Dames And Daughters

DAMES AND DAUGHTERS.
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Mrs. Agnes Lewes, the real wife of George Henry Lewes, died near London recently, aged eighty-one.

Mrs. Squiers, wife of the American minister to Cuba, is trying to organize a society for prevention of cruelty to animals.

Mrs. Alice M. Ruble, member of the lower house of the Colorado legislature, made the nominating speech for Henry M. Teller for United States senator in Denver.

Miss Susan B. Anthony will soon place all her books and documents relating to the woman question in the Congressional library in a special alcove to be devoted to this purpose.

Mrs. Nellie M. Moore of East Pepperell, Mass., a cousin of Abraham Lincoln, is preparing a family genealogy. Her father was born in the same log cabin in which the great president was born in 1809.

Mrs. Caroline White in behalf of the Women's Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Philadelphia, of which she is president, has lately presented medals to a number of policemen in that city who had rescued animals from cruel treatment.

Mrs. M. A. Biddy of Catawissa, Pa., has been appointed tax collector of Catawissa borough by the court to fill out the unexpired term of her husband, lately deceased. This position is held by no other woman in the state. She gave bond in the sum of $20,000.

Mrs. L. H. Greenwald, the only woman weather forecaster, has just completed her sixteenth consecutive year as the observer for the United States weather bureau at York, Pa. She has the best equipped observing station in the volunteer department and is thoroughly versed in the science pertaining to her work.