he Political Equality
League, of which Mrs. Belmont was president, told of its gratifying
experiments with Political Settlements in New York City. The session
closed with a stirring address by Charles Edward Russell on
Self-Defense or the Demand for Political Action.

Mrs. Pauline Steinem (Ohio) reported the usual active and efficient
work of her Committee on Education, urging among other valuable
methods the organization of Mothers' and Parents' Clubs in connection
with all public schools. Mrs. McCulloch gave her report as Legal
Adviser, which combined sound sense with sparkling humor. She showed
how much money had been lost to the association because those who
intended to leave bequests to it delayed making their wills. She urged
the women to study the statutes of their States relating to women and
said that, while she had been glad to contribute her services as legal
adviser and would not accept a salary, the association should employ a
competent lawyer who could stay at the national headquarters and give
her entire time to compiling the laws for women and giving legal
information. The convention Minutes say: "A rising vote of thanks was
given to Mrs. McCulloch for her magnificent work as legal adviser for
many years." Miss Gordon presented the plan for raising the Susan B.
Anthony Memorial Fund; Mrs. Alice C. Dewey (N. Y.), the report on
Bibliography; Dr. Mary D. Hussey (N. J.), on Enrollment. Miss
Elizabeth J. Hauser read the report of Mrs. Ida Husted Harper,
chairman of the National Press Committee, which said in part:

My strong belief that New York offered the greatest and most
promising field in the world for suffrage press work has been
abundantly sustained. The national press bureau was opened about
the middle of September, soon after the national headquarters
were moved to this city, with a private reception to the
representatives of every newspaper in the city, to whom its
objects and hopes were stated. From that day the most of the men
and women reporters have been its unfailing friends. A number of
the women have not missed coming a single day and most of them
are ardent suffragists and anxious to help the cause in every
possible way. Back of reporters have been the interest and
support of city and managing editors. In the nearly seven months
there have not been half-a-dozen really opposing editorials and
there have been many of a fav