New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
INTERESTING LETTERS.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Since have been lecturing in this country
for the last two years l have been constan.
reader OF your valuable paper. but feel that I
must take this opportunity Of telling you OF how
much service the Woman's Page has been 70
in my work. The most kindly interest has been
invariably shown 10 me by the department, and
the most panstaking efforts have been taken 70
present accurate reports or my lectures. All Of
which highly appreciate; ET9Iy ySS STfirrr
New-York. March 10. 1881
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir The Woman's Christian Temperance Un!o1
at Its recent convention at the Metropolitan TEN.
pie passed resolution thanking The Tribune
for the announcements and notices which have 50
umns about our work. We hope that the sixty
services held by Mrs Bullock during her recent
come, and that the thirteen new unions. together
with the older ones that promoted the campaign.
ton. Yours truly, JULIA COLMAN, Cor. Sec
New-York. March IS. 1897.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Who is it that has the presumption to az
there are only five persons living that heard Jenny
Lind sing when in America? The writer, in COM
pany with Captain Jonathan Towney; OF this city.
heard the gifted songstress sing In old Castle Gar
den on the night of May 81. 1851. And there are
So 90, Tsnty Place Elizabeth j. Narch
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Your correspondents. j. II. Jackson. IN Ths
Tribune Of March T. and NJ. A. E.. in that Of the
18TH are both right. The word five written
OF course, in the whole country a good many
persons are living who heard Jenny Lind. but com
pared with the crowds who listened with delight 70
her how few remain OF my own party Of I'VE !
am the only one left. II. G. n
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Gtr. n upOrla living who hoard
Jenny Lind sing when she first came to America
were to notify you, think you might have your
columns more than full; am one Of them. and
number. I not at her first concert In New
York. but was at her SECOND or third and la;ss
at another. NEW-fORk WOMAN
To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Having read in your paper relative TO Jenny
Linds singing, will add myself one who heard
her in Castle Garden in October. 1850 q was then
nineteen years old and the mother OF two ehldren);
velvet with low neck and short sleeves Although
she was extremely thin, she was very graceful
also had the honor OF singing. together WITH en-,
IN Boston in 1919 He rested his hand on the head
don't consider myself old by any means.
March H. 1857. A BROOKLYN WOMAN
An interesting letter clipped from The Albany
Evening Journal reads follows:
To the Editor OF The Journal"
Sir: The professional workers for woman SUI
frage are trying 10 induce women to join taar
ranks by the statement that women would WORK
for prohibitive liquor laws II they had the ballot
Let US look at Colorado statistics: In ls2 ont OF
Presidential vote OF 99.sS the men cast loSs vo.ss
for the Prohibition candidate. The next year SUI.
frage was given TO the women OF that State y.
1896 out OF ls9 lr votes cast for President only ~
were cast for the Prohibition candidate 80 n hs
although the Presidential vote was more ts-s
doubled. only seventy-nine more votes were es
for Prohibition when both men and women w ys.
than cast by the men only in lS2 IL WI "
we'll for women 10 remember this. ,,
Mrs. w. WINSLOW CRANNELA
Albany N. Y, March l6. 1897.