The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-17
TIE WORKING wOnEN,s ASSOCIATION.

Long Meeting and n Great Deal Of Talk
The Association Tries 20 Elect Permanent
Oaiccrs, but Miserably Fails-A Spicy De-
bate About the Way the Money Goes-The
Association Adiourns Sine Die.
The Working Women's Association held an I'D
journed meeting last evening in the Pmpton Build
Ing In Stuyvesant street. The small room In which
the meeting assembled was well flled by gathering
OF ladies and gentlemen, great many Of whom were
NOT members. miss Conner was made Chalrwoman,
much against her own sweet will.
Mrs. NORTON intimated, after the meeting had
been called to order that there to be good deal
Of talk before the association adjourned, which re-.
mark was quite unnecessary nasmuch as the major
portion Of the audie nee were women. She also re-
marked that the ASSOCIATION should firmly determine
not subserve the interests OF any other 0rganza
ton or OF any particular individual She also OF.
fered q resolution that no person not q member OF
the association should be allowed 10 speak on any
subject without the permission OF the presiding
Dr. HoEBER objected to the resolutions. He also
found fault with the meeting being held without the
presence OF single executive oficer.
Mrs. BANKS quietly minated that she was an
executive oncer; Ina! Mrs morton was an9ta e1p
selves they were present.
At which the doctor sat down and rubbed his
Mrs Norton's resolution was then made bone
OF contention and was not allowed to pass, where
upon 1t was announced thar the election for perma-
nent officers should be entered into Mrs. Norton
expressed her determination to make statement to
prove that the association could not legally elect
officers There then ensued discussion pro and
con as to whether Mrs. Norton could make her state
ment pending the motion TO elect of1cers. 1t was
finally decided TO 90 INTO the election. 1t resulted
In the same way. Every other motion made during
the evening resulted In nothing. Twenty votes were
cast nine Of which were for Miss Anthony and the
rest were scattered to Mrs. Norton Mrs. Kirk and
election. And the whole subjecrwas laid over FOR .
future meeting.
bers not to speak IN the meetings OF the reports
made In the papers Of the associations proceedings
which caused MT HOMER s 70 rise IN violent opposl
fun Of his build, called him Dutchman and laughed
at the way he murdered the Presidents English, he
was never annoyed by the circumstance.
Mrs NORTON, after this resolution had been
tabled, made statement about the manner in which
the Working Women's Association had been incor.
pOEatcd, showing that the present association was
| not the one that had been incorporated,
and that al its acts were consequently ile.
| Of the association should have a paper to be
| advertised by the association, but such q paper
should be made to serve It. A person having a
terprse he or sne could handle serve to pay for it,
| and such person should not be member. Odlcers
expected to be poor She mad seen women pay their
ten and twenty five cent dues hoping that each sum
would accumulate to their beneft when they were in
| need. Their hopes had been disappointed. The
money OF the association, including the Hester
Vaughan fund. had been voted away 70 the bureau.
0BS AnCuOuy uAu maue out the receipt IOr the
money and declared that the fund destined for Hes
ter Vaughan was as much hers that unfortunates.
Miss Anthony she believed did not do this with any
moneys in her hands-that was the long ana the
short OF 1t.
MIRA SHEPHERD defended Miss Anthony and. in
answer to question OF one OF the members Of the
press relative to the disposition OF the Hester
Vaughan fund, stated that after the girls address
and sent to her, ano the committee were await
ing her receipt for the amount
The question OF the associations acting without
O charter again came up. when 1t was decided to
adjourn subject; to reorganization by the thirteen
persons mentioned IN the act OF Incorporation Thus
ended the meeting and, might 1t be asked, what
benefit did the working women get from t9