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Great meeting in Atlantic City--President Wilson attends and
announces his allegiance--His address--Dr. Shaw responds--Mrs.
Catt on State campaigns--Shall association work for Federal and
State amendments?--Mrs. Catt sounds key-note in speech on The
Crisis--Mrs. Dudley, Mrs. Cotnam and Mrs. Valentine represent
South--The "golden flier"--Sharp debate on endorsing
candidates--Speeches of Owen Lovejoy, Julia Lathrop and Katherine
Bement Davis--Important report of Mrs. Roessing on work in
Congress; woman suffrage planks in national conventions at
Chicago and St. Louis; interviewing presidential candidates;
revised plan for work of association--Dr. Shaw on Americanism and
the Flag.