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July 3d, 1903.JTHE JEWISH EXPONENT.Strawbridge ClothierStrawbrkJge ClothierSummer Gloves for EveryAmucertainlyfor June, notwithstanding the weather, were by thousand^ of dollars the largest we have ever had in thatmonth.Our orders wereBut we were well prepared, placed early and in sufficient quantity. As a result,we have all the favorite makes in all the wanted colors, while many other dealers have only black and white— an unfortunate condition, for the dainty modes and tans were never in greater demand than now.Everything good in Summer Gloves for men, women and children—these are merely suggestions of the finest stock in Philadelphia:AUTOMOBILE AND DRIVINO CILOVES—formen and Nhportag and (Jamesticstaples and novelties—$1.00, $1.50, $a.ooand up to $5.00.CHILDREN’S SILK GLOVES-the Kayser make, with the guaranteed finger-tips—50c and 73c.WOM^S SILK GLOVES the famous Kayser Finger-tipped, in black, white and all the stylish colors; plenty of them, and allsizes— 50c, 75c and $1.00.WOMEN’S SUEDE LISLE GLOVES-from Fownes, of London—the finest and best that are made; in black, white and colors—73c a pairr- \ SmT Jf *Other popular lines for women include Suede Lisle Gloves at ^oc; Berlin Gloves at 18c and 25c; Kid Gloves, our own brands,at $1.00, $1.50 and $1.85; and0mmit. W*\Chamois Gloves at 75c and $1.00 a pair. EmstStore, West AisleStrawbri doeClothierHditad by DBBORAH*The Editor will he plowed to receive communioetiooe from the reed ere of thiodeperimeoLTHE CONTENTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OFPRESS CLUBS.THEPERSONALITY OF BELVA LOCKWOOD.MRS.Some Jewesses in Attendance.Womankind was well represented at the thirteenth annual convention of the International League of Press Clubs, held in Atlantic City last week, not only with regard to numbers, but in activity aud ability. Prominent women from all over the country were present, Portland, Oregon, and San Francisco even sending their delegates.As womankind bad no Important a part in the convention, we cannot talk of the women who took j»art without givihg some insight Into the doings of these conventions.The International League of Press Clubs was founded In 1891 for the purpose of bringing into close ami friendly relations the Press Clubs ofthe world aud to promote a more helpfnl and fraternal feeling among their members. Women’s dubs were, from the first, admitted ou precisely equal terms, and at the first convention women were elected to important offb-es. Since that time they have been largely represented at the conventions, thirteen of the sixty club* belonging to the league being Women’s Press Clubs. Those who attend the conventions are delegates, alternates. While the program is largely made up of social features, the League Is doing effective work in a very quiet way. Its chief monument will be the Journalists’ Home, the site of which has not been finally determined. Several have been offered. The home will probably le erected at -New Orange, New Jersey, ou a fineeight-acre plot of ground, occupying * hill one hundred and eighty feet above the level of the sea.The main building will be the most Perfectly equipped of auy club or hotel in the country, filling every requirement for women as well as men, for it 1 * built for all the writers of the country handed together In the Ipternational league of Press Clubs* !t is to be a haven for the worn-out newspaper workers, a home for the aged, and an intellectual Mecca for writers. Newspaper men and women will have the privilege of spending their vacations at the Louie ut any season of the year.The home is to be more elaborate tn its appointments perhaps because °f the fact that women are IncludedThose who cannot afford to pay will be admitted free, and ail that medical skill and loving care can accomplish will be bestowed on those who seek the benefits of the borne. They will be spared the disagreeable surroundings of public institutions, and the only requirement for admission will be the recommendation of a reputable editor or publisher.Various methods are being employed to secure funds for the home, in which the women of the League are taking an active part, under the auspices of the Women’s Department, of which Mrs. Harriet Potter Mourse, of New York, is the manager. Mrs. Mourse is an interviewer, and has succeeded in interviewing people who had hitherto been inaccessible to the reporter.It is Imped to lay the corner-stone in June, and an active campaign will be begun in the fall to raise money by menus of various entertainments throughout the eountrj'. Overthree thousand members have beencommunicated with, and they are organizing from the Atlantic to the Pacific. One of the novel features proposed for raising money is a living chess game. The salt* of “bricks” i* also a project of the Women's Department. The plan Is for everyone to purchase bricks at one dollar each for the actual building of the home. In addition to this, rooms will be endowed by clubs aud individuals. So far $00,000 have been subscribed.In addition there is to be published in the fall a beautiful journal of art aud literature, called Bohemia. The price of the copies will range from two dollars to a hundred, after whichit will be Issued in a form within the reach of all. To this the most celebrated of the world b*ve contributed, not only professional writers, but men aud woim*n who have wou distinction in all walk* of life.The conventions are notable for the display of cordiality manifested on the part of the members, and the opportunity they give for contact w*ltb some of the brightest minds of the country. The many social features afford abundant opportunity for interviews with these people, who are easily approached, because they themselves are engaged In similar work. They are always ready withtheir help.Among those who attended last week’s convention was a niece of Longfellow, Mi*. Marian Longfellow* O’Donaghue, of Washington. D. O. Mrs. O’Donaghue is a member of the Woman's National Press Association and of the League of American Penin the membership, for they require Women. She is a writer of both prose inauy luxuries to