The Washington times., 1895-02-03
FIN De Steele FEH|HIHIlI
Loyal Legion Women and Their
Works of Charity.
AIDED By LANsBURGH & BRO
That Philanthropie Firm Sends Them Blank
cts and Clothing to Be Distributed Among
the Deserving PCor-coming Session Of
the National Council "Reminiscences Of
the Suffrage Meetings Of Yore.

Ladies Of the G. A. R. gave pound party
on Tuesday evening at the residence of ths
president, Mrs. Royce, 1920 Twelfth street.
The attendance was very large, each visitor
bringing not one. but several pounds OF
staples-eofTee, rice. flour. sugar, ete.-Thieh
will be distributed as needed.
Mrs. Royce entertained the members Of ths
organization with tea, coffee, and cake, and
they enjoyed a very Jolly evening
On Tuesday, the 18th OF Febr uary, the or
ganization will give an entertainments at
Typographical Hall. There will be music.
recitatioas, and other good cheer. Proceeds
/ to be devoted TO the relief Of the suffering
poor.
/ Loyal Legion still keeps up its work OF
\ charity, and continues TO employ several
women in repairing old clothing donated for
/ distribution. These women ara paid 80 cents
| 4 dav for six hours work. The Legion has
/ also secured number Of positions for the
/ destitute who asked for work rather than toOd,
| end il twelve cases, at least. the situations
| secured have proved permanent.
/ Although the Loyal Legion OF Women is
I supposed to assist only the widows ard
/ orphans OF soldiers and sailors, vet II is con-
/ tinuaIly called upon to provide for the needy
at large, and it would seem that no one ever
knocks at the door OF this big-hearted associ-
/ alton in vain.
On the 22d the Legion will give japanese
tea at the headquarters Of the Red Cross,
Seventeenth and G. streets northwest. Miss
Clara Parton having put the house at the dis
posal Of the membership. The funds derived
from this will lie devoted to the relief Of the
poor OF the District
Messrs Lansburgh K Bro. have sent to the
legion large contributions of blankets and
clothing which have been the means OF max
ing a number OF most needy people COMFORT
aDle Other merchants have also kindly re-
sponded to the requests maize by this
organization for assistance 20 its pensioners
On February Mr.. Forman Will lecture on
eivies before the legion, and answers to the
question propounded at the last meeting
''What is there in the United States Constitu-
tIOa which cannot be amendedz'-wiH be ex-
Peeted and heard with interest.
The American branch of the International
Peace Bureau, OF which Belya A. Lockwood
is secresary is doing good work in the dis
tri0ution of peace literature, the accumula-
ton of q peace library, ana in keeping the
central bureau at BeEne Switzerland sup
piled with bills of the proposed legislation OF
tbs United States Congress. and the meetings
and WORK of the American peace societies. Is
well as in keeping these societies posted
about the work Of the European branches
and eacn other.
National Council of women will open its
second triennial session In this city on the
7th. aud continue its work until the 2d OF
March.
The national associations represented in
the council are: National American Suffrags
Association National NonanS Christian
Temperance Union, National Free Baptist
Woman's Missionary Society. Illinois Indus
trial School for Girls. National WOman's Re-
lief Society, WimOdaugbs.s. Young Ladies'
National Mutual Improvement Assoeia-
ton, National Christian League for
the promotion OF social purity,
! Universal Peace Union International Kinder
garten Union, WOman's Republican Associa-
ton OF the United States, National Assoeia-
ton of Loyal Women OF American Liberty.
Woman's Foreign Missionary Union OF
Friends. WomaRs Relief Corps. auxiliary 10
the O.. A. r National Association Of Women
StenOgraphers, National Council Of Jewish
Women, and American Anti-N NiviSectiOR So
ciety. This includes many associations in
I Washington. which are auxiliary 10 national
The officers of the council are: May
Wright SewelI, president; Frances z. Bagiey.
I vice president; Lillian M. y. Stevens, treas
urer; Rachel Foster Avery, corresponding
secretary, and Isabella Charles Davis, record
ing secretary.
The names OF many prominent women OF
Washington figure on the programme as
z ~
Logan, Mrs. Let and Stanford, Mrs. Lucia Z.
B cunt Miss Mary Desna, Mrs B. A. Lock
wood, Mrs. Ruth q. D. Havens, Mrs Ellen s
Mussey. Mrs. Harriet n. Ral-ton. Miss Anna
TOlman smith Miss Alice Fletcher. Mrs. J.
Ellen Foster, and others equally well known
The lady managers of the Atlanta Exposi-
ton have devoted room Ia the W0man's
Building to the exclusive use OF the business
women of the United States.
4 collection has also been made of the pho
tographs and biographical sketches OF the
women lawyers OF the country, among which
is that OF one OF the pioneers-Mrs. Belva A.
Lockwood of this city.
Amongst the collection is a framed copy Of
Mrs. Lockwood bill ''to relieve the political
disabilities OF wonen.' - which was passed by
Congress in January. 1877.
The management has also prepared q pro-
gramme for a course of lectures which viii
be delivered by prominent women during the
exposition.
Woman Suffrage Association holds its con-
vention for the first time away from the
National Capital.
In 1868 the first woman suffrage conven-
ton was held in Carroll Hail. on G. street.
Mrs. Stanton and Miss Anthony cana to
the city. and aided by few strong women to
whom they brought letters o. introduction
they engaged the hail and talked through
the noise Of jest and ieer which hailed them
from the galleries. So disturbing became the
noise thar at last the police were called to
remove the noisy boys.
few dozen women and three or four men.
besides Messrs. Parker, Higginson. Frederick
Douglass, and 1 think, yes, Francis Train.
who were on the platform, sat out the in;er-
esting details of the movement as given by
Mrs. Stanton in her gentle way and aceentu-
ated by energetic Miss Anthony.
Mary Walker was on the platform in her
trousers, trampins to and fro. Dr. Has
bunch, who has since made some reputation
as female physician, and Miss Kate stanton
were also heard. Later Victoria Woodruff
and others appeared, but with al their eour-
age 1t must have been trying ordeal TO those
pioneers in the woman suffrage cause.
\ Duel 10 the Death.