Evening star., 1902-02-14


Mrs. Giimer firmly believes in women. for
she asserts that with men the ability to
collect and disseminate news is the triumph
of education over nature. With women 1t
is intuitive faculty.
IL is only within the last three or four
years. she stated. that woman has been
removed from the side show of journalistic
freaks and let in the in floor of legtt-
innate newspaper work. She is longer
advertised as a strange creature of almost
human intelligence, who can write almost
like man. she works side by side with
her brother, and stands or falls on her
OWN merit.
Must BeaWorth Featuring.
Women still go up in balloons and
down in diving suits, and travel around
the world, but if their work is featured
it is because the story is worth it, not be-
cause ii wears petticoats The moment in
some prehistoric age when the monkey shed
his caudal appendage and first stood up
right in the likeness Of man, did not mark
more momentous era in evolution, for it
means the public recognition of sexless-
ness IN work and sexlessness in pay, not
only for the newspaper woman. but ulti-
mately for all the vast army of feminine
breadwinners."
Miss Gail Laughlin of New York the type
of new woman who takes to the law dis
GAINS written addresses, and talks like a
phoEoSraph in full speed. She last evening
addre ssed herself to the subject. From
Statues TO Statutes" This gave Miss
Iaughlin an oportunity to sneak of the
WORK and possibilities of woman In the legal
profession. To obtain the full measure Of
success, woman, she declared, must stand
on her feet clothed with the full right of
sovereign citizenship. Success in the law
must depend upon the absolute obliteratfon
of sex prejudice. Those persons opposed 20
the advancement of women, she said, are on
the ebb tide The future holds for them
SURE defeat.
The program which brought the best
thought Of some OF the best women in the
suffrage work closed with an address By
Rev. Ida c. Hultin of Boston. She has
until recently been stationed in the west
but now occupies the pulpit of the AIlston-
Boston Unity Church. Among woman suf-
fragistS she is known throughout the coun-
try. and Is credited with much effective
work for woman's rights. She declared that
the need of the hour is change Of 'front.'
the putting forward of the great moral is
sues in place of the greed for gold and the
Advancement of the moral principles that
shall result in the uplifting of oppressed
humanity.
Rev. Ida Hultn is much opposed to the
general argument advanced by man Of
stay home and ia ake-care-of-the babies"
idea. This baby question has been pre-
ponderously over-executed."
In the serious conclusion of her address
the speaker declared that housekeeping is
simply the womans half of the work on
q material plane. just the same as it is the
husbands duty TO earn the money with
WHICH 10 IuTH1Sn the mousse. Inc address
was of an extremely broad sentiment, and
Won for the speaker loud applause
The Work by States
Mrs Babcock yesterday gave very enter
IA ming resume Of thepress work by states In
closing she said: Amy one who has watched
the change in the attitude of the press as
] have done for the past sever years. as re-
CARDS its willingness to publish suffrage
matter. cannot feel anything but the great
est confidence in the final result. 1t will
be only few years now when a press
chairman will be unnecessary she said
Tor the editors VIII be writing their own
arguments She paid merited tribute so
the convention seemed to say uy it's ap-
plauSc, when the name OF Mrs. Ida Hustled
HARPER and her newspaper work were men
toned Mrs. Harper has been indefatigable
IN her endeavor to spreau suffrage doctrine.
The afternoon session was more largely
attended even than the one of the morning.
The addresses of the state presidents or
their proxies were received, the following
responding: Alabama, Miss Frances Griffin,
president: California, Mrs. NJ. l.. Wood,
president: Connecticut. Mrs. Isabella
Beecher Hooker. president: Delaware. Mrs.
Martha Cranston, president; District OF Co.
lumbia, Helen Rand TindaII, president; In
diana. DR.. Marie Haslep. president Illinois,
Mrs. Lizzie r. Long, president; Iowa, Mrs.
Adelaide Ballard. president: Kansas. Miss
Helen kimber, president; Kentucky, Miss
Laura Clay, president: Louisiana, Miss
Kate VI. Gordon. president: Maine. Mrs.
Lucy Hobart Day. president: Maryland.
Mrs. Mary Bentley Thomas. president; Mas
sachusetts. Henry B. Blackwell proxy;
Michigan. Mrs. Martha E. Root, president:
Minnesota. Mrs. Maud c.. Stockwell prest-
dent; Missouri, Mrs. Addie NJ johnson
president: Nebraska. Mrs. Clara A. Young,
president.
The Afternoon Reception.
The reception at Belmont rendered the
national officers Of the Suffrage Association
by Mrs. A. l.. Barber brought the conven-
tior 10 close at 4 o'clock. The attend
ance was large and the occasion one to be
reTs mbered. The guests were received by
Mrs Barber. who was assisted by Susan
B. Anthony, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
Mrs. Florence Fenwick Miller. Mrs. Har-
rie, Taylor Upton. Miss Florence Gregory,
Annette Finnegau, DR.. Isabelle Mcmillan
Of New York and DR.. Cora Smith Eaton of
MINNEAPOLIS. Ices were served by Mrs.
Helen Tinda1l. Miss NJ. n. CaIxins, Mrs. J.
81 Herman, Mrs. d. Warning and Miss NJ.
c. Stockwell. The latter with DIR. Mar
garet Kouch. both Of whom are delegates
to the convention from Minneapolis, are
guests OF Mrs. Barber.