The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-04

LILLE DRvEREAUx BLAKE.
that .he watchword would then be 20 mako
home the college, court, church. and sanitari-
um of all true women
Mrs. M. Louise Thomas gave an account OF
the famous Sorosis Club. its organization, OBJ
lect, and growth during the twenty years OF its
Mrs d. G. Croly Jennie June followed Mrs.
Thomas, and gave a passing alluston TO the
incorporators Mrs. Croly said that her first
appearance as a speaker was thirty years ago,
when by invitation she attended a convention
for the purpose eff discussing some contemplated
change in the matter Of dress woman's
hoopskirt at that time measuring four yards
I'm circumference Her own dress to-day was n
braided skirt Of clay-cOlored broadcloth, with
draperies OF seal brown ottoman silk. One OF
Mrs Crolys pet organizations IL the W'Nk ne
Woman's Guild OF Philadelphia, whica VAS
now a membership OF 700. composed OF NO.. N
eng aged in ma nual abor
Frances IT, Willard spoke OF the suffrage
work She illustrated her idea OF org6 nization
at once in an object lesson. do you see thaty
she said, holding up her open hand with the
fingers spread wide apart. And do you
that?' and sho closed her fingers and put her
clenched fist up in an attitude worthy of John
l.. Sullivan. She went 20 speak OF the
power OF taking hold Of hands the accunu-
lating power of organization. IL took great
many years. she said, for women to come out
in perspective far enough to have an mterna-
tional Council.
Hill, Of Dover n. II. Mrs. Hill is a little wom-
an, 50 years old. She is bright, and her hair il
still black. Miss Anthony said that Mrs. Hill
was one OF the first women TO engage In organ
lied efforts e. elevate youny women Mrs. Hill
represented the Free-will Baptists. She spoke
for some minutes, telling of her denolninational
organizations, and especially those that helped
young women.
The legal conditions OF women were discuss
ed at length by the council, the ablest speaker
being Mrs. Alice Scatcherd. whose address was
on THE Legal Conditions of Women in tho
Three Kingdoms" Mrs Scatcherd is delegate
from Leeds. England. She divided her dis
nV1a hna q Al md riaI
Property Rights" Rights in the Family, and
Personal Rights and gave fine address.
which was listened to with interest. by the
audience, who were nevertheless put TO the
blush by her plain speaking for Mrs. Scatch-
erd was much in earnest, and believed in
calling n spade a spade. In enumerating the
different clauses of the English law relating to
women, Mrs. Scatch-rl said that previous 70
1882, when the Married Women's Property act
was passed no married women could open or
keep bank account without the consent OF
her husband.
The address Of Mrs. Lily Devereux Blake, of
New York. on "The Legal Disabilities OF
Women" was an able one. treating OF those
things in America OF which her successor
spoke in regard to the English laws. One point
advocated was that when women transg ressed
the laws and wero up before the tribunal to
have Justice melted out, they should be tried
by Judge and jury composed Of their peers
women
Miss Alice Fletcher who Is Special Indian
Agent under the Severaty IN, read paper on
the Legal Conditions Of Indian Women, which
went TO prove that the generally accepted idea
regarding the Indian woman as slave to be
bought and sold without rights or position in
the tribe was wrong one.
Miss Anthony introduced native woman,
the Princess Viroqua, Mohawk by birth, whose
portly person was gorgsously appareled, and
l who rightly gagged her audience when brought
forward by saying that she know they would
rather look than hear her speak. Over a
petticoat Of black velvet, heavily incrusted
with crystal beading, was worn short
polonaise of scarlet satin glittering with q
border Of spangles and dangling crystal fringe.