The Washington times., 1916-12-05
IMPRESSIONS OF
INEZ BOISSEYAIN
Charming Suffrage Leader,
Who Died Recently, as
Viewed by Two Friends.

From the numbers OF obituary
notices and tolums or editorial COM
ment following the death OF ines MIL
holland Boissevain last sunday, two
stand out as distinct from the rest.
Ono gives the Impressions cot MISS
Mary Chamberlain. class mate OF Mrs.
Boissevaln at vassar. -,
80 many people have spoken OF
Inoz. the suffrasist. propaeandist. ana
I organizer" says she, and NO Few
have dwelt on lnez Milholland. the
winsome college girl and splendid
| woman. In the minds OF most people
she In an intellectual figure. but
shall always remember her AS the girl
who played the fairest aud aquarest
game Of hockey l ever witnessed. She
displayed then the traits that domi:
rated her whole career, ana showed
her love OF fair play.
Fair In College Games.
III anyone tried to win by under
hand methods. she would throw her
on the team. on the other hand, II
she was beaten ina game, ! have gs,
shown In another. l began Ia admire
hor the first time I heard her say to
an opponent: Bully for you. That
Was = !, fine pilssya. wish ] could have
"she stood right out from the 9th
erS from the beginning. and ! think
she was one OF the most refreshing
influences that ever came to "A col,
legs, she changed the standard OF
hind the fence and created an inter
est in the side OF life that was not
at that time emphasized,
"She had a fine intellectual curl
osity and was never satisfied with
taking things simply from the pro.
lessor, She wanted things first hand.
She believed In individual thTashing
and reasoning things out. Her at
faculty. II they objected to anything
she did, were almost amusing.
Ready 20 Fight for Right
"a girl who always wanted to give
the weaker side fair show, she
could not bear to see anyone placed
at a disadyantage. and that Is what
motivated her work, whether IL was
for shirtwaist workers, woman law
yers or suffragists."
Sophie Irene Loeb, n widely known
journalist, was an intimate friend OF
Mrs. Bolssevain, too, and she Views
her as the eager, mature woman, al
ways fighting for the side she be-
lieved 10 be right
"she loved everything that was big
Everywhere. She will be down in
the East Side that she loved so well.
The seed she has sown among work
ing girls there VIII grow until they
come TO the realization OF their just
you will find her in Sing Sing
prison, where many day l spent
with her in the interest of some un-
fortunate who hadn't the chance to
save himself.
"You will find her In the asylums
of the poor, where all summer long
she worked on statistics and facts
and figures TO get at the underlying
causes OF the derelict, the defective,
and the decrepit.
: MANY time I glanced over that
energy, tho strength OF her. the
beauty OF her that sought subjects
so sordid in the hope OF helping hui
manity.
Sorrow a Call To Her.
"She could not enjoy the material
things of life and be satisfied, when
all about her spelled sorrow and suf-
fering and sadness. She went forth
to fight and used every asset to gain
something for others, even to the
very end.
"Unselfish? Almost to a fault. |
Hers was indeed an example. An ex-
ample for the rich girl who u poor,
cause 1t is full OF nothingness. An
for the pretty girl who be
Iieves that life means nothing but
smile and dress. An example for the |
woman of brains who hides them un-
der wave. An example for a WON |
an who thinks she can gain love when /
she acquires a bank account. An ex-
ample for all womanhood-Inez MIL
holland Boissevain." .-.-.-....--