Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-30

hundred speeches in ten months and Travelled
fifteen thousand miles to do II. She Is con,
stantly in demand in England and A Scotland, ana
home in London and four children, to whom she
gives her personal attention, even making their
went out to q reception, dinner party or other
social gathering, and thus gained time for her
work WITHOUT neglecting her family. On lour,
guard, 80 as TO secure q whole compartment TO
herself get out her sewing bag and make frock
for one Of aer s ones ns IIa aanes
Association and the Purity and vigilance AsSocia-
tion, which have charged themselves with the
SURF s%rfound them and with Enforcing the laws,
enactment was brought about through the Pau
Mall Gazette exposures Mrs. Chant Is friend OF
dent OF his paper. she represents also The Edln-
burgh Women's Suffrage Society, the Scottish
the Edinburgh branch Of the Federation Tor the
Abolition OF State Regulation OF Vice; the Glas-
gov Women's Suffrage Society, and Women's
Temperance Society; the British Womens lem,
perance Society, and the International Peace and
Arbitration Society OF London.
Mrs. Chant looks enough like Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain to be his sister, and as seen by her many
sided mission, she is almost as notable as dipo-
mat She IS also poet and songstress. she
vest and front OF black silk, white lace Guns and
collar, and a black bonnet.
MRS. CHANTS TALK.
She spoke in fearful tone for the miseries she
voiced, as became her. The women assembled
were protest against the brutalties committed
against the women OF Italy who are made to wear
a yenow handkerchief to proclaim their shame;
protest against the terrible treatment dealt out
10 women In garrison towns In England where
fiendish outrages are committed against women.
Unjust laws have been repealed, but there 1smuch
yet to be accomplished. She had been, she said, for
twenty-five years hard at work in behalf OF her sex,
Mr. stead in London dia Tor social purity when he
maize the expositions In the Pail Mall Gdzette.
All the women engaged In rescue work could tes-
THY that the half was not told In his agoniZing
revelations A blue book In the house or lords
contains more dreadful things than have ever
been revealed. Organizations were formed 70 pro-
alleged domestic service In railway stations In
London ladies are stationed TO walk the platforms
crying girl at Charing Cross station with pro-
curess some time ago, MIS- Chant had no power
TO stop the girls going abroad; Latteriy the
by change Of law, TO block the game.
II walked through your Washington last night at
mldni ,nt" said MrS s. Chant, and No my neart Is
saw not a woman upon your streets. Strange
s1gnt 10 see. In our London would have seen doZ-
their bargains OF sin and shame. Oh, fa1r young
country, II you have not many things you have
not this corroding cancer OF dreadful sln! The
rescue work OF London, she said, Is a splendid
school TO teach women what they have 10 do, and
why they should have to do with politics. She
OF publicity In this work by being mother
In telling moving story OF the rescue OF little
girl from palace OF sin, she said she had sweet,
pretty, dark eyes like her own At this there was
laughter, and she quickly SAID she meant the eyes
reminded her OF her own little girls
AT the close Of Ars chants address Miss
been seut by Mrs. Bright McLarel, sister OF Jno.
Bright, Of Edinburg, as greeting 10 the women OF
the International Council, 1t was to Mrs Priscilla
Bright McLaren, Miss Anthony said, mat we are
indebted for this British delegation We have with
us. rising vote was taken ON sending Mrs. Nc
wishes. The vote was unanimous
Mrs. Caroline N. 8. Frazar, delegate OF the Ma
tionai Moral Education Association OF Boston, a
large middle:aged woman OF executive ability,
dressed In black silk, told OF the work OF the
worthy society with which she is connected.
DR. CAROLINE B. wiNsLOw,
OF this city, thin, nervous woman, also in black
silk. thought the subject already well presented.
She spoke extempOraneously and with some hesi-
taiOn, discussing the question OF the origin OF the
species from q sclenttnc standpoint, and nlustrat-
ing her remarks with incidents drawn nom the
Dr. Winslow IS president Of the District OF Co
lumbia Moral Education Society. She Is one OF the
women who started the moral education move
menL In this city. Originally its purpose Was 10
prevent the sale ana circulation OF impure tera-
lure among school children. Fur seventeen years
Mrs. Winslow and her colleagues have workedin
The District When it was proposed TO pass a law
In the old city council 70 regulate the Vice or pros
utution Mrs Winsiow ana others went before the
They also stopped such legislation by going 70 the
committee rouins OF Congress when sucn laws were
talked about.
MES. HARRIET r. sHA7TUcK,
pesident OF the Massachusetts, Woman's Suffrage
Association, looking well In brown silk and vel
vet, spoke Of universal standard OF morals in q
clear and logical manner. Mrs Shattuck thought
there were two points In the consideration or etn
cal problems which were likeiy 70 be overlooked.
The rst was thar ft IL more important In all Kinds
OF reform TO urge and Work Tor the building up Of
character, so that temptation shall be Resisted
from within, rather than TO expend SO much force
upon building up barriers outside 70 keep tempta-
ton out Both 61des are necessary, but while the
latter is useless unless reinforced BY the former,
the former Is In itself all-sufncient Tne most
potent agent In this method OF reform Il love: that
Is the bfotheFiy love or charity Of the Bible II Q
tempted woman VINO Is tvtng " DO better only has
some one stronger than herself to care her and
encourage her, 20 place around her the shelter.
ing arms Of an ana real sisseriy o.
brotherly affection, she win be Tar moro likely 70
succeed In her STRIVING. This is what b meant b.
fCbastsSed on gVJA Raos.l