The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-31

| charitable institutions than the industrial
work of their women as they thought that
would come of itself to the various manu-
facturerS. She proposed to have small
models of their various Institutions, and
| also to make a record of them by means OF
! maps and plans of the city OF Paris, With
brass mails inserted to show whore the vari-
GUS houses of refuge, dispensing hospitals,
ETC., are located. These records are most
impressive. /.
"When I returned to England found
| that a royal commission had been appointed.
They were appointed because of the splen-
| did work they did in connection with the
recent Paris exposition, for which the Eng
lish governments made no appropriation.
! They will undoubtedly give the woman's
committee recognition when application II
made in September. Lady Aberdeen. who
is doing much to aid the peasants i'll Done
gal and other counties in ireland to sall
their work in England, was very much in
terestsd, as she wants a full representation
Of all the Irish cottage industries n
Chicago. Lady Wolverine. who is at the
head OF the 'Needlework Guild the most
| powerful womnn's organization III England.
and who has also planned MANY homes for
boys, where they are trained for domestic
service, ETC., and is at the head OF temper
ance work in England, and also eager
about the good work We can accomplish.
Mrs. Jacob Wright, a very active worker;
Mrs. Chas. McLaren, Mrs. Harriet stanton
Blach, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, who, though married to an Eng
lishman, is devoted to America n its inter
ests, are beginning to work now
"What are your plans for the next few
weeks?" .
81 should like to rest, but l don't know if
I shall be able to do SO. There have been
some changes in the railroad entrance to
the fair, which ia too near the woman's
building. l am quite disturbed about it.
and we may have to change the location of
the building; We do not wish it so near
crowded. 1t would be better a little further
away, so that it might be visited only by
those who feel a wish to see what We have
to show"
us it true that Won accepted a salary and
intend to devote it to the interior decora-
lions of tho woman Department."
81 am NOT willing to accept n salary.
nor is Mr.. Palmer willing that should do
SO, even to use it for some good purpose in
connection with the fair. l feel great in
tersst in the work and enjoy doing it, and
my sense of freedom and pleasure would be
destroyed were l receiving a salary"
"Are you willing to say anything about
the trouble of Miss Phoebe Couzlns with
the secretaryship?'
II am sorry to see the undue importance
given this matter. The question whether
she as an individual shall hold an Office in
orr board ia of more Importance to her
than to the board or our work.
lave no personal feeling against
Miss Couzins in any way, and only de-
sire that our work may be done in the most
efficient way. see that the court to which
Miss Couzins fortunately appealed has de-
cided against her. OF course a newspaper
discussion might have been kept up by
Miss Couzins and her friends for an indeti-
mite time without any tina satisfactory re-
suits being arrived at. We felt reasonably
sure of the decision. as We have taken the
advice of the most eminent counsel before
acting. Miss Couzins says she will appeal
to u higher court and to congress, which we
only lament because of the unfortunate
publicity it gives this very unimportant and
trihing unplessantness."
lis Mrs. Cooke to take Miss Couzins'
placeW
MRS. Cooke was the second choice of the
board and is now acting as secretary pro
tenn. When the board meets it will elect q
secretary"