was almost unendurable that this commemoration of
Miss Anthony's one hundredth birthday could not have been glorified by
the proclamation that this amendment was forever a part of the
National Constitution. However, by the time another month had rolled
by, this culmination of her life work awaited the ratification of only
one more Legislature and it was so universally recognized as near at
hand that this last meeting could appropriately be termed the Victory
Convention. Following is the program of the celebration of her
centenary:
SUSAN B. ANTHONY CENTENARY CELEBRATION.
"To me Susan B. Anthony was an unceasing inspiration--the torch
that illumined my life. We went through some difficult times
together--years when we fought hard for each inch of headway
gained--but I found full compensation for every effort in the
glory of working with her for the cause that was first in our
hearts and in the happiness of being her trusted friend."--Anna
Howard Shaw.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1920, 2 p. m.
What Happened in Ten Decades Briefly Told:
1820-1830--The Age of Mobs and Eggs.
Mrs. E. F. Feickert, president of New Jersey.
1830-1840--The First School Suffrage.
Mrs. Desha Breckenridge, president of Kentucky.
1840-1850--The Dawn of Property Rights.
Mrs. Walter McNab Miller, former president of
Missouri.
1850-1860--The First High School for Girls.
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell, president of Massachusetts.
1860-1870--The World's First Full Suffrage.
Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard, professor of Political
Science, University of Wyoming.
1870-1880--The Negro's Hour.
Mrs. Henry Youmans, president of Wisconsin.
1880-1890--The First Municipal Suffrage.
Mrs. William A. Johnston, president of Kansas.
1890-1900--Suffrage Spreads.
Mrs. Ida Porter Boyer, former press director of
Pennsylvania.
1900-1910--Ridicule Gives Way to Argument, Indifference to
to Organization.
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, president of Ohio.
1910-1920--The Portent of Victory.
Mrs. Raymond Brown, national vice-president.
Miss Anthony--An Appreciation, Mrs. Harriette Taylor Treadwell,
member of the Illinois board.
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