The sun., 1891-11-03
THE DEBATES OF SOROSIS.
SHALL WOMAN 0R9ANLEBs WAS THE
TOPIC OF YESTERDAY'S TALK.


sion On . O~s-sidsa suhieea
In sherrys blue and gold reception room.
where New York fashion Ia wont TO assemble
In jewelled frills for frivolty and frolio intel
lectual womanhood convened yesterday for
Sorosian feast Of scientific discussion.
"Bhe-rosis." as the Sherry elevator boy
dubs It, has left the historical meeting place
at Delmonico's and Joined tho uptown exodue
and yesterday the famous woman's club was
out In full force to see how Il liked being
transplanted. Mrs Russell Harrison. fair and
blond and serene. sat among the officers
a. the honored guest OF the day. and there
were present also Mrs. Georae Gunton. Mrs. r.
Burgee. Miss Weeks OF Detroit, Kate Upson
Clark. Mrs. Maria B. Petit. Mrs. Francis Will
son. wife OF the comedlan: Miss Jennie
O'Neill Potter. and other distine eulshed guests
II oil began with a lunch. Where two or
three women are gathered together there
always fs lunch. There were sweet songs By
Miss Emily Lauber. clever rccitations by
Miss Jennie 0'Neill Potter. and gay mandolin
music BY Miss Helen Feleci Webster. and then
Borosis gathered It's fair brow in q thoughtful
frown and focused It's mentality upon the
question:
Rs.otred That organizations By women for womns
will prove the most important agency in the Improve
msnt OF the economic condition OF the race.
Mrs Hester Poole. In the absence OF the
Chairman. MIRA Helen Campbell. presented the
question to the contestant ts with decided
animation. Prefacine her remarks with
summary Of the great social evils now prevs-
lent the failure Of the economic corrective
agencies now employed. and the resultant
need Of the Introduction Of some factor not
hitherto allied with the remedial agenta she
argued that tho true civilization could not be
completed until the balance between the fem
inine. spiritual and deductivs half OF humani-
ty and the inductive masculine half be re-
stored. and woman equally with man directs
ffairs Of Church and State That time must
edelayed until women are developed Ia tha I
experience. Judgment skill In administration.
executive ability. and discipline which they
have not yet had the opportunity Of attaining.
When women are developed on the plano Of
use then mon and women may work TO-
the, others limitation Of ,,s tsmpsrsmen.:
sSss sSs or as1e sxo e.nd IL shs pesS
S broad sose That Is o.
sss ssereowsred ~ SV mans dosmstiS. indaotivs
nse for their an; S ps TO-
ness Of another CLASS In its keeping.
Thry need t9s the "i
ond I'M the tha vaienmant snS sdmcati"n
through which economic conditions shall re-
eetys % az 1pTnard n1 Impetus; qnrorheo.ea n. .tu,.
power over q o ORGANIZATION from is present re.
sulta Organizations Of women By women
furthering good objects and .righting wrongs
can not be denied by the most bigoted skspto
Among the organizations Of women achiev:
ing Important results in the improvement Of
the economic conditions of the race are, the
tion the W. fEG TI. with It's Grand army
Shfo rs ess? Ss ss !s
many others Of like nature and motive united
tom foster sar nsas s good osSnan nas s1ass ss ss sI
sRs sRs National al and tassrasssns oGssslP
Suffrage Asseciation' slowly but sure march:
on to yStIIr b anS 1us own snd % trs home.
potent !ss.ess; 10 that sss5 ss sssd S e
sppreciats and win strengthen the noblest
asplrations Of men and create create higher type Ef
Reach its highest civilization.
Mrs. Croly faced most embarrassing situa::
tho Ss
primary use Of orsani55ation q power; the
their operation. Sometimes they represent
al hsg TSas
.ssss is ss. 1sfs ssat 4 Il
WSish Iss upon Ssco%e ane tSs ioandation iStars
ban Of the crsranlzations q the present
Beware Of an ORGANIZATION etc when it bee 6soomss
be- s%re ei Il Is losing sometSins Of It's originality
and taking on the varnish OF aggressive re-
Mrs. Trautman made one OF the strongest
arguments Of the affirmative In reviewing the
w0k se Of Ladies az fh
thas Gnsh men aas hsse aSed but
ss:ssss:s 81 ss sts shd AZ;
as al . an Important agency. In the accomplish
ment OF every sanitary reform. ,..,
ss
I Xthoat none, thar than h in had ssSsns: sss0m;
gllshsss ssod out ys'r bis W .pssfess p1ssfs
"Thi 6 was due to our united action through
which We have accomplished Iet.,,,E.,,, REFORM, IN
pubs
MIRA Clymer bravely sacrlfieed. her conyie-
s1s sss sna sss
ncs os thu study e
eondItioa, q isoeisty % and large nnp6sr ~ s .,
for such study. l am Ignorant Of any organi.
zation composed exclusively OF women that
dtions. Women organiHeedi gniei. 9r unorganiSed
mans nature inciines more to the ameliora.
tion Of the eiIects Of evil than to lie radical
to stop the causes Of war;, Her work is pallia-
tive rather than radical. Reasoning from anal
nomic conditions. not. SO much through or
gan nizations OF women for women as through
her development OF the sense Of Justice In men.
In all the Federation q Womnn,s Clubs only
ton is cievefly put In that It Is prophetic.
Resolved, That organizations 81 women 10. for
will as in Louckstone's IL ! am not pre-
pared to deny that II women ever do organize
tiops that they will do It. for where Q woman
will she will, you may depend ont
Mrs Merrill spoke Of the first organization |
Of women mentioned in St Luke as the Doreas
organization since tile days whrn her energies
were deyotGd to the p,e,eeing gvh;.SS together
recon mended itaelf to our grandm others as