The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-06
The women Free Their Minds In
Regard 10 Stewards Womcn's

Hotel.
NEW YORK, June 4.-They had a big
and funny time tonight at the mass meet
ing called 10 protest against Judge Hill.
ton for turning the Women's Hotel into a
mans tavern. The large hall Of Cooper
Union was thronged with men and
women. All the standing room was oc-
cupied, and the crowd, extended out on
the sidewalk. Amusement Wa, expected,
and the audience seemed to get il. The
speeches were very brigh. and funny.
Henry Bergh had a front seat on the
platform. DR.. Lszter was Chairman, and
many ladies Of note As Suffragists sur
rounded her.
| Mrs. Matilda Fletcher, Of Iowa, was
the first speaker. She told her experience
at the hotel in q manner that evoked
laughter and applause. She asserted
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 address on
which she was putting a rufle. There
were constant little interferences. A few
days before the closing q paper was sent
around to sign, acknowledging great OBJ.
legations TO Judge Hilton. She would
sign, she said, II his anne was stricken
out. She hated 10 kneel to one man for
the charity ofanother. [Great spplause.1
Mrs. Fletcher ended by reading a list
oftwenty.fye rules, a capital burlesque
on those governing the Woman's Hotel.
These we're received with great laughter.
Mrs. Fletcher held up q Rcrap book,
which she said vas filled with hundreds
Of interviews with A. T. Stewart, in which
be invariably said the price for board 10
the hotel would not be allowed 10 exceed
81 per week In any event, and would be
reduced TO nothing II possible.
Mrs. Blake then freed her mind. She
said the Woman's Hotel was the most
monstrous advertising scheme ever de-.
vised.
Mira. slocum, after a brief speech-iu
which she said that any man who holds a
large ma,s Of money and grinds working
women 6lla the ranks Of the prostitutes
read q long string Of revolutions, which
we're adopted with great enthusiasm.
The important three were as follows:
That, In view Of the failure Of this no.
bic purpose, We entreat Mrs. A. 7. Stew.
art 10 SEQ that what was intended for
workinsWomen shall not be taken from
them, and that m equivalent charity,
under better advisers, be provided for
them as she may 10 her womans heart
elect.
That until the evil genius Of sordid
gain that presides over Stewards vast com.
mercial enterprise shows signs Of true re-.
form, every self respecting woman should
withdraw her patronage thereirom, and
that that which was built up by women
chiefly Be taken away by women.
That In putting on trial for only two
months, under fatal restrictions, what
was nine years In building, and trum-
peted 10 the world rs u magnificent char
ity; thatin obtaining through its brilliant
opening, 10 which women chiefly contrib.
uied by their presence aud applause, =
vast amount Of free advertising; that in
coolly insulting women, and betrayiug as
II by ptemeditGtion Woman's interest
therein, the procurer Of this result stands
confessed Is the most astute business
trickster Of the day, and tie most CON.
sptcuous fraud In the history Of Ameri.
can rharitiss. wild cheers and great
liughter.l
This last resolution had to b repeated
three times and the noise was deaieninv,
Then n collection Wn taken up 10 pay
for the hall, and the women went out
Satisfied with their revenge.