ve forced me to the conclusion
that in this protection the participation of women in the
law-making of the State is vital.

The primary nominations and elections were held with voting machines
and when the result was announced it was found that all the old board
was nominated with the exception of Mrs. Roessing, Miss Patterson and
Mrs. Morrisson, who declined to stand for re-election. Their places
were filled with Mrs. Frank J. Shuler (N. Y.), corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Smith (Ky.), recording secretary and
Miss Heloise Meyer (Mass.), first auditor. As there were no other
candidates the secretary was unanimously requested by the convention
to cast its vote. This was a remarkable record for 543 delegates. A
national suffrage flag was adopted, the gift of Pennsylvania--a yellow
field with fringed edges, in the center a circle of eleven blue stars
representing the equal suffrage States enclosing an eagle on the wing
holding the globe in its talons. Mrs. J. O. Miller in behalf of the
president made an eloquent presentation.

Miss Clay moved a resolution on her Elections Bill that the convention
endeavor to protect women citizens in their right to vote for U. S.
Senators and Representatives and with this object in view endorse this
bill introduced by Senator Robert L. Owen (Okla.). This motion was
carried. Mrs. Catt stated that the resolution of Mrs. Sallie Clay
Bennett (Ky.) was similar and this also was passed. A large number of
letters and telegrams were read from eminent men and women and from
societies of many kinds. Mrs. Catt stated that in not one had it been
suggested that the association lessen its activities for the Federal
Amendment. The convention then adopted a resolution instructing the
Congressional Committee "to concentrate all its resources on a
determined effort to carry this amendment through the next session of
Congress."

Invitations for the next convention were received from nine States.
Greetings were sent to three of the original surviving pioneers, the
Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell of New Jersey; Mrs. Judith W. Smith of
Massachusetts and Miss Emily Howland of New York. The delegates were
introduced who brought greetings from the National Equal Franchise
Union of Canada, and Mrs. Campbell McIvor responded. A special vote of
thanks was given to Miss Mary Garrett Hay and Miss Lulu H. Marvel,
chairman of the General Committee of Arrangements, for their perfect
managemen