Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-10-14
Mfs. Wolcott, Rev. Lorenzo Haynes and
others, are Sufficient answers.
The session closed at 40.


The closing session brought out . good at
tendsnce. A half hour concert vas given by
Chandler's Quadrille Band. At $40 Miss
May introduced Miss Emily J. Leonard of
Conn.,. vho read paper upon political econ
omy. After . careful definition of her subject
she gave . description of the manner in which
banking 10 done, and described the various
kinds of business which have bearing upon
it. She discussed the nature of property and
the propriety Of different kinds of taxation.
and described the effect of the imitation and
contraction resulting from the late rebellion.
Miss May called for voluntary discussion,
saying that Miss Eastman had something to
say, but preferred that someone else should
begin. The unanimous applause of the
audience called Miss Eastman to the plat
form. She expressed satisfaction with the
essay. because il was so necessary to know
about this subject in order to know how TO
live. In all the ups and downs of business
women are expected to take life cheerfully,
but this is not comfortable. She thought
it very sad that the majority of people and
women, particularly, know so little of the
. b of finance, and did not know whether
to Sign a paper or not.
Mrs. Foster of Michigan, was called for,
and said she was ALWAYS glad to speak OF
values. She was glad that women were
waking up to the necessity of doing some
thing of value. Men had done US injury in
teaching " that We need no. inquire where
dollar comes from. She expressed great sat-
isfaction At the evidences of women's work
in Maine - shown by Mrs. Devots report in
the morning session.
| Miss May describes the new association of
women for the study of political education
and kindred subjects, and urged women to
join it, to study and make themselves IA
miliar with it. Political economy
foundered on laws of good, and is a broad
and deep science.
| Mrs. General Lander, of Washington, was
then introduced to read paper written by
Prof. Maria Mitchell, entitled "A Study of
Saturn" An abstract can give no idea of
this fine essay. Many points were knew TO
the audience, among them the fact that the
ring of Saturn is composed Of many rings
and has notably changed within the past cen
fury; again that the motions of the satellites
were such that any given position never re-
peats itself. She said there is always work
for small telescopes, and urged women to
join in this study.
Mrs. Blackwell was called upon to discuss
the subject. She spoke Of the value of such
studies to women compared to the waste Of
time on trivial matters.
The chairman then called upon volunteers
and remarked that here was one subject in
winch Miss Eastman was not interested.
Miss Eastman responded by saying when
she heard such a paper it seemed if the
seeing had arrived.
Resolutions of thanks was then passed to
the city government for their halls to the
press Of Portland for their excellent reports
and faithful care of papers entrusted to
them to the Associated Press for the spread
ing of the account of the congress so thor
onghly throughout the country; to Mrs.
Spring for the invitation to the Old Ladies
Home; to the Ogdensburg Railroad for invi-
tation to visit the White Mountain Notch
which was accepted for tomorrow to Mrs.
DIR. Devoland coadjutor of Portland for the
admirable arrangements which has made the
| meeting 40 successful
Miss May then very gracefully expressed
the thanks of the associated members for
the private Inequalities, and at $50 the con-
gress was closed.