Excerpt from Address by Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, U. S. Senator From Massachusetts: Under the Auspices of the Union League, at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, October 1, 1900 Ladies and gentlemen, one of the most encouraging signs of the times is the deeper interest which the women of our land are taking in public and national affairs. (applause) I cannot confess to be a very ardent admirer of that new type of woman hood styled the modern woman, but I am a very enthusiastic admirer of the woman who makes herself familiar with affairs which affect the welfare, the prosperity and the honor of her country. (applause) Possessed of an inherent power which she scarcely realizes, and which we fail to fully appreciate, if she will make herself familiar with public and national affairs, so that she can converse on them intelligently and with understand ing, she wields a power and an influence which creates public thought and indirectly suggests wise legislation. Her presence at a meeting of this character is elevating, inspiring and in every way to be desired. In the name of The Union League of Phil adelphia, I most heartily welcome the women who honor us by their presence this evening. (applause) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.