icago _Times_ commenting upon the above address
says:

Mrs. Jones being indisposed, was replaced momentarily by her
daughter, a beautiful young lady of about sixteen summers,
who read the opening address of her mother; her rich voice
pronouncing with such distinctness and beauty, the earnest
words, translated into French, won all hearts, and gave to
the opening of the congress such a prestige as it would
otherwise never have had. After its close, Miss Jones
regained her seat amidst the hearty congratulations of the
throng assembled in that great hall, and I was proud of our
little American. Her beauty and courage, coupled with her
extreme youth, were the principal topics discussed during
the day by outsiders. I was thankful that our nation was so
well represented at the very first meeting, and the Parisian
journals were all loud in their praise of Mrs. Jones'
welcoming address, as well as the charming apparition of her
young and accomplished daughter.

As indicating the numerous lines along which woman's aroused
energies have found expression, we would call attention to the
Art Union of central Illinois. It is composed of nine societies,
"The Historical," and "The Palladium," of Bloomington; the art
class at Decatur; "Art Society," of Lincoln; "Art Association,"
of Jacksonville; "Art Society," of Peoria; "Art Society," of
Springfield, and "Art Club," of Champagne. Mrs. Lavilla Wyatt
Latham, wife of Col. Robert G. Latham, of Lincoln, was the
originator of the Art Union. Their spacious home, built with
large piazzas in true southern style, is a museum of curiosities.
Its library, cabinet, pictures, and statuary, make it a most
attractive harbor of rest to the wandering band of lecturers,
especially as the cultivated host and hostess are in warm
sympathy with all reform movements. Mr. Latham was a warm friend
of Abraham Lincoln, and entertained him many times under his
roof.

The _Woman's Journal_ of March 24, 1877, said:

Seventy women of Illinois, appointed by the Woman's State
Temperance Union, went to the legislature, bearing a
petition signed by 7,000 persons, asking that no licenses to
sell liquor be granted, which are not aske