Connecticut western news., 1916-09-07
Conference Echoes. (Continued from First PaQe.l


 feel very much about reading reports as the man did about eating crow: he said he could eat crow but he didn t banker after 1t.
 We listened to an exquisitely rendered monologue on humility, by a lovely young woman of rare charm, in face, voice and manner.
 Dr. Valeria Parker's address on a Reformatory for women in Connecti- cut, was a splendid appeal to both women and men. I thought as listened to this exceptionally noble and gifted woman, of a certain raw March night in Canaan some two years ago, when this Same Dr. Parker spoke chiefly to rattling blinds and empty seats on subject that vitally concerns the morals, health. body and soul of the entire nation and the human race more than anything else on earth-but who's asked me to write all essay ? pr. Parker is slated to come to Canaan in October and we hope for Mrs. Hep- burn some time in September. I wish everybody could have heard the great pr. Shaw. Oh. the grapd woman that l that dreadful illness of last spring, but as dauntless and unconquerable in spirit as ever. No use to try to repeat what she said, but all club women present must have keenly appreciated her witty description of the woman s Club of a few years ago as truthful as it was witty, and all done in pr. Shaw's faultlessly funny style-when she chooses to be funny. Happily that sort of club she described is obsolete or except in isolated cases. as extinct as the Dodo.
 Shall chat any thing about clothes? No. It is getting to be as absurd to describe women's clothes at meetings of national importance (and suffrage is a national affair." as it would be to des. cribe what men had on at conventions and great political conferences. It is as belittling to the great women leaders ! to prattle about their gowns as it would 1 be to tell what the president and con gresSmen wore at an important confer. ence. Let us get rid, as fast as we can, of the idea that suffrage is a society stunt. No indeed. Suffraye is town meeting, Civic, Government. What wonld we think of men who spoke of town meeting as a society event? Hello, Pm essaying again. Got the habit.
 1 Our State President Mrs. Thomas Hepburn, as a matter of course, gave a splendid address. Indeed the mental stimulus of such a meeting is of the most collaborating and valuable character. There isn't time or space for rhapsodies about the marvellous beauty of the day, the place itself, tine wonderful house, grounds and views, the lawn feature that made the lunch and social hour exceptionally delight. ful, the gracious and kindly courtesy of host and hostess that made demo cracy and human brotherhood and sisterhood seem real and vital thing. As looked from the shining heights of the "Rubly," over the superb val ley to the great chain of mountains beyond, I could think of nothing but the lines of all old hymn: 70 Paradise, o Paradise" to titly express the beauty spread before me.
 Now must hurry on. Mrs. Bridg- man and other antis ill Norfolk placed their automobiles at the disposal of the Taylors for all day. Mrs. Bridgman furnished all the flower decorations We of tine audience were informed by our County Chairman, Mrs. Taylor, that there was absolutely no feeling of hostility whatever between the antis and suftragists in Norfolk. Good; but | ic lxyi1t n11t hAr Mrs. Hepburn stated, in her address, Suffrage opposes and enemies are al- most entirely the vice and liquor inter ests now; a bad lot for decent people to be mixed up with.
 The Falls Village town chairman, Mrs. H. N. Wright was sought out and highly complimented by our State President Mrs. Hepburn, on the simple, unstudied, forceful directness of her speech and on her good work done in her town--over forty names of women for future school voters. And frail little woman of 76 gave her league re- port Ill a fine speech and she is one of the leaders in suffrage league. The will to do for suffrage makes suffrage successful everywhere. Or. Shaw would pat my back Ii she heard mo say that.)
 Canaan was we'll represented. East Canaan, Pine Grove, Falls Village. North Canaan sending delegates and auto loads of sutfragists.
 MT. Editor. just must tell about Mrs. Taylor's gown! GA little feminine touch makes all the women kin, eh?) It was of the most delicious flmy green that made me think of cool, deep woods, where the loveliest ferns and mosses grow and the softest shadows hide and the cluster of violets at the belt added the last exquisite touch. There, MT. Editor, that ends the dress rehearsal.
 All the country is swirl and a whirl with political conventions and suffrage parades. Honestly, I feel sorry for those who are not in it, even if they think they don't want to be; am sorry for lem. because they are missing so much. There's heaps of interesting