New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-13
Portals GIVE LUNCHEON.
Mere Men Compliment Women lawyer
Parkhurst for President

1--WE believe that eveyy educated woman should
have at least elementary knowledge Of the
law as it affects herself, her family and her prop
erty." said Mrs. Richard Mitchell Bent. the out
going president Of the Portia Club. IN greeting the
guests and members to the very pleasant second
annual luncheon of that organization yesterday
ut the Buckingham Hotel Man (and with all
his faults love him stilD is not quite able TO
legisate justly for women. The more look
after him and get after him in the halls of Con-
gress, the better for God created man first He
created after man. and woman has been
after man ever since. May she be after him to
the end"
Considering how powerful you women have be-
come. it is very good OF you to allow man to re-
main at his post Of duty humbly supporting his
family" quzzicaly remarked DR.. Isaac Franklin
Russell Of New-York University. who spoke on
1.-THE Study of the Law Advantage to Women"
but, as my friend Archbishop Ryan. of Phade-
pha told a parishioner who asked him II he &C
copied the Bible story Of the rib out OF Adams
eide and the creation OF woman. Why. madame,
never let that question disturb you: that's side
Issue
Law is not commonly conceived OF as an attrac-
tive subject for women found 1t difficult to interest
women in 1t until 1 had shown them how 1t really
IS the key to modern life Another notion which
initiates against the popularity of the study OF law
among is that they consider It the sole
business of a lawyer to exercise himself forensi-
cally. Nine out Of ten lawyers do not go to court
once a month and of the lawyers whose
step foot in court"
A MODERN PEACEMAKER.
Women should be peacemakers" declared Dean
Clarence D. Ashley in the course Of his speech on
''wom&n's Capabilities in the Study of the Law"
Some of them There is a young woman IN
Ithaca who recently entertaining two men
callers, who agreed only two points-ther ad-
mration for her and their devotion to the Demo-
cratic party. They got into heated discussion
the candidates for the Presidency. As the dis
cussion waxed very warm. the girl thought she
should interfere. she said: You, Mr.. Jones.
favor Hearst, and you Mr. Smith. favor Parker.
Why not compromise on DR.. Parkhurst?'
II consider that young woman showed capability
for the law" went on Dean Ashley, during the
laughter that followed.
Women accomplish anything in this country
II they will only pull together" he said amid the
applause OF the women. But II yo1 going TO
help in public matters you must have knowl-
edge Of the law"
In concluding he advised that clubwomen who
had matters to bring before the legislature should
employ women lawyers to represent them at AL
bany If you find women who VIII argue
closely. the committees at Albany will listen close
Employ a woman lawyer. and then treat her as
you would man lawyer-pay her"
There a student in my husbands class at
college" began Mrs. Philip Carpenter, president or
the Women Lawyers Club. the next speaker, wh9
Provisions OF Magma Charta This he presented
an essay on tho Rise OF Scholastic Philosophy
in fFSPs Of D: the p9s 9Ses 9s S
times IT masquersded as The History Of the Op-
Carolina he read Il at athletic boat club and
from the alumni TO secure excuses from the
faculty and free passes from the railroads When
he left college he expected 20 use It extensively in
his practice.
JUST THE SAME OLD THING"
I feel Ike that student IN speaking the
Woman Lawyer I have spoken on her so much.
The older she gets the less there is to say about
her. She IS the Same old thing whether you call
her Jane Doc. dux temina. Portia or just a woman
After enumerating all the things the woman
lawyer eXcelled IN, Mrs Carpenter wound up with
she detects invariably the Matchmaking beauty.
II she could do nothing else than see through the
chemical blondes and the Touged clients. she would
IN my early youth I became a arm believer in
the inequality Of the sexes, said Deputy Attorney
never has been a time since Adam wore short
clothes when there was man 10 be compared 70
Miss Isabella N Pettus was the last speaker.
Mrs. f. Edge havanash and Miss Sallie FrothiuE-
who started out 70 play wagner's "FirecharTn''
music. created diversion by breaking of IN tho
OF tune 1 can't play that composition" and sub
shutting something else. Mrs. Charles NJ. Dow.
reception preceded the luncheon at which the
guests were received by Mrs. Bent, Mrs, r. r.
DR. Russell and Deputy Attorney General Wood.
Besides those already mentioned the following were
sorosis; Mrs. Howard MacNutt Miss Emile NJ
Bullowa, the new president; Mrs. Henry Amerman.
Henry Amerman. Mrs. Frank Edge KavanaEh, d.
y. Luckey Mrs @. Langsdorf Weitz. Miss Jessie
Mrs. William Durphy, Miss 5. Theodore Adams,
Mrs. Park J: White. Mrs. Edward Banker, Miss
A. Goetchus. Mrs William A Johnston. Mrs. J. ~
Cozzino. Mrs: Edward Addison Greeley. Mrs H. s.
Wood. Mrs. Augusta r. Stetson. Nine G. A. Nor
Tison, Mrs Emile Glogau. Mrs Albert Fries and