OUR LEADING LADY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 752, 26 February 1910, Page 11

OUR LEADING LADY.

si; '■■ K- of.'iWelHngton'v thoronghly j«j;' irideijstan'dj.that : ,,the';' questMn ; j s '_of ' the; p«>ma^oralryi^^^ i;U;.V, eeeply^es^ciallyfsince^tte.tmfe'ipf.jthe; vf;/ Mayor takes::the ."part;;of 'liady?';

■- \-^-;-:i : . for j • '■/'?' ./vjrVman'iwitHaVyiew'.jio'in'ducingy the/Mayor/ •■- : :■; -ivte'sfead/forjanpther'i \>/;a fpne, firipludingymaiiy .!re'pre6entative' f ■'■.■{■':■■:-..: ; ;m'a3eVjit 'clear' that ; the.*'depuf:' £$ ■•;- tatioriv'had'ir :y^iiNewman'-JMaypr'/price' ;inbre,/.and:!to!:.have .';'J ; :<y..Mra.?:Neijc^ ;■.; -Jv other•;terip.//-Jn ot. .the fi (>;;:.. b'er's./she.; thanked .'Mrs.; NewmanviforithV

i::;^|:ie^llent;w.orkyshe';h^d!;tUibeyduring^tlie. ft.; Vj.-' past ;:year; rsayirig. that itKy? hsd^wfitched: SHi itiie) jjeaiy j > -'/:/'aa4 ! -ihe;j)res¥nt;deputetionv;;wa^ ;rt':\:..ialt^ sSflT^^in'i^Mch^Mrs^i^wmin'hadi'alwa^^ ■ S;: : |i»nM^ojitsiier; duties!;';the; 'self-saorffice^ J/j'.^h'np^lanj^'/M :;; !;|ij/; viuclf hM^cliMac'terisediiher^rm^pf^of!:SS Stri l ; ~i the!-help; [:.. . /'jSTeni.bjJfvMrStVNewin'aiiv:. : to'.?the'f''ilayor , : -:^i:.;vhW-^''did\samuchyfbrjt^ -.; /;■/ r ;-/wiSteri ; •' and.^said-jthat ■' Jr ; :; Mk, SNeTOaniiad^alwa^iiresppiided^to '-■. ;:;-;|OTery-:;cail.%iKPerhaps*jj ihe/citizens:' .had'

