t pleasure--the tall firs, the beautiful water
and picturesque mountains. Large bunches of sweet peas and of the
enormous roses never seen but on the Pacific coast were constantly
being handed up to the president and speakers in the course of the
convention by the pretty little pages. All the delegates agreed that
the display of flowers on the grounds was more beautiful than they had
seen at any previous Exposition. Some of the delegates from the
Atlantic coast said it was worth coming across the continent just to
see this flower garden."

The always-to-be-remembered feature of the week was Suffrage Day at
the Exposition, arranged by its officials for the day following the
convention. To quote again from Miss Blackwell:

In the morning on arriving at the Exposition we found above the
gate a big banner with the inscription, "Woman Suffrage Day."
Every person entering the grounds was presented with a special
button and a green-ribbon badge representing the Equal Suffrage
Association of Washington, the Evergreen State. High in the air
over the grounds floated a large "Votes for Women" kite. All the
toy balloons sold on the grounds that day were stamped with the
words "Votes for Women" and many of the delegates bought them and
went around with them hovering over their heads like Japanese
lanterns--yellow, red, white or green but predominantly green. At
the morning meeting in the great auditorium there was fine music
by the Exposition band, with addresses of welcome from J. E.
Chilberg, president; Louis W. Buckley, director of ceremonies and
special events, and R. W. Raymond, assistant director, and brief
speeches by Dr. Shaw, Miss Gordon, Mrs. Upton, Miss Blackwell,
Mrs. Stewart, Miss Clay, Mrs. Kelley, Mrs. Gilman and Professor
Potter.... After the morning exercises, the national officers
were taken to the Education building and treated to an excellent
lunch cooked and served by the domestic science class of the high
school.

In the afternoon there was a reception in the magnificent room
occupying the ground floor of the Washington State building with
more addresses of welcome by prominent men connected with the
Exposition and more short speeches by the visitors. Later in the
afternoon there was another reception at the Idaho building by
the Idaho and Utah women with more refreshments served