The times., 1899-09-17

The regular meeting of the Washington
branch Of the Woman's Industrial and Pa
triotic League was held at the headquar-
ters in the Arlington Hotel Friday night.
The exhibit of the work of women. which
it is intended to establish in this city in
May, 1900, was discussed. 1t is planned to
establish a permanent monument to the
value Of woman in the arts, professions,
and sciences. A committee was appointed
to make arrangements for the book which
will be published by the association The
exhibit Will be opened on the one hun
dredth anniversary OF the removal Of the
Capital Of the United States TO Washing
ton, and the league will do everything in
its power to cooperate with the Govern
ment in making the anniversary eelebra-
tion a success. The Woman's Industrial
and Patriotic League has been working
along the lines of the greatest good to wo-
mankind Tor twenty years, and has met
with considerable encouragement Gov
ernors of States and public men have. il is
said, taken an interest in the movement
and the exhibit viii be made one of the
points Of interest in the city. twenty-five
thousand dollars was appropriated by Con-
gress for the work. The league members
say that they have found Congressman and
Senators ready TO help the women of the
country in the reforms she would mako.
They point with pride to the good accom-
plished by the women in the recent war
with Spain.
1t is intended that the exhibit shall be
commemorative OF woman's progress and
advancement in the nineteenth century;
attractive in character, embO1yiug contri-
/ buttons of Woman's work both useful AMI
ornamental, from each State OF the UniOa
and every nation of the earth TO be rep
resented, so as to form a permanent ma
[ tional and international exhibit where
visitors TO the Capital of the Nation may
see the articles manufactured and designed
by the inventive genius OF woman whom
the world now recognizes as a prominent
industrial factor and a wealth producer.
The Government has, the league claims,
| appropriated millions TO perpetuate the
memory of man in marble and bronze.
while woman has been ignored. Hundreds
of thousands OF dollars are spent annually
/ in experimental commissions and the prop
/ agation of fishes, while woman whose
worth in peace and war is acknowledged.
and whose skill and handiwork add to the
material wealth of the country. is utterly
/ ignored and neglected by the most pro-
gressive nation on earth.
1t would startle the American people to
know the vast amounts which are appro-
Driated annually to honor man-s12 500 900
alone being devoted to monuments in parks
OF the Capital City, while there is not a
monument or tribute to womans memory
in this cOuntTy-thTough national sppro-
priations-
About ten years ago public attention waf
called by the league 10 the neglect in
which the grave of Mary. the mother os
Washington. near the city OF Fredericks-
burg "a, had fallen. The league held an
indignation meeting. calling the attention
of the Daughters of Revolutionary Sires
TO the subject passed resolutions. and en-
tered a solemn protest, which so aroused
public opinion that popular subscription
was started. The spirit of patriotism cncs
awakened, the necessary fund was secured.
and modest monument now marks the
hallowed spot. This movement originated
the society now known as the Daughtery
of the Revolution