ivity in
their own States and within their own political parties may
become efficient factors in national conventions and in Congress.
4. By increasing the number of equal suffrage States through
referring a State amendment to the voters.

The delegates were deeply moved by Dr. Shaw's closing words:

In laying down my responsibility as your president, there is one
subject upon which I wish to speak and I ask your patient
indulgence. If I were asked what has been the cause of most if
not all of the difficulties which have arisen in our work, I
would reply, a failure to recognize the obligations which loyalty
demands of the members of an association to its officers and to
its own expressed will. It is unquestionably the duty of the
members of an organization, when, after in convention assembled
certain measures are voted and certain duties laid upon its
officers, to uphold the officers in the performance of those
duties and to aid in every reasonable way to carry out the will
of the association as expressed by the convention. It is the duty
also of every officer or committee to carry out the will of the
association unless conditions subsequently arise to make this
injurious to its best interests.... Without loyalty, cooperation
and friendly, helpful support in her work no officer can
successfully perform her duty or worthily serve the best
interests of the association. I earnestly appeal to the members
of this body to give the incoming Board of Officers the loyalty
and helpful support which will greatly lighten their arduous task
of serving our cause and bringing it to final victory.

In saying farewell to you as your president I find it impossible
to express my high appreciation and gratitude for your loyal
support, your unfailing kindness, your patience with my mistakes
and especially the affectionate regard you have shown me through
all these years of toil and achievement together. The memory of
your sacrifices for our cause, your devotion to our association
and your unwearied patience in disappointment and delay will give
to the remaining years of my life its crowning joy of happy
memories.

The _Woman's Journal_ said in its report: "On the table was a large
bouquet of roses from Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark. When Dr. Shaw had
finished and receiv