The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-09
THEY VOTED ALL RIGHT.
The SuHragists Played They Did at Hamil-
ton Hail Lat light.

The SuTragists Played They Did at Hamil
ton Hall Lat Night.
Il was a very good nafured audience
that saw the Elizabeth Cady Stanton en-
tertainment az Hamilton hall last night.
Fully 1900 persons were in the hall and
at least $50 Of them had paid ten cents
to get IN. The women of the Equal Suf
frage association had provided a good
entertainment for their guests, for the
purpose of ccle brating the 90th birthday
of Mrs. Stanton and incidentally of fur
nishing money enough to pay the ex-
penses OF the delegates TO the state suf
frage meeting at Eureka.
J. Willis Gleed was not able to be
present and his paper on "Woman in
Business" had to be omitted.
The Lotus club had probably gone TO
the minstrel show for it was not there
and the Eoliap Mandolin club furnished
all the music.
Mrs. Mary &. Cornelius, president of
the local association, read an address in
which she reviewed the life of Mrs
Stanton.
Dr. Ida c. Barnes read paper entitled
Woman in Medicine"
Judge A. II. Horizons paper on
''Noman in Law" was largely to the
effect that woman should study medicine
aud education and leave the law alone.
In speaking Of the history of woman's
right to practice law in America he
said:
ain colonial times, about 1886, a woman
was admitted TO practice at the bar in
Maryland. The next woman admitted TO
the bar was Mrs. Isabelle A. Mansfield OF
Iowa, il 1868. Up TO 1891. twentythree
states had admitted women 10 the bar
Fifteen of these admitted them without
rr,Ti ,,rr,. Ta-r- nc
was among these.
"The honor Of being the first to make
the venture in cur own state belongs to
Miss Mary Waffle and Mrs. Helen Combs,
who entered into co-partnership for the
practice OF law in Leavenworth
June II, 1871. Among others admitted
10 the bar N this state and now practic-
ing law are Mrs }. n. Kellogg of En-
poria, the wife of Hon. L. s. Kellogg.
formerly attorney general; Mrs. Lila
Day II 0nroe of MaKeeney, the wife or
Hen. Lee Monroe, district judge of the
Tweuty-third Judicial district: Mrs. q.
Ii. Case, the vile Of an old and prominent
lawyer CT this city; and Mrs. Ella w.
Brown, OF Holton."
Judge Horton further said that when
women get TO legisiating there Will not
be any war. There is now q man in our
midst sounding the tocsin of war who
Will be very much out cf place then," he
said. Or course this meant Eugene
Ware, and the audience applsuded.
women in Education" By Mrs. Mar
garet Hin McCarter, was we'll written,
and 'sWomen in Literature" by Miss
Bertha Z. Lovewell, was also applsuded
John Macdonald is certainly the lion
today. He said SO many nice things about
the women. His address was "Noman
in the Year 200O," and he made it ali
right by saying that he would rot be
surprised if there was q woman presi-
dent that year.
The tennis drill by the 16 little girls as
drilled by Miss Caroline Baum, was ex-
ceIient and performed without a hitch.
1t was SO good in fact that an encore was
not responded TO for fear of spelling the
first impression.
"Doris," as sung by Miss Baum was
exquisite. She has sweet, sympathetic
voice and was encorsd.
Mrs. Kate Whiting Dana made her
first public appearance since her mar
riage and recited concerning the Bal
| lof." This was encorsd heartily and she
told story about German who was OPP
posed to suffrage ct first but got around
to it after awhile
The pantomime, woman and the Bal
lot" was nicely done. The spectacle OF
| Charlie Holiday, late resubmission can
| didate for chief justice, presiding as a
judge at suffrage entertainment was
shocking. Mayor Fellows and Judge
| John Guthrie were the other judges and
| Charley NcCabe and Frank Herald were
| the cerks.
The first man to vote was Hib Case,
who came cut and cast his ballot for
| Thomas Jefferson and Charley Holiday
f. l. Vaudegrift followed and voted the
sams ticket, though it is believed he
scratched Holiday.
1t was in this pantomime that the Indian
and the rest of the rabble were allowed
to vote and Mrs. J. Ware Butterfleld and
Mrs. T. L. Bowman were not. Joe Water:
was not able to be the Indian and u. T.
Campbell took his place. BIrs. Luells
Whipple NcBurney did the posing as
the goddess of justice and fixed thing:
so the women could vote. Tho husbands
were brought in inthe last scene and the
precinct waa voted by families.
The women cleared about $50 by the
| inn