The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-05-15

. hyDercTIilc3l people might Deem suc2 &C
I ii1n uapsrlismentary, in the praseace ol
( the president, it was esse1tisl 10 the Gerry.
/ ing out Of the evenings programme. Miss
! Ptu5e CouZius came forward triumph
antly
( WAVING A LETTER,
which she read. Il was from President
/ Wshl, of the Merchants Exchange, and il
requested her to invite the Association to
visit Charge al noon to day. Taking no
pains to hide her pleasure at this expression
Of good will, Miss Couzins referred also to
| the fact thar the Fair Association had ex-
| tended an invitation 10 visit the Z)o zoo,
| and that the Mayor had been requested that
the Mavor furnish carriages. His Honor
had fsiled to respond, and she now moved
| thst the invitation Of the Merchants Ex-
change be accepted, and that the Associa-
ton, after visiting there, take carriages
thence 10 the Fair grounds, srd she felt
certain that the merchants would Mt allow
the carria-e-drivers to go unpaid. The
motion carried amid considerable merri-
mg0..
she also read a coumun cation from DR.
7 lot, Chancellor of " hingtOn UBiversi-
v, inviting the A-saciotiOn 10 attend she
arr .5ciure Of Miss Schc enmacher, at Mary
Institute, on next Monday evening,
a PRESENTATION.
The Chairman then announced that Mrs
Thompson Of lGdiaua had a few remarks
70 make, ard that p2pUlar sufiragist step
ped forward with two maguiic nj baskets
Of flowers. Addressing the audience, she
said that when, the evening before, she ap
pzaT-f On that platform, her f-st utter
slCss were Kissed, ard properly 80, because
they were nisau' rstood - being di-par-
a-.- 20 che leading workers IN the cause
al women suErsEn. But she trusted that
her sgC-Ue would ciesvR % the roof Of her
mJgr p II ever one word vas uttered b. her
Fra Ci.ua~aga Of tLa noble women
whose f.g had made hers o e 50. She de-
sired 20 say s. lew vo-es - Tie fathers Cl
80 Louis O. behalf ul llsrr daughters, and
she then proceed J, fist 10 urge that hTy
give tlsis a.r's jhs training V ai-h would
make them irtHTeE lent Of C.r-umst5ECes
iu the IEtlar Of earning 4 livelihood, ard
.hus. by making 81 lash enable, remove ;hs
t3.a: from ia Z .smaie labor; aud second,
Co. nav c-o Il she most Clog lent tributes TO
p 70 leaders IN the outrage cause that ever
y man paid 10 woman, and 20 ask that the
.a-H-..F Of the isld be taught something
az % tde holy deb. O! grltitU Re and honor to
these WONT l who i.r thirty long years have
fought q grand Gghi-ghe more grand h.
CEr-g Il vas 5.gnt.ess-GCi have endured
IilicIis aat suffering that the girls Of this
gerrrs,.Ca ul 5-ht have an opportunity TO
lr.tl. ramsus mission. These herOiHes
greater thsa CUE CLAW, our Finckcey ard
ur- Webster, nave their reward in their
work.. but -heir. naue= viii be bright in
the histories IL q century hence, and will
Do held in reverence By the women Of tina;
Ie-. After mentioning the lesdiBg fig
1res in the lis. of N artyrs. she mentioned
Lucreiia Mott, Elk ibelh CdGy Stanton and
Susan B. Anthony, and none, she said, had
DraC, ised more se.i-deuial, or had put self
under foot more completely than the last
u med. Turning 10 Miss Anthony, the
speaker, with 3 tremuloUs voice which be-
spoke the sincerity of her expressions, pre-
5 IA, a he flowers in an address that was
SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL,
bringing tsrr- 70 hundreds Of eve7. The
te-tiu0aiai oppressed the love and respect
Of thousands # noble women, she said, but
W "a ssaecit..g the odc-ing Of Philadelphia
aud S.. Louie iadi~7.
,Iizs Anlurov, with tears streaming down
lrr check. gT.sy, amid thunderous ag-
pi.usa. When she could control her voice,
she sid that il was Uaiair that, expecting
her 90 spesS, tdey should bring such 4 scene
a. this before her. To demonstrations OF
gJa.ifule she WIS s stranger srd she did
90. L1Ow how to behave. II they had
thrown siOuts, or called lard names, or
said she 81 1nldn't spesk, or that her speak
ing Oh women more harm than good, or
o. go me ought 10 be burnt at the stake, or
haG said an thing against the cause which
81. hsd been trying to serve fo- thirty years,
she would have known what 10 say in Ie-
turn. She hoped they would not expect an
appropriate acknowledgment of the
To add TO her trouble here
came Elizabeth Csdy Stanton at the last
moment. smiling Sc though she had TO &C.
ca.iou for apoI0girs after disappointing big
audiences ali week. This wasn't the first
trick of that Kind she had played, end
Miss Anthony related it1 counterpart "a oc-
currirg in New York in 1872 the auecdote
being most amusirg. Then the lady en-
ter upon her powerful lecture Of Women
wsut bread. and not the ballot ard for an
hayr and half there WIS HJw Of logic,
sar.s-m ard homer, that commanded the
al A.s4i Et.fl GALtA-FAN ttllL ttEAl the
audience. l: wo1ld be impossible TO give
A FAIR ABSTRACT
Of ,he lecture in the space available. SUI |
ice il - say that ia general purpose was |
10 SNOW that di-fraECaised class il a de |
graded class, and th1t tue only means for |
respect and working grea! |
-sf1-I here OF In other soul.r-ls j. The bal |
lot.
When ;ls tumG..gou7 app 'agsa had died /
away that rewarded the able Lecturer, II
was renewed By the Trsseuts'ion Of the
beautiful, banignant-lOCsing Old lady, Mrs.
Stanton, who probably a1ds at the head OF
The female lecturers OF the world. Mrs.
StcT on spoke Tor jus. three quarters Of an
hour, and during that tune the attention
was absolutely painful, 80 eager were her
auditors 10 eaten every word. Her address
Tas Of the pathetic orde-, and was the
browning event Of this week Of extra
good things. Both men
aud women shed tears at some Of
he powerful pictures which she drew
lf the wrongs which needed Fighting. and
Der matches buIsL7 Of elOquence, with her
quiet imp-ss sive delivery, compelled the
multitude TO the most eztravagant bursts
q appliance IN spite OF their desire TO keep
te chain u1tE1ksR. None in tha. vast
hall escaped 'he canr- ling effect Of her
words. aeL e was Tee general comment,
wien all was over, taa. So. Louis hsd NOT
II years. il ever, witnessed 7geJ p complete
triumph c. s.CqUsuce as tins.
At the C51Ciusi0u, soma Tys Iulions Of
hanks 70 the Cit.zsrs, the prc-s, lio,e! Bar
luu, the Fair Association, Merchant.' TX
. 4 2. 2 |
sr. and adopted.
d vss announced that tie mex: C1nyen-
ion would be held n; Indianapolis next
Nay, and the convention adjourned.