The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-24
WOMEN'S WORK IN WORLD
somcthtnE New in the WY of PnrIin-
m~nts TO he Opened Next
Nnufh.

The "onenS Parliament, 10 DC
held in Queens Gate Hall. IL one OF the
new. London institutions. II will have
"A man for a speaker. but will be other
wise entirely feminine. 1t Will exist.
according to a preliminary announce
ment:
For training women In debating.
legislation and parliamentary pro
cedure. and for the discussion Of public
questions and current events.
Tho first session will start early In
June under the speakership Of Harold
Gorst. who has inaugurated and trained
school parliainents In London. the
Provinces, and New York. and who was
FOR several years parliamentary cor
respondent in the House of Commons.
Sittings will DO held on Thursday af
tcrnoons.
\ wornen's hospital. stated by WON
en- will soor be established in London,
and is another reminder of woman's
growing importance In the worlds af
fairs. II is being erected on Claphan m
Commons.
Lady Warwick. who is a well known
amateur gardener. has now taken up
garden planting professionally. Do
lighted with results she achieved in
planning certain mediterranean gar
dens for some OF her French friends.
che has decided TO take up the work
sists entirely OF women.
Mile. Jeanne Duportal. who comes of
a family that made history under the
second empire. has just won the COW
eted degree of docteures lettres at the
Sorbonne. This is the tirst time that
this academic honor which corresponds
somewhat to our LII. d, has been Sc
cured by a woman.
Nine. Sarah Bernhard. who is TO tour
the United States again in the fall,
said the other day: II believe should
have had an admirable career If had
been man, but this must be for an
other planet"
Tho Cross OF the Legion OF Honor
will probably be bestowed on Madame
poulain. who recently worked the
railway signals At ST. Denys. while
her husband. 4 signalmar. lay dying
from q bullet wound In his head. and
so insured the safety OF hundreds OF
passengers Her deed recalls that of
Nine Matelot the lighthouse keepers
wife. who . few years ago kept the
light burning all night 1T kerdonis
while her husband was dying in the
room below.
Two balloonins records werc Sc
cured BY Mrs Mortimer Singer the
Singer and g +. Pollock, she left Lon
don at IL: 20 p. NJ. in the balloon Planet
TO compete for the long distance cup
offered by Mr.. Singer to members OF
the Royal Aero Club Tho descent
was made eight miles west of Launces-
ton at $50 L. NJ, after a trip Of 200
miles. This is the longest distance in
one Hight from London. confined to
England. and the first balloon voyage
from London to Cornwall.
At the International Women's Con-
gress in Rome, Mrs. Creighton moved
n resolution to protect birds and to
secure legislation in all countries to
prevent their destruction for purposes
of dress adornment
In supporting a resolution in favor
of living wage, passed at the recent
Synod OF the Presbyterian Church Of
England, the Rev. j. II. Wilson called
attention to the fact that there were
$1,000 women in London not earning
more than ! 1-2 pence an hour.
The Excelsior has issued a three
fold appeal to French women. the wom-
en- of Paris and dressmakers, 10 pre-
serve the reputation OF Paris for ele-
gance and taste. The appeal has been
signed by number of well-known
persons. including many literary. the
atrical. artistic and social celebrities