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 THE INTERNATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ALLIANCE 837 This was introduced at the request of Lady McLaren, who had prepared such a charter for Great Britain. Many beautiful designs for a flag and banner had been submitted and it was found that the one selected was the work of iMiss Branting of Sweden. The international hymn chosen from a number which were submitted was written by Mrs. Theodora Flower Mills. As this was the quinquennial meeting officers were elected. Mrs. Catt was unanimously re-elected and the following received large majorities : Mrs. Fawcett, first, and Miss Furuhjelm, sec- ond vice-presidents; Miss Martina Kramers, Netherlands; Mrs. Anna Lindemann, Germany; Miss Signe Bergman, Sweden, first, second and third secretaries; Mrs. Stanton Coit, treasurer. As the time of holding the regular session of the Alliance was changed from five to four years they were elected to hold office until 1913. Mrs. Catt welcomed the new officers and warmly thanked the retiring officers for their valuable services. The invitation to hold the congress of 1911 in Stockholm, if the political conditions were favorable, was accepted with pleasure. The Resolutions presented by the committee (Miss Frances Sterling, Great Britain ; Mrs. E. R. Mirrlees, South Africa ; Mrs. Ida Husted Harper, United States and adopted, summarized the gains of the past few years in Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, Bohemia, Cape Colony and the Transvaal and said : "This Congress, remembering the lessons of history, urges the National Societies not to be betrayed into postponing their claim for the enfranchisement of women for any other object, whether it be the further extension of the suffrage to men or the success of some political party." At the List meeting of the delegates Mrs. Catt thanked them for their hearty co- operation with their president; she urged them to demand the suffrage upon the broadest basis, namely, that the government may rest equally on the will of both men and women, and said the Alliance would wield great influence if they remained united and they would secure the enfranchisement of the women of the world for all fut rations. A public meeting in St. Janu^ Hall was held on the last evening with Mrs. Catt in the chair and addresses of the highest order were made by Miss ^ Margaret Ashton, Men and Women; the Rev. Ivory Cripps, the Nation's