, 1876-03-16


ncotnR Of tho ladies' interested Ia tho Con-
tenn!al work in this city and State vas held at
Rarweil Hall last evening, the especial object
e., bo!pg 10 Listen to m address from tho head Of
Tho Woueu's National Centennial Association,
Mrs. Elizabsth Gillespie, aud othctH WHO might
,ba present, with a viaw to awakoning deeper
ante1cst among tho women III tho cauae. Tho
weather Nas very unfavorablo, aud 10 conao-
4uenco the attendance waa small
calling the meeting to ordor, apologtzed for tho
,abaonco Of Mrs. Gov. Dsyeridge, President OF
ithe Illinois Associa.ion Who bad been detained
lby tho il!nees Of hor father. Airs. ]. Y. Lo
,nlra. CoEbin. and Miaa Weat ocoupicl positions
.on tho platform. .-
Mns. IN. wAnpHEn,
lot CRiro. one Of tho Vice-Presidents OF tho Az
ieocjhtlop, wnB tho tirst speaker introduced. She
lsatd sho had attended tho meeting expecting to
receve rather than impart information on the
Iaubtect proposed to bo considered, aud Was
a oSng called pen to make any
j. Egypt." and worry lltto could be expected from
her. Btilt ehe had been given supervision Of ten
taouthesn counticB, oil Of which sho had yfBltod,
and l,er success had aasounhed har. she had
reports only from Ayo Of the oountsos Of
tter Charge, which had gwen F649.75 to tho
movement. From tho other counties slle OK
,peoted equally good reports, which Hhc regretted
ialo VAS unable to proaont.
MRS. ELIZABETH 0MLEsrIE,
nf PHILADELPHIA. Was tho noxt epeaher. 6ho Ia
\ lady OF about 45 years OF ago, full Of lie ald
vtgor, and is Q granddaughter ot Denjam,n
Tranklia. ,sbe commenced by rccisiog !tho hts
tori Of tho Centennial moycmsnt tu Com
xrees and Its subsequent progress, showing tho
hsaessmeut which had boon made upon ench
Btatc. how tho country had practically refusod
70 support the movement. and bow, finally, Tho
CITY Of Phi1adelphdA took hold Of tho work, lii
which thirteen women enllsted in tho intosoat OF
tho women'a effort. In Decoombor. 1873. The
Ing for work In Philadelphia, which was any
thing else thaa eocoulsging- ehe went on to
'asy that by tho following June $4,000 bud boon
secured. which encouragea her assoointoa and
work among :hn lalos Ia tho country at largo.
in which ale lad boon especially engaged for
three yeasB. Tue fsat State heard from by tho
women waB mississippi, and tAat State. now tho
poorest Maa foremoa: Ia It's contributions
Through tho lldIos among tho states In the
Union.
Hho then spoke Of tho Bite. character. and ca
paoity Of tho Contcunial buildings in rhiladol.
bsen generously accorded the ladies', calling
{apecInl attention to Tho fact that they would
have special building for tho exhibition Of
Itheis work. sl.s thought the ladiea' building
women were among tho most active Of inTont
ars, though fow veto ready to recognize the
tacs. 6he hhd already discovered TINT the
women had invented tho stroet-car heli-puuch,
=
roapor and mower. Bhe waa assured that Batn.
pios Of thesa aEtlclea 1t loast would adorn Tho
WomAn's Department, aud that from absoad the
representation In art and IN manufactured goods
would compare fayoraby With tito home oxhibi.
tson. Bhe thon urged upon her hu4reru tho In.
pofsance OF Womeu taking moro active interest
III tho Contennial work, not no much to secure
lnouey u to ASSURE q showing Of tho products
Of tue women pf tho country which would bt
crodltabla to thahatlon. Hho oloaed Ler bsIoi
sldresn by reference to tie work A1read,
done In pbiladelph,a and va,loua part
OF tho country, especially IN the souih
wllero great interest Wks betnB taken In tht
matter, hhe took great caro- 10 imptoaa the ide.
Alnt the Cantauntst Waa not 4 philadalphia tab
hut = nAtiouAl enterprise, and to urge UPON tn
iadiea OF tho 4tAte the Importance OF oFganiz,ni
md Forwarding whataTsr they proposed to az
hiblt - soon ~ possible.
MIBs EVENTS
ypoke Of the work iia ibis city, and said that tn
lub-comtnittoes appointed soms t.mo ago La
beeo u york, sud alEesly had quite nunber o
Mticiea, Including yloWa OF tho ctasit1bte iulti
a1Ions Of the city. which were sosdY to ba TOR
sarded ~ soon ~ money could bo raised t.
toTat the expense.
Mra. 9hsrmood called tho attention OF th
neattng 70 the fAct that Mrs. Judge BKadws
FAs Treasurer of ths Womsn's CsatapniA Aaso