Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-25
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Literary Club which has recently come into
more prominence BY the literary fame Of
several OF its members. Dr.. Franklin 10 q
Hebrew. Mrs Franklin, whose first name is
Christine, fs agnostic in belief. They have q
family, and their home Is the resort Of many OF
Of Baltimore.
MRS sALLIR ,. CHAPLIN.
Mrs. sallie +. Chaplin, who 10 leading tenn
perance worker, is best known a. the suthoress
of the book, The Rebel Boy Of South Caro-
lina," which sought to explain the position Of
the south during the war. During that
stormy period she was conspicuous among
those who cared for the sick and wounded
confederates. Mrs. Chaplin comes Of Hugue-
not ancestry, and at her home in Charles
ton, 8. C., attends the famous old Hugue-
not church. There she IL also a leader
IN the W.CTU. Some years ago the state organ
izations Of the white ribboners Of South Caro-
lima and Massachusetts, were holding sessions
upon the same date; Mrs Livermore, who Was
presiding at the Boston meeting. telegraphed
| to Mrs. Chaplin: IF thy heart is as my heart
give me thy hand" The answer came back
from Mrs Chaplin with quick thought and
characteristic feeling. using the motto Of
the w. C. I. U.-"For God and home and ma
tive land, we give you both our heart and
hand" Mrs. Chaplin for quickness Of repartee
has been often hkened to Gail Hamilton.
Mrs. Josephine r. Nichols Of Chicago is the
well-known advocate of temperance hotels.
During the last Paris exposition she was in
charge Of booth where temperance literature
was distributed and temperance drinks dis
played. She received q medal at the close Of
the fair. She has a most pleasing presence and
writes with refined taste on many topics, but
mainly teNpe rance themes She 10 Yperrie, "A nd
has family OF grown sons and daughters.
Mrs. Mary Frost Ormsby of New York,
whose song was sung yesterday, is .
member of Sorosis. She Is the widow of an
in the Seabury Seminary and now writes
newspaper letters. Madame Demorcst, the
publisher Of the well-known fashion magazines,
Mrs. Romilia Clapp, Mrs. DR.. Lozier, DR..
Bergholtz and Mrs. Hclmuth, wife OF DR..
Helmuth. are all here and are members of
sorosis: Mrs. Hester NJ. Poole, another men,
ber will take Mrs. Jennie c. Croly's place as an
essayist tomorrow evening, the latter being I'M
able to come here at this time.
Tonights Program.
The program of the evening session ID as fol-
lows:
General subject-"The organized work and
life Of women
Philharmonic Quartet Misses Meads,
| Law, Shepherd, Stidham.
Prayer, L. NJ. n. Stevens.
"Women's clubs, sorosis," Ella Dietz Clymer,
Jennie c. Croly.
1.-The moral influence of women's sssocial
| tons" Charlotte Emerson Brown.
What organization has done for English
women," Florence Balgarnie.
The board Of lady managers Of the Column
bian exposition" Bertha Honore Palmer, Mrs.
Charles N. Henrotin, Virginia G. Meredith.
The Queen Isabella Association" DIR. Julia
Holmes Smith
The Ramabai Association" Judith w. An
drews.
The Kings Daughters" Mary Lowe Dickin-
son, Isabelle c. Davis.
The National Association of LOYAL Women
OF American Liberty" Mrs. l. C. Manchester,
Mrs. T. H. Eaves, Mrs. H. r. Bishop.
The Illinois Woman's Alliance-Corinne s.
Brown. The National Woman's Press Associa-
tion-M. d. Lincoln, Mary S. Lockwood.
Wimodaughsis- Mary Desha The Rhode
The Moral Educationa Association OF Bos-
ton-Mrs. Simons. The Ladies' Physiological
Institute Of Boston-Dr. Helen B. Weary.
The National Christian League for the Pro-
motion Of Social Purity, Z. B. Grannis, N.
Louise Thomas.
woman's Health Protective Association of
New York, Margaret Ravenhill
Discussion-The introduction of the new
board OF officers and closing Of the first trien-
NAL meeting, Frances Z. Willard.
The Women Reporters.
The newspaper women from all parts Of the
country and many Of them who have been busy
each day at the reportorial desks below the
footlighta have been to the larger part of the
audiences gathered at each session the most in
teresting feature Of all.
MRS. ANroINErTE VAN HoRsRS wAKEMAN.
Mrs. Antoinette Van Hoesen wakeman. who
read paper at the afternoon session on ''What
the Signs Of the Day Signify" has been one
OF the busiest workers each day. She has sent to
the Chicago Erening Post, on which she is an
editorial writer and art critic. a couple Of col
umns every day. with a sketchy, pleasant resume
OF the papers read, as well as chatty interviews
&c, with the leading women in the council.
Mrs. Wakeman is attractive in person. dresses
| in faultless taste and in manner has the quick
perception which in her business enables her to
get right down to the news feature while other
clever women would be still thinking about it,
Mrs Wakeman is the Chicago representative
of the American Press syndicate. She has done
| all sorts Of newspaper work. from reporting to
editorial work, and in each step has gained a
prominent position among practical Jour-
nalists.
MISS ELIZABETH @. JORDAN.
Miss Elizabeth G. Jordan, who is here doing
splendid report Of each days session for
the New York World is one of the prettiest
young women in newspaper life. She is young.
energetic and brilliant to her finger tips She
has been a marked figure at the reporters desk
quietly busy. but at the same time entirely
conversant with everything going on. Miss
Jordan il now the only woman reporter on the
STAFF OF the World. She began her newspaper
training in Milwaukee, where for year she
was in charge of the woman's department of
Peck's Sun Graduating from this service,
during the next three years she worked at
successive periods in Chicago and st. Paul
About q year ago, upon invitation of Col.
Cockerell of the World she came east to New
York and went to work on that paper. From
the first she has done all sorts Of newspaper
writing. taking assignments like every other
member of the force. and making q success
both at this and in the field of special
writing. For a time in the World she was in
charge Of the womans department and did
special correspondence from Newport, Lenox
and other summer resorts Miss Jordan
started that remarkable discussion last summer
at Newport, which caused such upheavals and
disc ussions, as to which of the Mrs. Astors
was the Mrs. Aston. She also secured the only
| interview that ever was had with Mrs Eva Raw
Hamilton. Mise Jordan says that her particu-
lar liking is for big assignments, like her
mountain stories, published last fall in the
World
MRS. C. L. HCRPHY.
Mrs. G. L. Murphy is another of the working
newspaper writer's. but is not doing Geographic
service. She is writing daily letters for the
Toledo Commercial. upon which paper she is
an editorial writer.