The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-30

rn'Sf 'ue euplOy OF tne heaTh Depart
rnenr 81 81 Louis She has just been APP
pointed assistant city hacteriologist DR.
DE Witt was formerly instructor IN path
ology and embryology al the University
Of Michigan. from which she as Rradu-
a'ed IN lSes.
Miss Agnes Nestor Of the Glove Makers
Union recently occupied the pulpit ~
the Rev Jenkins Lloyd Jones' OF Chicago
and preached "A sermon on the condition
81 working women IN the United States
Mrs J = MacDonneN Of Paterson.
y J. was recently elected county Ii
hrArian a. a nominee Of labor unions
Miss Mabel Seedy has been appointed
inspector Of customs ~ san Diego. Cal
py th. Treasury Depart nen' Miss AMY
Wrenn and Mrs HarrI.tta Johnston
wood are preparing 10 have bills intro
duCed ~ the next session ~ the New
York Legislature for the purpose 81 dong
away with some ~ the alleged inJustice~
in the laws relating TO married women's
property
The Empress ~ Gsr many has received
q letter signed by the heads ~ various
women's organiHat ions IN answ or TO the
recent speech ~ tho Kaiser in which he
urged the women 81 Germany 90 initiate
Queen Louise and 20 seek 10 ne good
hou>eW ives and mothers and nothing
else In the letter % the Empresa tho
women give statIst ics show ing that there
are four millions 81 German women
who are wage eaTners besides being house
wives and mothers.
we would gladly conhne ourselves %
our duties AZ home II permitted wrote
rho women 10 the Empress But our
husbands earn 30 little that 20 keep the
family going and pay the tAKes are
compelled TO disobey the KAiser's order
II your Majesty can change the economic
conditions Of the FatherlAnd We would
he very deeply obliged
Marie Won Elmer Eschenbach has Jus,
celebrated her EIGHTEEN birthday and
the Goethe Society bestowed hs new
medal on her a. tho leading German
poetszs OF the dAy. A special fund will
be collected which viii he disposed OF
according 20 her Judgment. Marie Won
Elmer Eschenbach was the first woman
on whom the University Of Vienna be-
slowed the honorary doctors degree.
She was also the frst woman on whom
the Aust riAn Emperor conferred the
Ehrenzeichen for arts and scienose.
baroness Aletta Korff, an American
girl and = Bryn Mawr graduate. who Ii
the wife Of an Official In Finland, 10 re-
ported a. saying that one Of the first
things the women Of Norway did with
their ballots was TO get the Governmen,
TO starr schOols OF domestic training for
girls
These schools are Intended 20 tearh
young girls TO become efficient and capa-
bic wives and mothers says ,he Baroness.
They are becoming q most valuable
factor in the cultural development 81
the country and are doing moro than
perhaps could lpe dons in any other way
10 raise the general standard Of living
Miss Emma VI. Oillett. chairman Of
the Congregational committee Of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage Assoc
citation, reports the result Of quest ioning
Congressional nominees a. follows: Ia
Alabama two OF the nominees ars In
favor Of full suffrage one for par ial
suffrage; Idaho. on" for full sunrag.
and the other III women desiTs
IL: Indiana. Eiv for full suffrage with
on. for when the ina jOritv OF the women
want IL; Iowa. two for full suffrage.
Kansas. seven for full suffrage and ons
for when a majority Of tho women want
II In Kentucky Qua nominse says he
~ not opposed. while tho other agrees to
partial suffrage.
In Maine one candidate IL for partial
suffrage. In both Maryland aud Mi@sis-
sippI all candidates heard from are IN
favor ~ full suffrage. while Tennesae
has On" candidate who favoTs fuIi -uf-
frlg" AMI another who favoTs partial
suffrage Texas reports two for fuu SUI
frage and one against. In Virginia r. "
Saunders reports IN favor Of suffrage
when majority ~ ths women want u
whiI.. 10 pennsylvanIA there are seven
candidates IN favor u fun suffrage. against
five for partial.