willhays

"William Harrison Hays, Sr. (/heɪz/; November 5, 1879 – March 7, 1954) was a United States politician, chairman of the Republican National Committee (1918–21), U.S. Postmaster General (1921–22), and, from 1922–1945, the first chairman of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA). He became the namesake of the 1930 Motion Picture Production Code, informally (and inaccurately) referred to as the Hays Code, which spelled out a set of moral guidelines for the self-censorship of content in Hollywood cinema." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_H._Hays

Evening star., February 27, 1918, Page 12, group picture at top chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1918-02-27/ed-... reports that Hays as the new Republican National Chairman dined with former chairs.

This photo ran in the Harrisburg telegraph., February 14, 1918, Page 14 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038411/1918-02-14/ed-... and in The sun., November 17, 1918, Section 3 Pictorial Magazine, Image 26 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1918-11-17/ed-...

This photo was most likely taken on August 7, 1920 during a meeting of Hays, chairman of the Republican National Committee and a delegation of Connecticut suffragists at Republican National Headquarters, s. article in New-York tribune., August 08, 1920, Page 6, col. 1 ff. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1920-08-08/ed-... Next to Hays is Katharine Ludington, president of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association , see www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/41293309495/

B-59 Thank you for location the article with date and description. We'll add to the record.

Will Hays: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/24716598142/

Katharine Ludington (1869-1953), suffragist www.findagrave.com/memorial/116763636/katharine-ludington www.shorelinetimes.com/opinion/looking-back-legacy-of-kat...

The public ledger., August 27, 1920, AFTERNOON EDITION, Page 3 printed this photo chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038022/1920-08-27/ed-... See also www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/42147400162/

B-59 Caption used in Maysville, KY Public Ledger: "SATISFIED WITH HAYS' POSITION Will H. Hays, chairman of the Republican National Committee, and Miss Katharine Ludington, President of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Party, at Republican Headquarters in New York, where Chairman Hays told a delegation of women from Connecticut that Candidate Harding and himself were doing all in their power to advance the cause of woman suffrage."

B-59 Art Siegel Thank you for the date and descriptive caption.