New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
MRS. SEWELL IN HUFF
calls Dozen Rainy Daisies for Not
.fsLing Her TO Speak.

,r-x Mary Wright Sewell former president of
the International Congress Of Women, in which
,47co she succeeded Lady Aberdeen. caused the
y,air,, Daisies TO sit up and iutter their petals
r,oer agtacdly their meeting at the Hotel Astor
yesterday afternoon. Mrs Sewen what little
ri-ls call awful mad because she had not, so 10
sresk. been asked 10 play. and She told the Rainy
11sisies % in English that could be rn:sunder
stood
f7,s-e was an elaborate programme. with lot OF
names r7riu,od on it. Mrs. SewelTs name was not
on IL Mrs Sewell noted the fact. but she said
,so,hin--at first. She took the inconspicuous seat
assigned her on the platform and waited For a
tinle everything was sweet and serene Songs were
srnr s1ecchos were made and the Daisies nodded
a. one another and said what nice meeting they
80 having Mrs. A NJ Palmer. the president
feamed moro and more, and she was very sTnil-
,-r Daisy indeed when at last she said, sweetly:
and nov want 10 introduce a woman who is
,-egf1v beloved in the club world. ] will ask Mrs
Narv Wright Sewell 10 say a few words.
Mrs Sewen got up
= an glad TO be here" she said although 7
,-ol,s an engagement l made weeks ago to come
A. ,be belief that l was expected here. I had sat
several moments on the platform before L dis
covered tha1 ! not expected II doesn't
matter" said Mrs SeWelI- Il have plenty of OPP
,,,---,rities 70 address club meetings-plenty of
;----s-;orS 70 do So %, not regret that broke
ny engagement with my smaller circle Of friends
., came here I have enjoyed being with you
a. z spectator with 4 strong emphasis the
1ss- word For q minute the field of Daisies
zfred under tho scoIn of that emphasis and
then wild fiutter passed over them sTher their
president arose gavei in hand, and they perked
"
! dom think il is necessary TO reply 10
that" MIS-. Palmer said. Mrs. Sewell ex
pected hers. II her name is not the pro-
rraraule That is because we did not venture
hope that she would speak
Tie Daisies snloothed their petals and Mrs
Sewell sat back in her corner and pretended TO
be greatly amused at some character readings
Ms. George Maynard proceeded to give
wOAIANs SPHERE AGAIN
Then . youthful professor from Columbia, Dr.
William II NcCasJline. second director OF physical
educatc-n al that university read paper
tfled College and the Woman
Women are the horaenakers Of our country,
he said. THY are responsible for the home, and
far woman abuses her powers or directs them
.Hro The wrong channels just far viii our coun-
try drop hack into lower civilization.
can you wonder at the many poor apologies for
homes that We have when college girls are being
traned IN differential calculus and things like
ffatc Wouan's greatest function is motherhood
i has been stated that % per cent OF college
g-s marry and that 30 per cent of them have
f-llas II that Is true they should be trained for
that l.Ie. they should have chance specialize
n home building. : good many educators argue
that courses in domestic science and the like
should come outside college life l don't agree.
prepare her for life. and if s. per cent of these
ilrs marry they need courses in home building
more thai Ihev do mathematics The business of
tais generation is TO build the bodies of the next
generation"
Dr. NcCaSIliae added that if women were edu-
Gated along the proper lines healthier babies
would be born, homes would be improved, the
incomes of medical charla tans would he reduced
and the markets would be rid Of the deleterious
-irain building and nerve building and muscle
my work have met many mothers who do not
appreciate the need of care in tuberculosis
mothers whose children growing up with
serious physical defects because they have never
ls1raed 10 know the human body and do not
that those children require special care"
When Nrs. Palmer asked Mrs. Lille Deyereux
Blake - speak The latter responded with alac-
Ticv
That Young man said some good things about
tie human body and the duties Of mothers"
sle observed. Il iust to tell him that
fathers have something 20 do Until fathers
teach their sons 20 lead such lives viii fit
faerl 10 he good fathers in their turn the right
soTt of children VIII not be born into the world