New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-15
y0PEJyC WoMAN's ASSOCIATION.

original Association TO take seats in front Nobody stir
ring IL became apparent that there none OF said
members present Mr. Barry proposed to let the men,
bcrs Of the Association go about their business Miss
Anthony wanted movement made TO incorporate TIE
old Association into the organized at the last
meeting. A motion 10 accept the act OF incorpora'
ton already adopted by the Executive Committee
was made. Miss A. proposed the question. Nobody
spoke She put t again. and. obtaining no more
response said, In q disguised tone, swell, you are an
aYiuy noncommlttsl set" The list OF officers proposed
by the xCommittee voted IN by the Association.
Miss Anthony then introduced Mrs Eleanor Kirk as the
new President OF the Association saying that there was
no person she could be happier In inducing into that
Office than Mrs. K. Mrs Kirk said she had prepared
letter declining the position and had intended to send
TO meeting but finding that there was some little
feeling concerning it, she resolved to read herself AS
follows:
To Of me Worta0~omT'r As'oeiaton'
While on ecep, nesbborng State surprised tolsn
papers that the regular meeting Of Our sOei.
had een elected President This surprised the because
thought generally the members that woud impossible
that capacity Had been present. might have saved
you OF this deelsDOn for will hardly become me
decline position kindly and Unexpectedly offered
without stating will do SO briefly not sat.'rS
The Association commenced under most hVOra
bic auspices and the public supposed for the best Of all
pupo,e Of bu.sndecty the worfngvomn Of this ey-snd
indirectly those Otb. the country by extending the area Of
profitable smpOymsn, and Doing what might be done dig
1t had Its outset the eOunensnos sad GOdsped OF all
rood men and women oopou Of the
ptess what quite much the h'i the cordial
support woriDgsOmen themselves There seemed TO be eve
reason Why should succeed and prospect Of its achieving most
noble endL 1t has not fulfilled these hopes Is sppsTento all
Whether or not foundation for them not for me 70
discuss Ihiye believed and DO now that protective society Tor "o
great generous city capable OF permanent erpee
noble Ohe eIceeot societies for similar purposes among
nep And believed aud dc believe that such society
properly organized and conducted would not only meet the appreciation
B,en, but the good Will and support Of al
sentiment untruthu
and deas than fhAt the interests Of vOkgSomen and working
men and nothing has pdiped ne more hdn Inc
frequent NnsasofoRI end ot,n somehng stronger hdn
ihsnust'on' - non WOHsn. ha' Tie real ehemH 81 ne
honoi srOrfs Of orkisgomsn toriip9mtA This 'en-
n<Bi b only tupjuaSih itself and impOle 10 He'nee
but wholly unsupported BY facts Hwhseyer Of disaster reverse the
wopg Association have met With In It's bef career no
part m,Orun, chsgeabn sense to The opposition O
other hand It's mO prudent and encsns support has
com. FROM quarter will only repeat What have before publicly
stated your presence aud through the press ba, in
ny opipiOn the fixture o. hI Soeiy 10 Gehtrs tn greol
,rypon has he,a from p,rrrsOn Of Us sGort into
,gprabk Instead Of being conducted the true interests
workinfwonn has been used forum for the diu0R Of all
s social problem, vh provoke tie hOsy
s>n o and best but remote bearing the
real Interests which the society organized have doubt bat
this mistake NAY be- and sincerely trust will be- rsmedsd In the
utur. Of tie AmOi,s As member shall hsrstoOs
DO ell IN ny power TO keep the real purpose IN view.
The President Of this Association should be Etust nto be able
to spend Working Of the ts ia
merely Ons duties connected With public meetings and
dseusop Of the principles which ubds action should be the
s,, q 1f.. 'i s P, I'll ,'ss "a. 'Sot,
h yy,b. attention Of the public tbe real I1or sboud be
csntsOu, and therefor. eael.nt T.r.
s much sad ssi. must es corresoSdiogy les. soss work
Of labor aeeOmphh.s through i functions aud th.
Of boS %.ss b Sea. no. .nSa
tfoss Who rc operations, .Scn be
The OflaJOl t1ogon should b. based
. .S5 ~; e i4c .1oand :npol@1 band
assured rspeesb and to secure for such employment
Tts Pr.Hi.S, Association sea no, only b. wholly .l,. 4.
S. sdv.nss%.st Sd. should brig with
. .S ss 9 .i; ssa:s y
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r. o % s : or qPS no tn S't SI' 3 JSS ,s
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.sces, cib, alton s,csrslJ yours ELlIsSn knE
stunned by the pomentOus weight Of kleanors prcnun
son Davis as President her the right
in the right place The association nd Nd didn't seem
asked reconsider her resignation Miss Anthony said
upon you She didn't think the Association was
protective union. A lady begged 10 know What Il had
done Miss A. replied that 1t had brought Itself into
c"antTy in their Labor Congress and IN doing this had
Helped all workingwomen indirectly. Il would have
red during s p Sqt aso
spect for workingwomen had been manifested. II
she wanted worldly applause she would aspire to remain
President Of the Association She would Ike TO devote
her energies, If abe had time to this work which had
incurred universal scorn and contnmely. Inc best
its most competent members TO make full reports upon
the different branches OF labor engaged In by women
She wanted the world TO realize that the vast majority
OF women supported themselves and their families The
NAo shat MON n
MIRA Kirk wanted to know II sic ,oas Pysdent and err
peeted 70 pefo all that work, eha' o"'d become oher
The membership roll records. etc, Of the old Associa
ton adopted by ss Should decide npO
President at the next meeting Mira Lomer thought tnat
in Itself Miss Anthony said that the dsagreeable bit
ter vulgar things that had been hurled at the heads Of
otherwise had discouraged them The enemy made this
onslaught because they felt that woman was becominga
to step outside the ru,s Of conventonalisn by
espousing an unpopular cause to measure
She referred TO abusive anonymous letters which
era ladies of the Association had received and said she
realized with what horror they looked upon such things
She assured them that they we're harmless II was an
has the enemy hsd oss
and meant 10 carry t'olt. and u icas worftng or
worH But actual manual labor Mrs Bronson said that
all women workers. Those fashionable moners VINO
az their as wolsl nsS
Mrs. Lozer objected 10 she Presidents being calico upon
70 the object OF the ASSOCIATION 10 any 1
OF culture breadth OF character and strength was tho
capacity 10 join in and work with Others though you
do mt agree with their views. She thought the one
great fault OF that she lacked selfrespect;
sse srn %tf oas s'f own the Wsa
phancy OF women 10 men: She did mt consider
woman in The Association failure She begged them
not TO be so humble like Uriah Heeps Women seemed
inclined always TO admit that men were superior-to
In their presence AS long they do this subser-
yiency wU come grateful letter. acknowledging the
receipt Of the 800. written by Hester Vaughan TO MISS
Anthony. then read. Mrs Bronson requested 20
state at the next meeting what plan OF action she pro-
posed. and tho meeting adjourned