The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-10
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
ENTH UsIASTIC MEETINGS IN MUSIC
HALL, BOSTON.
Many Distingu ished Persons Present
Hon. George r. Hoar of Massachusetts
Presidea

BOSTON, May 40. - The woman suf-
fragists of Boston and vicinity have reason
to congratulate themselves because of the
large and sympathetic audiences which
they gathered in Music hall yesterday
afternoon and evening. 1t was their an
nual festival. This annual festival is nota-
BILE in many respects. AS Mrs. Livermore
said in introducing Senator George r.
Hoar, who presided, it might also be con.
sidered the 25th birthday celebration of
the association, for it was very nearly that
number of years ago that the association
was formed The occasion was also nota-
BILE because of the many
Distinguished Speakers Present.
drs. Laura Ormiston Chant of London,
one OF the most fluent of women orators,
captivated the audience by her wit and
her conception of the suffrage question;
also Miss Kirstine Frederiksen of Den
mark, bright little body, who, in her
native tongue, has talked TO her people
many years on the subject. Both of these
women are TO attend the worlds congress
OF women in Chicago.
Among the other speakers OF the even
ing were Mrs. Lucy Stone, Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe, Mrs. Mary A. Livermore.
Rev. George A. Gordon, Colonel 7 w. Hig-
ginson, Mahlon r. Leonard of Waltham
and Alfred s. Rae of Worcester
The hall was literary smothered with
bunting and streamers of all colors and
flags of all nations with our national colors
predominating At 5 o'clock began the
Social Part Of the Festival
a al. T.
freedom oficonversation the supper was
announced. From this time until Up m.
he 500 or more present enjoyed the de-
icious edibles that had been prepared.
The supper tables were 30 i'm number
and were presided over by well-known
ladies representing different localities.
The stage was we'll covered with repre-
sentative women from various cities In
the state.
At Z o'clock Mrs. Livermore raped for
order, and in witty way introduced the
president of the evening, Hon. George +.
Hoar, their champion.
In introducing Lucy Stone Mr.. Hoar
said: ~ should like to challenge any
opponent of woman suffrage TO tell me
reason, If he has any, why Lucy Stone
should not vote"
Mrs. Stone
received q great ovation. She spoke of the
two states which had practically given the
women a chance to vote, and then she said
1--WE have the large, growing sentiment
this generation OF equal human right. You
will find IL all over the world. 1t is not
only the public sentiment that is growing,
but the people are coming to us. In New
York state there has actually been passed
a law allowing a woman to have just the
same right to her babe as the father has
That law has not been made in Massa-
chusetts, but we are grateful for what the
men In the Massachusetts, legislature have
done for u.s."
Rev. DIR. Gordon, pastor Of the Old
South church, said he had signed all the
petitions Of TINS association sent to him
for the past nine years. II believe with
Mr.. Beecher, who once said: Man as man
Ia superior to woman; but that woman as
woman Is
Immensely Superior to Man,
and that both taken together they are more
than match for either taken separately
We must not forget that woman by her
endowment rs wife and mother has i'm
parted spirit In the progress of new ideas
that would have been lost without her."
Miss Fredericksen said that she never
thought she would address an American
audience and they must excuse a really
poor speaker, but she said she would chal-
lenge every one Of the audience TO go over
to Denmark and address an audience In
the Danish language. Over there they
have not the influential ladies with them,
they must struggle along without them.
Colonel Higginson said that the coming
OF woman suifrnge is less Of sentiment now
than fcw years ago, and Is
Getting Upon q Firmer Basis.
Mrs. Chant, after thanking the president
for the kind way lie mentioned England in
Introducing her, said: THE political
kingdom has been the hardest Of the lot
to conquer" and in England she felt
Tree TO say that on the woman suffrage
question they were slightly ahead.
II am not going to prophesy, and so
am not going TO say which side will win.
We think that we shall win in something
like side issue. IL Is very remarkable
thing 70 know how rapidly this question
of woman suffrage has grown in the last
few years"
Other speakers were A. g. Roe of
Worcester, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, M. II.