The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-06-13
INDIGNANT WOMEN.
Denouncing Judge Hilton for the Failure
of Stewards Women's Hotel Project

Denouncing Judge Hilton for fhe Failure
of Stewards Women's Hotel Project.
The denunciations of Judge Hilton
and the late Women's Hotel scheme by
the women of New York are both Iond
and deep. Their indignation knows no
bounds. They pronounce it the most
conspicuous fraud in the history of
American charities, and the most mon
strous advertising scheme ever devised.
A huge indignation meeting to protest
against Judge Hilton for turning the ho-
tel into mems tavern was held in
Cooper Institute the other night. The
immense hall was crowded to suffoca-
ton. Mrs. Matilda Fletcher, of Iowa,
was the first speaker. She told her ex-
perlence at the hotel in manner that
evoked laughter and applause. She as
serted that the hotel had never been
open to women in reality. She showed
how the rules worked. She was ordered
out of the library because she carried
dress on which she was putting ruf1e.
There were constant little interferences.
A few days before the closing a paper
was sent around TO sign, acknowledging
great obligations to Judge Hilton. She
would sign, she said, if his name was
stricken out. She hated to kneel to one
man for the charity of another. Mrs.
Fletcher ended by reading a list of
twenty-five rules, capital burlesque on
those governing the Women's Hotel.
These were received with great laugh
ter. Mrs. Fletcher held up a scrap
book, which she said was filed with
hundreds OF interviews with A. T. Stew
art, in which he invariably said the price
for board in the hotel would not exceed
$4 per week III any event, and would be
reduced to nothing if possible.
Mrs. Blake then freed her mind. She
said the Woman's Hotel was the most
monstrous advertising scheme ever de-
vised.
Mrs. Slocum, after brief speech, in
which she said that any man who holds
large mass of money and grinds work.
ing women fills the ranks of the prosti
tutes-read long string of resolutions.
which were adopted with great enthu
siasm. The important three were as
follows:
That, in view of the failure of this noble
purpose we entreat Mrs. A. T. Stewart to Sc,
that what was intended for workingwomel
shall not be taken from them, and that al
equivalent charity, under better advisers, b.
provided for them as she may in her woman
heart elect.
That until the evil genius of sordid gail
that presides over Stewards vast commercial
enterprise shows signs of true reform. ever
self-respecting woman should withdraw he
patronage therefrom, and that that which wa
built up by women chiefly be taken away b,
women.
That in putting on trial for only two months
under fatal restrictions what was nine years il
building, and trumpeted to the world as amag
nifcent charity; that in obtaining through it
brilliant opening, to which women chiefly con
tributed by their presence and applause, a vas
amount of free advertising; that in coolly in
eulting women, and betraying as if by pre-
meditation, woman's interest therein, the pro
curer of this result stands confessed as the
most astute business trickster of the day, an(
the most conspicuous fraud in the history O.
American charities. wild cheers and great
laughter.
This last resolution had to be repeat
ed three times, and the noise was deaf
ening. Then a collection was taken tt
pay for the hall, and the women Wen
out satisfied with their revenge.