The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-29

the naval station plan might come before
| the House at the same time.
THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
The board of trustees of the Maine 1n-
dustrial school for girls held meetipg
here today and took some important
action. They decided in the first place to
erect third building at the homo. For
this purpose, the trustees now have Sl2,
900 received from gifts and legacies. This
sum will pay fer the building Ihe
trustees also decided to ask the legisla-
ture for the passage of an aot amending
the charter of the institution so that girls
may be received who are between the
| ages of six and sixteen years. The ages
are now fixed at seven and fifteen. A
| third matter of Importance was the
decision to employ woman to succeed
Major Howell as general manager. Major
| Rowell has resigned on account of i'll
health after sixteen years Of service Mrs.
! /. NJ. N. Stevens, Mr.. Church of Hal
| lowell and Captain Nash of Augusta,
| were made committee to seleot a person
for the vacancy. Hon. Andrew HaWes
of Deer1ng, new member of the board
Ol 6ruSUo6S WAS EluOuE uuUb6 III
ance at today's meeting.
THE SUFFRAGIsTS AND THE
ANTS.
1t is decided novelty for women to
appear here as rem onstrants against the
granting of municipal su ffrage, and the
presence of Mrs. Charles L. Ogden and
Mrs. W.. H. Baxter Of Deering, and Mrs
James A. Spaulding and MRS. Sidney W.
Thaxter of Portland in opposition added
very decidedly to the interest Of the pro-
ceedings Mrs. Ogden's well chosen re-
marks were heard with close attsnt ipn.
There are the usual flood of petitions in
| favor Of the granting of suffrage, and
| many are promised on the other side.
| The quartette Of remOnstrants brought
| one with them which they left with the
committee. 1t bears the names or many
| Portland women who thus testify that
they do not want to vots. Among the
! ladies are: Mrs. Challes Cook, Margaret
D. g. Bursley, Julia Payson Butler,
Eleanor K. Owen, Mrs. James i. Bax-
ter, Mrs. Vim. L. Longley, Mrs. Edward
81. York, Miss M. Ella Thaxter. Mrs. NJ.
f. Thaxter. Mrs. "a. o. Hobbs, Mrs. W.
H. Thaxter, Miss Bella Calendar, Mrs.
Mrs. F. o. Bailey, Mrs. q. W. Ford,
MRS S. 8. Brooks, Mrs. +. 3. Waldron,
Mrs. W. H. Fem, Mrs. Lewis Pierce.
Mrs. r.. Fl. Turner, Miss L.. {. Hill,
Mrs Clara 8. Patten, Mrs. J.. b. Coyle,
Mrs. Henry P. Lord. Mrs. George E.
Talbot, Catherine Z. Talbot. Jane M.
W. Webb, Mrs. Hermann Kotzschmar,
| Mrs. Charles j. Chapman, Julia St.
Felix Tbaxter, B. e. Waite. L. A.
Waite, Mary E. Waite, Mrs. Lnoretia G.
| Field, Mrs. George B. Swasey, Ida q.
Thayer,. Mabel S. Emery. Jessie Dlllen-
Margaret P. Gilman. Alice s. talbot,
| Ella E. Fletches, Mrs {. G.. Chapman,
Annie Mary Merrill, Mrs. Albion Keith,
MIS- james q. Greensmith, Annie Nc
| Grath, Mira. Horace Anderson, Mrs. T.
G. S. Ten Broeok, Mrs. Israel L. Dana,
swasey, Annie Z. swasey, 4. A. Har-
Henry P. Coz, Mrs. Neal D. Smith,
Mrs. George S. Rowell, Mrs. Albro E.
| Chase. Mrs. Edward B. Cook, Mrs. M.
e. Bolster, Mrs. Edward P. Staples,
Miss Clara A. ThuTston, MIS-. Ii. A.
Thurston, Miss Maude Stephenson, Mrs
Charles A. Brown, Miss Mary P. Brown.
Miss Isabel W. Brown, Miss Henry A.
Neely, Mrs Weston B. Milliken, Mrs.
William II. Anderson, Miss Mary 2.
Anderson, Mrs. Henry NJ. Payson, Mrs.
John F. thompson, Miss Isabel , L.
Stephen ID. Weeks, Marion r. Weeks,
Ii igs Louisa A. Whitcomb, Miss d. A.
Anderson Mrs. s. Augustine Stevens,
Mrs. Randall johnson, Mrs. Charles
Morton Stills, Mrs. Lewis 1. Brown, Mrs.
W. II. Hardy, Mrs. J. Ambrose Merrill.
Mary e. Harding Mrs. J. II. MoMullen,
Mary MoGlinchy, Mrs. J. l.. Jenkins,
Mrs. IA enrs L. Taylor, Mrs. James A.
SpauIhina, Miss Elizabeth II. Smith,
Susan Hopkins Gram, Elinor Kittredge
Gram, Ellen d. Cram, Miss Jean Lincoln
Crie, Mrs. A. W. Longfellow, Lucia ".
Longfellow, e. l.. Hobbs, Nlizabeth X.
D. Rogers, Miss G. E. Porter, Mrs. ".
n. Stephenson, Miss Marion Stephenson,
Miss Alice M. Stephenson, Mrs. H. W.
B. Conner, Miss II. e. Hayes, Mrs.
Theodore e. Woodbury., Mrs. Charles D.
Merrill, Mrs. VIM. Fl. Rand.
The present judiciary COMMITTEES is
likely to vote against the granting of the
suffrage TO women although there may
be two or three members who will Sign
minority repors IN its favor.
THE MAINE GENERAL HOSPITAL.
The judiciary committee has reported
the bill providing that vacancies which
may at any time exist in that part of tha
bosru of directors of the Maine General
hospital chosen by the corporators may bt
filled by the board by the election of
dire ,tor CT directors to serve until the
next annual meeting Of the corporetors.
A resolve was introduced this morning
appropriating S1500 for 1897 and the samt
amount for 1888 to be expended undel
the direction of the governor and council
to pay Mr. e. O. Swett of Portland ts
deliver series of lectures on Maine, ih
picturesque scenery, its varied resouroet
and it's manufacturing and agriculture
interests. Ihe design is to advertise sht
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