Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-11

Troy for funds 10 establish a perma.
nent scholarship. the sum OF Slh9OO
Is required to provide IN perpetuity Tor
the free board and education OF one pu.
pi each year; 500 pays for one pupil
for one year Two scholarships have
already been founded namely, the Troy
and the Emma Willard scholarships
The first Of these was established 20
assist any worthy young girl TO an
education at the Emma Willard school,
and the latter named TO assist a girl
20 any girl to any course OF study else
where than In TrSJ Something over
$500 has been subscribed TO the Troy
scholarship, and sii5.7O to the Emma
Willard scholarship. Subscrip tons for
scholarships are received by the presi-
dent OF the association, Mrs Russell
Sage, No. SOC Fifth Avenue, or by the
treasurer. Mrs. Titus Eddy, No. IS
East Forty-seventh street, New, York
The Emma Willard association Is
now one Of the largest OF alumnae so
oleties, the New York chapter alone
having n membership of 545 members.
Members Of the John Hancock chap
ter. ID. A. r., have called attention to
the neglect OF placing the bronze sta
tue of I.afayettein the Place dc Ia Con
corde Paris Patriotic societies in the
United States were most generous In
their subscriptions 20 this statue sew
era years ago. and Il was dedicated
with enthusiasm. Since then nothing
has been done towards substituting the
bronze statute for the plaster CASE
which Is now In an advanced stage of
delapldation. Much adverse criticism
has been expressed in France
The printed minutes Of the New Or
leans convention are now ready for dis
thbutlon Any one may obtain them
by sending 10 cents 10 the Nationa
Women Suffrage headquarters, Warren,
Ohio The plan Of work for the year.
the resolutions, reports OF committees,
reports Of auxiliary state associations,
list Of officers Of the National Associa-
ion. and names and addresses OF pres
ldent and corresponding secretary Of
each Of the state organizations are IN
cluded with the minutes.
Among the life members whose names
have been recently added TO the Ma
tiOnal association that OF David starr
Jordan Is prominent. The membership
was conferred upon the president of
Leland Stanford by Mrs Emma Shafter
Howard, and in his letter of acceptance
he expresses a hope that he may be
sufficiently useful to the cause IN which
he is so much Interested so that there
may be no regret for having added his
name.
Mrs. Howard became a life member
Of the association some 10 years ago.
and has since added 10 names to the
life membership list, a most practical
method Of assisting the cause
The tree committee OF the Rox-
bourghe club Of Roxbury. Mass, is do
Ing a very good work in the preserya-
ton Of special trees, During the past
year II has planted so trees, among
them mulberry and mountain ash trees
as food for birds, and It makes an APP
peal, through It's year book, just issued,
10 all club women TO plant in suitable
locations trees which viii sustain bird
life. The committee, besides it's SER
vices to the streets and parks of RoX-
bury. and its special efforts in behalf
OF the songsters. has become a bureau
Of information for all clubs beginning
IN work OF tree planting.