e ladies in the gallery joining
in the demonstration. Thus conservative New Hampshire leads New
England in this branch of reform for women.

The governor, B. F. Prescott, signed the bill without delay and
words of cheer poured into the capital city from all quarters;
especially were Mr. and Mrs. White congratulated upon this good
result of their earnest and persistent labors. The following is
from the _Woman's Journal_:

At the first election at the State capital of New Hampshire under
the new law allowing women to vote on school questions, the
result was a wonderfully full vote, not less than 2,160 ballots
being cast, of which over half were deposited by women. The
Boston _Investigator_, from which we gather these facts, says:

The balloting extended over three meetings and the number of
women who participated was almost exactly doubled on the
second and third evenings--150, 299, 662. Another
interesting feature of this election was the fact that the
sexes did not rally to the support of opposing tickets, but
men and women divided their votes very evenly. A ticket
bearing the names of two men was elected by a narrow
majority over another which bore the names of a man and
woman.

Of the first evening's election the telegraphic dispatch to the
_Boston Globe_ was headed, "Crowds of Women Voting in New
Hampshire":

CONCORD, N. H., March 22.--The occasion of the annual
meeting of the Union-school district of this city, which
comprises all of the city proper, this evening, was one of
unprecedented interest. For months school matters have been
sharply agitated and the election has been looked forward to
as an opportunity by all parties. To the uncommon interest
centered in the matter the right of women to vote at school
meetings, delegated by the last session of the legislature,
greatly added. The new condition of affairs had been fully
canvassed and the women had determined on making the best of
their first opportunity and winning a decisive victory if
possible. The night of the meeting proved inauspicious, but
notwithstanding the severe storm of snow and sleet that was
falling the newly constituted citizens were out in force. At
the