The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-18
STIRRING UP THE WOMEN.
,rrrRzSE LnlGUB's CANVASS
' n q, GRE THE RTSHr TO TOTK.

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.s-1b. outiook ThouEht 60 ne Good
I.o.nt,n wouen who ws-tthe suGrsEe
-. oersrsl headquarters for the woman
80. campaign In New York city IL at 10
iu, rourt.enth street. Everybody has been
l1,.,,c about the sudden and intense interest
rov.msnt taken by the feminine world
,.,nIor. But, while columns have been
-,,,.n about these fashionable doings, there
l.h,.n little said about the work OF the orig
nal league.
a.. IN. new organizations have received.
w., are all working together for the same
No., and when the league has time to
ss..,bs tfolds its hands and SAYS little pRan
Thanksgiving for what Il getting to be called
s,h. Fifth avenue fad" The league doesn't
..llIt. fad In the language OF the immortal
weller. not By no manner Of means" Miss
u.rrl.t A. Keyser was. in fact, just combating
~. I1.. when the reporter went into head
.u,,ters to see her about It
Miss Ksyser is general organizer Of the work
a, mi, city. Lille Devereux Blake IL com
.,nder.in. chief. aud Miss Keyser IL first aide.
sp..douarters" comprises two small rooms
=. ths seeond floor. The outer room Is long
I'D narrow. with Miss Keyser's desk at one
"a with Miss Keyser herself almost con-
.,,ntly before II. There are several chairs. and
table which 10 loaded with literature"
Th.rs Is also q youthful assistant who wears
s,s,.s, and q settled air OF conviction in addl-
don TO modest spring gown. The inner room
i, IN. lair OF the typewriter who pounds away
vigorously all day a. II she were rafting the
bones Of all tyrsnts. dead or alive
There we're so many people In the outer
room when the reporter arrived that the
youthful assistant was sitting amid the lltera-
Nsh hY q
nhsnces for matrimony this year. But then.
perhaps she was too young to care very much
anyway. Perhaps. too she didn't believe in
matriinony. Some Of the visitors rose to leave.
a. the reporter. who did believe In m atrimony.
vas furnished with chair and overheard the
conversation between Miss Keyser and the re-
naming caller. This was . bright-looking
veman who wanted to know II there was any
work In connection with the campaign for
which abe could be paid.
Pm afraid not now" said Miss Ksyssr
I'VE are obliged to run the campaign on pretty
short commons. II We had the money. could
put hundred women at work right away.
Are you familiar with the subjectr
The woman smiled and nodded her head
significantly. She gave the impression that
she not only knew . good deal about It but
that she had Just as strong convictions IS the
youthful assistant
We'll. tho only thing can do" said Mrs
Keyser, lis to take your name and address
and send for you II any opening occurs. :, All
We need is money. but We do need that badly"
IGs .H%sn and s1.r.d tn ana
feel about this eusstion = the reporter asked
the rspIy, bnttRsg are reading Of L in the
papers and u some one would some and tak AZ
n NATL n
Has any work been done ,among working
women p the. reporter askee Miss Keyser after
the advocate from Avenue A had gone out.
:" We arc Just bssinning the work among
night there was one in Kiving ton street The
FIRST one was on stormy night and was poor
I sS who sm many ye 81
nsighbors. and last night the meeting In Riy-
necessary t ia to talk to the WORKING women and
explain things to them. II 10 to those women
and it is easier to, prove the question to them.
because there are figures other than figures OF
T's az. 80 sHPeor MS meant
ness and despatch. for that matter. II you can
Sy them to sen ss%' 70 an
the very first meeting they attended. Women
sea as to a suffrage convention have responded
without thought OF dismay to an invitation
81 ,hs Interest among .sh
ionahle women, IL Is simply that for the first
tin . they have heard the question stated prop.
eily. and very naturally their ideas about t
Does the league itself hold parior, meet
untary committee headed By Mrs. Henry N.
Oh. The league is holding thes: meetings.
"Mrs Blake Mrs Clara Nsyman. Mrs mar
ssns np snsds ST. ssss Hoyt sicRo NJ:
j. q. Nelson. Eiiia Archard Conner. and my
.sl Then there is aiy1 ~ som. one present
Like aud held the first parlor meeting of
this esmpaign on Jan. J. at the home OF AIR.
opened tho work here in the city. Since then
the Interest has grown, until now We have
more houses opened to US than We can supply
How ABOUT the work outside the city,"
It Ia being pushed vigorously; susan r.
most prominent speakers on woman suffrage
are holding conventions throughout the
WIN they some back to New York before
the end Of the cAmpaignp
Il don't know. The State campaign ends
very soon. and they may come to New York;
they will be pretty tired when they get
was up in the Adlrondacks. In Essex county.
the early part OF the winter and did some
Gs ssyS
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In her brown eyes.
AT first l stayed at Keene with Mrs. Hen
rstta NJ. banker the Treasurer OF the state
Association. used 70 go out to the little
towns around there and hold meetings In the
.choolhouses and churches. Finally. went
to one village about seven miles away. Mr.
and Mrs, Banker drove over with me. and We
went At once to tho store OF the village mag
nate, man about "a years old. He didn't
believe IN woman suffrage. He believed that
Women were crested 10 be rulsd over by men.
He also said that women were represented.
any way. Why should they want to vote them
selves
Who represents them p / asked him
a, Why, their husbands, OF counsel
But who represents the $4,000 unmarried
N0men IL the State OF New York Aloner
a. Let en- teach sehoolP no gTowlsd.
don't exactly see tho point, but IL never
PAYS 10 wrestle with person who has held an
HIhlon Tor eiRhty-tou years, so went oil to
iooE a. the sehoolhouse. IL was n modern
building On top Of high. stony hill; ! looked
TINE room where | Was to speak. talked 1t
oEsI with the IanitoT and supposed 1t would DO
~ right, Mr.. and Mrs. Banker left mo at the
,h,age inn and went home. The meeting MAS
pusM O'clock, for up there everything be-
Els ~ early candle Hight.
Il, Al ten minutes Of I picked my way up the
sssn rough hill to the schoolhouse. IL was
,,5Seksi and dark. | meditatsd = few minutes;
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