unknown (1895) Our Picture Gallery. The Woman's Signal, 3 (78). p. 443.
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1) The lecturing tour of Miss Jessie Ackerman as an accredited speaker of the Baptist denomination and in the service of the World's W.C.T.U. through Hawaii, Australia, Japan, China, India, and Siam is mentioned. "She is a fearless, forcible speaker, as well as a practical woman of affairs." 2) Mrs. J.K. Barney from Rhode island is described as "an attractive speaker and a highly cultured woman." 3) Mrs. Clara Hoffman, Mission Recording Secretary of the National W.C.T.U. is described as "one of the most brilliant and effective lecturers of the Union. A finely educated woman, she appeals strongly to the cultivated classes, and to a clear brain, ready wit, and fine presence, she adds a heart on fire with her theme. She speaks from the human to the human, and all classes of people hear her gladly. 4) "Miss Lillian Phelps [...] has achieved an enviable reputation as a speaker." 5) "Mrs. Selmer, of Copenhagen, Denmark, is the lecturer and organizer for Scandinavia. [...] She has a lime-light lecture which is specially attractive, and by giving these in various parts she has induced many to take a more correct view of the temperance work."
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