New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-04
NEV.ENGLAND WOMEN.
THEY DISCUSS THE GROWING sELF-CON-
SERIOUSNESS OF THE COLONIES

The programme for the history afternoon OF the
National Society of newfoundland Women Satur-
day afternoon. prepared by Mrs Edward Addison
Greeley OF unusual interest.
The general topic was THE Growing Self-con-
seriousness OF the Colonies in 1870" and Mrs Greeley
made an Introductory presentation OF the subject
and gave the causes which led the colonsts TO have
such a good opinion OF themselves individually.
The speaker had an ingenious device to show
how much territory in the New World France laid
claim to at this time. by dropping a red curtain
over the map Of the United States which covered II
all with the exception of a narrow portion on the
north an infinitesimal strip on the east settled by
England. and the Spanish possessions or florida'
Texas and Lower California.
The first paper was by Miss Dora Mason on East
and West Jerseys-17col73O' and she proved that
1t has always been difficult for Jersey to observe
its own entity. because its history is so interviewer
with that OF New-York and Pennsylvania.
Mrs j. J. Mccoy had an excellent paper on The
Paternal Government of Maryland In which she
very clevery explained how the civil and religious
liberty enjoyed by the colonists under Lord Balti-
more was changed under the Crown rule and how
unjust taxes and acquisitions led TO open rupture
and revolution.
Mrs. Alexander Cook spoke OF the settlements OF
Long and Staten Islands. and Mrs. Greeley gave a
clear account OF admiral Coligny's Huguenot
Colony in Florida" and said In part
The new Professionalism. crushed to earth In
France by the directing hand OF De Medici. devel-
oped an American renaissance OF universal re-
ligious liberty The Huguenots who sought refuge
those who began the ill-stnrred Fort Carone;; on
the river ST. John were all acting In unconscious
harmony with the ripening OF the century.
Mrs Harriet Maxwell Converse brought the one
wampum belt which she retained out OF the collec-
ton recently sold at Albany and explained its sig
niicance Its age is unknown. but probably dates
from the organization of the League. and is COM
posed Of white and purple beads made from conch
shells and fresh-water mussels.
II is called the woman's nominating belt. and is
worn by the who announces the election OF a
new chlef-women are lawmakers among the Ind
ans
Another curo was on exhibtion-an original copy
onged to the grandfather of General Miles. Attcn-
ton was called to the sale of photographs Of the
monument erected by King Oscar II of Sweden to
mark the spot where Mr. and Mrs. Youmans met
their sad death on July T.
Mrs. Dunlop Hopkins was called upon TO say
something about woman's work In the South Ken
sington Museum. but she replied that her mind was
so filled with the good things In the papers read
that she must say something about our own coun-
try Being invited by Her Royal IIighncss Princess
Christian to visit at Windsor Castle. she found in
the park trees which no ore seemed to know any
Of the Uuguenots at Port Royal he said: To-day
send some trees for the Duke Of Cumberland S
park" and the mystery was explained.
In speaking OF the School of Applied Design she
said women cannot compete with men unless spe-
cially trained. She urged every woman present TO
use her own influence in securing work for her sex.
especially in the architectural department.
The guests were Mrs. Charles II. Gushing. Of Boz
ton: Mrs Humason. OF Yonkers Mrs: B. o. Nesmith,
OF Philadelphia. and Mrs Dunlop Hopkins Other
Mrs William Gerry Slade, Mrs Henry Wilson and
Mrs Alfred Judson.