Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-27
woMAN's DEPARTMENT
MABEL II PoMERoY, EDITOR

our mail early enough IIon Cn0 0iA0'
before press day, but we will print
the program in full at this late day
as it is of much interest to all sutf
rage works;
The Thrtieth Annual Convention
Of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association, will be held in
Washington, d. O.:
This annual convention will also be
the celebration of the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the first Woman's Rights
Convention which WAS held at Sene-
ca Falls, N. Y in lS4S.
The meetings will be held IN the
Columbia Theatre, February l4'h to
10 b. The program will cover qnite
fully the progress Of women in differ
emit lines during the past fifty years.
Some Of the women who have con-
tributed largely to the possibility OF
this progress will read papers before
the convention. Among these are the
following: Frances Stewart Mosher,
Michigan, "Women in Church Phil
anthroples;7 Rev, Antoinette Brown
Blackwell, N j., The Changing
Phases of Opposition May Wright
Sewall, Indiana, "Women in Educa-
tion;" Belle Kearney, Miss, Social
Changes in the Soutb;" Little Dover
eaux Blake, N. Y, Women in Mu-
nicipalities;' DR.. Clara Morshall,
Pennsylvania, women in Medicine;"
Rev. Florence Buck, Ohio, women
IN the Ministry" Ella Knowles Has
kell, Montana, Women IN Law"
Catherine Waugh McCulIoch, Hi
nois, THE Economic Status Of
Women;" Isabelle Beecher Hooker,
Connecticut, United States Citizen
ships" Rev Anna Howard Shaw, Penn
sylvania, THE Political Rights of
Women" Elizabeth Cady Stanton, N.
Y, Our Defeats and our Triumphs."
Many interesting reports will be
given, among them one on Work IN
Enfrauchised States. Addresses will
be made by different women from
the four equal suffrage states, two of
whom will be Martha A. B. CoOine,
member of the Colorado legislature,
and Martha Hughes Cannon, men,
Der Of the Utah senate. The veteran
= leader, Susan B. Anthony, will pre-.
SIDE at the meetings and give an ad
dress at the close of the convention.
Special rates will be allowed on ell
railroads.
NOTES OF WOMEN
The coronation of the young Queen
Of Holland has been officially fixed
for Tuesday, September 6, 1898 The
ceremony of taking the oath will be
performed in the new church of AM
sterdam.
Jennie june" recently appointed
public school inspector Of New York,
is the Dean of newspaper women. 1t
was she who originated the modern
Syndicate letter." and established
the first regular woman's department.
In a daily newspaper.
A woman graduate OF Columbia
college turns her collegiate education
TO practical account by acting as
coach to asplrants for baccalaurate
honors, having among her pupils not
only women but goodly lumber Of
male students as we'll.
Miss Hamilton or rather DR.. Ham
llton the English woman who has
been court physician for Afghanstsn
for many years says it is utterly I'M
possible to understand an Oriental.
The citizens of Liverpool have on
hands the funds for the monument
of Mrs. Hemanp. one of the first wo-
men to enter the field Of English
literature.
Miss Jessie A, Alderman, who has |
been around the world twice in the
interest of the Woman's Christian
Temper aneO Union is now in Balti-
more.
ITEMS or INTEREST
Greater New York, WHICH became
a geographical, political and com.
meroial fact Jan. 1898, contains q
population Of over 100000. The
United States at the adoption of the
constitution contained about the same
population. New York with it's $50 |
square miles of territory, will be the
second city of the world in size
London, New York aud Paris will be
the trio of great cities.
The Peoples Palace of London is
ana of tho praateaE nhillanfhronic |