The Portland daily press., 1895-10-22

word, very easy would be the road to
pefIecb government; but until this refor-
lnatlon takes place, great perslstency on
the part OF workers of the Women's Chris
tan temperance I'm on will be required
TO instruct and entreat the women of our
land to- join our organization. Special
eHorts nave been put forth during the
! year. and the result is encouraging.
Thirteen hundred and forty two parlor
meetings have been held fourteen hun
dred members and 309 honoraries were
gained.
''The Franchise for Women was the
subject of report presented by Mrs.
Louise burlington, NJ. D.. of Dorches-
ter, Mass. The report dealt with the
progress of the movement in the Union
by sections The Pacific coast was de-
clared to have been unusually stirred on
the suffrage question. In regard to Cali
fornia in particular she quoted the words
ways like this. California with its 81
counties and $50, 900 voters is the best
climate to grow anything"
The Southern States comprise field of
special interest, and Tennessee is a
stronghold The gifted and cultured
women of the South who believe in wom
an suffrage are numerous. Tennessee
has four women superintendent of Pub
lie instruction, and yet the legislature of
1895 declared women inelig BILE to the
Office of School Directors; also denied
married women the right of doing bust
ness in their own names. After six years
effort the age of protection has been
raised from 10 to l6 years. South Caro-
lima is to have a new constitution. APP
peals will be made that to women the
same privileges and immunities under
the law may be granted as to men The
report then proceeds to give in detail the
legislation in the several States during
the past year on Woman Suffrage. In
many the majority against suffrage was
so small that the victory almost within
grasp was exasperating. Pennsylvania
is contrasted with Massachusetts,. In the
former the mothers of the State have
been given equal control and custody OF
their children. Five hundred thousand
mothers in the Key tone State have
right denied the women of the old Bay
State. In Colorado the women voted in
There was large and intelligent partlci-
patton in the elections. For the first
time in history three women were MEM
bers of the legislature, and the first bill
introduced by women was to raise the
age of protection Tor girls.
"that it may be possible for,, the chroni-
cler of 1896 to add to the list of enfran-
chsed States -
In addition to further reports of aft
lated interests, three addresses were
delivered by missionaries from South
Africa. Syria and Armenia. Several
kilograms of greeting were read, and
Judge Mcdowell Of Warrington, Hon.
John G. Woody of Chicago and Joshua
lowering, the prohibition candidate can
didate for governor of Maryland, made
brief address. Miss Willard motion to
take up collection for the down. rod-
den Armenian people met with a hearty
reponse.
Bishop Galloway of the M. E. church
so 18th Vickburg, Miss, brought the greet
ing of /. 400, 500 Methodists of the faI
south, whose highet ecclesiastical body
had pronounced agaisnt the liquor
traffic.
Six thousand persons crowded into
Music hall tonight, beside two Thousand
others who stood in front of the building
two hours and listened TO the addresses
by white ribboners and other reform
workers. Pennsylvania received the
prize for the largest increase in member.
ship during the year. A number of
addresses were made intending one by
Elizabeth u. Yates of Maine; General
Neal Dow, was to have addressed the
meeting but was unable to be present.
His daughter Miss Cornelia Dow, re-
ceived an ovation when she was intro
duced to the audience.