The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-08
MRS. DUNIWAY IN THE EAST,

We find the following notices of re-
ception rendered Mrs. Duniway by her
friends in New York City in Eastern
publications
literary reception was given last Thursday
evening by Mrs. Clemence S. Lozier, NJ. D., at
her residence, 2SS West Fourteenth street, its
object being to give Mrs. Abigail Scott Duni-
way an opportunity of reading her recently
published poem, "Dayid and Anna Matson, !"
to a select circle of friends. Among those who
assembled to hear the lady were DR.. and Mrs.
A. w. Lozier, Susan B. Anthony, Mrs. Matilda
Joslyn Gage, Mr.. and Mrs. Bland, Miss Kate
Stanton, Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Devereaux Blake, Mr..
Charles Southern, Mrs. E. B. Phelps, Mr.. and
Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Helen NJ. Cooke, Mr.. Gilbert
and DIR. Barnett. Mrs. Duniway's reading was
frequently interrupted by applause, and at a
late hour fine collation. was served.-[New
York Home Journal.
Mrs Abigail Scott Duniway's reception given
at the residence OF Mrs. DIR. Lozier, in behalf OF
her many new Eastern friends and admirers,
was in point of character and numbers a brill
liant success, some OF our most prominent rep
resentative women, as also members of the
press, being present Selections from her new
poem, David and Anna Matson," 0ust pub.
lished), were read by Mrs. DR.. Lozier, Jr, Miss
Kate Stanton, and Mrs. Duniway. Compli-
mentary speeches were made, and encomiums
passed upon the character and merits of the
new work, which was compared in similarity
of conception, interest, and vividness of pic
ture and portrayal of the lights and shades OF
real life, to TennysOn's popular "Enoch Ar.
den." After a rich and abundant collation. the
entertainment closed at a late hour, with gen.
eral expressions of hearty cheer and good
ishes.-[Phrenological Journal for December
At the residence of DR.. Abraham W. Iozier
23S West Fourteenth street, the Woman Suf
frage Society gave a reception to Mrs. Abigail
Scott Duniway last evening. Among the
guests were Mrs. Mary p Stearns OF Minnesota
Mrs. Leonard of Chicago, and Helen NJ. Cooke
and G. H. Southern of this city. Mrs. DuniWay
is publicly known as a lecturer, and as the ed
itor of the NEW NORTHWEST, a paper published
in Portland, Oregon. Four years ago, she said
she accepted the pledges of the Republican
party to the cause of woman's rights, and die
| such effective work in stumping her native
| state that Horace Greeley was ANONYMOUSLY
defeated. After the vote was cast, she wa!
| snubbed by those who promised her assistance
The Republicans proved unfaithful to thei
VOWS TO wOman's rights, as they had to every
other pledge given for a worthy object. If tn,
Democrats were not favorable to them, they
we're at least honest. She called upon he
| hearers to unite with the ladies of Massacnu
sets, who were supporting Charles Francis
| Adams, and exert their influence for reform
Mrs. Duniway is in the East on lecturinl
tour aud attending TO the publication of he
| epic poem, David and Anna MatsOn. ."-TNey
| York sun.
This last extract headed, ga Won
ans Declaration for Tilden," is some
what remarkable, being, in respect t.
Mrs. Duniway,s remarks, solely tn,
creature of New York reporters i'm
agination. Mrs. D. i'm mediately sent t.
the editor of that great reform (?) jour
nal denial of the sentiments attributes
to her, but no retraction or correction
was made. She assures US that her re
marks upon that occasion were strictl.
non partisan, as the occasion certainl,
demanded they should be. To quot
her own words: 'T made no speech il
any shadow of a degree like the one at
tributed to me; said nothing whateve
about partisan issues, having all alon
utterly refused to have a finger in tn
electoral pie"