Telegram-herald., 1890-05-16
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H. ths I tsF O. the Ix.tsHas H.s.t,
'In the mo1th II Ocs.lef As. hay
lng read 10 the Bsmaas Jszrual - sc-
e9a1t u tie National Pageant oops-
Fsgntea and managed by Alss Rona. IS
great merits and success in helpsng
nnsle-al.y TIE sssoc -aGse,las under n lose
auspices e Was gwen IA Boston. Kew
1osk, Newport, Hartford. Springfield,
Worcester and other eastern eines. l
opened a Jurisprudence xfth Mss
Pond - ascertain terms. dates. etc.
and WHEN 4 nnght be gwen Ia Grand
Rapids. Later / made 4 starenaent
before the Ladies Literary Club
of what had learned coneernng il,
when the question OF enterts lnlnent
@as discussed by that assoe alton.
Nothing further was done IA the matter
Onul my return from Washington the
last OF February, when found = letter
awaiting NE wEtten by lalss Pond from
Chicago, stating that Size MAS non ready
10 make an engagement with Grand
Rapids. Although too III even Il write
= letter through the kindness OF my
husband reply MAS sent, te.ms and
dates, etc, discussed. / then had 3
note written 10 Mrs. {. ID. Hodges, ask
ing her 10 some and see me. She did
50, and showed her the letter giving
terms and conditions. Mrs. Hodges
took those letters Vita Their prODosi-
ton % the management of the EmeT-
son Home, " lth which she Is connected.
The ladies felt the need OF money 10
continue the work of this worthy char
lty and, after looking the ground well
over. gladly accepted the terms, which
involved not dollar OF financial risk
10 them. They sent word 10 the effect
that theys would JON with the
Michigan +. :. 4. IN sharing the laboFs
and profits OF giving the National Pa
geant.
They afterward met in joint session
and, realizing that there was much
work TO be done, many workers needed
and az extensive interest 10 enlist, they
sought other ald by sending an invita-
tlOA, through the president, 10 the ST
| Ceclllias 10 join N the combination.
The time when an answer must bt
| gwen WAS very short; and a communl
cation from the president WAS received
that the 81. Cecilia was not prepared
TO undertake the enterprise. Then the
| Lotus Club was invited through rs lady
member, who was.present and accepted
1t is but SIMPLE justice 10 state that
this lady was urged 10 interest herself
IN this matter, and pressed 10 do e
with no thought of al the unkina and
unjust remarks which some thoughtles
or MALICIOUS persons have seen lit &C
! make.
1t was a business venture entered
upon IN fair and square buslness-llk,
way, with no inveiglement or mlsreD
resentauons. The ladies who worked
for itssuccess expected 10 give "valut
received in tins kind of entertain
ment. They made no appeal 10 tn,
public for patronage for chantys sake
The Emerson" is strictly a charity
but the Michigan Equal Suffrage Asso
| ciatlon and Lotus Club do not MAKE
any such claim, though they do belev,
that the objects for which they ar
| working are worthy. BY correspon
dence We eascertained Miss Ponds terms
and accepted them. We have fulfilled
our part and Miss Pond has fulfilled
hers according TO agreement. Ther'
has been nothing 10 cover Up. Thos
| most interested understood the sltua
ton and are satisfied. The attitude o
the press WAS wholly unexpected anC
| muCn regretted.