women, reaffirm this organization's unswerving loyalty to the
Government in this crisis, and, while struggling to secure the
right of self-government to the women of America, pledge anew our
intention gladly and zealously to continue those services of
which the Government has so freely availed itself in its war to
secure the right of self-government to the people of the world.

On request of Dr. Shaw a rising vote was taken and the resolution was
adopted with no dissenting vote.

The first evening meeting was devoted to the great victory in New
York, where an amendment to the State constitution giving full
suffrage to women had been carried at the November election by a
majority of 102,353. The following program was given in the presence
of a large and very enthusiastic audience, Mrs. Catt presiding:

Addresses: Mrs. Ella Crossett, former president New York State
Woman Suffrage Association, 1902-1910. Miss Harriet May Mills,
former president, 1910-1913.

Organization in New York State--Mrs. Raymond Brown, chairman.
Campaign district chairman, Mrs. F. J. Tone. Rural assembly
district leader, Mrs. Willis G. Mitchell. Election district
captain, Mrs. Frederick Edey.

From the Organization to the Voter--Mrs. Laidlaw.

Organization and Campaign Work in New York City--Miss Mary
Garrett Hay, chairman. Assembly district leader, Mrs. Charles L.
Tiffany. Election district captain, Mrs. Seymour Barrett.

State Departmental Work: Teachers--Miss Katharine D. Blake,
chairman. Industrial: Miss Rose Schneiderman, proxy for chairman.

Speakers in War Time--Mrs. Victor Morawetz, chairman of speakers'
bureau.

Financing a State Campaign--Mrs. Ogden Mills Reid, treasurer.

Winning New York--Mrs. Norman deR. Whitehouse, State president.

The many phases of this remarkable campaign, which won the State of
largest population and opened the way to certain victory in Congress,
were presented in a most interesting manner. In speaking of the big
city where the fight was actually won, Miss Hay, chairman of the
committee, said: "We won, first, because of a continuous campaign in
New York City begun eight years ago. On election day in 1915, about
midnight, when we knew the amendment had not carried, we decided to
have another campaign and began it the next day. Second, we won
because of organization along district political line