Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-12-19
WoMAN'S DEP ARTMENT

York has one woman delegate, Miss
Frances Martel, who will represent
the Garment Workers." Union" OF
Chicago. This organization has rep
resentatives from every state in the
union and all over Canada and has
affiliated with it eighty national or
CARNATIONS,
A petition to the Iowa legislature
to raise the age of consent to eighteen
years has been issued by the Dubuque
Ladies Literary Association and will
be presented to the Legislature by the
Iowa Federation OF the Women's
Clubs.
Another new secret society has been
organized at Kansas CITY, Mo, after
the style Of the A. p. A., it is called
the defenders Of Fright and Liberty"
Over one hundred clubs are repre-
sented in the Federation of women's
clubs; Sorosis ls Of course the oldest
Of these, but the largest clubs are IN
Chicago and SanfranCisco. Two or
three number as many as five hun
dred members.
The Woman's Exchange in Paris,
is conducted on the same plan as sim
iliar exchanges IN this country.
The Woman's Rest Tour Associa.
ton Of Boston, was organized for the
purpose Of furnishing women of mod
crate means who wish to travel abroad,
with such practical advice and en-
enlargement. as shall enable them to
do so independently, lntelligently and
economically. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
was first president of the association.
One of the hsndsomest of the mem
orial windows in the library of Col
umbia College is placed there in hon
or of Miss Mary B. Hawley, who COM
pleted tho full academic course and
was awarded the college degree.
A daughter of Herfordshire Eng
land) clergyman achieved the highest
distinction as a student in medicine
ever won by woman at the EXAMINE
tons in London Unworthy. She took
"a double first"
DIR. Helen Belts Of Boston was the
first woman physician sent to Berlin
to investigate the Koch remedy for
consumption.
During the year 1890 the W. @. T.
U. nurseries and kindergartens cared
for sixteen thousand children.
In the year 1885 the Kansas house
Of representatives employed as pages
four girls and four boys. 1t had a
docket clerk, Miss NJ. Lulu Slough,
the daughter Of General Slough, and
as assistant postmaster, Miss Mara
M. Shaffer.
The first silk culture association or
ganized by women, presented to both
houses Of congress flags made from
American grown silk, over ten years
ago.
The first woman to pass the Ala.
bama State Medical examination was
a colored woman, Mrs. Hall I. Dillon
The examination was a written one
and unusually severe, lasting ten days
A high average was won by DR.. Dillon
It is conceded that American womer
are the cleverest inventors OF usefu
occupations for women.
In reading the reports from the
Diplomatic circles Of Washington, D
O., you will see that among all thu
foreign Legations, Japan more easily
and readily adopts the American way
and modes, and they carry back witt
them to the Aowery Kingdom the in
huence felt here, and they establish il
there with generous as we'll as de-
cisive hand. Although the Chinese
also enter the diplomatic circles with
ease while here yet the influence Of
our wholesome civilization is not fell
by them as by the Japanese, aud
when they step foot back on Chinese
soil the Americanisms are dropped
The Empress Dowsger who for thirty
years has been the power behind the
throne, has not introduced any new
beneficial improvements aside from
commercial advancement, and certain
ly they still possess certain atrocities
OF character Corea also has chang.
ed and every day is changing the