The National tribune., 1900-08-16

sented asked Miss Anthony to look
through the curtain at the audience /
shall never forget her manner as she
turned and impressively said: mime eyes
hath seen the coming Of the glory OF the
Lord"
From the moment the audience arose
amid enthusiastic cIapping of hands and
waving of handkerchiefS to honor Miss
Stanton as she stepped forward to deliver
the opening address until the last hour
of the last session that Opera House was
packed with interested listeners.
1t was an interesting feature to watch
the tone of the newspapers, and when the
pivotal changes came especially some Of
the out-of-town papers. 1t was the same
old story before the Council convened Of
caricature and ridicule. but not three
days were passed of the Council be-
fore these editors were vieing with each
other as to which would publish the best
report. 1t was decided from the first tnat
the official stenographing should be done
by women. When the Committee Of Ar
rangements secured the services of Miss
Mary +. Seymour, of New York, to take
charge of these reports they did good serv-
ice to the Council. With the cool head
and practical hand of q veteran she Or
ganiZed and trained a new corps of as
sistants, reduced the details of her work
to perfect system, and, in fact, managed
the stupeudous enterprise of furnishing
verbatim reports of the addresses not only
to the Fomdn's Tribune but to several rep
resentatiyes of the press with success un-
excelied.
Everyone will remember the hercuean
task performed by Mrs. Colby in editing
the Womdn's Tribune, and providing each
morning a printed verbatim report Of the
previous days proceedings.
1t is well remembered that the news
paper reporters after the first day relied
solely on Miss Seymour's correct report
for the matter for their papers. The hour
from this time had passed for ridicule.
Leaving the Opera House after
Wednesdays session, / met going out an
acquaintance OF mine from Baltimore, Mr..
| Henry Stickney, a capitalist in that city.
He is the man who furnished the funds
| for the preservation Of Plymouth Rock.
| expressed my surprise, for there was no
one OF my acquaintance that l would not
| have looked for sooner at such a gather
ing. / had known him years before In
the Monumental City. We were inter
ested in the same church work. He was
a man 60 years old, reticent, retiring,
dignified bachelor. / exclaimed: What
| brought you here, Mr.. StickneyTr His
answer was: Il had read of this meeting,
and came over first, perhaps, from curiosi.
ty Monday, and Tuesday 1 returned to
my home, coming back in the morning.
have now taken room here, and shall
stay as long as these meetings last. ]
| have attended many conventions of men
but never in my long life have ever at.
tended any meetings where i have been
so impressed with the dignity and earnest
| ness of the occasion ms | have been here
and / do not believe there ever was a con
vention of men who could hold an audi
ence by their speeches as these women
are doing in these meetings. 1 have neve,
listened to their equal. And do you moi
see how ashamed some Of our papers are
calling them by name) at the stand they
at first tookf The influence Of this Coun
Gil upon this country will 90 over thu
world"
We have only to look at the meeting II
Chicago during the Worlds Exposition t.
SEQ how truly his prophecy was fulfilled
One of the especially pleasant features OF
these meetings came from the presence Of
the foreign delegates. After Mrs Stan
toms mastertul address Miss Anthony
read the many greetings from women aut
men In foreign lands and from the length
and breadth Of our land, and then followed
the interesting episode of introducing til,
foreign delegates. We can give but ,
word or two from each, but enough to show
the spirit that prevailed in the hearts O.
, these women.
The delegate from far-off Finland, Mrs
Alexandra Grippsnberg. said: II have tn,
honor to represent my poor little natioI
that lives in the hard climate which W,
have in Finland, and bring you q greet
Ing from our pleasant blue lakes and ou
midnight sun, and from our women WI,
sent me here TO the land Of the noble an,
: eminent women Of America"
!. isabelle Bogelot (speaking In natiy,
tongue): II am here In the name Of m,
compatriots Of France to bear to you III,
$ message OF her greeting and thanks.s