The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-31
SUSAN 3. ANTHONY.

Miss Susan II. Anthony returns to
America after a two months so1ourn
in England and Scotland where she
went for the double purpose of attend
ing the International Congress OF Wo-
men ana studying the many questions
in which she is interested relating TO
woman's work in the world and 10 vis-
IL the old friends OF woman suffrage
whom she met sixteen years ago, while
making a tour through the old world.
A strong banI. OF friendship has always
existed between Miss Anthony and
these frien 5 Coross the sea. who did so
much To assist her to make the trip a
plea ant one in the days when the
cause for which she stands was unpop-
ular
While i'm London Miss Anthony visit
ed her OctOgenerian friend, Miss Rachel
Moor, who was the able correspondent
of the Revolution that earliest ard
most aggressive woman suffrage paper,
edited by Mrs. Stanton AMI Parker
piUsbury In 1S6S-69 and 20 and left Miss
Anthony. who was back OF IL, $4,000
In debt every cent OF which she paid
during the following six years. Miss
Moore accompanied Miss Anthony on
her trip through the old world in 1888.
In BRISTOL. .niss Anthony was the
guest Of Miss Mary Estlln daughter OF
DR. Estlin, the famous oculist. who IS
an Intimate friend OF Coleridge. a day
was spent with the Priestman sisters,
Margaret. Mary and Anna. who are the
sisters of John Brights first wife. the
Oldest being 81. and the youngest 40
years OF age. The Bright family were
The pioneers i'm the woman suffrage
movsment I'm England. From BRISTOL
Miss Anthony went 10 Edinburgh To
wish Mrs. Duncan McLaren John
Brishts only remaining sister. who ia
So years OF age While there she was
visited by his granddaughter and son,
Albert Bright, who owns large manu-
featuring interests in Roachdale.
Mfss Anthony says the cause of wo-
man suffrage Is much further advanced
i'm England than in this country. al
though the activity is much greater
here in all women's organizations. In
England all property holding women,
elther married or single are given the
right u vote i'm parish and district af-
fairs { is further said that fully one
half Of the poor-law guardians are now
women. Their work in this capacity
has been uniformly successful.
Miss Anthony considers the work or
the International Council as very en-
frage. Representative women from all
the civilized countries of the world
were In attendance and the interchange
Of opinion. she thought. would result in
stronger and more intelligent action in
The future along all lines OF effort.
Miss Anthony now in her eightieth
year. returns from this long and tire
some journey, where her time has been
n constant demand. refreshed In health
md apparently a. fun of life and vigor
ls most women one half her age. While
she has been dined and feted by the
lords ara ladies OF the United Kingdom
and II the newspaper reports are true,
was the heroine" of that great con-
gress OF women. she is ever the same
dear Aunt Susan" With never
Thought Of personal glory. She has tru-
ly earned all the glory that can be be-
slowed upon her. never for one moment
has the cause OF woman been forgotten
or nut aside for any other object. never
a single tie has been formed. either of
Affection or business which would in
terfere with her one supreme purpose
IN life. every dollar OF her money. every
power of her being. has been given 10
he cause OF woman. She has dared TO
AXE tIhe blows and bear scorn that
,ther women might be free, and we re-
otce that humanity h eginning to re-
,lize thai debt of gratitude which It
yves TO Susan r. Anthony.
ELNORA NJ. BABCOCk.