The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-12


IsnIANAPoLIs The Equal Safttage Soci.
ETY. at the monthly meeting on last Monday
passed resolution thanking the members
OF the Legislat Ire who have advocated q con-
stitutional amendment to extend the elect
i've franchise TO women.-The third term OF
Miss Ketchsm's Art School will open on
ne1t Wednesday, April 10, This school has
passed two terms successfully, the prospects
for full school are very promising for the
new term. The work done by the pupils
hears favorable com parison with that OF
other art schools in the West. Much OF the
work is on the walls and visitors are cordi-
ally invited. Miss Ketchem is spending her
vacation in Chicago working from life with
Messrs Corwin and Rupert, artists. She will
bring home some new sketches from the au-
tique, and as soon as at all practicable she
will form class for out-of-door sketching,
in charcoal, oil and water coloFs.
Missouri. DIR. Mary Mary Mclean Ia
been appointed assistant physician a. the
St. Louis Woman's Hospital.
MAssAcHUsETTs-The won an suffrage com
mittee of the Massachusetts, Legislature IA
reported 'inexpedient to legislate" on the
proposal TO provide for taking the opinion
the women OF the State upon the question
Of granting the municipal suffrage.
MINSEsoTA-A number OF public-spi ritsd
women in Minneapolis have organizsi II
work for the election OF women on the citv
school board, to urge upon women the need
OF using their privileges al voters az school
meetings, and to investigate the sanitary
conditions of the public schools.
IowA.-Rev. Mrs. Hutton, pastor of tbs
Unitarian Church, at Algons. Iowa, re-
sronded to the toast, The Dairy woman," at
Dairymen's Association during their late
convention there. She made one OF the hap.
piest and most spirited speeches OF the oc.
caeion.
CALIFoRNrA.-A Woman Suffrage Bill was
introduced in both branches of the Legisls-
ture. The votes on the bill as il advanced
On the calender showed that at least half of
the Senators and Representatives were favor.
able, but through erroneous recording OF the
vote and repeated omissions OF the bill from
the third reading ti!e, it was finally sup
pressed. The commiitse OF ladies on legis.
lative work complain that these blum
ders were made purposely to defeat the bill.
FoRsIsS.-On March Lord Dsnman In
troduced q woma1-suffrsge bill into the
House Of Lords.-Nr. Woodhalrs bill to tx'
tend tie Parliamentary franchise TO duly
qualified women was fixed for discussion on
March 4 This chance, slTsvs slender one,
was destroyed by the appropriation by the
ton bill. Mr.. W0odhall has DOW obtained
the second place on June "a : The banking
firm Of Rothschild in London, employ wo
men exclusively as coupon counters, aud ex'
periep ce shows iha. they are far more rsli-
able and intelligent than male employees
Literary Notice.
Tire fgis," monthly journal devotsd t.
the interests Of woman, which Mrs. Annie
Laurie Quin Dy has published at Cincinnati
for i've years past has been enlarged and i'm
proved and now appears III magazine form.
With the issue Of April l, the Organizer.
the fficial organ Of the Indiana W. G. 7. O.,
began its third year. This number is espec
tally valuable. as il contains report Of the
legislative work and,yotes upon theScienti65
Instruction Bill and the essay Prohibition
and opomics," by w. G, Mason. which re-
ceived the first prize offered by the w. c. T.
u, in the Indiana State University, al
Bloomington.
The Shadow of Mu Gross Lewes 6eorge
EliotM Ann Evans Ia to undergo another
critical dissection. this time in the pages oil
the May number Of the Atlantic Nonshly,
under the scalpel Of Mr.. Henry James.
Written for the Sunday Sentinel.
Plain Truths.
Robert Laird Collier tells Americans hou
beautiful il the family life of English people.
Beautiful because the English husband ia
hing. At home he expects and has the east
est and mcst comfortable place. He rules
wife, family, means and expenditure.
After telling ~ this Mr.. Collier goss on to
state what 6ne people this makes. Il In
Spires The men with such roverenoo for theiF