Cynthiana Democrat, Harrison Co, Ky Newspaper, June 1896, Page 5 From: Edie Suttle "jsattle9@idt.net" Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 21:14:16 -0700 This one file contains all of the two e-mail submissions of page 5. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 5, Part 1 REPRESENTATIVE LADIES Mrs. Katherine Withers, wife of J.S. Withers, whose picture graces these columns, is a representative lady of the old school--a gracious dignity and an old-fashioned care for appearances prevade her manner all the times. Mrs. Withers in her youth enjoyed the distinction of being "a beauty," and is still considered one of our handsomest women. She has kept abreast of the times, and made herself companionable to both husband and children. She is a friend true as steel and never lets an opportunity escape her of bestowing her friendship on the oppressed and lowly. Possessed of an abundance of this world's goods, she bestows her charities liberally, but discreetly, and her cheerful, happy face is as often seen in the homes of the poor as in the halls of the rich. She is a leader in all church work, but also "looketh well to the ways of her own household." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mrs. Maud Lafferty is the wife of Judge W.T. Lafferty, and daughter of the Hon. A.H. Ward, all of this city. She is tall and well proportioned with a queenly poise of the head and shoulders. Her soft, dark, velvety eyes are in rich contrast with her semi-blond hair, and constitute a style that is rare as it is attractive. Mrs. Lafferty is both cultured and traveled, having spent an entire year in Paris perfecting herself in the language, which she speaks with fluency and precision. Her beautiful home in its appointments bears many marks of her French taste. She is the devoted mother of two lovely little girls--Helen and Kathleen--and while she finds her greatest enjoyment in ministering to the comfort of her family, she still has time for her social duties and to visit and console those in bereavement. One of the charms of this charming woman is her little courtesies to persons older than herself and her attention to the sick and downcast. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mrs. Elizabeth Berry is the wife of our promising and popular young attorney, Baily Dawson Berry, and the daughter of J.S. Withers. Mrs. Berry is a women of fine culture, having enjoyed the advantages of the best seats of learning in our state. Combined with a stately grace of carriage, she possesses a figure that outlines the perfection of womly charm. Her beauty is of that type which is neither blonde nor burnette. Her hair is a dark silken brown; her eyes a bluish gray; her complexion fair and of baby softness. Her perfect taste and elegances in dress help to make a picture most agreeable to the beholder. Mrs. Berry is magnificent in her entertainments and is the perfection of a hostess. She is blest with hosts of friends and admirers, both young and old. She does not fail to devote a portion of her time to charity and to church, and has for several years been a prominent and successful teacher in Sunday school. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Pretty and popular" is an epithet often applied to Mrs. Laura Jameson, wife of R.L. Jameson, one of our energetic and prosperous young business men. Mrs. Jameson is the daughter of Thomas A. Robertson, an influential citizen of this city, the second of six lovely sisters. As the picture indicates she is one of our beautiful women, with sparkling black eyes and soft, curling dark brown hair, a clear dark complexion with a tinge of red in the lips and cheeks. She is the mother of two interesting children, a son and a daughter, who receive the utmost care at her hands. She is eminently domestic, but besides attending to her home duties, she find ample time for responsible church work, being the active corresponding secretary of the Woman's Missionary Society, numbering one hundred and fifty members, and one of the leading sopranos of the church choir. The chief charm of Mrs. Jameson is her sunny and obliging disposition. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 5, Part 2 WOMEN'S CLUBS Readable Article Upon An Interesting Subject The biennial meeting of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs was held in Louisville, Ky., May 27, 28 and 29, where they were most delightfully entertained. Many able papers were read on live subjects. Education, Philosophy, Social Economy, Civics, Literature and Home are embraced in the club calendar. Many valuable suggestions and much information were derived from these able discussions. President Henrotin in her address said: "One of the forces powerfully affecting the civilization of the twentieth century is the woman question; for of necessity the emancipation of one-half the citizens of a country, that half of the community especially pledged by tradition and instinct to maintain the cause of law and order, to promote the peaceful arts and protect child-hood, must ultimately influence all social questions; all countries and all causes will feel its effects. In England and America women's organizations are already exerting some political influence; and the peace movement among German women and the league of French women make the signs of the times not difficult to read on the continent." Six years ago the General Federation was organized, today an organization of vast dimensions, numbering over 478 clubs, twenty state Federations with 947 clubs. The membership of the General number of her clubs. Federation by states runs from one to seventy clubs. Kentucky stands ninth in the list, sixteen being the_________. Hon. C.C. Benney president of the Worlds Congress Auxiliary, said: "The Woman's Christian Temperance Union stand in the world foremost representative of the new movement which is known as the woman's movement of the 19th century." We are proud to say we have a flourishing W.C.T.U. organization in our city, which we hope will swell the number of Kentucky clubs by the next biennial meeting. There has also been organized recently a chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution which we understand will join the Federation. A noted Kentucky woman, Miss Mary Desha, figures largely in the history of this organization as in many other great movements in the line of industries and advancements. Says a Washington correspondent: "This constantly growing organization had its origin in a letter written July, 1890, by Mrs. Mary A. Lockwood to the Washington Post in which she asked why the sons had excluded women from this society. It was immediately answered by Wm. O. McDowell, who suggested that the women of America should also form a society. To the enthusiasm of Miss Mary Dasha, Miss Eugenia Washington and Mrs. Lockwood, who met in Washington city the following October and effected an organization, we owe the birth of this National Society." Mrs. Adalie Ewing Stevenson, is President at Large; Mrs. Sallie M. Ewing Pope, is State Regent of Kentucky; Mrs. W.E. Lyons, is Regent of the John Marshall chapter; Miss Shelby, of the Shelby chapter; Mrs. S.O. Maddox, of the Newport chapter; Mrs. Rebecca Tevis Hart, of the Susanna Hart chapter; Mrs. Rosa Boswell Todd, at Owensboro; Mrs. Bertha Miller Smith, the Boonsboro chapter; Mrs. Louise Marshall, Augusta; Mrs. Hilen McLain, Henderson; Mrs. Mary Casey Reynolds, of Cynthiana; and others. The rolls of the different chapters contain over eight thousand names. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896, Page 5 ------------------------------