Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-24
TEN TIMES TEN BANQUET.
WOman's Tribute to Woman Mt WASH
ington's Birthday Anniversary.


A banquet in honor of the women Of the
century held in the large dining room
of the Riggs House the evening of the 22d
instant. Miss Susan B. Anthony, Mrs
Carrie Chapman Gait and Miss Harriet
Fay Mills were guests of honor. The long
tables were beautifully decorated with
lilies, Farleyense ferns, smilax and hya-
cinths From the massive centerpiece of
Easter lilies rose three flags-that of the
Union, the sufragiSts and the Red Cross
The boutonniers were white hyacinths The
faVors were hand-painted water-coIor
sketches, each of which bore some perth
nent or humorous quotation.
wit, repartee and toasts followed each
other in quick succession. Mrs. Sara A.
Spencer as toastmistress made many fe-
llcitous remarks. Miss Susan B. Anthony
responded to the toast Marie Wohlston-
craft the first woman to sound "A note for
woman's emancipation" Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait responded to the toast. ''Marga-
REL Brent OF Maryland, the first woman
surrag1st of. America" Mrs. Ellen Powell
Ihompson's toast was THE four queens
Miss Anthony. Mrs. Stanton, Mrs. stone
and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait Miss
thea Dix, philanthropist; Mrs Margaret
Lohr The Women's Council of S. Dr.
NJ. Alice Brosius. "A case of domestic dis
eipline;'' Miss Harriet Fay Mills. Our
present OF absent, Dr. Cara Nc
Naughton,. Dolly Madison" Mrs clara
Colby, The woman of the FUTURE" Mrs
{. A Metcaif, The women of the pres
emit Mrs: Sara A Spencer, Abigail
A Ad Miss Margaret Huddleson, Clara
Hoftman' lecturer and reformer;;' Mrs
Harriet Rand TindaIl, 1.-THE boarding
school girl-past and future"
Miss Anthony eloquently defended the
memory OF the Industrious Mary Wohlst on-
craft, declaring that encyclopedias secured
the earth to find charges against distin-
gufshed women, and made these charges
their history, while not a flaw is permitted
10 appear IN the record of man who has
rendered eminent service in any field,
though his private life might be notorious
ly corrupt.
Making a similar statement to the au-
thors OF Johnson's encyclopedia, they
promptly turned over to her the revision
and preparation Of some thirty sketches of
Famous women, and she took delight in rem
dering them justice.
The guests applauded earnestly, and Mrs.
spencer said she would here and now per
Sonally thank Miss Anthony for her faith
full service to herself in that volume. She
had wondered how Miss Anthony had the
opportunity to strike this key note of
making encyclopedias do justice to women
Il appears that she did not wait for the
opportunity, but made it.
Mrs. Spencer delivered messages from
cara Barton and Mrs. Judith Ellen Foster
Among those present were Mrs Sara s
Spencer, Miss Susan B. Anthony. Mrs Car
RE Chapman Gait. Miss Harriet Fay Mills,
Miss Julia Thompson and sister. Mrs Clara
Colby, Mrs E. P. Thompson, Mrs. Harriet
Rand Tfndall. DR.. Clara McNaughton, Mrs.
F. Ferguson. Mrs Frances Carpenter, Mrs
Mary E. Huddleson, Miss Margaret Hud-
dIeson. Miss Ida Grant, Miss Belle c.
Saunders, Mrs. Margaret Lohr, Mr.. ].
Lohr DR.. NJ Alice Brosius. Mrs. w. W.
Case, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Nordau of Boston. Mrs.
Fannie Cox, Mrs. L. Peabody, Miss Marga-
ret McCutcheon and Mrs. c. A. Metcalf.