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Parliament was about to legalize vice in
Great Britain she began lecturing and ultimately
spoke in almost every town in England
and Scotland upon the subject of
purity. By the strength and sweetness of her
character and by her gift of oratory, which
increased with the using, she fairly shamed
a reluctant people to refrain from following
the example set by France in this respect.

The Secretary here called the attention of
"The Association to the fact of our having decided
to celebrate our 50th anniversary on 5 - 1907.
Eliza N. Moore expressed a wish to entertain us
on that occasion and she, Albina O. Stabler and
the Secretary were asked to confer as to the most
appropriate manner of commemorating such
an important event. Florence Wetherald
gave a thoughtful review of Senator Beveridge's
effort to emancipate several hundred thousand
children, who are toiling both day and
night at small wages in mines and factories.
Massachussets, from whom we might expect
better things, allows little naked boys to work
around steaming vats of dye, whose dangerous
fumes fairly bleach their bodies. All present
deplored the dreadful conditions and the hope
was expressed that good might follow an investigation.
Greed and pain may be well termed
the dragons of the 20th century since they
destroy childhood itself.

Mary E. Gilpin's article upon Lloyds Insurance
Company gave an interesting account
of the inception and rise of the tremendous
business of "underwriting." Mr. Lloyd, the
proprietor of a London Coffee house began by
insuring the ^^safe return of one vessel; now this
company will insure anything on earth people
are willing to take out risks on, even the
weather for a ceremonial; and many Englishmen
hold policies on the life of their King.

Rebecca T. Miller brought us the excellent