make their happi*nlt;1 verse. nens complete which can readily be d'Kpensed with by men. In eonhec-Mr*. Kllen Cromwell Is another Washington woman who has achievedLon with the hotel proper a hospital success as a writer. She is first vice*ml gymnasium are to be built. Lquipmeuts are also to be provided t‘r athletic sports. Writing rooms will be provided for convalescent*who desire to continue their work.aud the best reference libraries willhe provided.president of the Woman’* National ITess Association and a member of numerous other organizations. She counts among her friend* many of the most distinguished member* of Washington official society. For twenty-five years she was correspondent ofa prominent Chicago paper, and twenty-two years for other Western journals of equal xtandiug. She has assisted Mrs. Roosevelt in receiving at the White House. All this time Mrs. Cromwell has been actively engaged In domestic duties.There are many young women in attendance at the convention#, and the picture they form with their dainty gowns Is always a pretty one.The most popular woman presenthowever, was the oldest woman In attendance, Mrs. Belva Look wood. When Walt Whitman said, “Young women are beautiful, but the old are more beautiful than the young,” be certainly must have had in mind women like Mrs. Lockwood. With the experience and dignity acquired by age, she has retained the freshness of youth, and enters into all enjoyment with a zest one would scarcely expect to find in a woman of seventy-three year# of age. Mrs. Ilt;oekwood Is, Indeed, a revelation. A gentleman who met her said that in regard to her he feit as thp,Queen of Sheba did when she met King Solomon, to whom she said: “Thy wisdom exeeedeth thefame which I beard.”Mrs. Lockwood la a native of NewYork, but lias lived for many yeanin Washington. She ha# long been a widow. Khe was a teacher, but she Is now a patent lawyer, and she is the only woman who ever ran for the office of President of the United States. This was In 1884. She keeps house, and Is raising her little grand-child.Mrs. Lockwood led the Virginia reel last week, waltzed, attended all the social affairs and took a surf bath. She is witty, amiable and jovial, but she never for a moment loses her dignity. Above all things, she Is distinctly feminine. She usually wore a blue foulard trimmed with white lace, with a large mellne rosette at the back of the collar.Mrs. Lockw 1 was repeat. ■« 1! called upon for speeches. In one of which she gave some pointed advice to young women. Those who attended a Pen and Pencil Club banquetgiven In Philadelphia some years ago, will remember her remark, that she did not understand why the American girl goes abroad for a husband “when the Yankee dude'll do.” At another time she spoke of the reception she received In Salt Lake City, where she delivered lectures some years ago. Some of the newspapers gave her what is called In newspaper slang “a roast ' When Mrs. Lockwood pro tested against these uncomplimentary announcements, one of the newspaper men of the city said to her: “Why, they will fill the house for you.” And so they did, for she never in her life addressed larger audiences.At the convention Mrs. Lockwood presented a resolution protesting against lynching, which was passed by the League.In reference to the Klshineff massacre she said that she had sent a letter to Secretary Hay, urging him to take action in the matter.Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden, the president of the Sunshine Club, was asked to shed some of her sunshine on “Womaukiud.” She is one of the sunniest of women, and has the art of making each new acquaintance at once feel the influence of her cordial spirit.Mrs. Edith Tozier Townsend has been endeavoring to secure the consent of the League to meet at her home, lu Portland, Oregon. She has a breezy Western style, but neither she nor any other woman present at the convention is anythiug else but womanly.There were only two Jewesses who were delegates to the convention. One of these is Miss Henrietta I-azarus, of Columbia. Tennessee. She Is a contributor of fiction to the Olympia, a Southern Jewish magazine; to the Jewish Voice, aud other Jewish and non-Jewisli periodicals; special correspondent of the Nashville News and the Columbia Journal, aud she was for a time associate editor of the Columbia Journal. She has organized a Sabbath school in her own town, which she instructs, aud is actively engaged in literary and philanthropic work.Miss Abraham, of Washington, was also a delegate. She is the Washington correspondent of the Jewish Comment, and a contributor to the Washington Post and other journals.The Pennsylvania Woman’s Press Association, whose headquarters are In Philadelphia, wa* represented by Dr. Alice M. Sea brook, resident physician of the Woman’s Hospital. Mrs. Edmund Beecher Flnck, Miss Josephine Pope. Mrs. A. It. E. Nesbitt. Miss Ethel Burk, Mrs, Josephine Schiinpf and the editor of “Womankind,” whowere present as delegates, alternates aud guests. Miss Harriet Brock Swineford represented the League of American Women.. Those who attend the conventions oif the International League of Press Clubs cannot but be impressed by the spirit of fellowship manifested, not only among its members, but to strangers.Complaints have been made time and again that in Jewish assemblies of a similar character 00 effort is mode to make its members feel at Lome We are endea voring to correct this fault, which certainly does exist, and those who have attended meetings of the Council of Jewish Women and the assemblies of the Jewish Chautauqua Society can fee! that u forward movement has been made in this direction. Nevertheless, we have not yet accomplished In this respect what uon-JewlsJb organizations have done. That this feeling of oneness can exist even in a place like Atlantic City was proven hist week by the convention of the International League of Press Clubs.
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Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
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Fri, Jul 03, 1903
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