The Portland daily press., 1892-02-15

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in that institution.
Miss M. Ada Molineux, A. NJ, Phi. D.,
is employed by the State of Massachu-
setts testing water and milk for bacteria.
Mrs. Emma Willard of Connecticut,
composer of Crooked in the Cradle of
the Deep,'' is the founder of the first
normal school of native teachers in
Greece.
The first prize of $1,000 for the best de-
sign for the building devoted to the
woman's department at the Exposition
in 1898 was awarded Miss Sophia G.
Hayden, school teacher of Boston, who
devoted her leisure evenings to the per-
fecting of the plan. The hammer, in
laid with gold, silver and pearl, which
will drive the last nail, will be given by
the women of Nebraska, and the nail by
the women of Montana.
Miss Eliza H. Morton of Deering, Me-,
has published scholarly series OF geog-
raphies for the use of schools.
At the close of this paper, Miss Ruth
Long sang with much feeling and taste
one of Marston's compositions, "Many
Time and Oft"
Mrs. Judge Bonney
then read an admirable article on "Phl-
lanthropic Women which proved in
tensely interesting. The Introduction
was the commandment, Love one an
other" as embracing the entire detini-
ton of the word philanthropy, which is
the purest love, not only to men OF our
own class and station but to those low
est down. those who are the least at
tractive, those who are the least deserv-
ing, the most degraded, the most
wretched and the most forlorn,
for in every human heart
there lies an element divine which
nothing can destroy. Through the strug-
gle of the American colonies, women
were always to the front, working for
civil and religious liberty, for God and
humanity. The first philanthropic Or
ganization dates back to 1898, of which
Ann Parish, young Quakeress, was the
leader; although no further activity of
note is recorded until the late Civil War,
when a Spartan band of women heartily
espoused the cause of the slaves. Prom
nent in his work may be mentioned the
names of Sarah Grimke, Lydia NJ. Child,
Maria Chapman, Mary S. Parker and
Lucretia Mott. These women by their
glowing eloquence laid themselves open
to social ostracism, personal abuse and
even danger to life. But she who won
the greatest victory against slavery was
Harriet Beecher Stowe, whose Uncle
Toms Cabin has had the largest circu-
lation of any book ever written except
the Bible; over 1000 copies being sold
the first year. The story OF Uncle Tom
first began it's existence in her brain one
Sunday at the communion table at the
little church at Brunswick, her husband
being professor at BoWdoin at that time
The outcome of this
Work During the War
was the womans' missionary societies in
connection with church work, followed
by the W. c. T. U. President Frances
E. Willard, the head of the union, is one
of gthe strongest and most cultivated
women of our day.
The greatest philanthropist of this
century was Miss Dorothea Dix, native
of Hampden, Me-, whose life's work de-
voted to the insane won for her the love
and gratitude of nation. Always in
poor health, her great support and help
in her work was her faith in God. Her
last days were spent, by invitation of the
government in the state asylum for the
insane at Trenton, N. J. This asylum
was cher first born child'' as she touch
ingly termed'it.
Here the president read a letter from
Mrs. Marguerite Davis of this city, a pu-
pil and dear friend of Miss Dix, who was
invited to give few "reminiscences of this
noble woman; but was unable to comply
with the request on account of illness.
Mrs. j. b. Coyle's
dissertation on "Allround Women was
decidedly spicy and highly appreciated.
She advised women to do their work not
like man, not like woman, but thor
oughly and well; to be versed in politi-
cal and social problems and above all the
all-round woman must be endowed with
tact.
" At the close of the readings, Mrs.
Bragdon moved q vote of thanks
which was eagerly seconded, after which
followed the adjournment
There will be special meeting of the