been crowned with a laurel wreath for her wisdom by the
University of Upsala. She told of a questionnaire she had sent to the
presidents of the national suffrage associations in all countries
asking what were the indications that the woman suffrage movement was
growing and said: "Such volumes of evidence of progress were received
that it is quite impossible to give an idea of its far reaching
character....[223]

At the official reception given by the National Suffrage Association
of Sweden in the evening the guests were welcomed by Mrs. Ann Margret
Holmgren and their appreciative responses were made by Mrs. Margaret
Hodge, Australia; Miss Gabriella Danzerova, Bohemia; Mrs. Daisy Minor,
Austria; Miss Helen Clay-Petersen, Denmark; Miss Annie Furuhjelm,
Finland; Madam DeWitt Schlumberger, France; Dr. jur. Anita Augspurg,
Germany; Mrs. Olga Ungar, Hungary; Mrs. Philip Snowden, Great Britain.
These were followed by a cantata beautifully rendered by the Goeteborg
choir, words and music by women.

During the convention Lieutenant Colonel W. A. E. Mansfeldt of Holland
made the report for its Men's League for Woman Suffrage; Dr. C. V.
Drysdale for Great Britain; Jean du Breuil for France; Dr. Alexander
Patai for Hungary; Frederick Nathan for the United States, and the
founding of an International Men's League was announced with Colonel
Mansfeldt secretary.

The reports of the work of the different branches and their
discussion, bringing before the Alliance the experience and opinions
of women from all parts of the world, were perhaps the most valuable
feature of the conference. The most animated and vital of these
discussions was the one of a political nature, divided into three
parts: 1. What political work have the women of the enfranchised
countries done, what is their relation to the different parties and
how do these treat them? Have they any advice to offer? led by Miss
Hodge, Mrs. Louise Keilhau, Norway; Dr. Tekla Hultin, M. P., Finland.
2. How can woman's political influence be brought to bear most
effectively on Parliaments and governments? Led by Mrs. Snowden; Mrs.
Anna B. Wicksell, Sweden; Dr. Kaethe Schirmacher, Germany; Miss
Richards. 3. What should be the relation of the suffrage movement to
political parties in the unenfranchised countries? Led by Miss Eline
Hansen, Denmark; Miss Rosika Schwimmer, Hungary; Madame Pichon,
France; Mrs. Zeneide Mirovitch, Russia. There was a wide divergence of
opinion but at las