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858 HISTORY OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE Austria; Frederick Nathan and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, United States. Vigorous speeches were made by Malcolm Mitchell, Great Britain; Leo Gassman, Germany; the Rev. Benno Haypal, and Alexander Patay, Hungary. The hall was restored to the women at 5 o'clock for their final program under the general topic, How may women still bound by ancient custom, tradition and prejudice be awakened to a realization that these new times demand new duties and responsibilties? How to Reach the Home Woman, Mrs. Gisela Urban, Austria; Mrs. Irma V. Szirmay, Mrs. von Fiirth, Hungary; How to Reach the Church Woman, Mme. Jane Brigode, Belgium, Mme. Girardet-Vielle, Switzerland; How to Reach the Society Woman, Miss Royden, Mme. Schlumberger ; How to Reach the Woman of Higher Education, Mrs. Crystal Eastman Benedict, United States ; How to Reach the Wage-earn- ing Woman, Miss Isabella O. Ford, Mrs. Clinny Dryer, Great Britain ; How to Reach the Woman Social Worker, Miss Addams. At the last business session the convention placed on record its appreciation of the unsurpassed hospitality shown by the Hun- garians. The delegates from this country expressed the pleasure it had been to welcome the women of all nations and the inspira- tion that had been received. The president, Mrs. Catt, asked them to part with the intention of coming to the next conference, each with a victory in her own country to celebrate. There were many luncheons, teas and dinners in beautiful private homes. The social entertainment which will be longest remembered was the evening trip down the Danube with supper and music on board, a happy, congenial party with three hours of the exquisite scenery along the shores. Usually suffrage con- ventions closed in a burst of oratory at a grand mass meeting but not so in this pleasure loving Hungarian city. The last eve- ning was given over to a banquet which taxed the capacity of the big convention hall. There were toasts and speeches and patriotic songs, and the presentation of the international pin, set with jewels, by the ladies of Budapest to Miss Schwimmer. She said in a clever acceptance that the women had done what the men never had succeeded in doing ; it was the desire of all Hun- garians to make this city the resort of the world and the women of the world had been the first to come. "These ambassadors,"