The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-04
,WOMAN's WORLD.
WOMEN OF BOSTON DEFEND THE
BREATHING PLACE OF THE PEOPLE.

ers In tho Church-Against CrinoIine.
Supporting Woman surraEo-women
Dentists at the Fair
The women of Boston entered u pro-
test against the surrender of Boston
common to the West End Street railway
Tor tracks and storage purposes Thurs
day morning at the statehouse, and they
did 30 with vigor. The historic protest
OF the Boston boys against British inter
ference with their coasting was nothing
compared with the present agitation,
Two days ago the women of Boston be-
gan to see that the proposed rapid tran
sit scheme included taking part of the
common, and since then 800 of them
signed remonstrance. Mrs Julia Ward
Howes name headed this list, and it was
followed by that of Mrs. Mary Hemen-
way. Then came an army of women's
signatures such as was probably never
before presented to the legislature in be-
half of any object
Preserving the old common is exclu-
sively wo.nan's movement. On the
petition are the names of the Lowells.
the Sears, the Amorys. the Winthrops.
the Cabots the Coolidges, the Paines.
the PcabodyS, the Bigelows, the Hoopcrs
the Yields. the Quincys, the Warrens
the Appletons and hundreds of others of
high degree. This is what tho women
said:
I'VE plead for the preservation of Bos-
ton common i'll its entirety. We hold
that the trust committed to us must not
he betrayed; that the silent but powerful
plea of the poor of Il large section of on,
city must for humanity's sake be regard
ell; that this one source of healthful life
for all those who live and toll within its
reach must not be cut off. Grateful for
what 1t has been to us and to ours in
daily ministering to mind and heart we
would perpetuate its blessings unstinted
to future generations"
The green room at the statehouse was
packed. Hundreds of women were there.
Mrs. j. p. Brown superintendent matters
for the signers.
whats this document?" she en-
claimed i'll answer to an inquirer's uues-
ton. well. it's remonstrance from
over 1900 women against taking the
common. We mean to show that some
one has an interest i'll this matter besides
the men and the big corporations just
look over this list and see who these wo-
men are. Here. beg pardon. but YOU
can't sign" She said to an anxious young
man DESTROYS of subscribing his name.
This is confined to the women. We are
going to see what influence we have of
our own accord"
Senator kittrcdge opened proceedings
by explaining the different schemes pro
posed. involving taking portion of the
common for rapid transit purposes. The
women were all eXpectant. Judging
from the number OF persons present"
said Senator kittrcdge, lone might think
that there was Il petition here to sell the
common, but such is not the case"
There were several feminine misses at
this statement. Then there was spicy
passage i'll attempting to limit the time
OF the speakers. Senator Kittrcdge sup-
gested five minutes. Senator Leary didn't
want to shut the ladies off like that. He
thought they ought to have Is minutes
each. Ii. q. Allen, who led the women's
forces and was TO open the discussion.
protested against such Il limitation and
said that Mayor Matthews talked two
hours yesterday OH his side of the cues.
ton and no limit was suggested.
But he represented the whole city of
Boston," Chairman Kittredgc said.
This remark created considerable in
disnation NO! No! No" punctuatcd
with Kisses and other expressions of dis
approval, came from various parts of the
room. Ten minutes was finally put to
the limit of speeches. There were so
many rcmonstrants who desired TO he
heard that the hearing was continued to-
night. When the morning session broke
up, the members OF the committee and the
remonstrants were engaged in heated
wranSle over the proprety Of allowing
the remonstrants to express sentiments
antagonistic to the West End Street rail
way officials. These officials had been
Missed away every time their names had
been mentioned, and great disorder was
created. Mrs. Roger Wolcott. wife of
the lieutenant governor, tried to stop
the torrent of Kisses, but could not
Boston Letter.
English Women In Mems Colleges.
Women the world over may congratu-
late themselves upon the last triumph
their sex has secured over the opposing
forces of tradition. For some time the
doors of the universities of England
have been open to the members of the
sex, but with restrictions. Women are
permitted to enter and avail themselves
of whatever opportunities for work the
colleges have to offer So far they have
been on basis of equality with the men