Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-03-28
woMAws WORLD r. PARAGRAPHS.
What the Woman's Board Of the Atlanta
Exposition Ii Doing.

What the Woman's Board Of the Atlanta
Exposition Ii Doing.
Too much cannot be said in praise of
the members Of the women's board Of
the International and Cotton States Ex-
position, to be opened at Atlanta Sept
18- Before the board was appointed
the men of Atlanta had already sub
scribed to the general fund all they
could spare. The ladies were told that
If they would raise S., 600 they might
have from the general fund $40, 600.
They held fairs and gave entertain
ments, they worked in all the ways
known to those who have had long prac-
tice in clearing off church debts. and
the result was that they got together
$l5, 600. The exhibits for their build
ing, designed by Miss Elise Mercur of
Pittsburg, are so numerous that an an
mex to the original structure will be
necessary. One Of the most interesting
of all the different divisions will be the
colonial department, in charge Of Mrs.
W. i. Peel. All the industries in
which women work will be represent
ed, among them beekeeping and house
hold economics. There will be connect
ed with the woman's building an emer-
gency hospital, in which those suddenly
taken i'll or who have been hurt can be
carried and cared for for the time. One
of the pleasantest features will be rooms
where children will be carefully at
tended to while their mothers visit the
exposition. Ii it had no other reason for
being, this fine women's board would
have justified its existence by creating
that department alone. One of the meth
DDS by which the board earned money
was the publication of woman's edi-
tion of the Atlanta Journal, whose pro-
prietors kindly lent the plant for one
day. The edition netted the energetic
board 81, 600 One Of woman's especial
fields is charity and philanthropy, and
in the Atlanta building all the philan-
thropic and charitable societies Of the
world will be represented. When Mrs.
Joseph Thompson. the president Of the
board, and her able assistants are here
after placed in positions where a knowI-
edge of business management, speech
making and parliamentary usage are re-
quired, they will know just what to do.
And this, besides a successful and beau
tiful exposition Of women's work, will
be part of their reward for their un-
selfish labors.
The Baltimore Methodist conference
has refused to allow women to be dele
gates to the general conference 1 hope
with all my heart that every woman in
the Baltimore conference will leave the
Methodist church before next Sunday
Woman suffrage has been established
in South Australia. The reactionists in
the New Y ork state constitutional con-
vention who insulted the best women Of
the state by ignoring their petition
signed by over 800, 600 people to submit
woman suffrage clause to the voters
last fall should make note Of this.
Women do not ape men in endeavor
ing to free themselves mentally, physic-
ally and pecuniarily. 1t is not mannish
to wish to wear suitable dress for walk
ing and exercising, to get the highest
education the land affords and to have
free access to all paying occupations
1t is only human. The mistake the
Parkhursts of the community make is to
say that these reasonable human wants
arise only from a desire to initiate men.
Man is not such perfect creature, as
far as he has got, that women should
want to initiate him. We only want
freedom such as he enjoys, and we are
going to have it,
One of the prominent undertakers of
Philadelphia is a colored woman, Mrs.
Harriet Duterte She arranges all the
minutest details of funerals, and she
has carried ON her business successfully
for 20 years
A highly successful steam laundry is
conducted by woman, Mrs. M. A.
Weaver, in Washington city. 1 have
often wondered why women do not oft
ener 60 into the laundry business 1t
seems an occupation well fitted to their
quick eyes and deft fingers in these days
when steam and machinery do the hard
est Of the work. Why American women
should starye on 10 cents a day at sweat
shop sewing and let hundreds Of hesthen
Cinnamon come in and get thousands of
dollars away from them at the laundry
business is more than l can understand.
In almost every good sized town in this
country there is an opening for good
laundry run by women. Families would
gladly welcome the opportunity to get
their laundry work done out of the
house if they could have assurance that
it would be well and reasonably done.
have always said that women ought
to have charge of the street cleaning of
cities. am glad to find that there are
persons in authority who think SO too.
1t gives me pleasure to find that Miss
Cynthia nj. Westover has been appoint
ed one of the inspectors of street clean
ing in New York city. Street Commits
sioner George E. Waring, Jr., was the
man brave enough to break away from
traditionary politics and offer this place
TO Miss Westover. She is peculiarly fit
ted for her work She was secretary to
a former street commissioner of New
York, Mr.. Hans S. Beattie. She knows
the Italian language. and was an angel
Of mercy to the laborers who found
themselves imposed ON. They flocked to
her to redress their wrongs, and she was
generally able to do it. Miss Westover
is journalist and a brilliant and high
ly cultivated young woman. Another
lady, Mrs Fay Pierce, has likewise been
appointed street inspector.
The late maharajah of Mysore, who
was only 80 when he died, was the first
Hindoo prince to start a girls school in
India If he had lived. he wonld have
done much to change the deplorable
condition Of woman in India 1t is
pity that man ready to do justice to
our sex has to die while SO many old
hunkses like some members of the Meth
odist church general conference still
survive ELIZA ARcHARD CONNER
A Hard Hearted Public.
Tom Tramper-Times amt wot they
used to be.
Pete Plodder-Y Yeh're right there.
Things has got SO now thet yeh can't git
a nights lodgin in comfertible Jail on