The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-22
SAY WOMEN OF U. s. |
ARE LEADERS IN REFORM
tcon,,nu.d from Pax. one,


franchise in municipal matters and
VIII secure II soon.
"A great thing that we are SEEKING
is state Insurance for mothers TO pro-
tect them at child birth. We are also
aiming for revision OF the criminal
code to raise the age OF protection for
girls and we are trying. to improve the
position OF women legally.
i am great admirer OF Susan b.
Anthony In many matters American
women have been our leaders. Ger
man women are striving for the equal
/ moral standard and also for labor Leg
islation'
The English delegates are rot unit
ed on the question OF suffrage. Miss
Chrystal Mcmillan, who argued tor
four hours and half before a commit
tee OF the house of lords on the ques-
ton OF the right OF women to vote tor
the election of the members Of parIia-
ment from the universities. declares
that the suffrage movement Is making
great progress In Britain.
we have hundreds. literally hun.
dreds, OF meetings every week, she
says. In the last two years we have
gained the right TO sit on county ccun.
ellis. II cannot be much longer until
we gain the right OF franchise Tor par
lament. We can vote on everything
else"
MISS Amy Creighton. of Eden Mount,
sister of the late Bishop of London,
IL opposed to the militant suffragette
movement.
Il am against law-breaking In any
FORM" she says. women now have
the ballot on most matters. They
work with men on government boards
successfully and tremendously. From
my observations In Colorado. | cannot
see that the suffrage has done tho
women much good there. | was in
formed that they had not purified the
elections there to any extent
THE drink evil Is decreasing In Eng
land. Temperance has grown largely
all through the country and all class
es are involved"
Miss Creighton and Miss Amy Beev-
or of Carlisle. are particularly inter
ested In educational matters, Miss
Creighton being member Of the
school board Of her locality
Copied on Uncle Sam.
I'VE have just secured Juvenile
courts In England as a result OF the
example Of the United States" states
Miss Beeyor, Probation officers have
also been legalized there. You have
very good laws in the states. but you
do not seem TO enforce them. For In
stance, | find that your cities are very
lax in birth registration. 1t Is diffe-.
ent with us, every birth being abso-
lutely recorded for the benefit OF the
child. We were struck by tie pro-
found faith In the future displayed in
your new American and Canadian
towns. In Regina the buildings for
the legislature are built In the field.
and the streets of shacks are laid
out for future mansions"
Marchese Bourbon del Monte. OF
Florence. Italy, Is the proxy for the
president OF the Italian council
we do not care for the ballot" she
says, In soft accent. 1T would mere
ly mean the doubling OF womeu's re-
sponsibilities. We have many moro
societies in Italy for women than you
have here. That is because there Is
more poverty and more reason for
work. Our Red Cross society was
tested in the great Messina disaster
and came through we'll"
The marchese was herself one OF
the women of quality who worked for
the relief of the earthquake sufferers,
but she Is averse TO talking of her ex-
periences. She Is very much interest.
ed In the Italian immigration TO this
country and Is active In interviewing
the prominent Italians In each city in
which she stops.
Mile. Popelin, OF Belgian, IL O strik-
ing figure among the women She Is
graduate lawyer who has been fight
Ing for ten years for the right to prac-
tice In the courts of her country. SO
far she has met with little success.
Il am not discouraged" she says
Women have been given the right to
practice In courts in other lands, and
| am going to win 1t for them In mine"
Mrs. Willoughby Cummings, Of To-
ronto, is conductor Of the party and
has handled the arrangements so far
in an able manner.
Among the other distinguished wom-
en- present are the Misses Biackie, of
the Blackie firm OF book publishers OF
Glasgow, Scotland; Baroness Spaletti,
Of Italy; Miss Mary DENLY, OF London,
Eng: DR.. Franzciska Tibertius, of Ger
many: Baroness Van Platen, OF Swe.
den; Miss Van Wyk. of the Dutch
West Indies; Miss Emily James. of
London, Eng. Agnes Bluhm. Of Ber-
lin; Miss Frances Wilkinson. OF Swan
ley college, England. The Countess OF
Aberdeen, president Of the society. Is
not present. but Mrs. Ogilvie Gordon,
Of Canada, the first vice president IL
with the party.
One OF the distinguished women
writer's Is DR.. Alice Solomon. OF Ger
many, the recording secretary.
Noted American Delegate.
A notable woman among the Amer
lean delegates Is Miss Elizabeth Gran
mis-, of New York. president OF the Ma
tional Christian league, for the promo
ton of purity. She Is a diigent work
er In the cause of organization among
the women of the United States, pditi
ularly the women OF the churches.
We want the help OF the church
women, the earnest, true women OF
the country" she says. The foreign
women who are active in club and &c.
ciety work are religious women and
we need the active help of that class
here"
Among the Detroit women who took
an active part In the entertainment
OF the visitors were: Miss Clara Dyar,
Mrs. b. c. Whitney. Mrs. William J.
Chittenden, Jr.; Mrs. Francis G.. Nc
Math Mrs. J. ID. Gambler, Miss Mamie
Dwyer, Miss Mary Chase Perry, Miss
Sylvia Allen. Mrs. X. c. Olln, Mrs.
T. n Ctayapo Mra w Mrnrouv