The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-19
,WOMEN'S VIEWS OF CLAY.
EUsY DAY IN TEE SOCIETY
FOR POLITICAL STUDY.

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,.. Raising the Dues and nnitiattou Zee,
,ss Members Listen 10 = Paper On 1IonFy
r,.y. asa Then Eater Upen n eensrnl
. n,,cu.s,sn or The ststesman's Character.
n. society for Political Study met in Its
- home in the New York Industrial building
...,oroay afternoon with the Rcv. Phoebe A.
u.naford In the chair. Mrs. Fannie II, CAT
~ Recording Secretary, made q report Of the
.nnnal reception, which was neld q week ago.
7, Vas 80 interesting that she was asked to give
mora detailed account at the next meeting.
Than Mrs. w. 7. Colbron. Corresponding Secre-
,,r,. and one Of the chiefs Of the Reception
~Committee, made q startling announcement
"Our reception was very lovely" she said,
emit the Ice cream gave out. Some Of the la
Ala, didn't get any at all, and among them was
lcar President, and I u you all to know that
,h,s was through no fault Of the Reception Com
mIttee. Tho caterer misunderstood our order
and did not serve all who came a. we told him
10 do
~ had something better than ice cream" re-
marked Mrs. Hanaford, 'and that was good
Fellowship and communion with good friends"
~ was on the Reception Committee" said
Mrs., C. J. Bourgoin, and / want to say some.
thing. The people we asked to entertain us
were dresdfully INTERRUPTED. People kept going
MN and speaking to tho President while the Ia
dfes played or recited, and once whom a lady
S Sss and sfndf't opened a window. That didn't. look
we'll, and i hope It will never occur again:".
Hs ar% d'T pseia salf r Gained people let to me.
and / remcmbe distinctly that Ihad that win
dow lowered 30 that the singer a. well as tho
Susiif II i did wrong. and now we'd better tsko up
an amendment to . bylaw, that DR.. Gum Of
fered at our last meeting. She wishes 70 raise
each to $l each. The question.is open for dis
cussion.
,,r Ii S Ss5sst rs f. sSs ' ssSi & %r shG Cos. slr'a a%h IN t sss
W. moi do as the New England Society women
do, They raise the dues with eyory. hundred
members, until they get to 1000; that's the
MI it's such hard work to collect the initia-
ton fees and dues at 80 oents now. can we ex.
pect TO get them.tf.we raise them to sir aaked
Fifty cents is too cheap" spoke up Mr..
to send a dollar bill by mail, too. Lots Of people
would do that who won't nay in the scramble
o. 4 et thISk " Il Would aiSsr add to- the dignity of the
cinb," remarked DR.. Gum. FIFTY cents does
sound, very cheap. Those who pay that will
P pa might St; i do away way with our Collection" ~l
III raising our dues and Initiation fec is
R %ss NSrr to s"TTTS Homes Se b. Bates sSoi With : d fsiSSsFese
II the raise. I'd just as lief have half q dol
, surs that TSt' f'% 1i getting citing dignity Is ! and not paying for
some deadhead. Then I'd like to have the time
set for the delinquent members enforced: A
fails to pay, his dues once the Masons won't
Il m9yS we lay the amendment nrsnSG% on the table"
moi" shouted the majority. and tho discus
.. sTs nj ii " Sl-seSs & b. sss e ve TT. Of e. s, I sssss
pay pay for what we get in this world. We can
drop the delipausnts and then We won't h"Ve
.. The Be- . question nnn a Sas been g ps ssf is Mrs. r. 4 aa asssS.
cations, and / think that nswer that ques.
ssae he Il 4 but sfq sRa sh Is NOT %s a =: mater Rss mo- nsv which &c p W
sssu are plu sosie sgr SSnnS tore afsasf 70 study RSE .s and
eeThose n charge Of this building arc anxious
70 make It 2 permanent home for women.
s slHSS more sa ssaS repay eps u them Mlf Sy E coDteiS;ut uana ar VI
Giles Of furniture or decoration for the club
About this time somebody, moved that the
initiation fee be made 81: and the motion vas
carried with O vim. After Q lot of talk the
dues were also increased to 81 for both old and
The Rev. Hntoinetts Brown blackwell then
read a:paper on Henry Clay. She said: Il
time. His motto was. MY country; may she
always be right, but right or wrong, my coun-
The speaker concluded with q plea for wo-
man suffrage, saying that woman's star II
rising. and that each age has its great problem,
that Of this age being the woman question.
A general discussion on Henry Clay fol-
owed this paper. Mrs. Wallace took the chair
end Mrs. Hanaford was the first to open fire.
81 certainly agree with Clay on my Country.
'Tis'of Thee, as we sing 1t, but can't when
my country is in the wrong, and my country
will be in the wrong until 1t is Just TO all men
and all women. This country stands for jus.
she should do more for Cuba than she Is doing,
but ] believe abe ought to also do something
for the mothers, daughters and sisters OF this
and future gcnerations."
consideration" said. Miss America. Phillips.
He did some foolish things, but / admire him
because he loved his State and loved his coun-
try more than his State. He. supported the
orner and the South was for FREQ trade. Clay
was a prote ctionist."
Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake told'a story OF o
meeting between Clay and her mother at Wash
Blake concluded, but that Clay was the most
popular statesman the Union has ever known.
he, had the power to bind people to him as no
hody else has ever had unless It, was James @.
gift OF oratory that few others have ever
possessed. He was not Q perfect man, but he
va Undoubtedly actpated by what were to him
Phebe c. Wright, . Quaker preacher from
thought No North, no South. very good. and
We arc all re aliZing that now"
1t was announced that Mrs. May Benton
Bedeu would be the speaker Of the day at the
next meeting and that her subject would be
"IhOmaB Aentnn a.