The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-02
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.

this 10 oiocttou yoaf.
EDWARD W. TowNsKNp. :
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.
The Duchess Of Abercorn is conducting q
model creamery. She sells cream to the
London hotels and to several OF the ocean
liners. :
At q recent bazaar conducted in the home
OF the Daughters Of Jacob Mira. Eether Davis,
aged 11s, acted as foorwalker. while several
other women in the eeve-ties and eighties
served as saieswomen: The purpose OF the
annex to the home which win accommodate
about one hundred more persons.
Mrs. George M. sively OF Peoria, III,
has Just been licensed to command the river
steamer City OF Peoria. She Is described
~ q thorough business woman and well
qualified for the post Of steamboat captain.
According to a speech delivered by
Catherine Waugh 'McCullooh before the
Michigan constitutional convention a. short
time ago. the condition Of married women
in that State 10 far from what It should be.
No Michigan wife legally owns her clothes
II they were purchased out Of family funds
or earnings by her husband, unless he dies.
II he dies the statutes pr Michigan give her
the Michigan law seems 20 abhor a widow
without clothes It takes no ~cognizanoe Of
the need Of clothes go far as q wife IL pom
cerned.
Mrs. Jennie Barrett Of Alexandria, La,
has just been elected clerk ofthe new police
jury Of Rapides parish. The ciubwomeu
Of the State hope that Mrs. Barrett win not
arouaa tho aurutfv NJ tha noNticlaus s,d
bring on herself tho fate that befelli Miss
Jean Gordon, Louisiana's only woman
factory inspector.
Mayor Behrman Of New Orleans has just
appointed Mrs. A. J.. Stallings as Q delegate
to the National Playground Associations
Mrs. stsllings is the president
Of the Outdoor Art Association Of New
Orleans. She has studied the mRnaRement
Of public Fairgrounds In London and other
European cities as wen % In the leading
she has opened in New Orleans has
been a pronounced success.
Miss Ina Richmond has been appointed
manager Of the 'Magherafelt Gas Works
In Dublin, Ireland. She Is the first woman
to hold that post. She first entered the
postal service. Later she studied gas
IduuIhCtuT0 dtlu U~lBJElDuuOu. ono ID Dal0
TO be ono Of the best equipped experts In
her line Of work In Ireland.
The present awakening among the Hindu
women is said to be largely due to the mon
Of India, who are anxious to have educated
and daughters. At the last oonvo-
patton Of the Bombay University two
first time this year Hindu. women were
from the Madras University.
At Malabar University Srimati ANNA
the language examination for the
iegres of A. B. She Is married and the
mother Of a family. Some time ago she
1t the express desire Of her husband. She
g a teacher In the local girls college and
'oeditor Of thes arddo. a literary journal.
Mrs. William A. Johnston has the credit
II founding the travelling libraries of Kan
.as which are now owned and operated by
he State. The. libraries have been ex-
bird among all the travelling libraries in
his country. Mrs. Johnston Ii the wife of
he Chief Justice Of Kansas and was at one
president Of the Kansas Federation
Of that office abe secured the enactment |
u a manual training law.
The General Herkimer Chapter Of the |
Daughters OF the American Revolution |
ave brought to their town. Herkimer, N. Y, |
rom Washington the long neglected statue |
4 Gen. Francis e. Spinner. Treasurer Of the
'e erected and unveiled early In the coming
all. For the last ten years this sta had |
,een stored in the basement of the Corcoran
Art Gallery in Washington and every effort |
o ha We 1t erected on a lite near the Treasury
Building has been defeated. The statue Ia
IN ha IN aYnroaofnp ~ the -~-StAl> - |
he women Of the country, TO Gen. Spinner |
or his services in bringing about the en- |
OF Women as clerks In the depart- |
at Washington.
Miss Sarah C. Murray OF Newton, Mass,
'arried of high honors this year at Munich.
,he secured the Phi. d. degree and her
anne, wa pla oed on the honor roll Of the
University. Miss Murray is q Radcliffe
college graduate. For the last four yesrs
he has been studying at Munich, making
speciality, Of classical philology and sroh-
bird birthday. She intends. to become a
-,
Miss Grace Fl. .Ballantyne Of Des Moines,
is being congratulated by the women
4 her State on her success In securing q
Of tho Supreme Court Of Iowa
establishing the right, Of women to vote at
ny city. town or school election on the
uestion Of issuing bonds for municipal
r school purposes or borrowing money
r increasing the tax levy. The city Of
les ,Moines decided TO erect a new city
he right to vote on the question. The
Equality Club OF, Des Molnes took
matter up and Miss Ball autyne and
IRIS. Coggeshall brought suit to .enjoin
erection OF the city ball upon the ground
the election was invalid. The lower
ourt found against them and they promptly
arried their case to the Supreme Court
I the State. which hes just Declared the
lectlon invalid and that women were en-
tied to vote. fes II,