THE WOMAN VOTER
VICTORY IN NORWAY.
Another extension of Suffrage to the women of Norway has been granted by a large vote of the Parliament. The men of Norway now have Universal Suffrage in both Municipal and Parliamentary elections. The women have had the same suffrage, but it has been based upon a tax paying qualification. The Suffragists of Norway stand for Equal Suffrage for men and women. The gain which has taken place is the removal of the tax qualification for Municipal Suffrage. One step alone is now required to make the suffrage perfectly equal between men and women, and that is the removal of the tax qualification for the Parliamentary vote.
Bravo, Norway!
ECHOES
FROM THE
PROTEST MEETING
A story is told of two belated captains of the Woman Suffrage Party, hurrying to get into the line of the foot parade, who noticed two men watching the procession of women as it filed down the street; as the captains passed one man was saying to the other, pointing with his thumb: "What do you think of it all, anyway?" "Well, only this," was the reply, "that they are going to win out, by Jove."
Dr. Van Sholly, leader of the 27th Assembly District of Manhattan, tells of an elderly man in rough working clothes, who came up to her after the meeting was over, and told her he had supposed the movement for Woman Suffrage to be only a joke, but that now he knew better, and he wanted to join in and help. One by one we win them over.
A member of the College League, who was hurrying back to her headquarters, in full panoply of cap and gown, was accosted by a workingman, who asked her eagerly, in a sort of hoarse whisper: "Do you really think you'll get the vote?" "Well," she said, "we will if you will help us." Down into the trousers' pocket went the grimy hand. "How much do you want, lady?" "Oh, thank you, it isn't money that we need; just give us your vote, next election, to help defeat those legislators who are against tts." Out came the hand, not full of money, but with   a   desire   to   shake   the  good   old
shake of comradeship: "Indeed ladv you can sure enough count on'that" he said.
Extract from a letter: "Will you kindly tell me whether by signing the yellow slips that were handed out in Union Square on Saturday, one is bound by any other obligation than just giving the support of our names? I know of at least a dozen women who are in sympathy with the cause, and who would willingly sign, attesting the fact that they want to vote, if by joining the Party they do not bind themselves in any way. If this is the case, please send me at least two dozen blanks." Here we see the good seed sown by the wayside, springing up, and going to bear a hundredfold.
The illness of our dear leader, M!rs. Carrie Chapman Catt, is a very real sorrow to every member of the organization. We are cheering ourselves with the confident hope that it will soon be over, and that once more we shall see her bright and beautiful face amongst us. We miss her more and more, the longer she stays away; she is a star that differeth from every other star in glory, and none can fill her place.
$10,000 CAMPAIGN FUND
RECEIPTS
Balance  from  May issue............$5,362.07
Miss Annie   M.   Bowers...............        i.oo
Miss  Elizabeth Peters ................        i-oo
Anonymous  ..........................      .25.00
Mrs.  A.  L.  Squire....................        3'«°
Mrs.  Geo.   B.   Forrester...............      10.00
Mrs.  Richard M.  Bent................       25-°°
Miss Julia M.  Lebins.................        100
Mrs.  E.   A.   Burnham.................        i-oo
Dr.   Sarah  J.  McNutt.................        5-oo
Cash   ................................        5-oo
Dr.   Elizabeth  H.   Muncie.............        ^o
Cash   ................................        20°
Mrs. Martha  M.   Lord................       ".oo
Mrs. Julia  N.   Perkins................        2-25
Mrs.  Geo.  Place  .....................        5-oo
Mrs. James  L.  Laidlaw  (stereopticons)       40.00
Mrs.  Margaret   McGill   ...............       'S-00
Mrs.  Mary Beard ....................       34-oo
19th Assembly District  ...............       32'34
Miss Ida A.  Craft  (meeting May 21). ••       "S1
Miss L.   L.   Dock   (meeting May 21). •¦       l6-5o
Contributions for Automobiles May 21.     H9'25
Total   ...........................$5,729-42