The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-01


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by1of reports OF individual and organized work.
news Items, thoughts. suggestions ana inquiries
ere Invited fer these columns
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l65 Elm St., indianapolis, Ind.
Tso reg ularrn ,nfhly meeting of the Indi-
ansIe . Equal Suffrage Society will be held
at y. m. tomorrow at Plymouth Church.
Mrs. Z. G.. Wallace will lead the discussion.
The National Woman Suffrage Association
have decided not TO hold convention in
New Orleans this winter as Was intended. a
booth for the distribution of literature will
be maintained in the Exposition.
Mrs. Harriet II. Robinson said at the re-
cent meeting of the National Woman Saf-
frage Association o. Msssac ausstts. that there
are IN that State I54,775 women with gray
h acs-who are DISTINGUISHED. That Is a
] Ter number tian the whole Republican
vote on an average fer the last ten years.
The eleventh anniversary of the Central
w. g. L. u. will De held at Roberts Park
CD Ercb this evening. The annual report of
the work of the Union Will be presented by
Mrs. ]. r. Nichols. The address Of the ev.
enirg will be delivered by Mrs. Mary I.
Lashrop, President of the Michigan w. @.
T. T., whose eloqnence, zeal and ability
have made her one of the most successful
workers in the Union.
Leafiet No. l. issued by the National Wo-
nan Suffrage Association OF Massachusetts,,
is o valuable and unique tract though il
contains little else beside names. 1t gives q
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supporters of the Sentimental folly" OF wo-
man suffrage in the past and present; q
goodiy company OF 'cranks' including
American and English Statesmen, clergy
men and educators. philosophers and philan-
thropists. authors and journalists; in brief
large number of eminent men and women.
Woman Suffrage has suffered four defeats
during the past month-in indiana Idaho,
Oregon and British Columbia.
The bill to open the doors of the State
University OF West Virginia to girls passed
the Senate. but wss defeated in the House
by vote OF so 70 %
Against these defeats there is one victory
TO chronicle, the passage OF a bill extending
school suffrage 10 women In Idaho.
The arguments against CO education and
against woman suffrage bear a strong reS5m-
oiance. To some OF the Vest Virgins leg.
islsfors co education is IS obnoxious as
won an suffrage is to to some OF the Indiana
legislators IL adopted the University would
be ruined. every such 8ttemps 10 make boys
OF girls and girls OF boys han proved a mis-
ershIe failure. If West Virginians wanted
their daughters TO be DIR. Mary Walkers,
send them TO the University il this system
were adopted, etc.
And vet in every college and university
in Indiana under Protestant control, save
Wabash College. both sexes are admitted on
equal terms, and the system OF co education
Is pronounced success.
During the past week the question of wo.
man suffrage has been laid before the Indi-
ana Legislature, and by the Senate laid
aside. II was thought fitting that this Leg
isiature like several OF its predecessors
sho1id have opportunity TO listen to the
claims OF the women who want the ballot.
and to learn the reasons for that claim. Ac-
cordingly. meetings were held on last Mon
day and Tuesday evenings in
tie bal of the House to which
Senators and Representatives were invited.
On the first evening: Mrs. Helen NJ Cougar
ton Sustains 10 the State CT Indiana" On
the second Mrs. Josephine K. Nichols gave a a
address on The Equality of Manhood and
Wcmanhcod:necessaryt true Government .
Il sneedlsss TO say that these addresses
were earnest aud able and formulated the
Ga Thnrsdsy, Mr.. Fonlke's resolution for
an amen dment 10 the Constitution giving
women tho right 10 vote came up ia the SEN
ate for consideration. Senator Foulke Md >
a mastery argument in its bsbalf Mr.
Campbell OF ST. Joseph and Mr.. Thompso n
favored the resolution while Mr.. McCul-
Tough and Mr. Faulkner opposed. The vo q
was rather more favorable than was antici-
psted and resulted as follows: Yeas--Ad-
ns0n, Campbell of Hendricks, Campbell
Of st Joseph, Davis, Day, Drake, Duncaa
of Hamilton, Ensley, Foulke. Hoover. Hus-
Noon, Overstreet, Peterson, Shiyely,
Smith Of Delaware, Thompson and Win .er.
Total %
Nsys-Bailey Benz, Brown, Bryant, Dam
can of Bartholomew, Ernest Faulkner,
Fowler, Hi, Hilligass, Howard. johnson,
Nay. Mcclure. Mccullough, Null. Rahm,
Sceioss Sellers Smith OF Jennings Smith
OF Jay. Weir, Willard, Ycucne aud thinner
man-Total. %.
Mesnv lille the W. O. 7. q. have been
pressing their p1ea ure the scientific tenn
Sersnce instruction bill, Mrs. Nichols ad
dressing both branches of ths Legislature
and have secured its passage in the Houss
The Indianapolis Woman's Club.
Response to the toast, "Our Club Of To
Day" by Mrs. May Wright Sevall. at the
decennial celebration of the Indianspoli,
Woman's Club. February II. 1885
Sentiment:
GIVE me insight into &c day. and you may
Gave the antique and future worlds.
Emerson.
A knowledge of Whist the Womau's Club
o. indianapolis in its present status is, i'm
plies comprehension of what is is not; and
We have very high authority among ancient
philosophers aud modern for oetievlng thai
the most Satisfactory approach 10 the highes
affirmation lies through q series of mega
tons.
First than it may be admitted that the
i. w. Q. il not in popular
phrase q social club; for example
Ii does not. like its oldest American sister
the Metropolitan Sorosis, indulge in weekly
lupcheons; nor does it. after the sotiabls
fashion OF its grnver Boston relative, tn:
New England Club. dissipate its accumu
lated surplus OF gravity in the aromatic
steam of monthly tea. Only at rare inter
walls does ]. W. c. relax to social gaiety
and even in these infrequent periods Of 70
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