St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-05-14
the Boston UIOr.il0,rOlj,e
me details Of their DiStreSS-.Mrs. Phel
and her Speech-Dr. Letcts' RerelatioRS.

2 + or some reason or other the BOstu
s papers touch very lightly on the move
;, ment of Mrs. Aurora Phelps and other
l. OF the poor kingwomcn of Boston. t
n better the condition of their class. Nom
t OF them, not even the Post-whiCh edi
), torl&lly favored the mo, cmcnt--hav
much 10 say about the hcarng of Thurs
uay, and their reports OF the convention
OF ednesday were brief compared will
; one we find i'll the New York World
| HE chairman of the convention WA
1 Col. William i. Greene, nephew q
Col Greene of the Post. and connectc,
by marriage with several of the wealth.
est families in BoStun-hi- wit,
: beng daughter of the late Robert &
Shaw. Col Greene commanded til,
l lith Massachusetts regiment in the war
but like the rest OF his family, is demo
crat; he made no extended speech in tn,
: convention, but occupied the chair dur
ng the session. The call requc,tin.
worklngwomen 10 assemble and cJn>i.i,l
the plan for c,lumizing poor women upon
lands to be provided by the state. wa, Is
sued by 4 sci-constltuted managing com
mttee of three women, Mrs. Phelps.
Miss Jennie Collins, and Mrs l.. +.
Daniels. Miss Collins i, Il ;ailurcs> by
trade, though she i engaged in lycturinu
upon labor and other questions Mr..
Daniels has been Il sewing machin. on
orator, but is now married. Mrs. Phelps
Is the guiding spirit OF the movement
size l. young woman Of considerable.
cultivation, pleasing address. and .rcat
energy of character, who WAS horn in
Massachusetts and received a tair New
England education. She married an
Engll>hman, and lived ia good circum-
stances and happily, till his death. durln.
til" war, III one ot the southern prisons,
when she was thrown upon her own re
sources. She then resumed her maiden
name and came to Boston. Wner. she. .X-
perlcnctd for the first time the hari~hip,
and Prration> which, women deepen ,yut
upon their O"n cNcrtiOns for support ia
our large cItlc, have to endure. She had
before this taken an interest in the welfare.
OF the wOrklngwumcn oi the country.
oIt TN, feeling was now converted Iutp.
80 '''''
" burning zeaI I" do something tor the
"Ile'iatl"h "i the condition of Acr s,A Iu
'!e cry where she had t"lIc! and suffer
cI 80 much. Her thinking about ,i,.
matter 'r>ul'el /" OrHvi that what
W"rN'h- women most need l. homes ui
their own, amid country air and SUI
r"u'"lh2>' f"F Nune i've Nr;tI> >.lr mas
"een a2ilatlnS the subject among the
WorNlngWolnen and .ht Weather GLASSES
ol boston. She tIy'i !ur 4 iuu- timc To-
enlist Inc sEmplIa!rs oi the latter in lIrr
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durin" til. cold winter. with Scautv tunI
and insufficient clo,hipg 1ysv -, ,nt
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streets. DO Won ,Iiuk that tb..v frrI ,b,.
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that of the rich well-dre,.rd hJi.s VIII,
pass them? Ii they did nor tLev wouIJ
be more or les. human. Hut ,h,v work
on brayely and uucoupIaiuinllv yrnlur-
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wealth enough in tL;s state and in IN, /