal Amendment by Alice Paul, chairman of association's Congressional Committee--Objection to Congressional Union--New Congressional Committee appointed--Vote on Federal Amendment in Senate--Three days' hearings by House Committee on Rules on appeal for a Committee on Woman Suffrage, Dr. Shaw presiding--Speeches by Mrs. Catt, Mrs. Gardener, Mrs. Harper, Jane Addams, Mrs. Breckinridge, Mary R. Beard and Representative Raker--Women's Anti-Suffrage Associations out in force--In rebuttal Miss Blackwell, Mrs. McCulloch and Mrs. Mondell--Representative Mondell closes--Rules Committee refuses the appeal.