The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-24

Money 1T once began To flow in, ana the
school she so desired To start has re-
ceived all the support that was needed
This self-maTtyred lady has been i'm
mortalized in a play, for the event has
been dramatized. and her name is well
known throughout China. DUt il is 20 be
remembered that suicide is NOT only
not forbidden. but is actually encOur-
aged as heroic and a religions act.
The state Of the women I'm China has
recently been brought TO my notice. as
j have been asked To accompany the
deputation to the DOWager Empress OF
China which is 20 be sent, in order 20
endeavor 20 further the movement
which has been set on foot there. Of
establishing colleges for women in all
the provinces. and a united powerful
discreet movement viii no doubt OBJ
tain that large measure Of Christian
influence should be brought 70 bear
upon the new movement which is open
ing In that vast realm.
Chinese women have now their own
daily paper, which bears the 5ppr0-
PIRATE. if somewhat commonplace. title
OF The Woman's Journal" II is pub
lished in Pekin. and there is a strange
recent number called 1.-THE Proof That
the World Is Round The world must
be round. says the writer because II il
were fiat like a plate, and whirIed
round and round as surely it does. the
wind caused by the great whirIing
would sweep all mankind or the earth.
In no other country but France
would 81 have occurred TO q lodge Of
n
| 10 admit a woman into their numbers
but that they would count it a distinct
| honor.
! In the little village Of lie PecQ. near
| St German en- lave, Maria Deraismes
was initiated as a Free Mason in Janu-
! airy, 1882. When the high authorities
| discovered what had been done in this
| little country lodge they determined. e
use a Masonic expression, Ito put 1t %
| sleep"-that is TO say. they forbade il
20 hold meetings, and. IN fact, broke q
! up altogether
Nevertheless. Maria Deraismes re-
/ manned the only woman Free Mason
\ She was admitted. however, into no
! other lodge. and had no means Of meet
/ ing the fraternity. For some time she
bore It in silence. but there were among
| the Nasons many who believed that III,
! exclusion OF women was a loss to tht
/ order. and one OF the most respected
| among them was DR.. George Martin. q
/ Feminist, but a fearless, uuwaveriul
/ disciple Of truth and justice. He per
| suadeI Maria Deraismes to initial,
| other women into the secrets OF Ere,
| Masonry and to form a lodge which ad
| mitted men and women equally.
/ At that time she was suffering from q
1 cruel maIady. but with characteristic
/ courage she summoned seventeen ladies
( 10 her house. initiated them and forced 9
new lodge called lie DrOit Human
J CLUman Rights, the first mixed Ordel
{ o. Free MasOns in the world. This cDur
ageous woman, however, did not Ions
! survive. and she was succeeded by tn,
wife OF DR.. Martin a woman possessed
| Of gifts of rare tact and Eindliness-
] The -'DrOiu Human" Lodge now mum
| beers several hundred women. and is 10
I Called I'm Lyons, ROuen. BlOis. anC
! Havre. When viii English Free EIasOnl
/ yield 20 the better example shown then
by their French brothers,
/ Copyright. 1907. by ". r. Hearst)