Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

her estates on purely socialistic princi-
pies. While the duchess. 1t is said. is
preparing for her campaign tour In the
interests OF socialism her mother-in law
the Dowager Duchess of Manchester. is
making preparations to entertain King
Edward at Biarritz. She has rented a
handsome villa for the occasion. The
dowager duchess is the widow of the
eighth duke. who before her marriag
was Consuelo YZnaga de Vale of Ra-
venSwood, La.
Mrs. Russell Sage. who gave more than
100000 to build the handsome rev high
school at Sag Harbor. L. l.. the home
of her parents. has just added $4,000 to
this amount to build and equip an ath-
letic field and playground. The school
is named in honor of Ezra Pierson. one
of the ancestors of Mrs. Sage. who was
well-known educator in his day.
The Women's Industrial and Educat ion-
al Union of Boston has been OF immense
assistance both to maid and mistress.
To this work Mrs. Mary Morton Kehew
has Just contributed $4,000 The trade
training schools and the domestic reform
work of the union have attracted world
wide attention.
To five women have fallen the honor
of having been appointed to the staff of
the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Re-
search. They are Misses Mention, Bar
ker: Fitzgerald. Wollensten and Miss
Nellie Goldthwait.
AS tax collector Miss Martha f. john
ston of Laconia. n. H.. has made a great
success. Her first report of the work
she did in this line proved SO highly sat-
isfactory- that she has just been re-
appointed
One of the officers of the General Fed
GRAFTON Of Womens Clubs who has al
ways devoted a great hare of her time
to the work of this organization Is Mrs.
caroline NJ Severance, now an honorary
vice president of the federation. More
than a couple of hundred women gath
cred at the Los Angeles clubhouse last
month to pay honor to. their distin-
guished co-worker in assisting her to
celebrate her eTghty-eighth birthday.
Miss Arcade Where Of Lake Forest
ILL.,. has just received a decoration from
the French government. She is one of
the few American women to receive the
Palmes Academiques. which is given by
the government for distinguished service
in the field of letters. Miss Where is of
French descent For many years she
was teacher In the Chicago schools
This recognition Of Miss Vilere was
given for the work she has done in Gre
atfng an interest in French in this coun-
try.
Julia Ward Howe will be> one of the
notable attendants of the meeting Of the
General Federation of Womens Clubs to
be held in Boston in June Mrs Howe
was among the first active. workers in
this organization. While she has not felt
equal to taking the long Journeys to the
west, where the late meetings have been
held she Is just keenIy interested in
every phase of Its activities, and will
welcome the scores of old friends at her
pretty home near Boston during the meet
ing.
Miss Grace Stra chan. who has been
Waging such g. persistent fight in New
York for equal pay for the women public
schcol teachers, is now having the ex
| catement Of her fight tempered by the
receipt of several Black Hand letters de-
| lying her to continue her campaign
| work.
Miss Strachan is one of the distric
superintendents of the New York schools
and helped to organize the InterboroueI
Association Of Women Teachers, O
which she is president. This organiza
ton is composed of nearly twelve thou
sand women. including teachers, clui
women and sympathizers of the womel
| teachers cause to obtain equal pay will
men for the same class of work done II
| the public schools Of New York city
Gov. Hughes vetoed the bill, which tn
teachers were able to get through tn
state legislature last winter and this yea
| they are broadening out their campaig,
| work TO include all the women teacher
| of the state, and make it a state instea,
| of local issue