The sun., 1908-06-28
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.

WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.
The Parliament of Greece has decided
that women shall be eligible as telephone
operators. Even the Chinese in San Fran
cisco. In spite OF their Oriental conserva-
tism. are said to employ Chinese girls for
the Chinese telephone exchange. 1t seems
q bit amusing for the Greeks to be behind
the Chinese In the opportunities granted
to women.
Miss Grace o 0'Connor Of Holyoke and Miss
Isabelle A. Molden Of Hyannis have just
passed the four examinations held by the
Massachusetts State Board OF Registra-
tion In Pharmacy and have been registered
as qualified pharmacists Miss Gertrude
Wren recently won the highest prize offered
by the Pharmaceutical Society Of London.
She is only 22,
. The National Academy of Medicine has
Just elected DR.. Helen c. Putnam president.
Her election is said to have been the result
of faithful work and not Of wire pulling.
At the recent meeting of the American
Medical Association in Chicago DR.. Juettner
Of Cincinnati read paper in which he made
the assertion that "A woman has no right
to enter any occupation excepting domestic
service. nursing, teaching and kindred vo-
cations. Matrimony is the better paid and
the easiest occupation. Marriage is sim
ply blocked by the employment of young
girls" DR.. Putnam replied by declaring
that every woman has the right to de-
velop Ier best faculties. to become educated
and to enter the business field, where she
meets many men. where she can select in
telligently the father for her children.
Women who have had experience in busi-
ness have learned that the making of
home requires something more than in
stinct.r It is said that the impression
made by this speech has much to do with
the election of Dr. Putnam as president OF
the National Academy of Medicine.
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch has re-
turned to New York from her trolley car
suffrage campaign through the State Of
New York. She reports a cordial reception
everywhere except in the anti stronghold,
Albany.
-The Mayor of Albany is opposed to
suffrage, and though he gave us a permit
to speak readily enough it was for Market
Square. n place absolutely deserted at
night ard as dark as Egypt said Mrs.
Batch when describing her trip. "Tbe
next day We paid him another call and
succeeded in getting a permit to hold a
meeting on State street, where we raised
the yellow banner in the early afternoon
and spoke to one Of the best audiences
we had during the trip
Mrs j. q. West Of Lewiston, Idaho, has
the distinction Of being the first woman
to receive credentials as a delegate to a
national convention. She was elected by
the Republicans OF Idaho In 1900 and again
in 1904.
Mrs West is a native of Tennessee and
when she was graduated from Grant Memo
rial University she received the highest
honors In the same year she received
offers Of the Office of superintendent OF
city schools at A hens, Tenn, the presi-
dency Of the Leister Seminary and the
chair Of ma thematics in the State Normal
School OF North Carolina, She refused
all these offers, married Mr.. West. and
moved to Idaho. She Is described as an
unusually pretty woman, thoroughly femi-
nine and devoted to the duties Of her home
and family.
Miss Jean Gordon, who has won national
reputation by her work In behalf Of women
and children, done az factory inspector In
Louisiana, is not to be reelected to her
office II Is asserted that she has incurred
the enmity Of the manufacturers and the
politicians and in spite OF the protests of the
women Of the State she will be turned out
OF office.
II Is said that not only will the Hughes
bill through which Miss Gordon sought to
protect the women and children workers in
actories be defeated, but that the Taylor
bill, against which she has fought. will be-
oome q law Under the provisions Of this
latter bill tho women and children may be
forced TO work ten hours day while men
work only eight.
Miss Martha Van Rensselaer,, supervisor
Of the reading course for farmers wives
conducted by the Agricultural College oi
Cornell University, believes that there
should he Q woman Judge in Juvenile court,
where girls are tried She bases her opinion
| on personal observation of various juvenile
courts, notably those In New York city
She believes that there are many questions
which giris would answer truthfully IL ther,
now invariably lie about when questionec
| by O man. This Ia one Of the very few in
| stances In which Miss Van Rensselaer, be
neves segregation Of the two sexes woulc
be beneficial.
The Kilburn ward Of Hampstead has
elected woman to serve as Borough Coun
oillor Of London. This woman is Miss M.
| Balkwill, social worker. who is described a.
being 90 popular with the people In her ware
| that no one could be found to oppose he
| candidacy II 10 said that she had the sup
port Of men and women Of all sorts and con
dions. --.--..----....----