Evening star., 1898-02-25

ton, and was the center of crowds of
friends all evening. Oddly enough a great
many OF the Daughters are vastly interest
eu IN the suffrage question. and Miss An
thony has been piled with eager inquiries.
Miss Ida Harper, who is Miss Anthony
historian. is also here, a delegate TO the
Daughters. Mrs Harper says that Miss
Anthony's little talk to the congress the
night OF her Introduction has done the ~uf-
frase cause world of good. and women
who never thought Of such a thing before
are beginning TO talk about wanting TO vote
After this all real Daughters will. by
vote OF the congress. be required TO place
their age upon their application blanks.
Miss Janet Richards the official reader
has a throat of cast iron, but clear a
silver bell. She reads resolutions. letters
motions. announcements. etc. from IL
o'clock In the morning till 10 O'Clock at
night, and seems never to tire She often
brings order out Of confusion by her lear
quick comprehension OF vexed questions,
and is simply invaluable 10 the congress.
Mrs. Harriet Scoville De Nann, niece Of
Henry Ward Beecher. is here. representing
the Stamford Chapter of the ID. A. H. She
is at the Regent.
Mrs. Robert Hatcher. vice president gem
eral for Indiana, is one of the pT.tti.st
women in the congress and one Of the most
reliable when one wants anything done
quickly and We'll. Every day som. on. or
more or her friends send her a lot Of roses.
under which she is half buried as she car
ries them around under her arm.
Thirty Generations.
Here is story that was overheard at
the congress, the narrator being one
Daughter ard the listener another:
She actually has thirty bars on her rib
bon. representing thirty generations Of an
cestors." said one Daughter.
oh my goodness, That can't he true"
responded the other Daughter Why. my
Gear. that would go back to the time OF
Christ
''oh, she wouldn't rotice Him" was the
quick response. He was only n carp,n-
teri
While the founders" i'm war paint ami
feathers. were stepping down the front or
the stage to 'receive' the band played tho
Bride Elect. apparently unmindfal of
the fact that two of the founders are
widows and ;wo place Miss before their
names and are not bit afraid tC talk
about their age.
The pretty pages of the congress looked
like bouquets of beautiful bright -huel
flowers last night. in their airy pink ani
blue and green and white gowns They
lifted about like humming birds always
smiling. ever courteous and altogether
lovely.
Mrs. Senator Lindsey doesn't have 20 tell
that she has blue blood I'm her family.
Every line of her fine face and figure enl-
pEasizes that fact. She is so gracious 81
gentle withal so firm and so fair. that her
very refusal OF a favor asked makes
friends for her. As chairman of the medal
committee she has had much 10 contend
with, but she came out of IL all with not
a leaf torn from her laurel wreath
My eagle had to come down cn his
perch said Mrs. Lockwood. but I pulled
a feather from his tail. and with that they
Will write Service on my medal. and that
gives me what / coEtended for. the credi.
for doing with my pen the work that set
sentiment at work. and out OF il came the
ID. A. r.. of which are all too proud TO
erdanger its welfare by petty quarr.ls."
Miss Lillian Lockwood. who has been
business manager of the American Mag
azine, the official organ of the ID. A. n.
for several years, almost since it's founda-
ton. in fact. is a charming little woman.
thoroughly business-like and efficient. Sr
Is almost a Quaker in chara racteristics. sell
dom NOV ed ito speak in meeting but
when the words do come they count. So
careful and accurate has her service FOR
the order been that it is not at all likely
she will be displaced.