Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
WOMEN WHO WANT THE BALLOT.
An Interesting Meeting of the Woman's
CIub-Mrs. Ramsey Relates the Pro-
ceedings of the suffrage Meeting

An Interesting Meeting of the Womnn's
CIub-Mrs. Ramsey Relates the Pro-
ceedings of the suffrage Meeting
Money TO be Sent Into Dakota.
Stormy weather Notwithstanding a decidedly
interesting meeting of the Woman's Club was
held yesterday afternoon in the Teachers Lii
brary. In the absence of Mrs. Charles 1. Wade,
the President, Mrs. George H. Taylor, the
First Vice President, occupied the chair.
An exceeding enjoyable and instructive paper
was read by Mrs s. l.. Fleishman on the life
and reign of King Philip II. of Spain. Mrs.
Fleishman, in an exceedingly pleasing manner,
enlivened the facts concerning the great mon
arch's career, which were authentic and con-
elusive, with original observations and reason
ings from cause to effect, thus making the
brief recital of Spanish history exceptionally
rich.
After tracing the life of the noble from his
birth up to the time of his death in manner
that showed won derful research, Mrs. Fleish-
man, in clear, logical style, summed up his
entire reign and spoke of the benghted condi-
tion into which he had plunged his country
then the most f1ourishing one in the world-a
condition of darkness and superstition from
which it has never emerged. A discussion
followed the reading of the paper. in which all
the members took part and, a la Lady Teasel
L
looked after his character. Everyone knew
something about him, but not one had ever
heard or read of redeeming point to balance
in small way. his many evil propensities.
Mrs. DR.. Ramsey, who, independent of the
club attended the National Woman's Suffrage
meeting in Washington, D. c. recently, by the
unanimous request of the President and Club.
told of the doings in Washington. She said the
meeting was a success in every way. It was
composed of representative women from all
portions of the Union, who were not as some
might infer, of the masculine order, but thor
as regards suffrage. Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
Susan B. Anthony and Mrs. Wallace, the
mother of MIR. Lew Wallace, were all present,
and took an active part in the meetings. Mrs:
Ramsey compared the session in the House of
Representatives. which she attended the first
day, where the utmost disorder prevailed, with
the quiet parliament meetings the ladies had,
in way that ought to make even a Congress
man blush. She said Susan b. Anthony was
really the only one who was out of order. and
her extreme age and the work she had accom-
plished in the field was sufficient excuse for
her.
The meetings were attended by great many
gentlemen who listened intentIy to everything
that was said and knew just when to applaud,
thus proving, they were in sympathy with the
ladies' Some of the prominent politicians at
tended the meeting and made addresses, assur-
the ladies OF their support. Mrs. Johns, the
Kansas lady, who 1ectured recently. attended
the Washington meeting and gave the eX-
periences of the suffrage movement in her
State. The object of the convention was
to unite the two distinct suffrage par
ties, the National and the Inde-
pendent, which was accomplished. All side
issues are to be dropped by the ladies' even
prohibition, and the entire force of the society
devoted to the one aim of obtaining the ballot
The fight is in South Dakota just now, and
there the workers and the money collected by
the delegates will go.
Rev. Anna Shaw was elected public lecturer
u 70 Lor [o1N
great, it is SAID, to that special branch of the
work.