The Portland daily press., 1900-02-19

| Naturally the most notable event Ia
connection with this convention al Wash.
ington. was the celebration OF Miss 5u-
san b. Anthony's eishticth birthday and
Of that Mrs. Day spoke In detail. The
audience. she said, was an enormous one.
and that the presents given the veteran
worker wers many and varied. The pro-
gramme opened with q song BY Mr..
Hutohinston, which was followed BY adj
dresseso Of greeting from the president of
tire National an d International womsn's
Council; from the Maooahees, the Busi.
ness Women; from the Colorsd Women's
League, and from ths four enfrsncsise d
states. Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and
Idaho. Mrs. Day also mentioned ssper-
tally the beautiful tribute accorded Miss
Anthony by the daughter OF Brs. Eliza
bt th Cady Stanton. adding that she felt
tie whole occasion to have been o most
remarkable one. 1t seemed to her won
derfnl and beautiful that Miss Anthony
had lived TO receive such spontaneous
and overwhelming tribute, after all she
had been called upon to suffer from the
public in rast yeats Many sooisI horors
were bestowed upon Miss Anthony, out
ride of those especially In connection
with the suffrage movement. receptions
being given her by the president, and
also by Mrs. henderson. wife Of sx-Ssu-
ator Henderson, at which functions Miss
Anthony was DIRE ssed In garnet velvet
and point lace.
In all her story OF the convention, Mrs.
Day said no word OF the part she herself
took In the meetirgs, but word has come
in other why's that her address at the
Work q Inference, on programmes:
How to Prepare Them" was most IA
yorably reosived and called forth many
tia.teripg comments for the excellent sug-
gestions she made on this important sub
jeo.. Mrs. Day was also appointed, on
tbs financial committed, SO it would Az
pear that the ability Of Mains's woman
representative Mt Washington had been
recognized ns quickly as IL that OF the
men, who have been sent there. At the
expressed themselves as being delighted
with the account she had given, and the
meeting adjourned till next month,
when 1t will be held with Mrs. Justina
Worcester, Thomas street.
NOTES OF MUSICAL MATTERS.
Nine. Eamt hes at lass broken her
silence In regard to giving ADVICE TO
youthful esYirants for the grand opera
stage, and the snort article she con-
tribu;ed to las. weeks Bazaar is written
from the point of view of the eerness
and enthu sls site artist. She sat,s the
c. Sc, too, from the com mon sense and
pract cal SIDE Of the question, and IL
seen 5 e 5 II her " ords would have weight
with sensible students, although she siys
that she realizes how iiupe s.
sibie IL IS to give word Of warning TO
women, when II concerns love or career
Her d. s,ription Of the rigorous dmsnds |
Of her art may we'll discourage the youth
full aspirsnt, who expects to take good |
share OF pleasure along with Der work, !
and her statement of how she fesls her.
self obliged even to give up theatre. going,
shows how conscientious she is In her |
nj salute devotion to her work.
Nine. Eamess development each year |
IS ample proof OF her slnglsness Of pur-
pc So, and though IL was said by critics .
ew year ago, that she had reached ths |
climax Oh her fame, the success she has
,tts,nsd this winter, especially in Aida.
lemon stratss conolusjveIy that q brain
md will combined with sssadinsss OF |
1urpos,, will accomplish marvellous |
lhings In the way of progress.