The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-26

rights for womsn 10 q monarchy than In q
Tho session Of the convention In which
greatest interest ~ centre was that
IN memory Of Snsan B. Anthony. and not II,
her country could deeper feeling, AND
appreciation BE- shown. After Q prlei
made, tributes were given by women from
Canada, Great Britain, Denmark, Norway
Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Hum
gary and Australia, each expressing the
Indebtedness Of the women OF these u
tH &c to sDs the svs great sfI P, Sr ever can pronounce
such a eulogy upon Miss Anthony as che Hev.
best beloved friend. With Miss shaw her
last hours were spent. 70 her the last words
spoken and In her hands the great eader
When her matohiess tribute was .Anished
she was called again and qgain TO the front
Of the stage TO respond 70 the outbursts
Of appreciation. One prominent man, who
had travelled. widely and heard many
Il. never knew a human being could
Besides the encomiums Of the press and
the public other marks OF distinction were
shown to the convention. A very significant nj
the Mayor and Municipal Council In the
Radius. ~
This Is one Of tho finest town balls In
Europe and was finished In 1904 at o cost
Of e,6oo, 900 crowns, with no allowance sr Tor
hall, 14s by 10 feet and ca In height, and
then passed up the broad stairs to the mag
nifcent ~banqueting hall almost as large,
where they were received by the Mayor
n committee.
platitudes, i~nterspersed with sage advice,
and their surprise was complete when one
Of the four councillors In a cordial and
earnest speech Of welcome expressed the
hope that when the International Suffrage
Alliance next came to COPENHAGEN they
would find women sitting as members
OF the Municipal Council. Mrs. Chapman
Gait made q felfcitous fesponse IN whlcn
she said they wished also TO find all women
entitled TO vote for she members OF this
body.
The Mayor made the closing address.
saying in a few dignifed words that he
hoped all their movement stood for would
be realized and that the time was not Tar
distant. The doors were then thrown
were tables handsomely decorated and
spread with q banquet rather than an
afternoon tea.
After ali were served they werc taken
through the council chamber, library, COM
paintings and statuary, not a vestige OF
In the whole building. Then oil went
down into the large court, oarpeted with
| thick turf, adorned with shrubbery and
flowers and cooled by the waters Of a bronze
fountain. .
Here the delegates from the United
States sat down and reflected for o while
on the city halls OF their own country and
the kind Of reception q convention Of women
would meet from Mayors and Boards OF
Aldermen!
Time and space demand that these letters
come to q chose, and how little has been
saidl That dinner at Marienlyst, can we
ever forget III
This lovely seaside resort lies almost under
the shadow OF the old Castle Of Kronborg,
where one NAV 20 and drop a tear on the grave
OF Hamlet. II only one might describe the
afternoon spent In wandering about this
beautiful spot. % rich In legendary and his
toric associations, and then the banquet In the
great dining room Of the hotel looking out
over the blue waters, the toasts, the stories,
the good fellowship existing among these
women who In a few weeks will be on OPP
poeite sides OF the globe!
National differences Of oDinion there may
have been. but all are o forgotten. Surely
| one strong agency for preserving the peace
| of the world may be found In these inter
national meetings OF women!
IDA Hustled HAMPER.