The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-09
LETTER FROM MRS. LoUGHARY.

S. w. S. A, which have already been |
published in your columns, a more ex-
tended report will be interesting to |
many of your numerous readers who |
have waited with much anxiety for
full report of meeting which was con-
ceded, both by visitors and citizens, to
be success. A large number of per-
sons from abroad were present, COM
prising, with the citizens, business men
and women, teachers, students, lawyers,
doctors, and newspaper reporters. Three
lady NJ. DIS, who are graduates of East
ern medical institutions, graced our
rostrum; the clergy was the only un-
represented class.
! A lady traveller and writer in the
Won1aH's Journal says: 81 find, both in
Europe and America, the clergy, as a
class, opposed to the much-needed re-
form, woman's acknowledgements"
Whether this be true or not, we were
very forcibly reminded of the express
sion in our meeting in Albany, with its
numerous churches and clergymen. The
sessions throughout were quite orderly
and very well attended, the large Court
house filled to overfiowing in the even
ings. This proves that women have a
tact to interest, together with executive
ability. The whole proves that we are
rapidly gaining flavor with all the peo-
ple."
Our correspondence from abroad was
very large, coming from the most intel
ligent and influential class of our own
State, Illinois, Colorado, and Washing
ton Territory, with good suggestions,
words of cheer, it added much to our
meeting. Our only regret is that so
many of our able workers were by sick
ness or other causes kept at home. Some
important measures were adopted,
which, if faithfully carried out, will
greatly facilitate our work for the fu-
ture.
. At the close of the meeting, your
humble servant went to Philomath, a
little educational place some ten miles
: west of Corvallis, in Benton county,
where a good audience was in waiting
: in the chapel of the college building, to
, which 1 spoke on the "Wants of the
| Working Women"
The following day, Sunday, addressed
them again on the vexed Bible texts,
'Let your women keep silent in the
f churches "Ask their husbands al
7 home," 'I will not suffer a woman tC
t teach," etc. find large class of per
3 SONS who get behind the Bible, which
t if rightly interpreted, gives the broad
] est views to both man and woman.
The following morning about fifty
e persons came through a driving storm
= to hear more of woman's equality, anC
a to organize a County Association. 4
t constitution, signed by twenty-five per
sons, was adopted, when the following
t officers were elected: President, Prof.
g B. Springer; Vice-President, Miss c
r Wyatt; Recording Secretary, Miss Jen
u ME Hairless; Corresponding Secretary
d Mr.. ]. B. Horner; Treasurer, Mrs. S. A
Kisor. The first action of the body wa
to place copy of the NEW NoRTHwEs
on the Secretary's table, so you see the
mean business. We will doubtless hea
= from them through their efficient Coz
= responding Secretary.
q Returning to Albany, I found th
r State Temperance Alliance and Unio
70 convening. AS we stepped into th
n same Court t-house with the same cit
10 zens, we noticed large number {
a delegates with ten clergymen on an
n about the rostrum who had come tC
ar gether to suggest and adopt plans
10 forward the cause of temperance in OF
/ State.
! At the close of the meetings, man
as who had attended both convention
r. said: 1--WE are unable to tell one froI
" the other, for they talk as much ten
"a perance as suffrage in the one, and {
ID much suffrage as temperance in IL
or other. While they are celebratin
or the nuptials of the Alliance and UnioI
n why not consolidate with them the o
IN egon State Woman Suffrage Associ
10 ton ?"
10 Oregon's men have not yet advance
90 in this work as has Massachusetts me
0f but the last meeting of the Alliant
O. convinces us that we are having son
nt very apt scholars. They are seeing al
ne feeling the Inconsistency of appealir
I'd to women for help as they have, ar
n and will do, with woman's hands til
es behind her. The main work of the A
20 lance was to bring out and adopt a 7
nd port of committee on political actio
ar which, if carried out by the men of Or
gon, will do vast amount of good
the suppression of intemperance. v
can only hope that the men of the Sta
will be true to their, pledges. 1t is {
ng we can do, for every requirement W
'r- placed beyond woman's reach. But
a. is just the position that you are fore
g to take, then do your work well.
ne H. A. LoUGHARY.
'lt Amity, February 26, 1877.
nd
tn WANT OF DEOENOY IS WANT
'ly SENSE"
he -.
no We beg to call the attention Of Broth