The sun., 1909-02-28
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.


The popular branch OF the Legislature
Of the State OF Washington has Just votet
10 to IS in favor OF an amendment 4
the Constitution giving full suffrage Y
women.
Miss Alma Sturtevant was recently
appointed clerk OF the County Court ir
Boulder, Col She Is a native Of Maine
and moved to Boulder county from that
State three years ago.
Mrs. Mary Mccoy, who was said to be
the oldest postmaster In the country. has
just sent in her resignation, after having
been In office moro than forty years a,
Sheakleyville, Pa. She was appointed
by Andrew johnson as his term was draw
ing to q close and for the first few Year,
Of her service brought the mail from Mead
vile in addition to performing the Other
dutios OF the office. Mrs. Mccoy has just
passed her eighty-siSth birthday.
Miss Estelle Finch Is the first woman tc
be naturalized by the Japanese Home De.
partment. She was born and brought
up in America. but for a long time has
been connected with the Seamans Mission
ct Yokosuka.
The debate between Mrs. Humphry
Ward and Mrs. Mildred Garrett Fawcett
on woman suffrage which took place
recently In London is said to have brought
in quite snug amount Of money even
though nobody seems TO think that it
added anything new to either side OF the
question. The proceeds went to the out
patient department OF a London hospi-
tai.
Mrs. Catherine B. Bell editor OF the
Cannon of Cannon City, Col, besides at
tending TO her household and editorial
duties finds time to serve as probation
officer in her home county. to do the work
required Of the president Of the board
Of county visitors, to act as special agent
to the County Commissioners in cases Of
destitution and TO be the humane officer
cety. She is a widow and the mother
Of three children whom she supports and
cares for as we'll as though she did nothing
but keep house. She Is a New Yorker
by birth and has lived in Colorado less
than eight years.
Mrs. Gaylord Wiltshire is the president
League. which among other things de-
clares its intention Of creating a new
literature for children with a view TO
fostering in children the spirit Of human
solidarity. The first book Is to be written
by John Spargo. The work will be inter-
national, and Socialist literature suited
to children will be translated from and
into various languages.
Miss Alice NJ. Robertson OF Muskogee,
Okla, 10 the only woman in the country at
the head Of a poet Office Of the first class.
The place Is worth between $500 and
s3 1000 a year and many politicians think
that II is too profitable to be wasted
on a woman. These politicians are
to have her displaced. but the rule to re.
tain all postmasters with good records
prevented them from accomplishing their
object. She has just been reeppointed
for another four years.
Mrs. Jeanette NJ Bradley has been
put in charge Of the new legislative
headquarters which the sufiragists opened
in Washington few weeks'sgo There
are rooms for suffrage meetings and
receptions. besides Offices which at
present are used in carrying on the work
on the national petition. The house is
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tons. Suffragists all over the country
have declared their intention to celebrate
Miss Anthony's next birthday by sending
some article Of furniture to Mrs. Bradley
to be placed in the new headquarters.
The Womans Municipal League is
said TO be the very last club formed in
Boston. IL held its first meeting the
other day in the ballroom Of Miss Fannie
P. Mason's home on Commonwealth
avenue The membership fee is just
25 cents a year ana all classes Of women
are invited to join While no definite
plans have been mapped out II seems
generally understood that the milk supply
Of the city will be the first object Of in
vestigation and that later system Of
industrial training will be established
in the schoolhouses Of the North End
Mrs. George +. Lowell of Newton is
being congratulated for having proved
hat the mothers Of Boston are the parents
Of their own children The other day
a meeting Of the parents Of children al,
tending the Rindge Technical School in
Cambridge was called for the purpose
of organizing a parents association.
Two-thirds of the Attendance was made
up of mothers. The principal of the
school appointed nominating committee
- draw up list Of officers. All the mem
bers Of the committee we're men and they
nominated board of fifteen men.
After their report had been read one I
OF the men in the audience asked il mothers,
were not parents, and suggested that II
they were. at least five OF the board should
be mothers, The principal very politely
replied that the mothers always got what
ever they wanted and that il by chance
hey should ever wish TO make sugges-
ions he was sure the board would be glad
% listen 10 them The women in the
audience sat mute and the men made no
'eply
At last Mrs. Lowell. who has son at
ending the Rindge School. sorewed.up
uficient courage to rise and urge that