New-York tribune., 1906-10-17
W. C. T. y. DELEGATES.
Foreign Wqmen See Neso York
Before Going to Boston.

The news Of American kindness will be carried
to the ends OF the earth by the forty delegates
TO the Worlds Wonan's Christian Temperance
Union. who passed through this city yesterday
on their way Boston, where the convention
opens to-day. They had not been IN the country
twenty-four hours. having arrived in Philadel-
phia by the steamer Haverford on Monday
afternoon. but they had been having such good
time since their arrival that they could not say
enough about st.
I'VE have been greatly impressed and touched
by the kindness of our reception and will never
forget it," said Miss L. Kemp Turner, of Parks
fon England.
And we've been SO surprised. too" added
Miss Edith ]. Thomas, of Wales. I'VE sup
posed that Americans didn't have time TO be
kind"
The forty delegates were chaperoned by Mrs
Allan Dobson, of London, and were accompanied
from Philadelphia by Mrs. Rebecca B. Cham
bers. president Of the Pennsylvania woman's
Christian Temperance Union, and Mrs S l.
Oberhaltzer. worlds superintendent Of school
savings banks. They We're met in Jersey City
where they arrived at 10 o'clock. by Mrs Evelyn
Graham, one Of the national officers and John
Martin, who represented his wife. Mrs. Emile
D. Martin, chairman of the hospitality commit
tee Of the New York County Union On the
vided by Mr.. and Mrs Martin. were waiting and
the party was taken to see the city before being
entertained at luncheon by Mrs Martin in
the afternoon there another motor ride
and at 5 o'clock the party left for Boston by the
Fall River boat
SEVERAL COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
Most Of the delegates were from England.
Scotland and Wales. but half a dozen other
countries were also represented. Sweden sent
Fruken Ina Rogeberg. of Stockholm. vice-presl-
dent of the Womans Christian Temperance
Union of that country. and from Africa came
MIS- Mary T. Fernie, president of the Natal
union Fraulein Julie Kassowitz. daughter of
DR.. Max Kassowitz. well known scientist. rem
resented her mother, Frau Amelia Kassovitz
president Of the Austrian union. and Greece
sent Miss Sevasti Callisperi. who comes not
only 10 attend the convention b,,+ 70 s+,,a,. =,
Echool system OF the country on behalf of tie
Greek government - "
Miss Callisperi is an inspector Of schools in
her own country, and is the first woman I'm
Greece who ever took university desrea Cba
was obliged n get il at the University of Pa1is
because women We're not admitted To C1reajl
universities then But since that time t3a
University OF Athens has been opened TO women
for their education ''1
soR THE GIRLS OF GREECE.
Nov the educational opportunities for both
sexes are theoretically equal" said Miss CaIlis
peri to Tribune reporter yesterday, but prac
ucally, / an sorry 10 say. the interests of tbe
girls 90 not receive SO much attention as tbe,,
shoulo- That Is why / have continued NV ,,-ori,
as schooI inspector for ten years Without re-
muneraton. want 10 do what can for tho
sIIls, ana want 10 prove that women in
spectors are necessary The educational sutbor
lles are slow 70 recognize this fact There Was
great opposition n my appointment and II v,-as
only because the King and many of the DEPUTIES
supporied me that [ obtained it even on an
honorary basis. They said II would be tmpos-
eible Tor woman 10 travel about the country
alone, particularly at that time we had NOT
many railroads. but I have been doing il for fen
years ana nothing ever happened to me Often
LGaNel an Aleht bN carriage, and sometimes
nae 10 get UP and sit with the driver because I
could not endure the conlpanv inside but NO
harm ever came me"
Asked If she thought America had anything
10 teach Greece. Miss Calhsperl replied:
OF course, Greece has been the teacher NJ the
world, but We want to see what use the other
nations have made of what We taught them -
MISS Callisper belongs to prominent Greek
family her father having taken a leading par+
IN the establishment Of Greek independence
both her parents were in entire sympathy with
her aspirations and II is TO them that She at
tributes whatever she is
had an excellent father" she said s,mnlv
Nhen asked how she happened TO think OF going
70 70 r@Ils 70 STUDY, and an excellent mother
Ihey We're most unusually highminded people
am constantly feeling q new appreciation ~
the sacr1fice they made in sending ma with NV
sister and brother TO Paris '-' my
MISS Calisperi also expects TO study the White
Ribbon work in this country with q ,,ia,- 80
organizing a union in Greece, where none eyistS
ar present. She says that the Greeks ore 80
tremely temperate, so that the work Of the rro
posed organization will be more in the nature
az prevention than OF cure.