New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-11
,-FETURE PLANs

Mrs. Maria Purdy Peck. Of DavenDort Iowa who
was for many years vicepresident Of the Associated
Charities Of this city. and also president of St
luxe Hospital Managing Board and founder Of
- Luxe framing School for Nurses gives some
interesting views Of the National Council of Women
Mrs. Peck, who is vice-president at large Of the
council said to Tribune reporter:
=, MY Ny, position in the council renders my efforts
ii9eseiy aqxisory think am capable of absorb
~. .Is as rapidly as most women but must confess
Sas - sTasp me council in all its ramihca tons
mas IAksh some little time
The idea is as grand it is big and is possible
Dtsyohu present demonstration The most important
tns az me present time is TO attract more Of the
a t4IYi. ->auonaI organizations and get them TO
The council should appeal strongly to the Moth
ers congress, which ought to recognize how much
work by spreading it through the National Council
dead earnest t OF me Consumers Lesse are IN
nance the object many fold by joining the council
Even the Associated Charities could spread the
nouon OF scientific giving through this organization
There are some plans before US. which if worked
out 10 successful conclusion viii add the in
however TOO immature at the present time 10 talk
Other work I am specially interested in is a
eurapusory educational bill, also bill To secure
and Chickamauga parks.
Mrs Peck has many other duties as she is regent
OF the local chapter of the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution, president OF a Mission Kindergar-
Ten Association established by her and is giving
talk on her "Reminiscences Of the International
Council TO many societies this season.
The claim of anti-sufragists that women are
represented by their male relatives (of which claim
the recent enactment in Vancouver, B. c.. permit
ting men whose wives own property to vote twice
IS only vartation) is illustrated bv some ca ses
iIeI nave come 70 my knowledge" said Mrs. Peck
,,One OF these aIected owned
lived on a farm which was situated on the boundary
Inc o. district Nc. !, in the township.
decided 10 build new scho0lhouse vvhera11ror
the sound business heads in DIan7irer for ra,ey511a
hit upon the idea OF gerryrnanderne the districts
so as 10 take the widows farm into District No .
10 me dTra1 7 eInent and District No duly
expanded The tax levied. the widow
IeekIy submitting TO the decree Of her proxies paid
her assessment without a
soon. however, District No ! determined TO have
d new sehooihouse, TOO, and made application for
a return 70 former boundary lines. Without much
ceremony the widow returned % her original
district; another schoOlhOuse was levied. and
again. bowling 10 the will her reDresen ia lives
she paid her assessment
Another case cited is of a seamstress who. by
years OF economy and hard work, saved enough TO
busily 10 meet the demands Of the assessor and
: keep things comfortable and tidy bout the home
eventually some prosperous neighbors petitioned
Tor the extension or a cross street. Then the
spinster seamstress discovered that her home
would be sacrificed if the prayer of the petitioners
was granted. The demand not general or
imperative, and when put vote the project was
lost by one vote. The matter sluubered fol- a
long time, until almost forgotten bv those who
would be Inconvenience, when, as such things
often do, II popped up again. 1t put TO vote
again, and although no transfer of real estate had
mind or his vote, the result showed a clear ma
jority of IN favor Of extension Later inyesti-
CATION revealed the fact that two young had
! cen imported ana employed II the voting district
+ for the express purpose OF carrying the measure.
The home Of the seamstress condemned and
practically cOnhscated, the compensation received
that. And the consolation OF knowing
that two non-property- owning sons Of Ertn's