The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 38, September 23, 2007, Article 18

NEW YORK STATE WOMAN SUFFRAGE PARTY HARVEST WEEK 1916 MEDAL INFORMATION

Regarding Sam Pennington's query about the 'New York State Woman
Suffrage Party Harvest Week 1916' medal, Bob Mueller writes: "A
November 23, 1916 New York Times article confirms that the sculptor
was Alice Morgan Wright:  '... At the morning session of the
convention the prize to the woman who obtained the greatest number
of suffrage signatures during harvest week was awarded. It was a
medal designed by Alice Morgan Wright, and went to Mrs. Cornelia
de Zeng-Foster of Syracuse.'

Bob adds: "An article in the November 22, 1916 Syracuse Herald
attests that the 'Harvest' was one of workers for the cause. But
it raises a new question as to the exact name of the recipient,
which is somewhat different than that reported by the Times.

"'Mrs. Gard Foster of this city has won the State medal for
securing the greatest number of new workers for suffrage. The
announcement was made this morning at the forty-eighth annual
convention of the New York State Woman Suffrage party which is
being held In Albany. Suffragists from all parts of the State
were striving for this honor during the "harvest week" from
October 16th to 21st in a concentrated campaign to increase
the list of workers.

"'Mrs Foster is chairman of the second assembly district of
the fifth campaign district. She came to this city only a few
months ago from Auburn and immediately plunged into suffrage
work. She is also a member of the Kanatenah club and represented
this organization at the annual convention of the Federation
of Women's clubs held last week in Rochester.'"

 QUERY: MEDAL OF NEW YORK STATE WOMAN SUFFRAGE PARTY HARVEST WEEK 1916
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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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