New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-24
TIE ToRKNG WoMAvS Association

The Working WOman's Association met at
Botanic Hail. No 60 East broadway last evening. with
Miss Susan y. Anthony IN tho chair. The house was
crowded The names OF the committees appointed to
look after the interests Of hosocngagcd as follows were
then read and received Wood enguYcrs photographers,
saleswomen, dress makers tobacco manufacturers. UNI
brea makers book folders. sowing machine operators,
school teachers. compositors, and embrodeers. Com
mttees co5peratou sOp work and rag picking were
also appointed.
Mrs Virginia Penny followed with brief essay wO-
mans work, which met with frequent applause;
She said until tho past few years, but small
number OF women had been engaged at profitable labor
In this city, there were more iaborers than
crowded force woman TO seek living through iegii'
mate channels wien e, . ~ 81 ,d him Villa
woman Keeps back from notions o false decacy Really,
lie man who earn. livelihood behind the counter,
tile eating In the milnerysho Is as much out
Of place n woman who chops wood VANITY anu pfclu
dice Oppose the teachings Of honesty and common sense
IAppausel The speaker urged tic unemployed TO seek
home the West at least In less populated dlstrots
OF our women. She enteated her hearers 70 remember
that women did much 10 liJure her ceue Oy aIoNlnk
c .born nv the gentler Sc townr ri each other
much respect would be extended 10 them ny mGh
She advocated that women estagi,h ~ eSocphon tor
the founding Of employment agencies. houses OF refuge
hospitals and asyum- for those out OF work or unaDe 10
work Training schools were also urged wherein women
might be taught aQI trained IN the various branches ~
labor NIss At1ny said that she HAD heard complaints
made because She Included rsgpckers in the list Of those
whom tho Association proposed TO assist For her part,
she wanted the world 10 understand that they going
10 begin at the bottom Of society aud work upward.
Loud applluse Tho hour for heroic women To step TO
tho front had Mrs Lozier 81 D. IN behalf of.the
Committeo on Embroidery, said that she was
unable 20 get any sasfactory statistics az present touch
ing tho condition 81 tho women employed IN tlN pusl
The heads 81 departments where Hho mai FslfI
seemed opposed to having the matter ventilated. one
thing certain, that large profit was realized by the
employers. She urged that tho Association call meet
Ing and devote On evening 70 tue reading OF some stand
ard work cooperation Tor the bonent OF TIC working
women She that OF the avenues leading 10
the elevation Of the workngwoinen lay In cooperation
Here Mrs Eleanor Klrko OF Brooklyn and said:
Hester Vaughan was lying IN jail IN Philadelphia.
condemned to die for infanticde sue was
che loved; but coming with him 20 this country
che found that he had another Wife she was deserted
aud left wander through the streets OF great city
strange land gentlemen found her. and agreed TO
give her home In his family. Her happiness was OF
short duration and again she deserted aud LETT to
In that condition child born 10 her ON the
streets whence sho dragged ia dying condition To
the Staon.lIOuse In the morning the babe dead.
Then came the trial. and finally tho sentence OF death
Gov. Geary had expressed ms sympathy IN her behalf,
Tor no believed her to DO innocent OF tho alleged crime,
and no agreed 10 pardon tho girl providing
enough Of respectable women could
bo obtained soliciting her acquittal. In
closing Mrs. Krke moved amid loud and prolonged
applause that the Workingwomans Association OF New
York appoint "A committee draw up petition, and
cit the OF influential persons In this city Mrs.
Kirkc. Mrs Norton, Mrs Bronson, and Mrs Lozier NJ.
d. put the committee TO attend 10 the matter
immediately. and II necessary, walt the Governor in
All ladies solicited to send their names 10
The RerOtion office, No. 81 Parkrow, ut once, but
little time remains for action. Miss Anthony closed the
meeting with strong appealn behalf OF Hester Vaughan.
aud heartily denounced capital punishment for either
woman. The meeting adjourned ~ meet Ia two
weeks