Arizona republican., 1910-06-13
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.

Mrs Mary d Bradford has been
elected superintendent of schools for
Kenosha. Wis For some time Mrs
Bradford has been in charge of the
Teachers Training College of the
State Normal school at Whitewater
Mrs. Catherine Van Noorhis of
Rochester is said To have made the
largest flag that evr floated over the
capitol at Washington. She attended
the suffrage convention recently held
in Washington, and in spite of her
eighty years. took part in all the pro-
ccedings. President Taft is reported
to have received her with especial
distinction.
Miss Eva Garfield is said to be the
only ferrywoman in the Northwestern
States. \ license to operate toll
ferry on Salmon river has just been
granted To her.
Miss Kate Gordon of New Orleans
was unanimously chosen to take the
place of Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait on
the program ut the last biennial
meeting of the general federation of
clubs. Miss Gordon spoke on woman
suffrage. the subject on which Mrs.
Gait had been invited To speak. Mrs.
Lucretia l.. Blankenburg of Philadel-
phia spoke for limited suffrage. and
Miss Alice Hill Chittenden of Brook
lyn against woman suffrage.
Mrs. G. Rowland Shaw has been
elected president of the Massachusetts
Association Opposed to the Further
Extension of Suffrage to Women. Mrs
j. Randolph Coolidge and Miss Anna
l.. Dawes are among the newly elected
vice presidents; Mrs James NJ Cod
man is treasurer, Miss Elizabeth John
son recording secretary and Mrs
Charles J. Strong corresponding sec
rotary. The association did not re
port a single new member
Mrs. +. ID. Bacon has been unani-
mously chosen by the court of con:-
mon council To fill the uneXpired term
of the late Mrs. Sunderland a Il mem
Der of the board of school visitors IN
Hartford. Conn. Mrs. Bacon is the
president OF the Connecticut Woman
livered an equal suffrage sncech be
fore me p.'iti.a al study clu5 c. Hpr
State
Miss Josephine Lowe of Washington
has presented 10 the botanical depart
ent Of the University of Pennsyl-
vania 90 specimens of moss. They
viii be made the nucleus of a large
collection Of mOsses representing
every part Of the country. In the col
lection presented by Miss Lowe were
rare specimens from ireland. Canada,
Japan and England.
Miss Mabel Nutting of the school of
household arts in Teachers college ar /
ranged the exhibit of invalids' work
which was recently held at Teachers
college in connection with the conven-
ton Of the American society Of super
Of training schools Of
nurses These articles were made by
weak minded people. one handed pco-
pie, paralytic people and even iuva;ids
of the kindergarten age. The handi- |
craft shop Of Marblehcad. Mass. !
where the nervously broken down go
to seek restoration by quiet work an
Ger medical guidance. was among the
iGStitCtiHns exhibiting. Others were.
the hospitals and ;n:;,"n a>:lums If
Illinois and various New York State |
hospitals. Along with these exhibits |
were statistics FROM the board If !
health telling how much good had |
been Grne by Introducing manual ia
hos into the city IN stItUtionS for the |
insane and for incur:tble invaIidS Miss |
Susan G. Tracy. head nurse in the |
asylum at Jamaica Plain, Mass. de-
livered an address ON the subject.