Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-26

from 1850 to 1890 She began by telling num-
Der Of incidents that illustrated the difficulties
that stood in the way Of the women who we're
anxious to speak forty years ago. She said that
one time in Maiden. Mass, q Conversational
minister announced the fact that she would
speak by saying from the pulpit: 81 am re-
quested to make the announcement that a hen
will endeavor to crow like q cock at the town
hall at o'clock this afternoon"
What a change has come to pass since Their"
said Miss Stone. ''as we think of the success
and the crowded audiences that attended the
meetings of the council during this week All
this has been brought about by the movement
for woman suffrage.
There was no college then for women ex-
cept Oberlin. thank God for Oberiin. Think
how narrow and few were the openings for
women then. The opinion held was that women
were totally unable to conduct stores or
changed the laws as well. Woman had no legal
existence. no right to herself. to her children
nor to her money. We found the disadyan-
tages under which she suffered legally and we
worked to change this. Now a woman's condi-
ton is vastly improved. We are getting what
we want little by little. We ask that the
mother may have the same right to her chill
dren that the father has. This and other acts
of justice we demand, and the only reason we
do not receive them Is because we have not the
right to vote.
WHAT THE VOTE WILL DO.
1.-THE vote will not make man Of woman,
but it will give her the ability to demand and
receive many things that she should. 1t gives
her the power to do what ought to be done and
to prevent what ought not to be done. Women
and men can help each other in making things
better. Woman's movement is not an anti
man movement, but is an effort to obtain what
the best good of the race demands.
I've can congratulate ourselves upon what
we have accomplished in the las: fifty years,
hIlt 10 u ox-,l ELL
at which we must all pull sturdily, .he root OF
Acknowledgement. All organizations Of women
should join with us in pulling away at this bit
ter root"
Miss Anthony read telegram Of congratula-
ton and good wishes from Phoebe ". Couzins.
MRS. ISABELLA BEEcEER HOOKER
The president of the Connecticut Suffrage
Association, Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker,
read paper On ''women in Politics and Juris-
prudence" She prophesied that the admission
Of women as voters would do away with politi-
cal jobbery, rings and time servers. Even the
best OF statesmen are afraid Of the danger OF
chaos they see in the admission
of SO many unframed voters 1t would
be impossible 20 foretell the results Of cleo
lions, but this is just what is wanted; fealty to
party will fall below fealty to principle and no
bad men would be nominated by a party with
women constituents. and when the time comes
that women have the ballot the safety Of the
republic is assured.
As to Jurisprudence the only way a woman
can get into the courts is either to come as
witness, sutton or as criminal, and this in .
republic. Today women are studying law
as well as politics, and when they re-
ceive the ballot they will probably take
their share of judicial duties. Considering
that men have succeeded 30 poorly in their sys-
TENS OF theology, Is it any wonder they have
failed in their systems Of Jurisprudence. The
remarkable success of women in Wyoming is a
proof of the ability of the female mind to carry
on the judicial duties that are sure to devolve
upon her at an early day.
Mrs. Hooker closed her remarks by reading q
letter from a woman justice of the peace in
wyoming, giving an account OF her experiences
in office.
REV. ANNA h. SHAW.
Rev. Annah H. Shaw made some announce
ments and the meeting adjourned.
The program for this evenings session at
7:45 is as follows:
Music-orchestra.
Invocation.
The Possibilities of the American Salon"
Julia Ward Howe, Massachusetts,.
Solo-selected, II. Elizabeth Johnson
THE Status OF Women in England" Florence
Balgarnie, London.
Indians vs.. Women" Rev. Anna II. Shaw,
Washinptor