Concerning Women.

White Ribbon, Volume 11, Issue 124, 15 September 1905, Page 9

Concerning Women.

Miss Thomas has t>een elected assistant minister to tile Congregational church at Leek. She is the second lady recently admitted to the ministry in England. The grant of a farm in the Orange Free Colony has been given by the Government to the lady journalist, Miss Alys Louth, to further a scheme to teach women practical farming, and thus advance colonisation. —/ A; Ruuum. The Countess Hrobinsky has given £SOOO to establish head quarters for peace work in Paris in accordance with the invitation given a* the last Prate Congress, held in Boston, to contribute the price of one first class battle-ship for the equipment of head quarters in the principal centres of the world. • Miss Jennie A. Yoorhees is the new horticulturist at the New Jersey experiment station in New Brunswick. • The late Mrs Mary A. Livermore received a royal ovation when she unexpectedly entered the hall of the New' England Methodist Episcopal Conference in sessional Melrose, Mass , on April 7th last. Few ordained preachers have done half as much work

in building up the kingdom of righteousness as this “ elect lady.”

Mrs Luke, the a ithoress of the favourite old hymn, “ I think when I read that sweet story of old,” is still living, and at the age of 91 takes an interest in social questions, especially the anti opium crusade.

Miss A. E. McCrae, of Chicago, has l»een given charge of the landscape gardening and architecture remodelling needed to i»eautify all the passenger stations on the main and branch lines of the Illinois Central Railroad in nine States. Miss McCrae will have a special private car at her disposal while travelling about the great railway line.

The Rev. Antoinette L. Brown Blackwell, the first woman to l»e ordained a minister, celebrated her Hoth birthday on May 20th last. Two years ago she, unaccompanied, made a journey to the Holy Land She is described as a strikingly handsome old lady. Horace Greeley, Charles A l>ana, Lloyd Garrison, Channing and other great men were her friends and lielpei s and greatly admired her powers as a preacher. An interviewer found her, a few' months back, in her garden, digging potatoes for dinner. With a sparkling face Mrs Blackwell said, “ Any woman who cannot go out into her garden and dig potatoes does not know what pleasure is.” Mrs Blackwell still writes valuable articles for the Press, has frequent invitations to preach, and is descrit>ed as having admirably filled the positions of wife, mother, neighbour and friend

The following appeared in the list of Birthday Honours conferred by His Majesty the King Imperial Service Order, to l>e Companion —Miss Julia Mary Woodd, principal lady clerk, Office of the Crown Agents for the Colonies.

On May 22nd, the Freedom of Edinburgh was conferred on Miss Flora Stevenson, LL I)., in recognition of her eminent services to the cause of education. The only other lady so honoured by the city of Edinburgh is the Baroness Burden Coutts.

Mrs Charlotte Carmichael Stopes has had her pension (Civil List) increased. Mrs Stopes is the only woman

to whom a pension has !>een granted in consideration of her own work.

For the first time in the 130 years of existence of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, a lady has been elected on the Board of Management. Miss Gadesden was returned at the head of the poll.

Miss Rose Sidgwick has been appointed to the newly created assistant lectureship m history at Birmingham University.

In July last the Senate of Dublin University conferred the honorary tie gree of LL.I). on Margaret Byers and Henrietta Margaret White, and that of Litt. D. on the Hon. Emily Lawless.

For the degree of Doctor of Science in the Faculty of Economics (London University) in June last, in which one student only a man —took his degree, one of the examiners was a woman— Lilian Knowles.