Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26

lay nor rest" and on the right By the
blue flag of Maine, decorated with
pine branch and cones The bronze
statue of Beethoven which has looked
calmly down upon 90 many different
assemblages in Music Hall. gased med
itatively at the Kansas table, with the
large yellow sunhower that surmounts
the Kansas banner blazing like q great
star at his very feet Next to Maine
came the banner of Vermont, rioh and
beautiful. though smaller than the rest.
1t is in two shades of blue, with the
seal of the State in the center sur
rounded by wild roses, and bearing
the motto Freedom and Unity"
At the extreme right of the platform
hung the banner of Pennsylvania, yell
low. with heavy crimson fringe and
the motto Taxation with Representa-
ton" On the other side of Michigan
was large portrait of Wendell Phil
lips, sent by friends in Minnesota, and
a spirited woman suffrage poem.
printed and framed. from Rhode ISL
and lady. Beyond we're the Woman's
Journal exhibit and the press head
quarters, and last. but not least, dis
play of exquisite blankets made at the
Lamoille mills and contributed to the
Vermont exhibit by the manufacturer,
Mrs. H. G. Minot
All down the nall on both sides and
across the middle hung the many BAN
ners of the Massachusetts local
leagues. of al sizes and colors. and
with every variety of motto and de-
vice. At the extreme end hung the
white banner of the Massachusetts
State Association.
The flower table was beautifully
decorated. and presided over by Miss
Gambler and four daughters of the
Governor of Massachusetts.
Contributions had been sent by indi-
vidual friends in many distant States
and Territories.
The exhibits of the different States
were dcservedly admired, and it would
take columns to enumerate half of the
beautiful things displayed on the Ia
bles of the local leagues
Mrs. Livermore. the president of the
Bazaar. male the opening address on
Monday evening. The hall was full.
floor and gallery. and scores of yellow
ribboned delegates threaded their way
through the smiling crowd Mrs
Livermore introduced Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe. who said:
Addresses this evening are some
thing like grace before meat; they are
expected to be short and sweet The
grace is a good thing because it re-
minds us that we do not live by bread
alone, but by all the Divine words with
which the Creator has filed the uni
verse. The most Divine word of all is
justice, and in that sacred name we
are met tonight In her name we set
up our tents and spread our banners.
To speak of grace before meat in not
quite SO serious way: Don't you think
we suffragists have said a very long
grace to our meat. and We haven't got
it yet? The fear in regard to a long
grace is that the dinner may get cold.
and l am afraid that we shall all be
cold before we get that precious dish
of suffrage"
Mrs. Howe spoke of the great sue
cess of the Bazaar and the interest
evinced by SO many States. the beauti-
full gifts sent by the women of Kansas,
and sympathy richer than any thing
money can buy. She continued: ':In
this suspense in which we have long
waited for suffrage, l sometimes feel as
if we were in dim twilight. in which
at last single star sheds its ray to
show lis there is light yet, and then
another and another star follows.
Wyoming was the first the evening
star; we may call her our Venus; then
came Washington Territory and then
Kansas. What sort of star shall we
call BostonP 1t might aptly be COM
pared to sleepy old Saturn. surrounded
by triple ring of prejudice. But do
noe 4uiIc ueSpII "a DOStOH' IL SA""0
ming was asked once if he did not de-
spair of Harvard College. He said:
No. never quite despair of any
thing Therefore. following his good
example. l never quite despair of Bos-
ton. We want our flag to be full OF
such stars as those I have mentioned.
Now. we shall be glad to have you 60
through this hall and visit the tables
and get all you can; but with all your
getting. get suffrage"
Mrs. Lucy Stone made brief adj
dress. expressing her pleasure in the
beautiful goods sent from SO many
different piaces--Aiice Stone Black
sueU, in W,oman's Journal.
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