The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-03-01

the sixties. She married, became the mother
of two little girls, and widow soon after She
entered the ranks of journalism in 1889 on the
Toledo Commercial She soon left this position
to go on the staff of the Grand Rapids Democrat.
She is an all-round newspaper worker She
was q charter member of the Michigan Wo-
mans Press Association and recording secre-
tary of the same. She resigned the position re-
Gently to return to Toledo to resume relations
with the Commercial. Mrs. Murphy is to be
the Ohio representative OF the International
Press Association during the Columbia Ex-
position at Chicago.
Alice Stone Blackwell is the gifted daughter
Of rarely gifted mother, Lucy Stone, whose
fame is world wide, and of Mr. Blackwell
Alice Stone Blackwell's fine face with its high,
broad brow, deep, dark eye and her beautiful
complexion and intellectual expression would
be noticeable in any gathering of women
While her bearing is most modest and unassum-
ing, she is already regarded by women of her
mothers type and the women of to-day as a
great organizer for so young woman. She is
the editor of the WOmdpS Journal, the oldest
woman's paper in existence, founded in 1870.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore was the first editor
OF it, and is now an editorial contributor, as is
also Julia Ward Howe. Alice Stone Blackwell
is graduate of the Boston University, is vice
president of the New England Press Associa-
ton, and corresponding secretary of the Ma
tional Woman's Suffrage Association. She has,
beside her editorial duties on the Woman's
Journal, little pet project of her own, which
she publishes and edits independently. 1t is
known as "The Woman's Column" and is
wider in its scope than the first, advocating
everything that promotes women's interests.
Miss Elizabeth g. Jordan, of the New York
World, sat down in front of the stage during
the entire council with the other fellows on the
press and dug away diligently at her reporting.
Miss Jordan is a Western girl, and sweet sixteen
or little over. She ispretty and has been five
years in journalistic harness in Chicago and st.
Paul She does anything asked of her without
grumble, andis an all-round worker on anything
from dog fight to wedding in a Fifth-avenue
church. Col. Cockrell, of the New York World,
captured her last year and brought her to the
big city. Last summer she made a journey
through the mountains of Virginia for the
World, which she wrote up in picturesque
story fashion for that paper. Her large dark
eyes and vivacious manner all point to her
Spanish American origin.
Another bright New England writer, well
known throughout the land for her contribu-
tions to papers and magazines, Is Helen NJ.
Winslow, of Boston. She is TALL well-made
woman of the blonde type, and impresses one
with the kindliness and goodness of her dispo-
stion. Helen NJ Winslow was born in Yer
mont, but for some years past has been "a resi-
dent of Boston, where she has done regular
work ON the staff of the Boston AdUertiser
transcript, and Saturday EUening Gazette. She
is now, however, q 'free lance,' doing special
work for the Boston 1rdseller, the Globe, and
De1noreSt's MdgdziRe. She has represented the
Boston Herald during the National Council
and also the Suffrage Convention. She wrote
letters to the Boston transcript and Iraveller.
Miss Winslow will contribute an illustrated ac-
count of the council to the next number of
DemOreSt'S. She has written much for Vide
Awake, Youths Companion, brakes, Kate
Fields Washington, and many other magazines,
her work including poems, sketches, serials,
short stories, editorials, and journalistic work in
general. She is the treasurer of the New Eng
land Woman's Press Association and one of the
six charter members who founded it.
Among other Journalists attending the coun-
Gil were Mrs. Martha G. Callahan, proprietor
and editor of the IVOmdn'S Standard, which she
publishes in DesM oines Iowa.
One of the most charming women attending
the council was Mrs. Florence Bargarnie, presi-
dent of the organized temperance movement
in England. She is pretty woman of most
gracious manners, ready speaker, and writer
of many magazine articles. She was honored
| by her countrywomen in being chosen their
| special envoy extraordinary TO convey the con-
gratulations of number of orders which she
represents to the women of Wyoming on OBJ
tanning their political freedom.
MRS NJ. LOUISE THOMAS,
Late Treasurer of the Triennial National Coun-
Gil of Women, was elected at the time of the
Inauguration of the society, during the Inter
national Council of Women in Washington in
April, 1887, This International Council was
the most notable gathering of women ever seen
in America or any other country and repre-
| sented a constituency of over five thousand
| women. Mrs. Thomas is the widow of the late
Rev. Abel c. Thomas, one Of the ablest and
most eloquent diyines of the Universalst
Church. She is the daughter of Judge Palmer,
q distinguished lawyer of Pennsylvania. Her
education was thorough and her opportunities
| for culture and refinement of the best Mrs
| Thomas has always been a student. She was
married when quite young and took upon her
| self the arduous duties of a minister's wife,
which she fulfilled completely. Mr.. Thomas
| occupied pulpit in Philadelphia and in Other
| cities, but both he and Mrs. Thomas loved the
| City of Brotherly Love with so warm an affec-
| ton that they, on his retirement from active
| duty, chose suburban home in the then little
| town of Taeony Station. In this home of more
| than twenty years Mrs Thomas entertained
many of the most noted men and women of the
| time. Here also Mrs. Thomas laid down the
| cares of motherhood, when her two sons went
| out into the world for themselves, ar d here she
| spent many sorrowful days nursing the invalid
| husband, who finally passed on to the higher
| life. Before these events Mrs. Tbomas's supe-
| rior gifts and executive ability had found vent
| In the woman's work of her church, but after
| her atfliction she called to wider duties and
| other fields of activity. Her studious habits
| her reading and classifying OF facts, all came
| into active use now. She has probably been an
! active or passive member of more societies. re-