The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-11
WOMEN MUCH INTERESTED
MEETING HELD AT THE 1LDER- MANIC CHAMBBR YESTERDAY.

Protest Made Against the Rumored Action
 of the General Assembly in Regard to
 Repeating the Statute Giving Women the
 Right to Vote-House to House Canvass
 to be Made to Get Women Interested.
 About sixty ladies gathered in the aldermanic chamber yesterday after noon at 4 o'clock to discuss matters relating to the public schools, espe- cially the advisability of attempting to elect lady members to the board of education. Miss Mary Ives presided at the meeting and Miss Bennett was the secretary. Miss Rebecca Beach read a paper which was a. resume of last Mon days meeting. She remarked that since so many of the teachers were women it was no more than fitting that they should have voice in the school board. She stated that about $50 out of the 380 teachers were women.
 An executive committee, consisting Of three ladies, was appointed by the chair. They are Mrs. Joseph Sheldon, Mrs Alexander Troup, Miss Beach. These three ladies will appoint four others to act with them, making in all a com mdttee Of seven.
 Mrs. Moody who was one of the cam didates for the school board last year, said that she thought if the women were given a chance on the school board they would be of great service.
 Mrs. Alexander Troup said that the majority of women did not understand the subject and would have to be edu- cated up to the point of understanding.
 A call was made for all who had not registered who were present to rise. All stood up but four, who immedi- ately went out and registered It was voted that a woman should be appoint ed in each ward who should act as chair man of the ward to get women inter- ested. Miss Helen Baldwin was ap- pointed for the First ward, Mrs. Schwab from the Eighth ward, Mrs. Eaton from the Ninth ward, Miss Mary Bennett of the Tenth ward, Miss Mary Ives of the Fourteenth ward. Every house in every ward Is to be visited and an effort made to interest the women.
 The women had considerable fun over the fact that many of them did not know what wards they lived in,
 Miss E. B. Rockwell made the motion that the Womans Journal, which is the principal organ of the women suf- fragists of the country, be placed on file in the Free Public library. This motion was carried. Money was col- lected to buy literature to distribute in connection with their work to elect lady school commissioners. Mrs. GoI, 1a Jn 11o 1ot SC meeting of women be held during the last part of June. No definite action was taken, but it was the general opin- ion of the meeting that some such meet ing should be held and some promi- nent woman orator secured for the occasion. The following resolution was offered to the meeting and passed: Whereas it is rumored that an at- tempt is being made in the general as- sembly now in session to repeal or weaken the statute giving women the fright to vote for school officers and on school matters, therefore, resolved4 that we women of New Haven inter- |ested in and va1uing highly this right Ito vote protest most decidedly against &any repeal of diminution of our rights Runder this statute and we earnestly re- &quest the senator from this senatorial Sdistrict and the representatives from 8this town to oppose such action by zthe general assembly, or if any such Saction shall be attempted. Resolved, that a copy of this preamble and resolu- Stion be sent to each of our representa- Hives and to the senator"
 The following women were regis tered yesterday:
 Elizabeth L. Nicoll, 86 Broadway, of 1.-the Tenth ward; Edith B. Sanders of TT Mansfield street, of the Ninth ward IFredericka S. Palmer of 42 Mansfield astreet, of the Ninth ward; Fedora E. Ferry of S0S Howard avenue, of the Fourth ward; Saline H. Catlin of 82 Wall street, of the First wart% Sarah 8B. Hooker of 233 Church street, of the &First ward; Isabel Feuchtwanger of 6 Whaley avenue, of the Ninth ward; %1dith c. Walker of 97 Whitney ave- lue, of the Eighth ward; Sarah J. Lane
 f 81 South Water street, of the Fourth #vard; Agnes Hermance of 83 Wall #treet, of the First ward; Lillian A. SEoikeman of 455 George street of the
 econd ward; Evelyn G. Arnold of 24 Dwight street, of the Second ward; < cornelia Morse of 266 York street, of the & Tenth ward; Alice Hewlett of 120 Col ege street, First ward