Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-05

that the watchword would thsn be to make
home the college, court, church. and sanitari-
um of all true women.
Mrs. NJ. Louise Thomas gave nn account OF
the famous Sorosis Club, its organization. OBJ
ject, and growth during the twenty years OF its
existence.
Mrs d. g. Croly Jennie Junel followed Mrs.
Thomas, and gave passing alluston to the
Sorosis, of which she was one of the original
incorporators. Mrs. Croly said that her hrst
when by invitation she attended convention
for the purpose of discussing some contemplated
change in the matter Of dress "A woman 3
hoopskirt at that time measuring four yards
in circumference. Her own dress to-day was a
braided skirt of clay-colored broadcloth, with
Mrs. Crolys pet organizations is the Working
Woman's Guild OF Philadelphia, which has
now membership OF 70o composed of women
eng aged in manual la Dor.
Frances f. Willard spoke OF the suffrage
work. She illustrated her idea OF organization
at once in an object lesson. do you see that ?
fingers spread wide apart. And do you see
that?" and she closed her fingers and put her
elenched fist up in an attitude worthy OF John
l.. Sullivan. She went on TO speak of the
power Of taking hold OF hands, the accumu-
lating power of organization. IL took great
many years, she said, for women to come out
| in perspective far enough to have an Internn-
| tional Council.
Miss Anthony introduced Mrs. Marella NJ.
Hill, Of Dover, n. II. Mrs. Hill is q little wom-
an So years old She is bright, and her hair is
| still black. Miss Anthony said that Mrs. Hill
| was one of the first women TO engage In organ
| lied efforts to elevate young women. Mrs, Hill
| represented the Free-will Baptists. She spoke
| for some minutes telling OF her denominational
organizations, and especially those that helped
| young women.
The legal conditions Of women we're discuss
| ed at length by the council tns ablest speaker
being Mrs. Alice Scatcherd whose address was
on "The Legal Conditions OF Women IN the
| Three Kingdoms" Mrs. Scatcherd is delegate
| from Leeds. England She divided her dis
course under three beads--The Industrial
Property Rights, Rights in the Family" and
Personal Rights"-and gave a fine address
which was listened to with interest by the
| audience, who were nevertheless put TO the
blush by her plain speaking, for Mrs. seatch-
| erd was much in earnest, and believed in
calling a spade spade. In enumerItins the
different clauses of the English law relating to
women, Mrs. scatcherI said that previous to
/ 1882, when the Married Women's Property net
| 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 "rhe 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 transRiessed
| the laws and were up before the tribunal TO
have justice meted out, they should be tried
by Judge and jury composed OF their peers
| women.
Miss Alice Fletcher, who is Special Indian
Agent under the Severalty hiil read paper on
the Legal Conditions Of Indian Women, which
went to prove that the generally accepted tde
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, a Mohawk by birth, whose
portiy person was gorgeously appareled, and
| who rightly gauged her audience when brought
forward by saying that she knew they would
| rather look than hear her speak. Over
petticoat Of black velvet, heavily incruste
| with crystal beading, was worn short
polonaise OF scarlet satin glittering with a
border Of spangles and dangling crystal fringe