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


ligious, social, scientific, or philanthropic, than
almost any other woman in America
Mrs. Thomas's first important call 10 new dutv
was to become the president of the Woman's
Centenary Association of her church. 1t is a
religious, home and foreign missionary as
sociati0n, which was organized during the
centennial of the Universalst d denomination.
hence its name "Centennary.N From this on
the calls to new fields of labor came freauentlv
She was ono of the organizers of the Century
Club, of philadelphia, which has done such rood
work for the advancement of women. She was
chosen vice president of the Woman's Congress
for Pennsylvania, which travels annually from
city to city to arouse women to think and reason
in relation to art, literature. and all vital uues-
hons OF the day, in their bearings upon woman's
life. She was the first woman elected to the
International Medico-Legal Society, having for
Its president the hen. Clark Bell, of New York
and numbers of the most distinguished men in
law and medicine She is also a member Of the
Woman's Health Association of New York City.
She is member of the society to promote the
welfare of the insane of New York, and also
works with the women of the Industrial Union
OF Buffalo, n. Y. This is the association which
accomplished the passage of a bill making it
mandatory to put women physicians in charge
OF females confined in the asylums of New
YORK she is vice president of the Christian
League for the Promotion of Social Purity the
object of which is to guard youth from the
dangers of society She is temperance worker,
but not prohibitionist, she believing that better
ends can be accomplished through educating
public opinion, and holding that personal
liberty to regulate ones own life is an inalien-
able right; that personal persuasion is more
conducive to an earnest life than ''thus saith
the law" She planned, organized and incorpo-
rated The public library of Tacony, Philadelphia,
her beloved home for so many years it's chief
patrons, the brothers Ditson manufacturers
whose employees principally enjoy it's privileges,
AT Iacony Mrs. Thomas had hundred or more
stands OF bees. She is regarded as one of the
best Informed and most intelligent bee-keepers
In America. For eight years she was judge at
the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society,
and for the same eight years judge of industrial
insects, such as bees and silkworms, acting most
OF the time as sole umpire of that department..
Her reports on these subjects were widely dis
tributed at home and abroad, being translated
into German, Italian, and French Mrs. Thomas
is vice president of the Worlds Christian
League, member Of the Red Cross, also of the
Universal Peace Society, of which Alfred Love
is president.
Some years ago Mrs. Thomas removed to
New York, where she was already identified
with so many prominent objects, but none of
which lay nearer her heart or caused her more
real satisfaction than being president of the
first woman's club in the world, Sorosis of
worldwide fame She held this office for three
years, the constitutional limit. Everything
that relates to woman's welfare is dear to her
heart. Many instances Of her womanly SYM
pathy might be cited if space permitted Mrs.
Thomas DOW resides in a home of great charm
and celebrity, No. $50 Lexington avenue. She
is more charming in the privacy of her home
life than in public.
The officers elected by the Triennial National
Council of Women are: President, Mrs. Mary
Wright Sewall, of Indianapolis; Vice President,
Mrs. Ella Detz Clymer, of Sorosis, New York;
Secretary, Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery: Recording
Secretary, Mrs. Isabella Davis, of New York:
Treasurer, Mrs. Lillian NJ. N. Stevens, Of Maine.
The completion of the organization of the
council was comsummated on Wednesday by
its charter members taking out it's national
charter according to the revised statutes OF the
District of Columbia. The new officers are all
representative women.
On Monday evening Mr.. L. Def. Jennings,
secretary of the National Chautauqua of Glen
Echo, read the official document donating a
plot of ground to the Women's Triennial Coun-
Gil convened in Albaugh's Opera House, also
the building stone necessary in its erection.
The gift was accepted by Miss Frances Willard
on the part of the council, and supplemented
by few appropriate remarks by the treasurer,
Mrs. NJ. Louise Thomas, on receiving the deed as
custodian for the council. The gift and trans
fer were received with hearty applause by the
audience