Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01
Notes About WOn7en'S Work

Miss Phoebe Cousins, the former tenn
perance advocate and woman suf-
fragist, made a stirring address in sup
part of the contentious of the German
Americans, saying that she had once
supported the prohibition idea, but that
she had found it to be fraud and a
failure"
She said it was decreed in the con-
stitution that men should not be de-
prived of life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness, and therefore 1t was out
side the province of the government -
interfere in the liquor traffic by ad-
mitting that states rights are supreme
over the powers of the federal govern
ment
You cannot take man." said she,
'sWho from time immemorial has been
accustomed to some kind of drink, and
deprive him of it. Every nation the
world has known has had its form or
strong drink. Noah himself had po-
tion in his days which would be con-
sidered as strong and harmful as WOOD
alcohol. You cannot remove the Gus,
tom of drinking by prohibition law.
Miss Cousins mentioned that $2S7,0 0OO,-
nm was maid to the government annu-
alIv in the form of internal revenue,
and drew attention to the fact that the
senators of the subcommittee We're
themselves drawing a part OF their
salary from this fund.
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Out of respect to the memory of Ellen
Calvin. who had worked at a foot press
for forty-six years, the big factory or
the Waterbury Buckle company, en-
ploying 1000 hands, remained closed re-
Gently and everybody from the presl-
dent down to the Office boys attended
the funeral. Miss Calvin since 1861 lost
only five days through sickness, and
never earned more than $1.50 per day
When the company offered to retire her
on a full pay pension she SAID sne
didn't like the reflection upon her fall
ing ability. and when 1t rendered her
an increase in pay she said her work
was not worth it. She left a comfort
able little fortune.
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Mrs. oscar S. Straus, wife of the Sec
retary of commerce and LABOR, is de-
voted to numerous charities and gives
all her time not spent in the interests
of her handsome home and official So
ciety to this work. Since Mr.. StrauS
annointment to the cabinet Mrs. Straus
has entertained on a lavish scale. But
In spite of her many social duties as
one of the official hostesses of the capi-
tal Mrs. Straus keeps intimately IN
touch with her philanthropic work in
New York. which she says is one OF
the things that always cialnls ner hrSt
interest end attention. Since the death
of Baroness De Hirsh, who founded the
clara de Hirsh Home for Working
Girls in New York, Mrs. Straus has
heen her successful successor in its SUI
pervision. The home is open to girls
of all denominations, and is equally as
broad in it's scope of work-teaching the
moor. unframed girls in various branches
Of Industrial work by which they may
become self-supporting and command
higher wages by reason Of this speclal
training. Mrs. Straus Is also Interested
in a charity which looks after the
newly arrived immigrant girl and pro-
iects her from the dangers of an un-
known world and assists her In pro-
curing employment.
s.
The queen of Roumanla is one OF the
most loyable and democratic wearers
of the ermine. She is strikingly beau
tiful and romantic figure in the history
of modern Europe. and besides being
poet of considerable charm and hu-
manity. she is a novelist as we'll, and,
in fact, can readily turn her hand to
much in the arts and crafts.
She is often found at her loom, weav-
ing a tapestry which, likely VIII be
preserved through years to come, keep
ing her memory alive and giving some