The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1888-09-05
ITEMS ABOUT WOMEN.

Miss GERTRUDE HALL, daughter of
Ex-Governor Hall, of New Hampshire,
has accepted the principalship of the
Monson Academy, Monson, Mass.
Mrs. CUMMINGS, of Woburn. Mass.
who gave handsome library building
to the two towns of Tilton and North
field, N. H.. has added to her gift
library Of eight hundred volumes.
Mrs. ADA NJ. RIrTENBENDER was
nominated by the Nebraska Prohibi-
ton convection AZ their candidate for
district Judge. Mrs Rittenbender is
member of the Lincoln bar. and much
esteemed.
Mrs c. l.. RODDEY is the inventor
of many devices used in kindergarten
work. just now she is superintend-
ing the manufacture, at Springfield.
of five hundred models of kinder
garten slate.
EMILY S. BOUToN, in her blouse
hold Column of the Toledo Blade, is
doing excellent service for women.
She gives valuable suggestions and adj
vice for the material needs of women,
which deserve to be preserved in book
form.
The higher education of women is
not lessening their fitness to be moth
ers of tho next generations; it Is fur
nishing the mothers of the race to be,
with the education and culture which
will maze the training of the genera
ton worthy of its origin. Herald.
Miss JOSEPHINE POLLARD has as
sisted John Ii. Vincent. of Chautau-
qua, in compiling a large and striking
quarto volume, entitled "The Home
Book" designed as home library
"for very little people, their brothers
and sisters, their mothers and teach
ers."
Miss HENRIETTA BROOKE DAVIS, in
the Nineteenth Century, advises the es-
tablishment, by women, of college in
which the duties Of the household, the
art of cooking, etc, may be taught
The great advantage of this will be
that it will raise the standard of domes-
tic service.
Mrs. POLLY FORD, of Milford. near
, New Haven, was one hundred years
old on September /. She has not been
to church since 1896, but is member
( of the Congregational denomination.
, When in her eghty-third year she re-
, ceived her second sight, and can see
g better than many at sixty years Of
e age
= ARE we an unhealthy nation? There
are more than three times as many
physicians in America as in France,
proportionately. What would become
of this army of doctors if American
( women were to dress properly and ex-
|, ercise IN the open air regularity
a Eliza Putnam Hcaton, in Brooklyn
Times.
y DR.. ELIZABETH BEATTY, of Indore
, sent out by the Presbyterian church in
= Canada as a medical missionary. has
. treated over six thousand patients in
!. the past twelve months, and thinks a
- hospital and training school for Hin
doc women would make thousands of
y converts to Christianity. - Woman 8
Journal
Il Miss CHARLOTTE MORRILL,, who has
Il been spoken of as possible successor
W to Miss Freeman as president OF
d Wellesley, is secretary of the Adelphi
~ Academy, of Brooklyn. She is fine.
looking woman, with clear, healthy
complexion, bright eyes and dark hair.
She has quick smile, is brilliant
talker, is the personitication of COM
nonsense and goodwill, and has beer
- actively engaged in educational work
=, for years.
: Mrs FAIRBANKS addressed the Con
10 ference of Charities and Corrections at
~ its session in Omaha, Neb., Angus
II 80, on the subject of work among
" children. She presented paper by
10 Mrs. +. H. Pierce. at Davenport, la.
u emphasizing the value of kindness
- with children, especially young girls
n. and, above all, working-girls. Mrs
~ Lizzie Gorgas, matron of the Child
=, Home at Defiance, o., read a paper OF
80 the location of institutions for the car,
!; of children, and Mrs. Virginia S
Smith, of Connecticut, spoke of tn
economy OF the State in the care of de
pendent children.
Mrs. GOVERNOR CLAFLIN, for tn
purpose of saving influence on tn
g children who roamed near her home
'o has organized them into Loya
H. League, to be differed by the youn
al people themselves. The members a
On sign pledge to use no oaths or WI
'el gar language; neither alcoholic liquor
ce nor tobacco, and to seek to perform q
ur many acts of kindness as possible.
EN- fine playground on the premises is Al
~ ranged for them. At their meeting
e. which are quite frequent, all the fo
malities of well-conducted club al
scrupulously attended to-of itself a
i invaluable discipline tor the children
on Any breaches of the pledge are the
he considered, the lads themselves pr,
mt posing fine in such cases, and Il
an members are called upon to mentio
bic any acts of thoughtfulness or kindne
DO that they have performed for othe
bn sinpa tha prnyinuS naatinr Tho 7.