The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25

the presentation. DR.. Miller, o broad
browed, white haired veteran doctor, who
has served the city In that capacity for forty
years, thought the question OF the germ
origin of all disease debatable, and face
tiously termed the theory the "wiggly one"
and disclaimed q belief that all diseases,
some o. which he named, were caused by
bugs and things wisgling into person and
wigeling out again"
The Sherman House was the scene OF q
pleasant gathering the other afternoon, and
that was a reception given Clara B Colby.
Tribune, by the Cook County Woman Suf.
frsge Society.
The gathering represented the professional.
brsiny, philsnthropic and benevolent wo-
men of the city and suburbs Elizabeth
Boyton Harbert, the President of the org ami
zatlon, presided with ease and dignity.
Mrs. Colby gracefully thanked her friends
for the cordial reception rendered her, and
eloquently urged plea for the enfran.
chitement of women.
Mrs. DR.. wsrdner, State Lecturer for the
Illinois Industrial School, spoke to the
point MS Goft, leading suffragist,
Dr.. Alice 6tockham and others proved to
the gentlemen present that women had
tongues, sense and power. Ida Hood Tai.
bott, OF Indianapolis, made every one happy
by her iHimitable rendering of 1.-The Con-
tIacted Meeting" and "The Widow Doodles. /"
Mary T. Liyermore came in at the converse.
tional which followed the formalities of the
occasion. and told Us of her long acquaint-
aDce with the lamented Schuyler Colfax.
Rev. Florence Kalloch is an active mem
Der OF the society, and her genial presence
made body wish that most all ministers
were women. Pretty, modest Mary Dur
ham, associate editor of the Iate "Our Her
AID" was there. The advance sheets of
Mrs. Harbert's New Era" was upon
the table, and the happy words of praise
and favor but presage successful career.
The coming woman" is here she is there;
she Is in her home and in society; she fills
niche in the calendar of time hitherto un-
filled, and the rolling years of humanity
alone will recapitulate the mighty sum OF
her influence for good, and nowhere is it
more needed than in this great city
saw thinly-clad, fair-browed youthful
faced girl in patrol wagon in charge of
two policemen last Saturday. She held her
head down her eyes never looked up; she
teemed to shrink FROM the passing gaze She
did not wear the lock of a bold offender. 1
wondered what she had done, of what she
was suspected. Wherefore such a ride on a
wintry day?
knew she was thihly clad because the out.
lines of her form were discernible through
the half-protecting wraps. while the great,
hurley officials had their blue coats buttoned
to the chin and the collars turned up. That
girl was taken to a lookup to share the COM
pany OF criminals worse than herself, to be
made worse than we can dream of, perhaps.
Why is there not q station set apart for
women who, If they must come under the
ban of the law in this wise, can be placed ia
compartments safe from the intrusion of any
save police matrons? Some OF the women OF
Chicago have labored for reforms in these
matters and have remedied many wrongs
and q continuation OF such work will miti.
gate other evils still existing.
Let the women vote as well as suffer the
penalty of broken laws. Give the women
voice in municipal government. They rem
tidy wrongs pertaining thereto. Why not?
L. NJ, W.