The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-29
INTERESTING INFORM TON.

From San Francisco comes the news OF a new
womnn's club. with q full membership Of 200
limited. which has opened a down town club
room for its members. There will be no liter
airy meetings with papers and cold tea. no
grand and glorious purpose for the elevation
OF tho race. no lunches or afternoon teas. but
lust a pleasant suite Of rooms. with easy chairs
and books and magazines. whore members
may pleasantly spend the leisure hour between
appointments. rest II little from the fatigue OF
Informally that they will meet at this rendez-
vous. The club has grown to its full mem ber-
ship simply by tho members speaking to their
personal friends.
An Agency Of Direction has been established
In Buffalo which is most worthy Of limitation. as
it is u benevolent scheme which makes no
charge for information given. and is not SO
hopclessly cntanGled in red tame as to defeat
its usefulness. There are many young women
coming into the city to enter schools or
business Offices. refined. intelligent gem
tlewomen. who object to institutions and
dislike the discomforts OF boarding houses.
There are too many refined housewives
who would shrink from Keeping boarders."
and Yet would DO glad to exc out small in
comes and procure extra luxuriesfor her fam
lily by letting her spare roomsto Just this class
iIy"1 The fundamentai object OF the society
MaS to bring such People Together Tor the M
studios. a teachers directory, kc;. and still.
despite the amount OF labor involved. 1t con-
tinues TO be a labor OF love.
In reply to the haunting question so fire.
quently asked rs to what women sunragists
had gained by their aGitatlnG and organizing.
Miss Anthony refers to the favorable stand for
women taken by the Omaha Convention. to
Gov. Flowers recommendation that women
be represented in tho Constitutional Conven-
ton. Twenty-Five years ago a congregational
church in Illinois was ront in twain becau 30 a
woman would pray in meeting" Now here is
Mrs. Eastman regularly ordained by that body.
Womenwere elected in the SAND manners s men
alternate delegates to the MINNEAPOLIS Con-
~yention. and when they came into the Con-
yentlon the men all rose to their feet and
| cheered. The regular delegate tried to have
| The alternate take his seat, Oregon delegates,
too. elected two women .alteInates. Women
D"rstic i@r om rIeTtae" in the HOUSE listened i0 Tor
the first time to what wa had 70 Say In thirty
three States there are auxiliary societies 70
States were represented by delegates to the
Convention in Washington; Miss Anthony de-
c cha + t nad s syery TG iesisla hHys b 1uIpe into eSG Sc,
batting schools on this subject.
In America. according e to Mrs. KeDdal's idea.
It Is the women who manage everythinG-at
loast in regard to the theatres. From tho
first moment that YOU act before an American
audience you realize that your business is to
please the women. The women decide whether
they like you, and they decide at once. and IL Ia
the women who decide whether the men shall
go to the play or not. They go to the matin6es.
And, II they are satisfied they propose going
again with tho gentlemen nj the family. re-
member once We acted to an audience OF 700
women and one man. and when that man came
! In the women solemniy made way for him TO