The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-04
INDIGNANT WOMEN.
The Lesson They Propose to Teach
Judge Hilton.
LADY BOARDERS' RIGHTS.
Mrs. Fletcher and Manager Clair
on the Hotel.
THE MEETING TONIGHT.
LADY BoARDERs' RIGHTS.
THE MEETING TONIGHT.

Clemence s. Lozer, NJ D., yesterday afternoon. for
the purpose OF perfectnc the preparations Tor tho
monster indignation meeting TO be hcll this evening
In Cooper Union. The object OF this indignatiou
meeting, as already explained IN the columns 81 tho
HERALp and expressed IN call put forth by the
d,gnanl far is 10 what they conslrue rs an in
sut 10 womauhood in Judge Hiiton's explanation OF
The falufe OF the Woman's Hotel as womnn's hotel,
and 10 demonstrate against the intended conversion OF
what they look sort OF legacy 20 working
women icll by the Mr. Stewart TO Judge Hilton as
trustee into q mere money making machine Tor Tho
snriching oil an already enormous estate
Some routine business In reference TO handoills,
posters business arrangements was transacted In
undertones, and inc conversation then became gen-
eral Ex-surrogate Gideon Tucker was there, hav.
Ing called socially, and gave the ladies "a sight o.
rud adv,cc in relation to carrying OF the next
political campaign Tor woman suffrage, and much
learning on the subject OF statutes affecting
was displayed by all hands, but the talk soon turnoc
again the all engrossng topic Of the hotel Tho
HERALD reporter endcavored TO learn what object was
expected 20 be gained by the meeting and was pitled
for his pains
"Wby, we propose TO let Judge Hilton know that
the American not to DO insultcd as he has
insul,ed them, with impunity. We propose too, to
10, The public know the facts OF tho case
"And what then % asked tho reporter.
OUR sYMPATHizERs
He did not get direct answer to this; but Mrs.
Lozier said that sho had already had number OF per-
rons 10 express sympathy with tho proposed meeting
and thank her having taken part IN the movement
for it, "Among Others" she said, mrs. Greer, .
very wealthy lady living up town, called and said she
was very glad indeed that such meeting Was TO be
hold"
ssrhen there are very many women" continued
Mrs. Lczicr, ..who heartily in sympathy with us
who not identified with the movement for mass
meeting There is one, whose name am NOT at lib
sry MENTION who is circulating plodge among the
wealthy ladies OF the city, which onds signer not
10 buy anything that from stewards Tor 1--WE
years to come and great number of ladies' have
ngned it, and 1t is expected that great many moro
will sign"
NO LADY WOULD WANT MORE.
sThat's one practical result Of the indignation, at
any rate" said Mrs. Slocum land don't see how
my man who has slightest feeling OF respect for
his vito or his mother or his sisters help feeling
outraged by judge Hton's remarks about wo-
men not being willing to be helped in any
way that keeps them from tho other sex.
l am sure l haven't hoard single
plant on that score from any Of the ladies who
md fault with the way the hotel Is conducted. In
deed there docs not seem 10 DO any chance for any
question on that SCORE, for they are not Kept from
The other sex They allowed to receive and did
receive visits IRON gentlemen there In she pariors.
and no ludy would want anything moro. There was
FAULT found about that"
.rm sure don't md any fault with his saying we
MI want 70 get married." said srs. Lille Dcvsreux
Blake "for tho tell Us that's all We ought to do.
But Il is certainly unreasonable to expact to
live In rooms they can't havo any OF their
furniture or belongings. am that mon wouldn't
make their home in rooms where they not al
lowed 10 their own pictures or desks or books
or receive their gentlemen Trends"
s.But were not the ladies' allowed receive their
lady trends their rooms ~ asked a gentleman
present.
