Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-10

and Other Leaders to be On Hand
She writes ChaRocteristae Letter
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On NOthfng but 0tF0ag Meat''-A
Letter from Hrs. WS0dhall.
Preparations are making, under the direction
Of Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, for the annual con
vention Of the National Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation, 10 be held at Lincoln hall, in this city
on Thursday and Friday Of next week. Al
already stated in TEE STAR, all the shining
lights in the woman suffrage cause, with the ex
cepton Of the members Of the Lucy Stone
branch, are expected to be present. The cele
brated womans advocate, Miss Emily Faithful
Vim be present, and win probably speak. Mis-
Emily Pitts Stevens, editor of the San Francis
co Pioneer and president of the Woman's Pub
fishing Company Of the city named, writes Mrs
Loekwood that she viii be present, and vii
and viii be heard from in the convention. Mrs
naulda Josiyn Gage, chairman Of the execu
tive committee of the association, will be here
TO- morrow, and Miss Susan b. Anthony presi
dent OF the association, will arrive on Monia,
morning next, and will probably make heI
headquarters at the Ebbitt house OF the Impe-
rial hotel.
LETTER PROM SUSAN B. ANTHONY
Mrs. Lockwood received q letter from her YES
t. rday, in which she says she refused to give
bail at Rochester, in order that she might be re-
leased on writ Of habeas corpus, and secure a
change of venue to higher court. She SAYS heI
lawyers are deeply interested in her case, and
regrets that the woman suffrage women cannot
teen other women arrested for voting at ROches-
ter a test question. In regard to the coming
convention in Washington she writes character
istically As follows: "we mean to have every
question surveyed, but now at this stage. both
OF legislative and judicial proceedings, I do not
think our Washington convention should discuss
any Of the iatsrals, but only just the top root
that IL, the ballot secured in our hands If any
women wish to help us drive home to either OF
these departments the logic Of the ballot belong
ing to woman, equally with man, then amen to
their speeches! In our May convention we will
discuss side questions, but not in Washington.
just now we cannot afford to give the assembled
hundreds anything but strong meat"
Mrs. Lockwood has also received
LETTER FROM MRS. VICTORIA Woodruff,
who writes: 81 purpose being in Washington
coon after my speech here on the 9Th. Ihave an
agent who will travel all over the west with me,
ES hS T siso want me to speak in
about convention in Washington this month?
suppose there Is to be one, and if 50 please give
me an the particulars In your possession. But
fear nothing will be done in Congress this session
ince the Senate judiciary committee are unani-
nous against voting even In the territories, and
fear the administration means TO crush ont the
by pushing Miss Anthony and her associates to
the wall. had thought the case made up one:
but recent events seem to indicate that il is
n the esdar, % 9h between one
herself, Mrs.. w. says "We cannot afford to
fight among ourselves while there Is 50 much
work to do for the whole sex. have more on
my hands than 1 can attend to and do Ii well.
Our trials may come off this or next month"; we
expect they will be the most sensational that
have ever occurred, since we are determined to
the modes Of life pursued by the sO-called gem
tlemen Of our large cities. The suit for obscene
literature have HO doubt will never be brought
to trial; stu it may. We hope it may, and that,
too, SOON"
,ANNuAL MEETING OF THE FIRENEN's
MUTUAL RELIEF AssOCIATION.-At the annual
meetingiOf the Firemen's Mutual Relief Associ-
alton last night at the Franklin Engine House.
Mr. Lewis submitted resolution which was
ensuing year as follows: Martin Cronin, presi-
dent, w. y. Drew vice president; G. s. Smith,
secretary, and James McDevitt, treasurer
MI. Cr0nin made appropriate remarks thanking
the association for the confidence and cOngratu-
lating the members on the success attending
this effort. A vote Of thanks was rendered the
omcers for the Jealous and faithful services
The board Of directors submitted report of
their transactions during the past nine months,
wherein 1t Is stated that since the organization
there has been received up TO the present time
from dues, e136; fines and q d0nation Of so, $50;
from National Theater benefit. 1854; total, 81 10;
OF the treasurer Of S51S.
tuition empowering the board Of directors to
elect honorary or contributing members to the
association. Mr.. Smith, the secretary, stated
that their financial condition would have pre-
sented q much better showing had the firemen
been paid their salaries regularly; in default of
this, many Of their members had failed to pay
up their dues A change was made in the time
i inc monthly meetings Of the board of direc-
hrst wednesday Of each month. A board Of
directors were then chosen, as follows, From
No No. i Vim: Rggies; No. 2, John W. Sinclair;
Strobe; No. s, Lewis Hauf; hook and ladder.
Bsiley. Adjourned. ~
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EDITOR STAR:-In your issue of last evening
appears paragraph calling the attention OF
Col. 8. s. SmOot to the fact that he Is only the
elect of the 9th district. Correct.
without representative at all. The last para
graph of section 10, of the "act to provide a
for the District of Columbia" reads
as follows: "And no person holding any Office of
trust or profit under the government of the
United States shall be member Of the legisla-
tive assembly"
Mr.. Henry Piper, who was elected to repre-
sent this district is, and was at the time Of his
election, messenger in the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing, Treasury Department. 1
only regret that Col. Sm0Ot is not now our rep
that he might support in the AS
he has expressed in the letter 10 the Governor.
Yours, NINTH DISTRICT.
BUILDING PERMITs.-Theod0re Huyseman,
twO-stOry French roof brick, G street, between
18th and 18th streets northeast. b. r. Plumley,
three tw0-story frames corner Sd and H streets
northeast Caroline n. Ready, one-story frame
corner Maryland avenue and 9Th street north
east. George B0uldin, twO-story frame, New
York avenue; between 4th and 5th streets north
west. n. Murphy .One-stOry frame corner Frede-
rick and 9Th sts., Georgetown. A. Rechenberg
twO-story frame, Rhode Island avenue, between
9Th and 9th streets northeast Thomas Prindi-
Bile, one-story frame, I'd street, between ID and
K streets northeast. John Sweeney, two-story
frame, ID street, between and X streets north
east. John just, two-stOry brick, X street. be-
tgeen 9Th and 9th streets northwest. William
Rutherford, two tw0-stOry bricks, 10th street,
between NJ and n streets. j. e. Baum, two
story brick corner Of 4th and East Capitol streets
southeast.
UNION OF CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES
in Honor of Father Barke.-A
meeting Of delegates from the several Catholic
societies Of the District of Columbia
was held last night at Carroll Hall, fc- . pur-
pose Of forming District BenevOlei., .-niou.
Mr.. +. McNerhany presided, and Mr.. John
Moran acted as secretary. Resolutions were
adopted attesting their appreciation of Father
Burke, and pledging themselves to urge upon
their respective societies the propriety Of joining
in q suitable demonstration In his honor on his
arrival In Washington. It was further resolved
tn form, n uu;oD ~ an <ha Ca<hoy;c r>a,oro,o,..