Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-03-21

not yet herself made free woman. CAL
ifornia presented purse OF $50 in gold,
by the hand OF its state president,
Mrs. Mary W. Swift.
The gift from the District OF Columbia
was $50 In gold, presented by Mrs. Ellen
p. Thompson, In behalf OF the suffragists
Of the District. The presentation speech
was most beautifully said. / can only
remember little sentence: "This money
is In two parts; there is one dollar for
each year. The excess over the number
| OF your birthdays indicates the years of
| octipe life we would add to those you
have no nobly and honorably used. We
wish The gift were greater, but it would
not express greater appreciation OF what
you area liberator OF woman--than 1t
does now"
An elegant photograph album bound in
| Turkey morocco, containing the photo
! graphs OF all the state su firage presidents,
and chairmen of standing committees,
was presented by the new president in
| behalf of the originals. Valuable and
costly Smyrna rugs, the size of Miss
Anthony's sitting room and parlor,
were presented by suffragists of New
York by letter, and placed upon her
| floors in Rochester, N. Y, on her
eightieth birthday. Beautiful books,
| handsome sofa pillows, silver and gold
spoons, and other choice and precious
keepsakes, brought love and joy to the
| receiver.
| When the wonderful woman of eighty
| years rose to respond to this overwhelm-
| ing outpouring of honor and love, for a
| few seconds she paused, then recovering,
she said In her clear voice: "How can
say a word? And yet ! must. ! have
| been touched to the hearts core by all
these expressions OF loving kindness and
| by letters and kilograms from all over
the world" In closing she said: 81 glad
| ly surrender my place in the association
whereof have so long been part. But,
| friends, am not through working. l
| mean to work to the end, and when that
| time comes shall accept the change to
| my new home just as cheerfuily as |
| have passed this line."
The evening following this great ora
ton in the afternoon at the opera house,
another full dress reception was held at
the new Corcoran art gallery, where Miss
| Anthony for three hours shook hands
witt the thousands who desired to pre-
| sent their congratulations. Six prominent
ladies stood in the receiving line, from
| different states, while at each end OF the
| line stood a gentleman. The immense
gallery is an ideal place for great recep-
ton.
Do you ask: GLOW can woman OF
eighty years bear the strain and fatigue
| Of these great crowds, and speeches, and
convention responsibilities" The answer
| is: Determination and persistence, with
exceptional physical and mental endur-
| ance, keep her In full possession of her
| faculties.
| la one OF her informal convention
talks, Miss Anthony said "You may call
me anything you like, except 'venera bic,
/ am not venerable. | am classed with
| idiots, lunatics, and convicts under The
law: | have had unkind epithet bestowed
upon me undeservedly, but | must object
to venerable being applied to me. have
score OF years To live yet, and they shall
| be devoted to ht emancipation of women.
| " hen am century old, you may begin
/ to call me VENERABLE"
| Another time telling OF her ups and
| downs IN he lecture field, she said she
| lectured TO an audience OF six women aud
one boy. That boy WAS the first governor
| II Wyoming under equal suffrage
/ ABBY NJ. FULTON.
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