Milford chronicle., 1891-05-29

and No Hair Pulling
The Society for Political Study is a -four
ishin0 organization Of New York women
whose object is to educate the sex in poll
tics It must not be supposed that the
students seek 10 learn the most approved
manner Of capturing caucus, or.hoW 70
throw a delegation when the balance o.
power happens to come the right way.
Nor do the teachers have anything 70 say
about the relative value Of the ''inhooence.
of this or that wire pulleri or the value OF
''pulls'' in political affairs.
The society has leaped over the rlul-
ments of practical politics and plunged at
once into the deeper pools Of pollticai
knowledge. It has been organized oniy
short time, but during its brief career IL
has practically solved some OF tine KNOT
test problems over which statesmen have
become gray haired It has headquarters
at No. sos East Seventeenth street, and
meetings are held every Tuesday Alter
moons at $3.50 O'Clock.
During the last year papers were reAn
and discussions had on such subjects as
,sProtection" and Free Trade" Natu-
rally these are subjects on which all WON
en- take a great deal Of interest, OF would'
but for one thing The tariff, Of course
affects the prices on ribbons, laees, tea0h-
ers, silks, satins, fans, bonnets and gew-
gaws from the other side generally Inc
one thing excepted is that the husband
and fathers, as a rule, pay the bills.
But the women Of the Society Tor Follt-
ical Study have gone deeper yet, wnleh
proves that they are not interested only IN
those political subjects which concern Ihe
cost Of articles imported for their adorn-
frTt. oil
Thoroughly on the work and aims OF the
pan-A merican congress, reciprocity and
the Monroe doctrine At the subsequent
meetings they are to discuss the annexa-
tion Of Canada, the admission Of Utah and
international copyright After these heavy
toDics have been satisfactorily disposed OF
tbev NAV take up the diplomatic relations
between Italy and the United States, the
financial situation Of the Argentine Repu0-
lie and the domestic policy of Peru.
The discussion Of such subjects as these
Is the feature Of the weekly meetings:
The constitution Of the United States and
the relation OF the federal government to
the states are standard topics, while no
little time is devoted at each meeting to
the study and practice of parliamentary
usage Next winter, it is said, the relation
of parties to the welfare of the nation VIII
be one of the features for discussion
Miss Grace Dodge recently delivered an
address before the society on the subject OF
manual training, and after the discussion
that followed tea was served. Tea Is al
ways served before the meetings adjourn.
Tea is soothing after a political discussion.
The ignorance Of American women con
corning the politics of their own country
has frequently been commented upon by
foreigners. In England the women are
thoroughly informed on all political ques-
tions. Political subjects are discussed
there at the Preside and around the dinner
table, and the women are able to hold their
own in argument with the ablest states
-. Its a part Of their education from
childhood, and Englshmen cannot under
stand why it should not be 50 eyerywhere.
The officers Of the society are; President,
Mrs. Emily l.. Wakeman; vice presidents,
Mrs. Caralyn r. ODER, Miss Theresa Barca-
low and Miss Hannah Allen; recording
secretary, Mrs. Charlotte Errani; CORE
spending secretary, Miss Bertha Johnstoni
treasurer, Miss Anna Locke. All women
who are interested in the study Of political
subjects are invited to attend and become
members. The tea is said to be first class.
New York World.