MASSACHUSETTS 28l Mrs. Catt, Mayor Andrew James Peters of Boston and many others. The fall meeting was held in Boston November 30, when Miss Mary Garrett Hay, national vice-president, spoke on the national suffrage situation and there were addresses by heads of civic and philanthropic organizations. 1919. The mid-winter meeting was held in Worcester Feb- ruary 15 and eight young girls presented to Miss Blackwell the national petition bearing 16,434 names, many more than the quota for this city. The State meeting was held May 21, 22, in Boston. "While it was in session the news came that the Fed- eral Suffrage Amendment had passed the U. S. House of Rep- resentatives. This called out great enthusiasm and it was voted to telegraph Mrs. Maud Wood Park: 'Three cheers for our Congressional Chairman ! Very proud that Mrs. Park is a Mas- sachusetts woman!" The following Sunday the Boston asso- ciation held a meeting in Tremont Theater to rejoice, with Samuel L. Powers, a prominent Republican lawyer, presiding, and addresses by Mrs. Park, Joseph Conry, a prominent Demo- crat, and Secretary of State Langtry for Governor Coolidge. 10, jo. The annual meeting was again held in Boston, May 27, Mrs. Bird presiding. She stated that it was the looth anni- try of the birth of Julia Ward Howe, to whose work for suffrage and other good causes a heart-felt tribute was paid. Mrs. T.ird presented Miss Blackwell with a laurel wreath as rep- ting the pioneers and as having been at the head of the iation when victory was won. As the complete ratification almost at hand it was voted to take legal steps to dissolve Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association. Later it was decided, in accordance with the policy of the National Associa- tion, to continue it as a skeleton organization with the same
- ntil all possible need for it should be over. The State
ue of Women Voters was organized, with Mrs. ( Jeorge R. Jr., as chairman and Miss Blackwell as honorary presi- the delegates and members of the association enrolling in the new society. The New England Woman Suffrage Asso- 11 never formally dM>andcd but simply ceased to meet. m 1910 onward what had tended most to increase member- ship was the formation of the Woman Suffrage Party to work VOL. VI
