Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-08
The WOman,s Labor LEAGUE.

DR. MARY WALKER MAKES ugn APPEAR.sCE AT THE
MEETING 10 DEFENDS SECRETARY TELLER.
.ne WOmans National Labor League met last
evening at the Coreoran building and most OF the
evening was spent In a discussion growing out OF
the proposed new constitution, which was finally
adopted. There were several new faces present,
including those OF DR.. Mary Walker and OF Mr.. Nc
Donald, the sculptor. DR.. Walker, In speech,
spoke OF the declaratory part OF the constitution
as vind.ctive, and defended Secretary Teller as
upright man. Mrs. Charlotte Smith, in an impas-
stoned speech, declared the purpose OF the league
TO expose all women In the department holding
who drew up the constitution, having referred to
Dr.. Walker as Mrs" Walker, the Doctor declared
rather snaprishly, Il am not Mrs. Walker, II you
please" Mrs. Greene claimed that there no
yindictiveneS5 in the constitution, and related her
experiences as an applicant for place under Sec
rotary Teller, the Secretary having told her that
aid declared that Secretaries Teller and Lincoln
had reduced themselves beneath the contempt Of
citizens in tleir attack on women. He observed
that no woman had ever been discharged Tor
DISHONESTY OR DRUNKENNESS
DR.. Mary Walker declared that there had been
women discharged for drunkenness and dishon-
esty. The doctor declined to name the women so
discharged.
Il think" slid Mr.. Mcdonald, "that as you have
made this statement against your sex you ought
to be compelled 10 name them"
II can be compelled TO give no names,' said the
doctor, defiantly. "They are already out or OF
flce.''
Mrs. Greene said that Gen. Spinner and Mr.. Geo.
H. McCartee. who had had great many women
In their departments when in office, both said
that they had never had occasion to discharge
Women for the oiienses named: She declared that
the purpose OF this association was to defend
woman not TO defame her
Dr. Walker thereupon recOunted her services to
women, saying that she was the first to form q
WOmanS association.
Nh. Brown made an address, dwelling upon cor
rupt:on in the departments and the degeneracy OF
the public service. He did not think
m Adj
d!ctive Mrs. Smith made another speech,
in the course OF which she remarked that
Mr. Bliss, the star route prosecutor, had xpresSei
to her his sympathy with the movement She said
she had received dispatches from members OF
labor leagues in the north soliciting the cO-opera-
ton of the wOmanS league.
Mrs Miller, lady who spoke at last weeks
meeting, made some remarks, lying that she had
received a temporary appointment since the last
meeting, but that would Dot prevent her from eX-
pressing herself. She preached the necessity OF
POLITICAL AGITATION
by women Mrs. Miller anmadverted upon DR..
Walkers defense OF Mr.. Teller. The Doctor said
that was because Mr. Teller was of moral char
acter that he did not Want to appoint women who
were not.
There was little battle OF words between Mrs
Miller and Dr. Walker, In which the former said
she had stood by DR.. Walker when others made
sighting remarks. One gentleman she said had
told her that when women vote they would have
such women in Congress as DR.. Walker Il SAIL
continued Mrs. Miller; 'Sir she does credit to her
She declared that there was virtue In Dr. Mary
Walker, II she did wear pants.
DR.. Walker said that she always had stood by
women. "If they do wear long dresses she OBJ
served. II stand up for them"
After remarks 10y Mrs. Dun0ore and others the
meeting ad journed.