The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-02-02
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; Paper Read Before
: the Neman's Club
: Of This City, BY
! Ms. J. L. uralkS

| No matter where In he History W
the world We turn. d wnmJnS name
stands ou; prominent. hut our own
country has been mor fortunate, In
|tvcry page ~ her history w. and tn
stead of on, woman S,andny out IN
Ino,d relief agains, Jhc ohscuri'y 90 her
sex that We can point with pride 60
many who have helped to mould QUE
| IclvlNsauon. So that one ,s ocwildevcd
when 81 comes 90 choose among ,htm
yor the mos; worthy " our attention
I this afternoon.
| our nation is rich In noted women
no country on earth can tNNst - halt
I her number shalt We spcIk 81 our
/ we'll known, gracious society leaders,
Jour noted beauties cur famous az
| treSsrs. artists ny mu 'lcNns' -
numerous are the names ,ha' suggest
| themselves 20 cuv r.u' 's ma, a choice
/ is most difficult. sa p'ralrs q were
better To turn our attention 60 those
women who by the rr'l-1,Ss 90 thyi'
hearts, the strength ot their minds.
and the Sjng,c1 ss o. .hr.r 'u'l0sr.
/ Naye not only rails "a 'Aa ,Uni9 "a o.
women In our own unl Jll for cur
own time. bur whose hbrr, aa o. been
l.l. sar good In every A.l AMI whose
noble influence has m.'ur .- ad-
.yancameu, ~ ,ur ,,.IsN'!ru
When and vr.H, VIII .h. raDr of
/ Harriet Ree-hae s.pv1 rn, stand Cor
. sr,,-dnu lni the .r,.h .n.'l u. uau
/ Var 'T'ncls Toms rta.n" 500, 100
|mhHon "a siler. revolution arl Was
lone ~ the greatest ror,es that iel ,'
i,he civil war Its noted author
WON the recognition and admiration
|oI the whole world Perhaps NOT one
. IT the great rctormers oy our land .s
las universally known A Harriet
. Beecher Stowe. for 'UnNr Tom
'ahin" has been translated into at
least twenty-five dIfieren. languages
ieyen those as tar removed from ih'
IciHNzaI world aS Arabic Armenian
( Chinese and SiameSe
/ Mrs Stowe was a woman of won
1.rful concentration OF mind. Few
men ,r women could have undertaken
surh a work in The circumstances un-
|a.r which .Irncl. Toms cabin" was
Ipr1dured In s,raigh,ened means.
with "A large family fn look after. the
distractions OF her household duties
and the countless demands NJ her Ut-
,l. ones would hav. proved too great
Ia dIcourpr.rnent II no. an absolute
Inbstacle 10 most writer's No lesson her
works teach is greater than can b.
imam herself who eyer uatlsnt with
m. endless fmporunlties and inter
-Ir,i,us could without urr,.ctlng th.
demands or her home SO, lind ;lm. to
pr,du-a work that would stir the
heart NJ the world In her European
/ trim In 1S5a all classes united .s do
/ her honor and her presence called
/ forth universal enthusiasm y, author
had ever greater recognition ~ M
,foral svmpa,hv
/ one of the greatest leaders and re-
formers of our Law was Frances r.
willard woman uure II purpose AMI
iof high ideals. whose great achieve.
ments Of the world were such as ~
rank her as one Of the most famous
women II this century. What other
| woman OF anv nation displayed the
same astonishing versatility. vlgor and
enthusiasm that characterized her ca
reera TEMPERANCE. equal suffrage. So
clal ruri,y. labor reform Turkish at
rucitles Hindu widows-any question
touching the social amelaoratIon in
any form commanded her attention
and through her that of a host OF wo-
men she led. For F. p. Willard was a
general II ever there was one. An
amusing story is told OF her girlaood
During her attendance AZ the female
college Al Evergton. ILL.,. neither she
nor ber sls,er Mary dressed in the
style the college girls then adopted
and their clothes were often comment
cd un,n When however Mr.. VIII
lard s.nt bis daughters each a red
vorsted hood for the winter wear the
merrIment o, the girls yes unbounded
One dav "a Frances WAS lust uniting
an m. ANYTHING but becoming head.
to ridicuie II opick aa a fash the
,nd,gr,r, Francs turned unop her
,brsu. ber doyn and rolling her nm
u,d.r IN. desL deeantIv marched MI,
,,.i,,, ,h.. s,rrra,, ~ Tho desnlscd bood
,bu, d,s,,,vlng a talent for fighting
ber o,en ha,tlas which afterwards
ser,od h.. ,ou IN eob,l,o IN. bat,res
n, tho ,yo-,d For bor gonius ard