The Washington times., 1895-02-24
Washington Is Fairly Overlooking
with Up-t0-Date WOmanhOOd.
LOCAL BODIES ALSO ACTIVE
Loyal Women Hear Another Lecture in the
Course on Civil Government, by DR.. s. z.
Forman. and Ply Him with Questions
Symposium on Emerson = Continental
Chapter and Visiting Daughters"

Washington is just now the center OF
activity for the up-to-date woman. The
past gaia week must mark an epoch in her
development, and VIII undoubtedly bring
forth, in the future. wholesome harvest for
humanity.
Besides the w. C. T. u, the National Coun-
Gil of Women and the Continental Congress
there have been an unusual number of
women's meetings, representing a great
variety of subjects, all fun of interest and
all tending 10 the one vital point-higher
development, moral ard intellectual.
Loyal Legion of Women filled their hall
on Tenth street on Monday evening to hear
the sixth lecture of the course on Civic
government" by DR.. S. E. Foman, and a
great many of the ladies took part in the
spirited discussion which followed.
The speaker was piled with questions and
was evidently more at ease and quicker
in answer than on the first evening of his
appearance before his quick-witted audi
ence. They have grown to know each other,
the subject has been assimilated, and the
effects of DR.. Forman's lectures are very
apparent from the trend OF the questions
propounded by the members.
Among those prominent in the audience
were Mrs. Z. s. Mussey, Mrs. odell, Mrs.
Perkins, Mrs L. v. Mccullough, and Miss
| Curry
On wednesday at 4 p. m there was
another special meeting of the L. l.. w. to
meet the visiting members and delegates
of other organizations, especially Mrs.
Emma r. Wallace, of Illinois, national
| presto dent Woman's Relief Corps, Mrs.
Sarah C. Mink, of New York, the past
president, and Mrs. Kate Brownlee Sherwood
! of Ohio, also national past president;
Mrs. Harriet L. Reed. of Boston, and other
prominent workers of the Woman's Relief
Corps, from the ranks OF which the organi-
zation known as the L. L. W. drafted a
large number fits members.
Continental Chapter, d. A. R.. held its
regular monthly meeting on Monday even
| ing at the Oxford, and was fully attended
/ by the membership and host of visitors.
Mrs. Ballinger, regent, presided with
her customary ease and vivacity, and from
start to finish there was lot dull moment
Having carried out the progra mme
| scrupulously, to the evident satisfaction
| OF the audience, the chapter adjourned
| to Wizards Hotel to attend the reception
to the delegates OF the Continental Con
greSs and the membership at large of the
ID. A. r.
A symposium on Emerson in Mrs.
! Warie's parlors at the Hamilton on Wednes
day morning was a sparkling gem in the
tiara OF the goddess Of the Fin de steele
femininity."
Miss Julia Pauline Leavens opened in q
few well-choSen words as to what 'Emer-
son had done for the SOUL" and then intro
duoed Mrs Warde, who recounted incident!
OF her personal acquaintance with the
poet. her visit to him in his Concord home
and her entertainment by him in the fal
| West.
Mrs. Harriet N. Ralston followed will
some pertinent quotations from Emer'
sons works, in which the poet laid grea
stress upon the involuntary effect of th'
best thoughts OF others-''Live truly
see truly" aud bear in mind that sincer
word is never lost.
Mrs. Frank Stuart Osborne, OF the con
tinental congress, quoted from the ''Over
SOUL" punctuating the text with origina
remarks listened to with evident interes
by the thirty or more ladies present.
Among those present were Mrs. Pierce
Miss Pierce, Miss Dolliyer, Mrs. Kilvert
Miss Cox, Mrs w. T. Harris and daughter
Mrs. Anderson, Miss Ripley, Mrs. Darling
Mrs. and Miss Barnes, Mrs, and Miss Hen
derson of Iowa, Mrs. Coffeen, Mrs. Warde
Mrs. Pitkin, Mrs. Judge Weldon. Mrs