The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-28
EMBREASO CLUB.
Mrs. langford Reads Paper on The Prog.
ress OF Women During Last Half Century,"

The Embreaso club met Wednesday
with Mrs. Charles ID. Waite with the
president. Mrs. Charles II. Beach. In the
chair. Miss Florence Ames rendered sew
eraI piano solos. after which Mrs. Weldon
c. Lsngford read an interesting paper on
Progress OF Women During the Last
Half Century"
The paper relates In part: "The state
ment has been made Of late that women
has just discovered her intellect. That
the Nineteenth century belongs to her
by reason Of her great progress In all
lines. on the other hand IL IL said that
the divine order OF things 10 upset. that
women are harmed by being overeduca-
ted-that morals are suffering and the re-
suit IL the final ruin OF social order. IL
Is quite true that the woman or today Is
putting her intellect TO new uses. and the
average intelligence Of women as well az
men was never so high as now. II is not
a century since II was voted In the New
England towns, mot 10 be at any expense
TO school girls" and today Wellesley has
mollion and a half invested to enuce girls
10 get learning"
A series OF quotations were given at
this point by Mrs. Langford from the
foremost educators OF their times. Tho
first was from Emma Hart Willard, the
pioneer OF the new departure In educa-
ton. Mrs. Emma C.. Enbury was the
next address quoted.
Following was the address OF Maria
Mitchell OF Vassar-that was read at the
Congress OF the Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Women in Boston.
"A New Knock at an Old Door by
Lucia Gilbert Runkle was an essay
quoted from Alice Freeman Palmer's ad-
dress was also reviewed
The career Of woman physician was
likewise upon then the woman's hospi-
"a N at m
official recognition in the profession. The
struggle that women maintained TO be
admitted TO the bar was dwelt upon and
the various women who were first 10
enter into this profession attention was
called 10 the fact that in July, 1882, there
were 56 women attorneys In the country
and that women lawyers are now entitled
TO practice before all courts the same as
men lawyers.
Women as ministers were next spoken
of-Ann Hutchinson-said 10 have been
the first woman preacher. II was noted
also that the Universalist church has
been the first TO open the door Of It's the
illogical schools for the training OF wo-
men for the ministry and in 1893 IS names
OF women were on the Hist OF ministers.
The Christarian theological schools ad-
NIT women.
Continuing. Mrs. Langford said:
From the very first the doors have
been open for women in journalism. Dur
ing the period iof the Civil war the city
papers availed themselves OF the work OF
women as special writers. After 1876 wo-
men Journalists multiplied. In every de-
partment Of journalism the wages paid 10
women is the same as those paid TO
men"
The clubs were cleverly referred to In
this paper and the club women and wo-
men in philanthropy held a prominent
place. The paper closed as follows:
The les said in declaration OF wo-
mems rights and achievements the better.
For to declare right implies a question
of It and to parade ability is not 10 dig
Nifty It,"
The hostess served n most artistic ''yel-
low tea" at the close Of the paper. A
yellow candelabra burned yellow candles.
Strewn all over the table we're sprays
Of Southern Smlax tied with yellow rib
bons--on each cover Of the table was
vase Of yellow daffodils. The cakes were
all frosted and stamped f. c. The bon
bons and confections all carried out the
color scheme. Ice cream and golden
sponge cake were among the dainties
served Mrs. Sylvester Clark served a
delicious fruit punch.