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National American Woman Suffrage Association 505 Fifth Avenue New York City Prznrd by N THE HAND BOOK OF THE NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN ...b. SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE FORTY- SIXTH ANNUAL CONVENTION HELD AT NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE NOVEMBER 12-1 7 (INCLUSIVE) , 1914 NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION 505 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY PRZNRD BY N. W. 1. PUOLIBBINC8 00.9 INC. ..- , CONTENTS PAGE Affiliated Members. List of .................................... 200 Affiliated Members. Report of................................. 132 Associate Members. List of.................................... 211 Auditors.Report of............................................ 48 Call ........................................................... 9 CampaignCommittee. Report of Special .......................117 Campaign States.List of ....................................... 13 Campaign States. Report of .................................... 144 Church Work Committee. Report of........................... 127 Congressional Committee. FinancialStatement .................. 53 Congressional Committee. Report of ............................ 76 Constitution and By-Laws ...................................... 191 Constitution Requirements ..................................... II ConventionPolicies and General Platform ...................... II Co-operating Members .......................................... 211 CredentialsCommittee. Report of ............................... 55 Data Department, Report of .................................... 64 Delegates Present at Convention ................................ 183 Elections Committee. Report of ................................ 124 ExecutiveSecretary, Report of................................. 37 FieldSecretary, Report of ...................................... 74 FinancialReport .............................................. 50 Honorary Vice-Presidents, List of.............................. 198 Legal Adviser, Report of ....................................... 73 Life Members. List of .......................................... 205 Literature Committee. Report of ................................ 66 Membership Committee, Report of .............................. 123 Minutes of Convention,Condensed ............................. 21 National Woman Suffrage Ptlblishing Co., Inc., Report of. ...... 68 Officers and Cornmittee ChairmenDirectory ................... 5 PledgeList ...................................................188 Presidential Suffrage Committee. Report of ..................... 126 Presidents of the Association. List of........................... 8 President’s Response to the Address of Welcome ............... 18 Press Bureau, Report of ........................................ 57 Press Bureau of the Campaign Committee, Report of Chair . of ... 89 Previous Conventions, List of .................................. 8 Program ...................................................... 14 Resolutions Committee, Report of ..............................129 Resolutions and Grcetings, Special .......................... .20, 211: Sixty-Third Congress. History of Suffrage in the ................ 100 Suffrage Day, National ......................................... 13 Treasurer,Report of., .......................................... 50 DIRECTORY OF OFFICERSAND COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN President-DR. ANNA HOWARD SHAW,505 Fifth Avenue, New York. Fzrst Vice-Presidertt-MRS. STANLEY McCORMICK, 505 Fifth Ave- 'nue, New York. Second Vice-Presiden#-MRS. DESHA BRECKINRIDGE, Lexington, Kentucky. Third Vice-Preside'nt-MISS KATHARINE BEMENTDAVIS, 145 East 35th Street, New York. Recording Secretary-MRS. RICHARD Y. FITZGERALD, 7 Greenough Avenue, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Corresfionding Secretary-MRS. ORTON H. CLARK,Kalamazoo, Michigan. Treaszcrer-MRS. HENRYWADE ROGERS, 505 Fifth Avenue, New York. First Auditor-MRS. WALTER McNAB MILLER, Columbia, Missouri. Secad Auditor-MRS. MEDILL McCORMICK, 500 Diversey Park- way,Chicago. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Executive Secretary-MRS. CHARLES FORSTER CAMP, 505 .Fifth Avenue, New York City. Field Secretary-MISS LAVINIA ENGLE, 505 Fifth Avenue,New York City. PUBLICITYAND PRESS DEPARTMENT Chairman-MR. CHARLES T. HALLINAN, 505 Fifth Avenue,New York City. Press Agent-MISS CLARA SAVAGE, 505 Fifth Avenue, New York City. NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE PUBLISHING CO., Inc. Presiderct-MRS. CYRUS W. FIELD, 505 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Martager-MISS ANNA DeBAUN, 505 Fifth Avenue, New York City. 7 6 PROCEEDINGS OF THE FORTY-SIXTH CONVENTION CHURCHWORK CHAIRMEN OF STANDING AND SPECIAL ’ COMMITTEES Mrs. Mary E. Craigie.. .........,1012 13th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. ADVISER FINANCE COMMITTEE LEGAL Miss Mary Towle ........................ 