The sun., 1916-12-22
TO WORTH
OF MRS.. BOISSEVAIN
Friends Honor Memory Of
Noted Woman Stricken
at Work.
ALL CLASSES CLAIM HER
Cooper Union Meeting Brings
Forth Many Expressions
of Appreciation.

TIN friends OF 1nex Miiholland Boi.-
sevaln. who died last month in Los An
geles. gathered last night In Cooper
Union to do her honor and to tell what
her life meant to them and to the world.
Never. probably. has Il been given TO a
woman cut down at the early age OF
thirty, to have a group Of people Of such
varied interests claim her as one with
each OF them.
James W. Osborne told of her bril-
lancy as "A lawyer. and her work In saw
ing Stielow's life. Rose Schneiisrman
showed her picketing with the garment
strikers and helping women injured in
factories to win reparation from the
bosses. Senator George W. Thompson
Told how she aided the committee which
probed the subway evils.
Crystal Eastman spoke OF her ~tireless
efforts for peace. Alice Barrows Fer
nandex told lovable stories OF Inez Mil
holland in college. and how she walked
UP her mates there to the great issues
pulsing In the world outside. Allen Ben
son described how the Socialists loved
her and were proud to claim her as one
of them. Dudley Field Malone and Anne
Martin. the latter representing the
Woman's party. In whose service Mrs.
Boissevain was toiling when she was
struck down. spoke OF those last days of
her laborious itinerary. and the courage
she displayed. Frederick II. Howe, who
presided. paid tribute TO her as "A friend
and to her universal kindness.
Not a sad Mcetins.
4, wasn't a sad meeting. It was above
all q forward looking meeting, dwellir,
on the issues she loved. That, her
friends said. was what she would have
wanted. Perhaps the keynote was
struck by Senator Thompson. who said
he couldn't help feeling that she had
been called to councils on the other side
and that the realization OF her ideals
was the nearer because OF that.
"She strove for world peace. II was
her dearest wish. and to-day. but little
more han n month since her going. we
are talking OF peace as something more
than probable" the said. Ssh worked
so hard to have Stielow. the farm hand
condemned to die for murder. saved be-
cause she believed him innocent. and
now Stielow Is saved"
Never said Mr. Osborne when h-
rose to speak. " have | approached a
subject ~ith deeper feeling" lie told
of Mrs. B~oissevain's marvellous capacity
tor acquiring law information. which at
= . nun WV wv III " sFN " "
associate herself with his firm. 'Sh.
: collaboratHd with me In the Sing Sins
investigation to which | was called by
the Governor he said. and IL was ther
] learned her tireless energy and her
maternal goodness She knew every
crook and every Granny in that old
prison. These prisoners felt toward her
rs a guardian angel. and when they
were discharged. they would come TO the
office and ask her to help them. and she
would do it know dozens OF ronvlcts
who are working now at jobs she go'
for them"
Not Class Conscious.
Allen Benson declared that Mrs
HoissoNain's great virtue was that she
was not class conscious, hut world con
sc.ous. "llad She been class conscious,
he said, 'shc would ave spent Il useless
: lffr. aS en- many wumcu do. But some,
thing I'm her led her to rcnounce the 20.
litical faith OF her class n go forth in'C
the dark places OF the world, to work fol
the dwcllers there"
Dudley Field Malone. who was speak,
ing for the Democratic tickle In the Yves
at the same time that Mrs. Boisscvaii
"a campaigning against the Democrat.
because they had obstructcd the passar.
y lne SuSNn H. RhlnolS ain'Iluin'VN' Nhi'
he acknowledged that her ideal wa
higher thar the one he worked for.
Just ms the meeting opened Mrs. Her
bert Carpenter placed Il picture Of Mrs
RoIssevnin upon the platform In front u
the speakers stand. II wasn't lirg,
enough to be seen very far back. II
woman came forward to look at IL. Thei
came another. and another. til a pro
cess!on OF people. men ana women. wa
moving down the centre aisle 10 gaze a
the likeness ut the beautiful womai
whose memory they were honorinG.
In the audience were Mrs. John 4
Milholland. Mrs. BUissevain's mother
and her sister Vida. Others there wer,
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Batch. Mis-
Helen Todd, Mrs. Walston Hin Brown
Mrs. Walter Probasco and Mrs. Rober
Insersoll.