The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-27
CAMPAIGN or THE WOMEN
Meetings IN vsrious Parts OF TOWNSEND
Wei ATTENDED ana Others Net.

Wen Attended .ns. Others Net.
The members of the woman's Municipal
League were particularly active Yesterday.
They held Ave meetings in different parts Of the
city. and met with more or less success. as re-
CARDS attendance. Numerically two of the
meetings were strong but II Ia admitted by the
managers Of the league that the women OF New
York are not responding to their call with the
alacrity and enthusiasm that had been expected.
The first meeting was held at $3.50 o'clock In
the Afro-American Club rooms at 5ss Seventh
avenue under the direction Of q committee COM
posed Of Mrs. James Morse, Mrs. Abby Sage
Richardson, and Mrs. Isaac Harper This
ing was specially designed TO enlist the aid OF
the colored women OF that district in the anti
Tammany crusade. There were not twenty
women present all told, and less than half OF
these were colored people. Mrs Morse gave up
the idea Of calling the assemblage meeting.
and dubbed II conference.
She explained at length the workings Of the
Municipal League and replied to many ques-
tions asked by Mrs. Granville Hunt, the wife OF
the colored pastor The result was the pros
pective forming Of an organization of colored
women under the leadership of Mrs. Hunt. and
the holding Of daily meetings from now until
twsnty 1--we NAMES enrol enrolled today. :" ' 'e'
on the east side a little later Mrs. Charles II,
schooSoase 81 Wett street. 'f The small rooms
were were well ailed; many women coming with
address in English, which could not have been
understood by more than one-tenth Of the audi
snS N. MRS Aser ' snp.na. Ss
. .hss the %aSspssIf Gs ssss' scsens
ence is. paramount. This latter fact she Illus
trated by mention Of women OF history. such a.
temperament of her audience. and she was kept
busy for some time answering questions more or
In the evening Mrs John D.. Townsend re-
seiysd AZ np II q society people At her resi-,
sent out TT ie7 Invitations. and had s1pe9ted to
Pa fs GsSrSs III SnS Ss
Mr.. Townsend was the principal orator, and
ballot box. lie was followed by Mrs. L. v.
Bets: Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Duke. Mrs. NJ Augustus Field. MI. and %r., T.
seerle Barclay Mrs. Guernsey, Col. Fred Grant
Mrs. .Giibert Beefman. Mi Mrs. Charles Russell
lowell and Miss Lowell; Mr. and Mrs W: de II.
Townsend, and Albert @. p. speyers.
.sS;s si.s. %s yEis M.e Ts: rF..S
Mrs. Parkhurst made her second address Of the
day day: Pr. Jane T. Robbins was present from the
delivered a witty address aud provoked loud
intended to have this meeting for working girls,
but men were admitted and made up fully one
half the audience.
At the rooms OF the Logan Union, In the Ross
building. Abingdon. square, men and women
poured Into the small suarters until they were
packed to sunocatioh, and many were turned
away. 1twas evident that many men had been
persuaded to escort their wives. and it was
equally plain that curiosity TO see and hear DR.,
Parkhurst hal inspired many OF the women,
for as soon as his letter expressing regret for
his absence was read the crowd surged out,
Miss Helen Narick Boswell presided, and kept |
the crowd amused between speeches with tests |
and anecdotes. On the platform were DIR. John |
A: b. Wilson OF the Eighteenth Street NJ, E.
Church. Theodore Sutro and Mrs. Sutro, Mrs
Adele Porter PORE. Col. A. 4. Bacon, Can't.
Jack Crawford and the Princess Viroaua Mrs
jane Pearce, and Mrs. Virginia Chandler Tit |
comb.
There was a long list OF speakers, nearly every |
one on the platform made a short address, and |
Mrs. Titcomb kept the audience in good hnmor |
oS reciting two humorous poems on the Wilson |
bill and woman suffrage. Mr.. Sutro said:
am living example OF womAn's influence
] did not want to come here to- night, but had |
to. believe that all you women can exert the |
same influence on some brother. sweetheart. or |
husband between now and Nov. and make the |
men vote as you think"
The Rev. DIR. Wilson denounced Tammany
Hall and its methods. Most OF the other speak. /
ers confined themselves TO nxhorting the men TO
register to-day and asking the women 10 ace |
that the men kept their word.