f woman suffrage was the cause of religion and vice versa." Mrs. Maud
Wood Park read the eloquent address of Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead on The
Organization of the World.

Mrs. May Arkwright Hutton (Idaho), who spoke for the equal suffrage
States, gave this unique reminiscence of her early life in Ohio when
William McKinley, a young lawyer, after speaking in the town hall, was
a guest of her grandfather. She said in part: "Mr. McKinley carried
the lantern, leading me by the hand, while I led grandfather, we
little dreaming that the kindly young man guiding a child and an old,
blind man through the wintry night would some day guide the destiny
of the nation. On reaching home, I brought cider, apples and
doughnuts from the cellar that we might have what grandfather called a
'schold check' before going to bed. The fire roared in the wide
chimney place; grandfather sat in his armchair, Mr. McKinley opposite
and I on a low stool between them. They talked of the late war,
reconstruction and woman's rights. Then it was that I learned that
women were denied rights enjoyed by men. Mr. McKinley deplored the
fact and contended that woman was the intellectual equal of man and
should be his political equal. Patting my head he said: 'I believe
when this lassie grows up she will be a voter.'"

At the close of the session a reception for Miss Anthony and the
officers, speakers and delegates was given in the Oregon building by
its hostess, Dr. Annice Jeffreys (Mrs. Jefferson) Myers, assisted by
Mrs. Coe, the State president. The big reception hall and the parlors
were filled with visitors from all parts of the country. The
_Oregonian_ said: "When Miss Anthony, the honored guest, reached the
Oregon building the band played Auld Lang Syne and the crowds became
so dense that it was with difficulty Dr. Myers could escort her to the
parlors. Here she stood in line for more than an hour, women and men
pressing around her wanting just a word and they got it! She declared
that it did not make her nearly so tired as she used to feel when
nobody wanted to take her hand." In a letter to the _Woman's Journal_
Miss Blackwell said: "Both in the convention and at all the social
functions Miss Anthony has been the central figure, the object of
general admiration and affection. It is the strongest possible
contrast to the unpopularity and persecution of her early days. All
these attentions were most gratifying to the members of the
convention, who appreciate