New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-25
ward he addressed great and enthusiastic meeting
in the Opera House here.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT THE
HOME OF MRS WILLARD PARKER.
PLANS PROPOSED LOOKING TOWARD GIVING The
TIGER A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WORK
otrTLINED-oTIIER MEETINGS.

TIGER A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wohh
ouTLINED-oTHER MEETINGS.
The spread OF the ant!-Tamrrany epidemic and
the firm hold 1t has secured the people OF New
York shown yesterday afternoon. wneA O-'"1e
fifty and one hundred prominent society women
braved storm which would have been deemed am
pie for absence by many OF the sterner SEX
and met at the home OF Mrs. Willard Parker 40
- Ffth-ave. to discuss ways ana means oi "''''-
hilating the Tanmany organization.
1t was distinctly understood that no reference
whatever sh )u,d be made to the subject OF woman
suffrage, and when one speaker inadvertently al
luded to the cherished cause. she was quickly
called order and tod thas the one object OF the
meeting to devise means Of aiding those VINO
had it in their power to establish purer and better
government for the city
Mrs. James Herbert Morse was chosen chairman
and in "A brief speech suggested a number OF
schemes for trumphng over the enemy. she urged
those present to continually remind their male
friends that Saturday is The last day for regis
tratlon and to keep 1t them until the last voter
had performed this duty
Mrs Alfred Bishop Mason said that the one cry
to-day Is Reform" or. in the common Vernacdlar'
ITO beat Tammany." and ono way to achieve TINS
g keep the men In town on Election Day Inc
country clubs and the country houses offer many
| tempting Inducements that day, but II the
women remain In town at least one inducement
| Mrs Mason said. would be Withdrawn and their
patriotism would have the further effect Of sha'ning
! the masculine conscience
4 speaker who did not wish 10 have her name
published said that although woman l. deprived Of
! the ballot. she wleids "ien-billot power, ana II
Tammeny Is defeated 1t viii be largely due to the
influence Of the intellectual AMI cultured woman II
a plain straightforward statement Of facts was not
sufficient to win a vote. then 1t was not worth WIN
| ming.
Mrs. Belts. who has been among the poor Of the
! mn mi
! cited many pathetic Instances Of Tammany oppres-
sion ard said that the only way to defeat the ty-
| rants was convince these poor people mat ram
many did not own them body and soul Charles {.
| I;caman was the only male speaker. III" suggested
| three plans First: See that your husbands ar
registered. second set that they vote the right
ticket after they have registered. TIE thru plan
was FOR every woman to learn the method ana APP
plicatlon OF the present baoting system ana To
lmpart this knowledge to all voters who are lg-
norant OF the system
Among those present were Mrs Willard Parker,
Mrs Talbot Oliphant. Mrs. John Pyne Mrs. \ D.
| Chaplin. Mrs. r. H. Ewart. Mrs George Haven Put-
nam Mrs y. VI Snson. Mrs. Ferris LOCKWOOD
| Mrs Harrison Cavity, Mrs. G. G. Beamdn Mrs a
| : Richarltson MR.. Iscln. Mrs. j. w. Pryor Mrs'
| Adrian Van Sindercn. Mrs. Carl Schcfer. Mr. ~ g.
Kctchum. Mrs Goodrich Mrs. James a Scrymser'
Miss Monroe Miss Lowell and Miss steele
\ similar meeting VIII he held this afternoon AZ
| o'clock the home ~ Mrs. K. j. cross 80
] North.
re mceiing heli hy the Women's Municipal
Tcnguc In Thaia Hall 80. gi6 Broome-st, yr-ttr-
a secret meeting which was held In tn. same build
| lns bv the CIoakinakcrs' Union. \ number OF tho
r I,S1 S %y" s@ 'F" c at ,Sr meeting hr
/ their especial interest but those VINO remail
/ p,t for,h FOR heir welfare. Mrs. Charles Eoyc'
presided and In opening The ert'ns fy'' ~, sln no
ana mo-, ,"' ,on,, !" and said 70 h. tod this is
MI
! mother - her boy. when shr tod HIN not 70 ,So
/ near the water until he had learned - swin. We
/ may not know much about tn machinery OF loIi-
/ lies but We ID know something about the luDri-
Dr Jane + Robbins spoke q The Wort; and , III,
among he people on the East SIDE ana ie iare 'a'
n was largely Ia their po"er TO over nr
/ tune which had a'eTu"d SO closely 10 i"loN NON
/ misery Announcements was made OF the follow
/ INK meetings. Vt 80. - WilIctt-s;. at $50 = m
o" dii@y r a mecting at g. il West Tweny
! cighth-st AZ which cN-Judge Noah DAVIS VII
'A, he meeting H. he Lincoln cub rooms Ab!ns
don square. yesterday aiternoon undcr ~" NM nv
sinan n iir MS iil" V,rcl boswell chair
man Of The meeting: Mrs virginia handler IT,
! comb of iirooAlyu. and Mrs Theodore Sutro !,r
Parthurst Was The mrs, speaker. ana be ursei the
reform not to be- DIS outraged at TIE small at,
in CONTEMPLATION lics no secret Of rower noon.
pr Parkhurst continued 'hst even good ,op i,
o and m,n poitcans, not to speak y women. VII.
had not stood IN nee1 90 VS'ltnt 'y' n," -, -
| them u their duty. Reference was mad" % ~
ALLEGED efforts ~ Jcrsoy city officials q hamper tn'
work 81 the I.xow Committee and thereby defeat
! Justice. and the women wer- erconrlErl 10 p"r'r-
| we're In Their work II aiding IN the establishment %
! a batter murlciual government
| CAPTAIN Jack crawford, the poet scout ,rep'el
20 an Invitation to speak by saying that ne hal ~
| r,,It hc,rnl ~ make women voters lcd that he
! Intended 20 do go again Mrs Sutro. Mrs /Itcomh
| and the Princes Nircqua also spoke mass-ir'''
INK VII b. held tho Lincoln club rooms IN FIiiay
! evening at which br Parkhurst. Colonel y >
nd
! next at 3 1'ci.ck. p IA. meeting VIII be he.I Al
/ 80 3g3 West Twenty -thiri st
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