New-York tribune., 1894-06-26
AROUSING TIE WORKING GIRLS.
THEY SHOW INCREASED INTEREST IN THE
WOMAN SUFFRAGE CAMPAIGN

THEY SHOW INCREASED INTEREST IN THE
WOMAN SUFFRAGE CAMPAIGN
The second meeting Of the series to interest work
ing girls in woman suffrage was held last evening
at No. 80 West Slxty-hrst-st. large number Of
working girls present, and many OF them cN-
pressed much interest in the movement. com
mittee appointed for the NIXth Assembly District
consists of Miss Estelle Clayton chairman. Miss
Helene Lowell, corresponding secretary; Miss Kath-
arine Stagg, recording secretary; and Miss Isabel
Evesson. treasurer, and these young women have
already begun active movement outside these dis
trict meetings. well as IN them. and have ind-
vidually visited several OF the large stores where
girls are employed They report that in many
cases even the meaning Of suffrage was unknown
and that in others the young women had been
so'emnly warned against the evils of woman suf-
frage and suffragists.
An earnest address made at the meeting
last evening by Miss Kelly who. holding puo.ic
position and proudly claiming the title Of working
woman spoke to the gir.s as one OF themselves
She spoke warmly OF the partisaLshp OF the good
men and true" and saif that % the many mat
she had spoken with in the last week regarding the
suffrage movement each one had had "somethng
good 70 saw" She considered that the principal
objection that many young women brought 10 bear
against the crusade was the seeming lminoi'sy
ana unwOman!,ness in going to the polls, bat these
same young women were said - have no fear OF
attending TO their business, even th"ugh Dy 80
doing they met with insults and treatment mat
outraged their modesy and womanliness. The
speaker declared that It her intention To Work
during her vacation for the campaign, ana she
hoped that by the time she again reached hone,
she might convert some one TO her Views. she
a;so urged the young women present - think for
them selves, and work for thr rght, regardless OF
the saeers or ridcu.e Of unheiievers
Miss katherine StaRg gave her reviews or the
subject in a spirited way that was both refreshing;
and highly interesting. Much merTlnent was causeh
bv her reference letter received from wei
known clergyman. who warned her OF the wrath
TO come II she persisted in her unwise course
The speaker continued by quoting Darwin SAVING
'''rhe expression the survival OF the httest Is
most applicable 10 women 1t means 20 grow, ana
we mean 10 grow. and are doing SO. How many OF
US would be willing to 90 back 70 the GAYS o.,
1892 when In NeyburypOrt. Mass. II was pTopOs'd
maj a chair should be endowed for the education
Of woman and one OF the Board exclaimed: What
I'se the public money 10 educate shes? Never II
IS time for woman 20 take her rightful position as
rnan's eoual and above this mass OF prejudice,
degrading TO her wOmanhood
Interspersed with the remarks were muscal sclec-
tions by Miss Emma Steiney, and Miss katherine
Wilke soprano of the Cathedral choir. Miss mar
riet'e a Keyser gaze "A history or the campaign
from the time Of the Seneca Falls Convention 10
The present day. Miss Marguerite Moore ana
others also spoke. Norman ! Kemgood was chair
man Of the meeting