New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-14
REPUBLICAN, WONEN TALK.
THE TELL OF THEIR EXPERIENCES IN
ADVANCING REPUBLICANIsM IN
LITTLE ITALY

LITTLE ITALY.
The Harlem Women's Auxiliary Republican Club
met yesterday afternoon az $3.50 o'clock. in the home
OF the president. Mrs. Frances r. Parker No ss
East One-hundred-a nd twenty -seventh-st
The meeting called TO order by the president
and large number OF the members were
present After the reading OF the minutes OF the
previous meeting, by Mrs. stephen King. recording
secretary pro tenn, Mrs Parker read exceed
ngly interesting article In the October Eclectic
Magazine" entitled The Battle OF the Standards In
America War TO the Knife" by ". l.. Alden.
Mrs. Chapman read an original poem bear
ing on the political situation. and arordng pleas
ure 90 all who heard Il.
Mrs. Philip Case vice president OF the club then
gave her recent experiences In the house-to-house
canvass among the and women OF the East
Side tenemen.s Mrs. Case said:
81 convinced that did some good. solid work
for good sound money and Major Mckinley To
those who could not understand English gave
literature In their language for was well sup
piled with campaign matter in French. German and
italian well English. | me; all kinds OF peO-
pile and explained to them the money question so
that they understood and when explained to them
that with free silver they would have 10 double
for all the supplies OF the home. they cried: No,
No, No free silver for u.s. They promised to
their influence for gold and Mckinney
''One woman told me her husband the ISL
and, and she then said: Thank the good Lord,
lady he will not BE- out until February and so he
can't vote for free silver. which he would do II he
a free mani!
Il did my best to make and women both
realize that face TO face with "A crisis in
the political affairs OF country. and that every
woman well should be up and done
something TO prevent the great disaster OF free
silver
Mrs King told Of the fine work being done by the
twelve ladies composing the Visiting and Canvass
ing Committee, which is covering the ground from
One hundred a nd -tenth-st. TO East Fordham.
Miss Helen Varick Boswell chairman OF the
State Woman's Republican Association. made
splendid talk enthusng her already enthusiastic
hearers by force. directness and eloquence She
addressed the drygoods mems noon meeting at No.
$50 Broadway yesterday. before she met with the
Harlem Club. and she gave an interesting and
brilliant story OF being the fourth woman present
in an assembage OF between 1900 and 1900 men.
Two women sang and Mrs. Pierce went with
me said Miss Boswell land when began my
speech by saying Gentlemen and ladies. had 10
look carefully all over the place to be able to
those three women who were keeping company
there The sound money cause Is prospering
spendidy. The enthusiasm IL abroad over the
land and the Syracuse Womens Republican Club.
only three weeks old. already numbers ninety men,
hers who are intensely in earnest In the work
''Our women's clubs are magnificent auxillarles
they do thoughtful, active. sensible work.
The mems clubs realize this very fully and extend
every courtesy. They gladly cooperate with
us and approve plans Of house to- house can
vassing. spreading the glorious gospel of sound
money
The Harlem Auxiliary meets every Tuesday after
the club IL doing some OF the best political work In
he