1 Broadway, New York City ChairmawMRS.HENRY WADE ROGERS, 505 Fifth Avenue, New York City. OFFICERSOF THE EXECUTIVECOWNCIL Chairman at Large-Dr. Anna Howard Shaw President 505 Fifth Ave., New York City Sub-Committees Dr. Anna Howard Shaw .............. Publicity Department Finance Secretary Chairman-Mrs. Thompson Seton Miss Gratia Erickson ...................................Evanston, 111. Campaign Finance Committee (See Campaign Committee) NOTE:Because of the number of special Sub-Committees of the Chairman-Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers Finance and Campaign Committees, established by votes of the Nashville Convention,we are printing the following diagram to make clear their Photo Play Finance Committee interrelation. Chairman-Mrs. Medill McCormick ~~ CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Chairman FINANCE r CAMPAIGN Mrs. Medill McCormick .......... 500 Diversey Parkway, Chicago, 111. COMMITTEE COMMITTEE Executive Vice-chairman Chairman, Mrs. Rogers Chairman, Miss Sbaw Mrs. Antoinette Funk .............. Munsey Bldg., Washington, D. C. CAMPAIGNCOMMITTEE Chairman Dr,Anna Howard Shaw .............. 505 Fifth Ave., New York City Sub-Committees Campaign Finance (See Finance Committee) Chairman-Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers SURVEY Mrs. Antoinette Funk ..-. ........... Munsey Bldg., Washington, D. C. VOTERS’CO-OPERATIVE COMMITTEE Miss Mary E. O’Neil ................................... Butte, Montana ELECTIONS Mrs. Thompson Seton Mrs. Sherman M. Booth ................................ Glencoe, Ill. \ LIlmmJRE Xss Caroline Ruutz-Rees ............................ Greenwich, Com. &IDERSHIP \ -- -- fiS. James Lees Laidlaw 48 East 34th St., New York: City ............ “Your Girl and LOCAL AIUUNGEMENTS Mrs. charles Forster camp ............ 505 Fifth Ave., New York City. Mine” PRESIDENTIAL SUFFRAGE FINANCE COMMITTEE JI Mis5 Elizabeth Upham Yates .......... 209 Butler Ave,. Providace, R. 1. I PROGRAM Chairmauc, Mrs. Chairman, Chairman, Dr- Anna Howard Shaw (ExSfficio) . 505 Fifth Ave., New York City Medill McCormick Mrs. Rogers Miss Mary E. O’Neil 8 PROCEEDINGS OF THE FORTY-SIXTH CONVENTION 9 Since the National American Woman Suffrage Associa- tion wasincorporated in 1890, theConventions have been held as follows : CALL TO FORTY-SIXTHCONVENTION OF THE 1891-Washington, D. C., February 22-26. THE 1892-Washington,D. C., February 19-21. NATIONALAMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE 1893--Washington, D. C., January 16-19. ASSOCIATION 189GWashington, D. C., February 15-20. 1895-AtlantaJ Ga., January 31 to February 5. TheNational American Woman Suff rageAssociation 18SWashington, D. C., January 23-28. issues this year the Call for its forty-sixth Annual Convention. 1897-DesMoines, Ia., January 26-29. It summons the delegates of itssixty member-associations 1898--Washington, D. C., February 13-19. to meet together for inspiration and for counsel. 1899-Grand Rapids, Mich., April 27 to May 3. Being met, they are to hear from each other of victories 1900-Washington, D. C., February 8-14. won, of progress rapid and evermore rapid towards our 1901--Minneapolis, Minn., June 1-5. mighty goal, of the nation’s constantly widening sympathy 1902--Washington, D. C., February 14-18. with our high aim. Our task will be to formulate judgmcnt 1903-New Orleans, La., March 15-25. on those great issues of the day which nearly concern women; 1904-Washington,D. C., February 11-17. to choose the leaders who, during the comingyear, are to 1905-Portland, Ore., June 28 to July 5. guide thefortunes of ourcause; and finally, to deliberate 1906--Baltirnore, Md., February 7-13. how the wholeNational body may, on the one hand, best 1?07-Chicago,Ill., February 14-19. give aid and succor to the states working for their own en- 1908--Buffalo,N. Y.,October 15-21. franchisement, and, on the other, press for federal action in 1909-SeattleJ Washington, July 1-6. behalf of the women of the nation at large. May our resolu- 1910-Washington, D. C., April 14-19. tions and conclusions be born of wisdom and power, be in: 1911-Louisville, Ky., October 19-25. spired .by the deep sense of kinshipand sympathy, potent 191LPhiladelphia, Pa.,November 21-26. to warm the heart and fire the will to further effort, which 1913-Washington, D. C., November 29 to December 5. springs from intercoursewith fellow-workers gathered to- 1914-NashvilleJTenn., November 12-17. gether from far and wide. Since the last Convention met, all the horror of a great PRESIDENTS OF THE ASSOCIATION war has fallen upon the civilized world. The hearts of thou- 1890-1892 Elizabeth Cady Stanton. sands of women have been torn for the death and wounds 1892-1900 Susan B. Anthony. of those they bore, of those they love. Yet never has their 1900-1904 Carrie Chapman Catt will and power to help been greater, never man’s need of 1904- Anna Howard Shaw. such help been moreclearly seen. We, who are spared the anguish of war, well understandthat, as weight is given in the world’s affairs to the voice of women, moved as men are
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