The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-06
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Annual Meeting of the Maine Association
Yesterday-The Memory of Lucy stone
Observation-Disclosures Addresses During
Afternoon and Evening,

LII spl1e Oh Uhe storm yesboloaJ e'AoNA
| noon q good audience of women as
sembled at the Second Advent church on
the occasion of the annual meetlng OF
the Maine Woman Suffrage Association.
Mrs. Hannah 3. Bailey presided, and
among the audience were many staunch
adherents OF the cause. Among them
was Miss Charlotte Thomas, one OF the
old Abolltionists, and one OF the very
| few who gave Lucy Stone sympathy and
hospitality in the days when her cause
was very unpopular in this town.
Yellow is the color of the association
and it was conspicuous in the church
yesterday. Over the large crayon portrait
OF Lucy Stone yellowsscart was TASTE
fully draped, yellow chrysanthemums
decorate the stand, and yellow badges
adorned the delegates
Mrs. Bailey was unable to deliver her
address at the time of the business
meeting because her trunk which con-
tanned it had been carried by to Boston.
So the address was postponed until eve
ming.
The following board of officers were
elected:
President-Mrs. H j Bailey.
Vice President at Large-Mrs. l.. M.
N. Stevens.
Vice President-Dr. Jane L. Hersom.
Recording Secretary-Miss l.. +.
Donnell.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. E. H.
Osgood.
Treasurer-Mrs. Winnifred Nelson.
Honorary Vice Presidents-Rev. DIR.
Blanchard, Mrs. George S. Hunt, Mrs. s.
e. Spring, Hon. T. B. Reed, Gen. Francis
Fessenden, Dr.. F. II. Gerrish, Ex-Gov.
Dingley, Jr., Mrs 4. F. Greeley, Of Els Els
worth; Mrs. o. A. Quimby of Augusta,
Mrs. S. IL. O'Brien of Cornish, Mrs. J.
W. Weston of Skowhegan, Mrs. l.. j.
| Spaulding of Caribou, Hon. Andrew
! Halves of Stroudwater, Col. j. B. Peakes of
Dover
Executive Committee-Mrs. Margaret
T.W. Merrill, Mrs. f. E. G. Robbins of
Deering, Mrs. J. E. Mcdowell, Miss Ella
NJ. Adams, Mrs. Peasiee of Auburn, Mrs.
S. F. Hamilton of Saco.
The treasurer reported $50 on hand.
There has been paid out during the year
| $SS. SO. Y
The meeting was largely devoted to an
| interesting memorial service of the late
Lucy Stone Blackwell. After singing by
| Mrs. Frank Payson and the reading of a
| letter from Miss Elizabeth U. Yates, Rev.
/, DR.. Henry Blanchard spoke first. AS a
young man he, had, been won by Lucy
Stones earnestness to the cause of
woman suffrage. From that time until
her death he had known her intimately.
When he was pastor in Indianapolis, he
had assisted her in starting in that city
the woman suffrage movement Later
he had been associated with her on many
| occasions; and he was proud to say that
| he looked up to her as his leader Horace
| Greeley had remarked to him that Lucy
Stone, among all the woman suffrage
! agitators, had kept the milk of human
kindness in her breast. Miss Anthony
was often IA little bitter in spite of her
strength of character, but in all the years
that he had known Lucy, Stone, DR..
| Blanchard did hot remem Der that he
had ever heard her use bitter word
She was nevertheless intensely earnest.
| DR.. Jane Lord Hersom followed, speak
ing briefly of Mrs. Stones home life and
simplicity of character.
Mrs. N. S. Gardiner recited memorial
poem which was cordially received
Mrs. E. S. Osgood gave very interest
ing sketch of the famous suffragist's life,
ming1ing with it some delightful per-
sonal "reminiscences.
Mrs. Osgood met Lucy Stone at one of
the meetings of the Woman Federation.
In short walk from the hall of meeting
Mrs. Blaekweat during that walk told
her of the trials OF her youth, how she
worked her way to Oberlin, sleeping on
the deck of theisteamer because she had
no money for stateroom; how she be-
gan her first campaign, lacking up her
self the posters for her meetings, and
after the address, passing the hat around
herself because no one would do it for
her. sar
Mrs. L. N. Stevens in the concluding
address, spoke warmly of the great
| character of the dead leader, and of per-
sonal recollections of her as she appeared
during the meetings at the Worlds Fair.
The last time saw her," said Mrs.
Woman's building on the Exposition
grounds at Chicago, the occasion being
the reception given by the board of lady
managers to the Woman's Congress. AS
a member of both bodies, | was commits
stoned to see that no distinguished per-
sons were overlooked, but that each
should be properly recognized.
In the crowd that surged around the
assembly room, I found Lucy Stone. She
said she did not feel we'll, hardly equal
to the attempt to reach the platform.
but her daughter Alice encouraged her
and together we made the way. AS Mrs.
Potter Palmer's words of gracious and
cordial greeting were being said, I
thanked God in my heart, that Lucy
Stone had lived to see 5his glad day of
women; but mingled with the joy was a
pain because she did not seem so physi-
cally strong as usual. Four months later
came our State W.C.T.U. convention.
Mary Livermore was one of the evening
speakers. Sitting by my side just before
was to present her to the audience, she
whispered to me: DO you know that
Lucy Stone is dying of an lncurable
disease? She cannot live many weeks
at most, adding in pathetic words: Yes,
we've begun to 60 And | thought of
the trio of noble women, Lucy Stone,
Mary Livermore and Susan B.Anthony,
whose feet for years had trodden the
hard pathway, SO much easier for us to-
day because they have walked in it. I
did not wonder that Mrs. Livermore in
her address that evening spoke of i'm
mortality as | never had heard her be-
fore, of that great free life as noble as
the aspirations of our hearts, as Won
drous as the marvel of our brain, as
mighty as the faith that fastens itself to
God.
October 18th, while the convention of