New-York tribune., 1919-07-03

theories of emancipation from
cropped hair to tax resistancc-soon
made her one OF the best known women
Of the country
"All-night journeys in freight cars.
engines and cabooses, were casual COM
monplaces,' She wrote in her bioera
phy, "whlle thirty and forty-nic drives
across the country in blzzards and
extreme cold were also experienced.
Usually these things did not trouble
me. They were high adventures, which
| enjoyed at the time and aftcrward
loved to recall. But there was an oc
cas!onal hiatus in my optimism,
" One Sunday | was snowbound in q
tram near faribault, the only woman
among number of cattlemen. Thew
were H., an odoriferous lot, who smoked
oll1gentiy and played cards without
ccaslng, but in Difference to my pres
ence they swore only mildly and under
their breath At last they wearied Of
their game, and one Of them rose and
come to me.
heard you lecture the other night
he said. awkwardly, and I'vc bin teIlin'
the fellers about it. We'd like to have
lecture now.'
Seemed Sinful Thing
"Their card-playing had seemed to
me sinful thing e was stricter in
my views than l am today. and |
was glad to create diversion. l agreed
TO give them lecture, and they went
through the train, which consisted OF
two day coaches, and brought in the
remaining passengers. A few of them
could sing, and we began with Moody
ana oahKy hymn or two and the ap-
peallng dltty, Where is my wandering
boy to-night?' in which they all ioineG
with special zest Then | delivered the
lecture, and they listened attentivelv.
when ] had finished they seemed TO
think that some slight return was in
order so they proceeded to make a bed
Tor me- They took the bottoms out of
two seats, arranged them crosswise,
and one man folded his overcoat into
a pillow. Inspired by this, two others
immediately donated their fur over
COATS Tor upper and lower coverings.
when the bed was ready they waved
me toward it with a most hospitable
all and | crept in between the over
coats and slumbered sweetly until
was aroused the next morning by the
welcome music of snow plough which
had been sent from st. Paul to our
rescue"
She was the friend of Susan B. An
thony during all these years and was
with her at her death, receiving from
her hands the little enameled suffrage
pin, with diamond stars for suffrage
states, which was "Aunt Susan's" most
beloved possession. For many years it
was DR.. Shaw's delight to add new
diamond for each new state, but the liz.
tie pin would not hold any more after
New York. in 1917, and she announced
that she would wait for the Federal
amendment and make it call diamonds"
in 1904 she became president of the
National American Association and be-
came honorary president in 1915. when
the increasing comp!exity of the presi-
dency was too heavy a burden for her
health.
with the outbreak of the war in 1917
she was leader in the movement in
side the suffrage ranks to offer the
service of the organization to the gov
ernment, so it was no surprise when
President Wilson offered her the chair
manship of the women's committee a
post requiring diplomacy and energy,
as we'll as patriotism.
Her leisure had been spent at her
farm" at Maryland, Penn, where she
had famous garden of souvenir plants
and trees, given her by famous per-
sonages during her travels. Here, too,
she had a garage for eastern Vic
tory" the little yellow car given her
by suffrage friends, which she learned
to drive.
The car was seized by the Sheriff for
taxes which DR.. Shaw declared illegally
levied, but was bought up by loyal
friends at the Sheriff's auction and re-
turned to it's irrepressible owner.
II resolved that I would not grow
old unhappily,' DR.. Shaw said recently.
speaking of her farm joys; chat l
would keep to the end the cheerful dis
position which has been my mainstay
through life. SO l built a home to
which I could retire when l could no
longer travel about, and that while
still active l would make that home a
place rich in personal values"