,';/.;.;.^t^d^ : -&;.tepj : jOT^y'/in;;&m'Bnding' , :liet' ;lS^;^remra';at^b^ai^/;flpwer): r ßhi)w.s;!;! and/ :j;. : iSv:eti^';' i fimctioi^*;but'^ehoal& .V\y;|?;Mf^ressi^'.Ta;:'^cbnd;-.(^m ! (ttey n wou!d' ' h;;.-;.'»;itaopiiS;jras':-; sincerely , ■■-, '-r/ ; NeiTOanVßlipuld; : useYh'er/'influe'ncei.':.'OT ;] I--kf ' Dr'.'.-iNewnjan!-, to: : persuade: him; to/consent ■ ;U,< vtb',he;-nominated ,fpr!'a'-' secphd ; .term;-.'- If ■ tt\ , .s\ i .lC^P^4.'?^4^-'y^«'j^kely"-tt|Bt,'there' 1 ,>;Si iwbuW;,.be. a'/ contest,"-i/and .if tthe"; election'-: ;• ••-,■ -Vi deputation": would i'db ■ all.; ia , ; their"; power'. ; /;.-./;tp- secure .Dr.-.'Newman's return. ; " /"V.."' ; ;Mv.,;E^Eichmondr ''■:-, ■;.;•'eaid;;,thad.women: were i : 'less?-:iifluence'd f: -.ft.vthan ;menr^y.yjpari7 v l ;cbnsideration6,',:hnt; ■•K-::;V/^y-Vdid'l™w/(me';;tt^";as;-wett.iiB'.nion'. : '; : li ; Athey jßaw ; ;|hem;V /.She' thought ?it;/would ■■^;'ifc;i)e>.weU:Vfor.:)thi^ : !: ; . f;: ; ai;keenor* interest ;:in;;municipal ipolitics;; y>;:>r;Men- had :gpne"as'ifar'' ! as they; could on 1 : ;i^;.;..the/bidilines./andnow.t.they required the ;/ v-./: help, of to'; make .-further:adyance.; ' 5: : ; :;. : Kad maii •, and;Woman,* and she . ...; ; , : , thought "that" "if / Dri : were ..T; ire-, j .;■,-;. turned .to' office, Mra.'xNflwnia3ij';.whb T! carv .-',..-'■iied.!' , oit , ,-:-her.:;dwa:;duties 'sb-./faitbiully,- ; . ! :.-;». ehpuld -be giyen'at; leasts the "clei-gyman's ; :sfr : jt;Weekly;;holidayy: : ;'i;:;:^'"J\^.;/;:;/v!i;;:/ : ;;-;<: S;; ;; :A'iMra: v ßtaall^priMid^nt'o£-ife : Wel^gten; , '■;]}. /'■.iWp™'n'6",Christiani.VTemperan'ce ? Union',' •riwjßaid .shei'felt/sure"the'"me > mbetß^"bf, : "the ■• "if ■ ■.'-■;:';.irerer'ilayo'r-,for 'and.said' C:Kthat-Ss/wbmenj they ;fullKappreciated '.the/ *;■ -'Mrs.'rNewman's^work. , ,:":' "'/.:\-:'Ji jv-!/ /;Mfs;- Ne'wman,,;whp"had-hadia.most 'diffi-l '■f>S4 >fill:-'in'1 '■:-. following;*; 'such '■■'■■ a; f.;/f;/womm^asJMrs;/Hislbp)'sind';who i ;t'liad;: ','■.•-■:;?,.succeeded;;a's^^^iperhaps ". nojbther! 1 woman' in' ;Ci:t!iWillingtph'.could have 'done: v Mrs.' Atlnn- , ' -,'O.s; con^acknbwledged; , tlie; services/fthat'; Dri' tfii.^Ne^aii;-]iaiirrende»d/'to'-;:^e;Mburl) y ofi vyrt .WaafistbTO' in-beginning: the/negotiations' V;v"./.':£or^itsv-tamw^V' f Mds l aMd':Vshe-"knOTr.'..'it .r//:';would , ./givf:;that''suburbV, , -'.:the ; : : ; greatest-' ; , .^';'. : i-wtisfaofioii l itf: ; 'Pr:':Newnm v were;'ro have;i'/>/i;'second;; term3 i -If::he' : gaveyup'vhis ;i trip , •:■;;■: ;■; '■ toy-England';it\would'be'< a.- : CTeat "sacrifice,' .;*■';■ but'lff. many •' -:' //5::yH- ; -f-"'^ : ; '■>■ ■■'*' : ";> : .-'U-ltor:lfe^m, ; .resppndiiig;''said ]■:■•:_'■-\', stdte /'pyeiTfhelmed ;'by|; ; the fkuid '.thingsy ; rt'*;C\ , trid ; - , alkmt''-hM:r'--/^?:was : -;''-/:'-;i--'«id^-tp'^,TOS]iOT'd^neiiM : ft6.-,-pfflßnade :;.-v.''\'^'!Di^Neraiui-/te > ''stwd:iiißaiii^'.bnt.'.nbt , . , to:' yvi'yy'hawyeojjmuchvappreciatipn -of '< herself 'es-'. :7v: ;:^.Mes^^'-:'She~!had-^^4'i '-tHe','laSt''<y<Bai'--;/yyy.thofpugnly;/ha;d-been;\very'Blad:wh,en;she. f;!', : y:ipaS'. ; able!itb;i'.help >any* good/causei- : 'and'■ y--;:;; v . made l .'.;■'-.', :>riih?pebjle..wliom!sho';niight;have:had^nb < ;Vv.j/: opportunity-of" meating; mi she not'.been: i tto j the :yMaror. : y She ■ ;; -..-; 'iid' l -'aivtdifficult;~task''rin : ftfollowing' Mrs. '..: ;:.:effectipnio£yeyery.man' and.wbman ; in;the ;Vy;; /.«ommunity,n and;whq ';h»d'' it;■ gratified; her'.very :muph-vK-vi toih'^r.; that ras .'■ Mayoress ; "'eh'e s had ycome i jv;; ;-M v near;. ; .t(3 ; Mis.'-:Hislop i ria3 -was•'possible. ;.;.-■,';: Rγ. ; Newman'lwas,-'. ; harag ; . a; ; distressful ;. X; :Ktime -itrying ■ to"-give' an: answer. yFor many; j/W'thingS/hev.Trould/likeyito'. vbe '(.'.;/^SgMU]iated^';bnt.\Ui]an''',Traie/BewU;iea)saDe:'

'Why he should now take a holiday, which had already been postponed for three 7ears. Dr. Newman required a rest, and roe thing that made him anxious to nsit {England was his , desire to see his relatives again, especially one who was jighly years of age, and who had exfenesed her longing to see him cmce more. £>he could not give a definite answer to the deputation at once,, but she would pronnso at least to say nothing to keep iDr. from consenting to stand. The deputation then thanked Mrs. Newman , and withdrew

■' '■>':■ '■ '■'■ The', most •: important.. adj nneb to • a/ladyi'e '.'■• . : ;,<tedlet.'?table':.:usa , :goo'd;.hair'i brush, >one vl ;i ;?■. : ';, tpleitidid-.varietyi of'. these,' ranging .in prioe ;,-•■■■'-■■.: ftom>2s;-6il.'.:to,lss.'ea(!h,v : may.l» seen at ; ? v. % ; 'Medical. Hall,; Manners : Street, • and • :-^?V:ito[f.Cwl'-'-- : Bi^dings,''i!.'.liambtb'ii; : :;Qiaay,' '■..■■ 'srhMe; the': Chemist-Sale : is-noit : on.— Advt.