..No. indeed, came in q chorus tor answer ssNot
even their mothers and sisters without permit
sion. said mrs Socum .sas though they were OF bad
character until they had furnished references from
stiiI treated as VI they oil bad character anc
hsmpered by nii sorts OF rules that trcy could
not subin win serespect TO say nothing OF their
comfort or convenience. How would men like II.
wonder II they had TO furnish certificate OF char
acter from two women before they. could into
hotel aud then when they were admitted were treated
as the women were hcreY"
JUDGE nILroS's RIGHTS.
aAitcr aln said the gentleman referred to above,
.hasnt Judge Hilton rag what he likes about
NJ II he cnuosos to MAKE his hotal an unpleasant
place tho women do anything more than TO stay
"Perhaps mo-, - said Mrs sIocum; but he has no
right insult the women by giving any such expinna-
lion of his failure he cid give. For IL Ia not truo
that the hotel failed Tor tho reasons he gave. There
ore Two or three women's hotels IN tho CITY which
The sexes goes, they are on par with the Womsn's
Hotel"
Is something sacred about TINS PROPERTY for VIC hsve
proof OF what Mr. Stewart intended II should
be. Mss Anna Curtis, OF the Cooper Union
School Design, wrote TO Elm before his
death about the project asking nun what IT'S
nature would BE-, aud he wrote her ~ re-
lie said among other things that the price OF board
there Tor the WORKING wo.nen WIS 70 DO only IS or
a. week, not over ~ at the outside, and that IT
was be for the bench OF the working women par.
tcuiarly THIS letter Is to DO read ut the mas meet
ing Tnen Mira WHITE ono OF the trustees OF tho
New York M,dical College Tor Women, called on HIM
twice 10 ses II abe could not get some aid
from HIM Tor our college, and no excused himself
by saving mat he was using such money as he had
devoted TO SUCH work IN tho woman's Hoel, giving
her distinctly TO understand that II was 20 DO
charity for the working wOmen.n
MK. STEWARDS PROJECT.
al can confirm tna,, "said Mrs Matilda FLETCHER. who
came in late tsor have had some conversation with
q lady whose name nm not now at liDery 10 use.
hut whose husband Is we'll known IN TINS state. who
number OF conversations win him the subject OF
the projected homo Ior working women. She says
that especially designed u TO be that and icss,
and that In his plans be had especial reference tho
women and girls wno worked Tor MN. IL was TO DO
Than So or ~ weekly, and where everything IN
tue house TO be free 10 lhem-the baths and tho
laundfies ano everything else y was to be a nome
la us iuiest sense Tbcy were 10 be at liberty 10 10
their washing or hue " dono as they liked"
In further conversation Mira Lozcr "a a that she
had had two lady paucnts IA the hotel, ono Oh whom
had contracted malaria there and wa, very III. Be-
lore she III as 10 DC confined 70 hcr bed ms snc
after leaving too hotel she wasaimost prostrated
but vas abe up and TO herself. The mstron
oil the hotel refused to ailnw her meals be taken
10 ROOM and she was Obliged, ~ as sue was to
through tho halls ana by tho open windows. thereby
increasing her illness.
ssl'm sure don'l how anybody could live there
IN those ro0ms--horrtd little holes thai they were,"
said Mrs. Blake.
MRS FLsrcHER's ExPERgscR
Having been informed that Mrs. Fictcnor had been
an 10 matc OF ibe hotel Tor three and that sho
would recie xpericnccs at the meeting tonight
tue reporter asked nsr VI she wonld tell something ~
hat she know about the workings OF tue place. Ihis
she did al considerable length preiacng her story by
saying hat sho nad written letter In VIII ch she had
described everything favorabiy as she could, be-
cause at that time she was IN hopes That sne would
be able 10 inuuce Judge Hilton 10 change many OF
the rules ana mako number OF needed improve
nents Tns sue desired to CO. not especially
on her own account but because OF other women
VINO we're DESTROYS oil making homo there. But be.
faro she al time 10 ms kc the ondeavor Judge Hilton
had announced hat Tie experiment nad Jailed ana
10 be abandoned indcod, sue was informed mat