Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-13

that tlN cGscord would then be TO make
home the ~oiiege, court, church, and sanitari-
um OF all true women.
the famous Sorosls Club. its organization. OBJ
ject and growth during the twenty years Of its
existence.
Mrs. d. G. Croly (Jennie juno followed Mrs.
Thomas, and gave a passing allusion to the
Sorosis of which she was one of the original
appearance us q speaker was thirty years ago,
when by invitation she attended convention
for the purpose eff discussing some contemplated
change in the matter of dress-a woman's
hoopskirt at that time measuring four yards
in circumference. Her own dress to-day was n
braided skirt Of clay-colored bro~dcloth, with
Woman's Guild Of Philadelphia, which has
now u membership of Goa. composed of women
| eng aged in ma nual labor
Frances +. Willard spoke of the suffrage
work. She illustrated her idea OF organization
Mt 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
clenched fist up in nn attitude worthy of John
power of taking hold of hands, the accumu-
latins power of organization. 1t took great
many years, she said for women to come out
! in perspective fur enough to have an lntorna-
tional Council.
Miss Anthony introduced Mrs. Marella NJ.
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 youn, women Mrs, Hill
represented the Free-will Bnptsts. She spoke
| for some minutes. telling of her denominatonn
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
course under three hends-"The Industrial
fuh$ 70 $1,a Ln S1vyV Dp,1
Personal Rights"-and gave a fine address
| which was listened to with interest by the
audience, who We're nevertheless put to the
blush by her plain speaking, for Mrs. Scatch-
| erd was much in earnest, and believed in
| calling spade spade. In enumerating the
different clauses of the English law relating to
women. Mrs. Scatcheri said that previous to
1882, when the Married Womens 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 transgressed
| the laws and were 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 severalty bin, read u paper on
went to prove that the generally accepted ide !
regarding the Indian woman as a slave to be
bought and sold without rights or position in
! the tribe was q wrong one.
Miss Anthony introduced n native woman
the Princess Viroqua, Mohawk by birth. whose
portly person was gorgeously appareled, and
forward by saying that she knew they would
rather look than hear her speak. Over o
p petite Of black velvet, heavily incrustei
| with crystal beading, was worn a short
| polonaise OF scarlet satin glittering with a
border OF spangles and dangling crystal fringe