The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-28


In Colorado tina, Mrs Ashley has not
aided With heart and hand
The Womans Club. OF Denver. nov
numbering some 600 members. has as .
IS president Mrs J. H. Plat. a woman .
Of Infinite tact aud grace also a finished
IaIllamenfeuan II b. grave matter
of doubt W the 5OO women who fort
nightly come under her sway. as 20
whether the speaker presldes as well
over the deliberations al Washington
as does this efficient woman over The
tho club women Of Denver. This body
Of women Is doing much practical work
outside Of mental development. tho
members are reaching out into many
paths. One of their great aims Is 10
raise a fund with which to build a home
which will house. not only the Women's
Club. but the Y. NJ. c. a. as we'll A
committee Of men and wOmen-ior the
antipathy between men and women,
which Is said 10 be AZ Old as the world
Is a dead letter between the intelligent
men and women of Colorado have
taken the matter under consideration.
They calculate that $4,000 will be re-
qulred 10 erect and furnish a building
which will be- a sufficient source Of In
come 10 pay the current expenses Of tho
institution. and undlr the able leader
ship Of MIRA ~ p. Hill the club women
have undertaken 10 raise this money.
This building Is especially needful In
Denver. where so many women come
from great distances, strangers In a
strange land. many In search Of work.
more IN search Of health This the
women realize and aim TO on the want
Ex-senator Hill was the first 10 write
his name upon the list. generously con
tributlng 5000.
The womans Club has also opened a
school where dressmnking Is taught by
competent instructors. These lessons
are free 10 all those who are unable TO
pay. A cooking school Is 10 be opened
At an early date.
Mrs. \. ?. Hill. who Is In charge Of
the department OF philanthropy Of this
club. Is the wife OF ex-senator Iilll. Mra
liill % well known east and west as a
woman OF great culture and marked
ability. She Is an Acknowledged social
leader. whose great wealth Is o means
OF happiness 10 an with whom she
comes In contact. and In her generous
banda Is an untold blessing Mrs Hill
waG the founder OF the free kinderglr-
tens Of Denver. and has worked unccas-
ingly until they are established In
every part Of the city. She Is also Colo
RADIOS Mount Vernon Associations
/ regent.
Among the women OF Colorado none
Is more prominent than Mrs. J. l.. Nc
Nell whose able paper read AZ the state
I federation upon The Child and She
State" Is FLIED with timely suggestions
Tor future legislation Mrs Mcneil is
the president OF the Daughterl Of the
Revolution In Colorado. and o. doing
much TO foster patriotism She Is The
daughter Of q conservative Ponnsyl-
vanilla house, and with her clear. an.
crring insight into the practical and
public affairs OF lie she mlngles the
conservatism OF her noble foromotaors.
In sympathy With all progression. and
a woman Of refinement and culture, Is
Mrs. a. W. Mclniyre. the wife Of the
governor Of Colorado Mrs Mcintyre la
the daughter Of the late william sidney
Johnson. Of New York. She vas reared
and educated IN Connecticut coming to
Colorado Ia 1870. she susialns with
dignily aud character her position a.
the wife Of the chief executive.
Prominent in this woman era and 10
the progressive lie Of the west is Grace
Espy Patton. professor Of English Ia
he Colorado Agricultural College. o.
Fort Collins. and editor OF the Colorado
Woman. published In Denver. PROBES.
sor Patton was born IN Hartstown. Pa.
but has been a resident OF Colorado
since she was 2 years old. She gradu-
atcd from the state college In 1855. with
the degree OF bachelor OF science. after
which she served as Instructor az the
Agricultural College for six years. In
1891 she was elected professor OF Eng
lish IN the same Institution. which po-
sition sac nov ais. Professor Patton
does much journalistic work. also much
club work IN D,nyer aud Is an ardent
sunmg.si. being al present safe auditor
% the Suffrage Association. She Is a
democrat Ia politics. and the presi-
dent Of the Womaa's Democratic Club
OF Colorado.
At the meeting Of the Colorado Sui-
fraEe Association held In Denver Jan
?. Mrs 7. NJ. Patterson. one OF Colo
RADIOS most Intellectual women. was
elected Us president for 9S. aud Mrs
Byron L. Carr OF Longmont the wife
Of Attorney General Carr. wa elected
dfst vice PRECEDENT. Miss Elizabeth Up
ham Yates. Of Maine. Is nov glvlag q
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