Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-13

population that nobody outside of her baili-
wick had discovered the women of the Pa
enc northwest until Susan B. Anthony had
visited them thirty years ago, and even she
had discovered that prior to her advent the
pioneer woman had discovered herself
Mrs. Duniway declared that the men of
the Pacific coast and of Oregon had come
to realize the need of woman's enfranchise-
ment.
''The Judgment Of Minerva clever and
sareasueally witty skit characterizing the
Remonstrants, was delivered by Mrs
Florence Howe Hall, the brilliant second
daughter Of Julia Ward Howe. The scene
Is laid on Mount Olympus, where the great
ZeuS is visited. by two Populations one of
. suffragists. the other of anti-suffraeists
The former ask Zeus to bestow the ballot
upon them, and he is about to do So when
the "Remonstrants" arrive upon the scene
ana renearse their stock arguments against
the enfranchfSement of women. 1t is diff
cult for the ruler of Olympus to understand
why the anti-sufragfsts wish to take away
from other women something they them
selves do not want, and after trying in vain
to decide he leaves the matter in the hands
of Minerva or Pallas, the goddess of wis
dom, who awards the suffragists what they
desire.
Woman's Position in the Law.
Diana Hirschler of Massachusetts ex-
pounded 'Woman's Position in the Law"
AT the opening of the Gel tury," said Mrs
Hirsch.er. woman was creature of the
>OAAAAAiotA adn. ALAS GOllUOH law Is q mass
of customs and decisions handed down from
the dark ages. Let US note with some care
woman's position in $500. Women were not
represented in the law-making power. or on
the bench, IN the jury box nor were they
allowed on the witness stand Thus were
one-half of the people shut off from other
duties and privileges belonging to the whole
and thus were the other half subject to
the temptations of dominion and power
On her marriage the woman passed into
what was called coverture|- e.. the cover
protection and wing of her husband-and
Whlle she was snugly tucked away he COB
bied up all she possessed her personal
property and the proceeds of her real prom
erty during life and any right to sue which
he should reduce to possession In short.
marriage Invested woman of her legal
sell, her personal property, her power over
her real property, and she had no will
over them during life she had none after
death. On the other hand, the law recos-
nized that she had a personality before
coverture, and may have contracted debts
and said her husband must pay them but
II he spent all her money and the debt re-
manned unpaid it still hung over her. Again.
although the law considered the husband
and wife one and the husband that one. il
realized that the wife must be fed sepa-
rately, and it directed the husband to feed
her and shelter her from the elements lust
as it did his horse-to provide he neces-
saries of life, the question of necessaries
being closely defined by the court, one Judge
Saying, II snall not lie with the jury to
dress my wife in what apparel they see
fit"
Convention Notes.
You may call me anything you like"
Miss Anthony says, except venerable"
1 am not venerable. I am classed with
idiots, insane people and convfcts under
the law; have had many unkind epithets
bestowed upon me, undeservedly, but 1
must object to venerable being applied
to me. I have score of years to live