THE TOIES: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1919
Society News
Club Activities
Personal Notes
Entertaining Features
DJited by ROSE FRIED AIAM.
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WELCOMED B
IBS. SHAW
Suffrage Conventions Con
vene at Noon 250 Res
ervations for Dinner
The annual convention of the Con
necticut Woman Suffrage Association
convened at 12 o'clock today in the
sun parlors of the Stratfteld. Mrs.
Samuel C. Shaw, president of the
Bridgeport Equal Franchise League,
gave the address of welcome, which
was gracefully answered by Mrs.
Ernest Thompson-Seton, vice chair
man of the state. This was follow
ed by the appointment of commit
tees an'd. adjournment from 1 until
2 o'clock. This afternoon all re
ports of the year's work will be read.
"Not for many years has Bridge
port had the privilege and the joy
of extending hospitality to the dele
gates who gather once a year to rep
resent the suffrage sentiment of all
parts of the state in convention as
sembled," said Mrs. Shaw, "and so it
la with a great accumulation of joy
that we sreet you today.
'I think sometimes that the
state considers Bridgeport's style of
giving somewhat temperamental
but, remember, after all, they have
been practical gifts; we gave you Mr
Chew and Mr. Blakeslee, represen
tatives who vote "yes" Senator Bart
lett and Senator Clark, senators who
vote "yes" and last, but not least, a
lieutenant governor, who would asK
nothing happier than to summon out
of the infinite our special session.
"Perhaps you have already notic
ed a detail that has been added to
the usual convention arrangements.
We have for each day 'a special hos
tess, wearing her badge, whose great
est desire is to explain to you from
out of town concerning every possible
need that may be yours.
