New-York tribune., 1897-11-01
THE DAYS GOSSIP.

"The Church Association for the Advancement OF
the OF Labor had brighter prospects
than at the present time" Miss Keyser said TO
Tribune reporter the other day. "Everywhere
have found churchmen interested in the great W9Ih p
Of cOncilation and arbitration when the asSocltioI
has 1eeh caraye on i9r byg bur they can
not deny the Importance of the Church as meai,
aor in these unhappy industrial wars whioh we cA1i
strikes"
While in New-England Miss Keyser addressed two
meetings in Hartford. Conn; one In the parish
house OF Trinity the Rev Ernst de T. Mel rector,
and the other In the parish house Of the Good
Shepherd. the Rev. c. G. Bristol, rector Tho result
of these meetings the addition OF hve clereymeh
and several iaymen to the ranks OF the Church As
sociation for ihe Advancement OF the Interests OF
II is expected that meetings will be held in Boston
and Providence during the winter The organ Of the
Church Association for the Adyancemen; OF the In
and Pen" and has been heretofore published In
rather desultory manner is to be issued 49, az
entirely to labor news and discussions 1t Will thus
occupy the position OF a church labor paper
Lola NJ Coulter four;ee n -year-od girl, 0. Stock
ton Cal! is an engineer. and knows how 70 handle
the throttle as well as she has made ma s trips
in the West and has proved that she has a s,eady
nerve and keen eye.
Sal, Lake City women have organized two polit-
ical clubs. known as the Ladies' Republican Club
and the Democratic Ladies. The Republican Club
decided to establish a pie counter at the Republican
headquarters, and Salt Lake paper says that the
pie movement is going to make itscl: a factor In
local politics.
The Mary Elizabeth Bryan prize fund Is sum
OF money recently given By William j. Bryan to
Ewing College. Ewing. III, in honor OF his mother.
She student in the school.
Travellers IN Sweden report that tho streetcars
in that country seldom stop for passengers Both
men and women jump On and of OF while @ t,hey, are
In all the walks OF life open to them the women
Of Finland are making marked progress In the
University OF Helsingfors there two hun
dred women students. More than nine hundred
women are engaged as teachers Of various grades.
about one thousand arc employed in postonices.
railroad and telegraph bureaus and other depart
,bousand are IN business Fifty.two OF the eighty
poorhouses have women superintendents all the
dairicS managed 10y women, one OF the most
iS paper mills chemical pulp factories straw
pulp and 20 wood pulp and pasteboard factories.
The number Of workpeople employed In these fac
Der Of paper machines in the country IL forty-sX.
OF them being Of English make.
A concert In aid OF the Working Girls Vacation
Society is TO be given by Miss Nora Maynard
Green and her pupils in the grand ballroom OF the
waldorf Astoria Hotel on December L. Prepara-
tons are going forward to make the occasion un,
usually Interesting. reception and dance viii
cert Miss Green has given for charity.
A woman in Washington claims to have the
power to locate any internal physical disorder by
tient Physicians have declared that her observa-
lions are correct and they are able to use them
IN diagnosing disease
on Wednesday OF last week the members OF the
Women's Educational and Industrial Union OF Buf
falo OF which Mrs. George w Townsend Is pres-
dent celebrated the freeing OF the associations
new building from debt by formal dcdcatory exer-
cIses The building, which is fine structure. oc-
crpyng prominent place Niagara Square
was erected at a cost Of s66 533 43. Many repre-
sentatives from unions in the East and West were
present to assist in the exercises AS fitting ci-
max 10 the celebration. a meeting was held on
Thursday to consider the feasibility Of forming a
National federation Of women's unions. Mrs Mary
Morton Kehcw Of Boston, presided, and after a
long discussion, which showed that the movement
would have hearty support If confined to the fed
Grafton OF unions-that is. excluding department
c,uhs etc-a committee was appointed consider
ton Union next May This committee consists OF
Mrs Lily Lord Tint. of Buffalo. as chairman. and
Nrs Van Loon Lynch, OF Syracuse: Mrs. osborne
o. Auburn: Mrs. F. F. DoW. OF KGchesteT; Roc; Mrs
YOUNGSTOWN Ohio and Mrs Lucas Of Dunkirk
Miss NJ Dean Mofat.. missionary from Chi
capo nd granddaughter OF the Rev Or. Richard |
Nonatt a former noted missionary in Africa has |
been conducting services in the Congregational |
Church, Pelham
The managers Of the Martha Wilson Home OF |
Mount Vernon received generous responses TO their
nppeal for a donation party Thursday last. |
In addition TO q considerable nut1bcr Of subscrip- |
tions OF money. the Home has received quantities
Of groceries and canned goods, apples. potatoes,
flour preserves jams jellies and house furnishings.
Miss Mary Proctor recently elected mem |
Der OF the British Astronomical Society.
The Womans Republican Association conducted |
n meeting Of the Commercial Travellers Tracy |
Club Saturday morning at No e4O Broadway. Miss |
Helen Varick Boswell presided. and addresses
made by Mrs Jane Pierce and Mrs. j. Ellen Foster.
The Contemporary. OF Trenton N. j.. will meet |
this afternoon at the Trenton House After the |
business meeting several members Will take part IN
q musical entertainment
The Edelwess Chautauqua Circle. OF Mount Ver- |
non began it's fifth year last week with a reception |
al the home OF Miss Stevens. No: 357 South Fifth
ave The next meeting Will be held on November |
at the home of Miss Ada Foggin. who recently re-
turned from a years absence In Europe.
The lecture 10 be delivered this afternoon at the
Art Building. No. ia Montague-st., Brooklyn, m
the course on the Hygiene of the Household,
be on the subject THE Air We Breathe. !