George B. Cox of Dartmouth College; Attorney J. H. Senter
and Dr. J. Edward Wright among the speakers. At Woodstock a big
suffrage "rally" was held with Dr. Harvey W. Wiley of Washington as
chief speaker. Mrs. Frances Rastall, recently appointed State
congressional chairman by the National Association, organized a
congressional committee in every county. At the convention in
Rochester June 11, 12, 1913, Mrs. Emily Chaffee of Detroit, Mich., and
many State speakers made addresses. Mrs. Julia Pierce, the State
president, handsomely entertained speakers and delegates at her home.
At St. Albans a successful "rally" with Mrs. Marian Booth Kelly as
speaker was held.

In 1914 the convention was held in Burlington November 4, 5, and the
city hall was crowded at the evening meetings. Mrs. Beatrice Forbes
Robertson Hale of New York and Mrs. Maud Wood Park of Boston were the
out-of-town speakers and Representative E. P. Jose of Johnson headed
the State coterie. Conforming to plans sent out by the National
Association, "suffrage day" had been observed May 1 in Burlington with
an address by Mayor James E. Burke.

The convention which met at Springfield Oct. 20, 21, 1915, received a
royal welcome. American flags and suffrage banners were suspended
across the streets and the stores were decorated with yellow. A
reception and banquet were given by Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Woolson at
Mucross Park. Among the speakers were Miss Alice Stone Blackwell,
Arthur P. Howard, editor of _The Advance_; the Hon. James Hartness,
Dr. Grace Sherwood and Representative H. E. Taylor. Mrs. Pierce,
having served six years as president, asked to be released and was
made honorary president for life. Mrs. Lucia E. Blanchard was elected
in her place. The convention deplored the opposing attitude of
Congressman Frank Greene and of U. S. Senator William P. Dillingham,
who had declared himself "unalterably opposed" to the Federal Suffrage
Amendment, and it commended the stand of Congressman Porter Dale.
Among public officials declaring themselves favorable were U. S.
Marshal Horace W. Bailey, Dr. Guy Potter Benton, president of the
University of Vermont, and J. N. Barss, superintendent of the State
Industrial School.

On March 1, 1916, Mrs. Rastall called a congressional conference in
Burlington. Mrs. Catt, national president, and Mrs. Susan W.
Fitzgerald of Boston addressed a large audience. The day sessions were
at the City Hall and the mass meeting at the Stron