New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
THE wOMAN's PARLIAMENT OF SOUTH
ERN CALIFORNIA.
ALL LEADING TOPICS OF THE DAY UNDER DIS
CJssIoN BY SOME OF THE ABLEST
WOMEN OF THE WEST.

WOMEN OF THE WEST.
r.. women's Parliament OF Southern California
has tust closed its sixth annual session. held al
Unity Church. in Los Angeles. Mrs. Kate Tupper
Galpin presided at the various sessions, and all
the leading topics Of the day were under discus
sion at the hands OF some OF the ATTEST women
on the Pacific Coast
Miss Mia Upper Maynard. Of Santa Monica a
graduate Of Cornell and at one time connected
with Hull House, Chicago, made an interesting
speech on THE Business Woman" She advanced
the idea that a professional woman must live q
dual existence and be a man while yet woman.
The average woman Is unable 10 devote TO a pro
fession the exclusive attention necessary TO attain
success as a specialist. She can. however. remain
Supreme IN the noblest specially Of all that or
Rising children.
Miss Elizabeth s Kenney. who has just been ad-
nitted 10 the bar Of the Supreme Court OF Call
fornia wat also Of the speakers. Among other
things she said that the inclination TO jump ct
conclusions ascribed 10 women should De bette-
defined, II Is the faculty. she said. OF arriving
at the true conclusion of a matter without the
necessity OF logical deductions
institutions and Homes tho title Of the
other paper an able setting forth Of fact. con-
corning charitable and other institutions by Mrs
Emira T Stephens president OF the Los Angeles
Orphans Home. The paper was called forth by
an article by Or. Henry Smith Williams In a re-
cent magazine which scores all institutions not
Of the officers being above handle public funds
Mrs Stephens who has enough knowledge OF what
she Is talking about to amply qualify her TO reply
70 the charges made IN this article read concise
statement Of facts concerning the methods and
conditions that really prevail in welI-ordered pri-
vate institutions.
Or KELLOGG Lane of Monrovia opened the dis
eus.ion upon THE Woman Of Genius She aimed
to the subject IN more general way than
upon pathological. physiological or historical
grounds Genius she defined as a faculty OF grea;
ability for original creation without much exertion
or training She maintained that II required a
will power Judgment and wisdom. In which women
had heretofore been lacking, but TO which they
are now fast attaining Her address closed with
the claim that woman would exert purifying ef-
feet upon the occupations she might enter.
Mrs Harriet 3 v cid. OF Alhambra. read an in
terestng paper The Art OF Conversation Mrs
E. C. smead OF Manzana. read paper on ''Ex-
uavagance OF Dress In which she said that wom-
ems clubs In this age had been an imRortan,
factor in lessening extravaganza IN dress women
WHO are Interested in questions Of the day cannot
well be engrossed in flowers and furbelows AT the
suits her dress 10 the needs Of Der being. The
speaker declared woman sh9ulo oe ,,o sut
clothed according 10 her taste and means Eek.
iravsgance is the state Of being prodisai oeyoha
Mss Sara b hickman o, Santa PAUL. nsG read sss
paper on The Mission OF Music IN when sns nc
much for humanity at large as FOR me poe on, INV bv
ne artist. and that 1t should not De S'a"pe' '' -
Miss Edith White Of Pasadena read paper APE. OF OF
The Mission Of Art She dwelt on inc v iaSe,1
uspx in ND c.f: choice OF subjects
Taking up the question of the nude IN sr, To- me ne
Speaker said that there were ,r Two ths nude and
those who look al the work: tnat the onIS S
for Il was when II chaste In senumen,t a' ~
hat for its object pure and poeticai eAp'eS'o -
high del