Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-06
ASK FOR coNNEcTcUTss
 TWENTY-FIVE GREATEST WOMEN

Who were the 25 greatest WoTn- | en of Connecticut ?, is the question | asked by the Wonan's Universal AL l liance with national headquarters in 1 Washington. This question will help l solve the problem of selecting tn hs 1 names of Connecticut's 25 greatest women-not now living-<o place cn a tablet in the Temple of WomaEhoed the Alliance plans to build in Wash l ington. All citizens of the state will have chance to send in nominations of | the women to be named for this honor. l As preliminary step contest has
 been announced of $50 in gold for the best list of 25 great women not now living from this state accompan- | Jed by brief descriptive matter of their career. Anybody over the age of l F years is eligible to compete. Full i details of the contest cans be had by 1 addressing Great Women Coatess Woman's Universal Alliance. 151s New Hampshire avenue northwest, Wash l ington. D. C." The final selection of the names | will be in the hands of a special His torical Research Committee OF one l hundred prominent citizens of this
 state who are now being selected. This
 committee will include newspaper cd itors, leading educators, historians, l heads of patriotic organiZa tions. etc. Among those who have been asked to
 serve on this committee from Con
 necticut are: Miss Emily c. Munro.
 Waterbury; Frederick NJ. Townsend Stamford; R. J. Mulford RidgefieId;
 Solon H. Borglum, Norwalk; Marcus
 White, New Britain; Miss Emma C.
 Dowd, Meriden: Arthur B. Bostwicl1, l Pennington; Miss Eleanor H. Brain erd, East Hampton; Miss Jennie D.
 Aines. Derby; Arthur s. Roche, Dari-
 en; John R. Perkins. Danbury; Miss Fidelia Bridges, Canaan: William H. Bishop. Brooklyn: Samuel S. Mcclure, Brookfield Center; Miss Jane L.. Brownell. Bristol; LeRoy Weller, Bridgeport: Dr. C.. R. Brown, New Haven; Rev w. P. Lodd, Middle . town: c. L. Beach, Storrs; Dr. J. R. : Angell, New Haven: Rev. W. A. Shan 2 kiln. Middletown; Rev. R. B. Ogilby, Hartford: B. T. Marshall. New Lon don; Miss K A. Nettleton. Derby; !, Mrs. Chas H. Bissell. Southington and !. Mrs. John Laidlaw BueL Litchfield.
 Among the great women of Con-
 necticut whose names have been sug- r gested for this honor are; Harrie.
 Beecher Stowe Almira Lincoln Phelps Y Charlotte Cushman, Lydia H. Sigour- / ney, the poet; Emma Willard, Rehsc-
 ca Barlow and Anne Bailey of pion- r. eer days.
 s.j General membership in the Wom.
 ans Universal Alliance is open to in 2 dividual women of all nations wht
 are in good standing their commu # mites. The slogan is Harmonious ser t, vice for humanity and its objecli l. are as follows: to erect an acropoii |. of womanhood in Washington as
 tribute to the great women O. th'
 world. to establish an athenaerm O. D. civic activities and give to each mem n Der of the Woman's Universal All
 ance an opportunity to study the civ
 ic problems of her owh country art
 her duties thereto. and to learn iron l. the women of other countries vha d they are doing along the same lines h thus forming a clearing house of in ofl formation for education. club, econom 1- ic and welfare work for womei re throughout the world and to provid ie an open Forum for the interchang ,e of ideals and to gather by a genera ie referendum the concensus of opinioi
 on subjects relating to world welfar
 and make this opinion known througl . and the news mediums of civilization g Another important work of tn "a Woman's Universal Alliance will b ,s the character education or childre 2 and youth throughout the Unite n States and in all other nations of tn sv world as a preparation for citizen v ship.