Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-06-05


iz-d the club After considering a great
variety ~ names derived from Greek.
Latin and the modern Tongues, they
took the first sound q each ~ the four
relations held by woman--namcly. wife,
mother. daughter and sister-and there.
from compounded the truly original,
though apparently aboriginal, title u
wimOlaughsis. ltwas a happy conocit
Having been occasionally compelled 10
coin a word myself. ! regard their ac.
ton as quito a stroke II genius
The constitution declares the objects
Of the society to H. mutual improve
ment, the eiucation ~ woman in politi.
cal science especially and In almusi
everything generally, providing pub
lie parlor. reading room, library and
gymnasium. A. well a. Meeting place
AMI starting point for ladies visiting
the capital aud generally a woman's
home and social exchange Rev. Anna
H. Shaw was the iipt president, and the
membership rapidly increased 90 near
400. hut at the annual meeting few
day ago Mr. Ruth a.. ID. llayons was
elected president and Miss Fanny Ed.
war,ls sccrytary. The board Of directors
IL elected 10y the stockholders, and ihrs',
who may H. called contributing menu
lsrs, live In almost every state. Am"ng
them arr Susan u Anthony. Mr.. l.. q
Stanton, Mis- Clara Barton. Mrs Clara
H. Colby. Mis- Laura VI. Johns ~ Kan
sas, DR. Caroline VI. WinslUw aud many
others eminent Ina the arts and prufcs-
sions The society extended it, work
- rapidly that IL son had CLASSES IN
nearly all the languages taught, a. we'll
az In drawing. the Dclsarto method,
sewing anil .lOcution, and u II now
running five CLASSES In French, two in
Spanish AMI two In German IL has
purchased a fine building and large lot
at 1925 strct. facing Franklin park.
for which IL IT'LL OWES a considerable
debt, and incidentally " may b. added
tnat any one who wants to oOntributo
g. for q worthy object can thereby 50
cure the benefits of membership while
visiting Washington.
PROM Art Go Dr...making.
When the society had covered almost
the entire field a wOmen's interests. the
inevitable trouble ,ami-the trouble
which always CONES % such societies
and In Washington moro than elsewhere
The changes In the departments arc usu'
ally ~ sudden and un, spcctod and the
sisapp0intnents 81 place seekers aro -
piany that thor. are often hundrc'ls of
women thrown out IL employment
Their natural resource IL 10 such $50.
ciety ~ this. not 80 much for money
belp--in fact. that Is very rarc-as
Or help In getting places This kind
u work hal to h. given up entirely sim
,ly bo.ause II would have exhausted the
time and energies of all the members
The National Woman Suffrage asso-
:iation has rented the parlors u the
wimuiaughsi for it, meetings, but the
society. as such. takes no stand on the
suffrage qus-t.cl All the rooms are
rented to vario. organizations for stat.
81 meetings, wIich do not interfere
with the classes Not the least interest
Ing Of the latter IL the class In Journal
Ism. taught by Miss Lucy Legget, which
was very succ sssfu!. sL' naivoly says,
% long as she could keep IL from de-
generating into mere class In English
composition. The Delsarto class also
has dancing lessons. and the parlors are
used for that purpose Mrs Eleanor
Matlock. who has been the society's
agent for soliciting contributions, says:
Eve are neutral In politics and reli.