The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-12
NEWS OF WOMEN WORKERS.

Miss Alcott's books are still in good de-
mand, if, as is reported. they produced
$1,000 last year in royalties.
The women's council of Indianapolis.
which is practically a federation of the
Womens organizations of the city, is
working to secure vacation schools
Ohio women are aroused over the de-
cision of the supreme court of that state
valid law passed last winter legalizing
the appointment of women as notaries
public.
DR.. Catherine de Farsenbroeck, who
mas attained fame as gynaecologist, has
been appointed by the Dutch government
as member Of the medical examining
commission.
DR.. Katherine Kollock is medical in
spector for the Girls High school in
Philadelphia, Pa. During the last wear
over 1900 pupils were sent to her for ex-
animation.
DR.. Belle Gemmel. a graduate of the
medical school of Michigan university IS
at present performing the duties of coun-
" physician in Salt Lake City, Utah Her
father holds this Office, and she is his as
sistant, practically conducting all the af-
fairs Of the Office.
Miss Gertrude Peppercorn, who is lust
IS, daughter of the well-known English
landscape painter. is already famous as
a pianist. She mas been steadily winning
cod, silver and bronze medals since 1898
She makes happy interpretations of
Chopin, Beethoven and Mendelssohn.
Mrs. Clara P. Bourland has been elect
eu president of the Womans club of
Peoria. Ills, for the 14th time. She also
received q club pin, set with diamonds a
gift from the members, in appreciation
of her faithful services as their president
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Taylor, a graduate
of the Boston university law school, was
the only woman of 49, applicants for ad-
mission TO the bar who recently appeared
before the board of examiners in Boston.
The examiners viii not make their report
until September
The Berlin Vorwarts (ForwardD, the
leading German socialist journal, an
nounceS that the rector of the university
of UpSal, Sweden, has appointed a wom-
an instructor, Miss Eiva Eschelssohn. to
give lectures on lawsuits twice a week
Miss Alice Everett, a graduate of Cir
ton college, England, at present engaged
in special work at the royal astrOphysical
observatory in Potsdam, Germany will
be assistant in the astronomical obSerVa-
tory at Nassar college next year.
Mrs Emily Huntington Miller. for six
years dean of the Womans department
of Northwestern university, Evanston.
Ills, is about TO retire from her position.
She Will remain in Evanston and devote
herself to literary work.
. Measures are being taken in London
by the industrial law committee in aid
of working women in factories. etc, to
raise funds for the protection of women
and children who lose their employment
in consequent of giving evidence
required by IL 3.
Miss Horace Greeley Perry is propri-
etor and editor of the st. Peter Journal
of St. Peter, MINI. She is said to be the
only woman in the state that edits a pa
per- and she is also the youngest mem
Der of her profession in Minnesota. She
has risen from the ranks, having started
as a newsgirl. selling papers on the
street. At y years of age she began set
ting type, later doing job work, until in
1891 she took charge of the paper she
now owns. Under her administration the
Journal secured the county printing con-
tract, after a contemporary monopoly
of it for p years.