The Globe-republican., 1890-08-06

the elevator shaft in Chicago She also
declares that her Christian science has
restored her eyes, which at one time
were in a fair way to lose their sight.
Since Miss Shaw, the president, will be
absent from Washington most of the
time, Miss johnson, the vice-president
will be the resident head of the Vino
daughsis.
Miss Lucy Anthony, the youngest Of
the Seven, is the daughter OF Captain
J. NJ. Anthony, of Fort Scott Kan, the
youngest brother of the grand old wom-
an" and as the young lady's education
has been directed entirely by Aunt Susan
she is not only one of the most devoted
of the illustrious spinster's disciples, but
is in training to wear the mantle as she
bears the name of that remarkable
woman. She is as thoroughly acquaint.
ed with the business of the Suffrage as.
socia ton as her aunt is, and, since this
business is done with few accountings,
and nobody else knows much of the de-
tails of it, Miss Lucy is likely to be
earnest in the work of raising her fel.
lieves is their right and proper sphere OF
action.
Miss Fanny Norris Edwards is clerk
in the Pension Office. II was born in
Ohio" she says. ''and brought up in the
Pension-office." She was very young
when she entered this Office at salary
of $500 year. She now receives 1000,
which is tiptop woman salary" (Of
course when she and her sisters of the
Wimodaughsis shall have accomplished
their purpose of suffrage, women will
get as much as men for as much work
as we'll done; and that certainly is q
consummation pleasing to look forward
toy During the years which necessity
made her devote to this daily work she
employed her evenings in school where,
by greedy attention to her studies, she
gained good educational foundation.
Miss Edwards says she inherited heI
desire for woman suffrage from heI
mother. She is enthusiastically inter.
ested in nearly all the reforms, an ear.
nest advocate of Temperance in all
things" of the Jenness Miller reform
dress. and indeed Of all those things
which the Wimodaughsis will strive
for. She is the secretary Of the District
Woman's Suffrage Association and sec.
rotary and treasurer OF a circle Of Kings
Daughters. Her residence is at High.
land Station, in Prince Georges Coun.
ty, Nd, where she planned and person.
ally superintendent the building of her
house.
Miss Emma NJ. Gillett. still another
of the Seven, was born in Wisconsin and
educated in Ohio. She claims the dis
tinction of having been the youngest
girl ever graduated from the gainesville
Academy. Her excuse for studying law
was that she was ''tired Of the intellect
ual stagnation required of society wom
en-" After being admitted to the bar,
she established herself in Washington,
where she now controls profitable
practice. She confines herself almost
entirely to the Office work of her pro-
fession. She was the first woman ever
appointed notary public by President
of tie United States, her commission
having been signed by President Gar
field, and she was the seventh woman
admitted to practice in the Supreme
Court of the United States Miss Gill
lett is a member and the legal adviser
of the Order of Chosen Friends, and has
for many years invested its funds and
transacted its business with marked
skill and considerable profit to the order.
In appearance. she is slender and deli
cate-timid, one might say, were it not