New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25
LONDON WOMEN ACTIVE.
THEIR GRosvENoR CRESCENT 1NsTl-
TUTE A GREAT SUCCESS.
SOME HUMoR IN THE WORK OF THE INFoHMA-
TON BuREAU-oUEER QUESTIONS THAT

SOME HIJMoR IN THE WORK OF THE iNfoHmA-
TON BuREAU-ouEER QUESTIONS THAT
ARE ASKED AND ANSWERED.
r,o yyo,on.s Inst,tute OF London has lately Is
sued its first annual report. and the organizers
say that the success OF the experiment proves !"
them that It something English women "'0'
The institute is founded the report states VI
"strictly non-party lines and runs reieieno.
library a room for meetings Of business anu
social character a general information bureau an
association OF women lecturers. an irsuian.
agency n recreation department. a muscal anu "i'
branch and an agency for members, etc Inc IT,
port says. In part:
The women's Institute has accomplished year r Of
markaoe amount OF WORK nd' rsssearch work has
been carried on with great success by the se"e'"'
The institute has developed Its object OF uniting
ali who are interested in work and workers by rhe
%srto,s societies such as the Practice De6athg
Society the Literary Society ana 'he a. mem
beTs tosether There has beer formed series OF
additional departments for the pro"'o''o" "
the auspices Of the lec! The braTy
tains twenty-five hundred volumes. the majority
having been lent or given ara entitled to ask
twelve questions yearly free of charge non-net nr
bers being required to pay 10 the '''o'
The following list gives some idea OF the been W roe
ceived and answered Inquiries have beeh Haue
Tb regard To- the functions OF prvy councillor
on the observance of the sabbath IN EuI ,O RUS
sells the addresses Of rooms In Rome aG nsion Of
ing houses in South Africa on the Po ccnna ,on
uoman dispensers I'm India on the best oCcu
for woman with weak knee; on p 9anS S,o and
for children; copyright reguia,ioms eg III ~ private
Individual TO take possession OF an est"te it,on nv
Gerry and work II; on the methods OF eIecu33n on Os
hds eoton the Derby TgnGrs dGt se
on PLAYS for two people and how to pupsh P laiSs'
on how to enter indian and Home civil Service
and the methods OF procedure for examihatt,on a
svsten,s Of election OF Poor Law Guardians; on
methods of growing blberres on the 9soI nine
"a MNanCHester and the beat cure for stammering.
The committee has decided TO work In close co GO,
operaton with the Social Institutes Union, when
6rvotes its attention to the education of the WORK
ing people of London The assistance OF te pa pn
don School Board. County Council ana Clty IaIo-
chiaI Trust has been secured for the commence
ment of the work s,o.oa soo,e,,es of the
Women's institute are the Austra salon. the AS
ISOLATION of Convalescent Homes for Women, the
p,nrment BreaT for women the Healthy and
Artistic Dress Society. the Rehearsal CLUB the so
Hley Oh ba Internotionai Peace and Arbitration
League. the Boardecout Children and GG 2,tSs
League. the Society for the Protection Of Cats
the Central and Western Society for W3mens SUI
frage the Society for the Protection OF Birds ana
the Dublin Home fer Staying cats
The report states that 1t is expected that the In
stItute will become selfsupporting by means OF Its
lorg membership roll and by subscription and
donations to the general fund. Among the fifty
four members Of the Council are the Countess OF
Aberdeen. Lady Charles Beresford, the Hon. Lady
Grey Eggeron. Lady Henry sor erset the DOW.
Harberton Lady Phillips the Countess OF RAD
nor Lady Grove the Hon. Mrs Bertrand RusseH,
The institute building is situated at No 10 eros
venor Crescent Hyde Park Corner London, 5 W.