New-York tribune., 1895-12-22
WOMEN SPEAK FOR PEACE.
THE RULING TOPIC DISCUSSED AT suf-
FRAGE LEAGUE DINNER.
SOME OF THE SPEAKERS DECLARE THEIR lo"-
ROR OF WAR. AND THE HOPE THAT THE
vENEzrELAN DISPUTE MAY DE ENDED
WITHOUT IT-HONOR DONE 10
THE MEMORY or THE

WITHOUT IT-HONOR DONE ~
THE MEMORY OF THE
PILGRIM MOTHERS.
The fourth annual dinner in honor OF the f"sIi'h
Mothers. which was given by The New-Norh '''S
Womans Sufrrage League yesterday AFTERNOON d.
Sherry's was clearly the equal II not the supr'o''
of any of .ts thr. predecessors The custom OF tAs
honoring the frs. women settlers of plymouth was
suggested In 1892 by Mrs. Lille DevcrouX BiaHe
She said at that time that the deeds OF the m
grim Fathers had been celebrated Tor Seher|'''n'
by their dutiful sons. and that 1t sceineu o,'s
proper for the brave mothers to receive Similar
tribute of respect from their nineteenth century
daughters.
Sherrys large ballroom was appropriately ueco
rated and was filled with tables. Nearly every sea'
was occupied. for those inved responder 10 ''c
summons almost to woman. Win scarcely d"
exception every prominent organization OF "ol'e"
in the city, whether OF charitable. literary MS
tor.ca dramatic or political character. was repre-
sented, and there were many guests from distant
parts of the country
Mrs Lille Dcvereux Blake presided at the OH
GERS table and those at the heads of the oi''iH
included Mrs. r c. Goss Mrs. Florence X hlTk"oou
Mrs Charles r. Spraeuc Mrs John ii. Juuse
Mrs Myers Mss Lawton. Mrs II. r. BERG Mrs
NJ J. Billing. Mrs Coils. Miss Marguerite ~.
Hanm and Mrs Beverley Robinson
TIE ADDRESS OF WELCOME
The Address OF Welcome. at the head OF the iis'
Of toass. warmly given by MIS- biahe' d. '''
president of the League
1T is a pleasant duty" she said, TO weIoome
YOU 10 our fourth annuai celebrate the com
ins 10 our shores Of the Pilgrim mothers those
th'rty-nne brave women. vino. accomp'h'"u py
sx.y-three men and children. landed on lhe pieA"
New-Engiand coast 275 years ago. ana whose Wy
tues ola 50 much maze the country great hl'''
a short tribute 10 the women OF the past '"'S
Raka reverted to her favorite theme. the "oik oI
of h..
"Ncxt wear" she said I'VE shall nave lresdeh-
tia! election We women are not allowed TO 'dhe
an active part in that. but In a large measure we
may be the unseen force that helps support ''e
power And what party snail we join IN so lar
az we may JON any? Who knows the diHerehce
between Democrat and Republican to-day!
Qaughter1 Except. of course. that the hepuol-
cans are victorious and the Democrais-weli l"eE
are somewhat in the condition OF the unfortunate
singer who was described in a country paper mus
He was thrown from his carriage, ana II was
feared that he severely hurt, but he was abe
to'appear that evening in three pieces u''os"
ter)
The Democratic party is in more than three
pieces Iv fragments strew the sea fe' SIi,in wiinn
e r. as The nS5f 1s S!R
this Nation actually rejqcing many nt ol so with
us as mothers Of the race. We say TO the mn Ul
both countries: Settle the Venezuelan BOUNDARY
III Freedom in Thought was the subject OF Mrs
Elizabeth
Mrs stanton expressed her earnest interest In the
IN connecion With her subject she mentioned re-
iirons bgotry rs one Of the chief means OF teter.
there were sim traces Of 1t Left LEFT ana Le' not nf
tbe vices Of the Pilgrims she appealed in closing
WOMEN or PENNSYLVANIA.
Mrs L. l.. Blankenburg of Philadelphia responded
IN tho toast Women OF Pennsylvania and toid
Of many interesting relative to the early settle
mont erd life of the colony She was followed Dy
Nine Antoinette Sterling. who sang twice. ana Mrs'
Rlake then introduced Mrs. J. c. Croly whose SUD-
ject was THE Pilgrim Mothers To-day
Tho tonic was handled cleverly, and IN the ie"
minutes allowed her Mrs. Croy succeeded in pre-;
ntipr iia,1tI good statement Of the conditions ana
aspirations OF the typical American woman u '''
Modern Knights" toast corresponding to The l.
Ladies' at mems celebrations. was spokkea spk ~ the
by Miss Elizabeth Burreli Curtis, daushter Vi '"'
late George William Curtis -, . ,,-,u
Mrs Henry Willard. daughter of the famous WI,
aam said few words at The urgent request OF
tbe president She made strong plea lot peare ar
~ ,,nSe66 ~, - horror Of war Mrs Edward Lauterbach
spoke briefly and Miss Jessamine HalIenRecT sans
Davis on Women in Phanthropymar,99uss1I srea
enthusiasm Mrs Davis is - ,b aramanS anna to mention
81 The chief directions which such work should take
n the uure and to qgsrg aSff Keyser spoke
on o,e "Grganzed Effort" Mrs. Mary Trimble oi
Kentucky. and Mrs Mary Evans oil ler"eS''
Other women present the dinner were Mrs. AGT
s Packard Mrs Johg Stanton lanes Dp serf crmseour
Mrs Theodore sutro Mrs HarTy WTersJST Mrs
Haryot Holt Cahoon Miss Cyn,iha ina nex Dr. Ellen
Miles Dr. Harrlette Keatinge MIS- ,s h0ga Ran.
a Reh ,h key M Phoebe FaSr Mrs Van Nor
man and Mrs John d. Townshend.