As the custom has long been observed， among married women， of celebrating the anniversaries of their wedding-day， quite properly the initiative has been taken， in late years， of doing honor to the great events in the lives of single women. Being united in closest bonds to her profession， Dr. Harriet K. Hunt of Boston celebrated her twenty-fifth year of faithful services as a physician by giving to her friends and patrons a large reception， which she called her silver wedding. From a feeling of the sacredness of her life work， the admirers of Susan B. Anthony have been moved to mark， by reception and convention， her rapid-flowing years and the passing decades of the suffrage movement. To the most brilliant occasion of this kind， the invitation cards were as follows：
The ladies of the Woman's Bureau invite you to a reception on Tuesday evening， February 15th， to celebrate the fiftieth birthday of Susan B.
Anthony， when her friends will have an opportunity to show their appreciation of her long services in behalf of woman's emancipation.
No. 49 East 23rd St.， New York， February 10， 1870. ELIZABETH B. PHELPS， ANNA B. DARLING， CHARLOTTE BEEBE WILBOUR.
In response to the invitation， the parlors of the bureau were crowded with friends to congratulate Miss Anthony on the happy event， many bringing valuable gifts as an expression of their gratitude. Among other presents were a handsome gold watch and checks to the amount of a thousand dollars.
The guests were entertained with music， recitations， the reading of many piquant letters of regret from distinguished people， and witty rhymes written for the occasion by the Cary sisters. Miss Anthony received her guests with her usual straightforward simplicity， and in a few earnest words expressed her thanks for the presents and praises showered upon her. The comments of the leading journals， next day， were highly complimentary， and as genial as amusing. All dwelt on the fact that， at last， a woman had arisen brave enough to assert her right to grow old and openly declare that half a century had rolled over her head.
Of carefully prepared written speeches Miss Anthony has made few； but these， by the high praise they called forth， prove that she can杋n spite of her own declaration to the contrary杙ut her sterling thoughts on paper concisely and effectively. After her exhaustive plea， in 1880， for a Sixteenth Amendment before the Judiciary Committee of the Senate， Senator Edmunds accosted her， as she was leaving the Capitol， and said he neglected to tell her， in the committee room， that she had made an argument， no matter what his personal feelings were as to the conclusions reached， which was unanswerable朼n argument， unlike the usual platform oratory given at hearings， suited to a committee of men trained to the law.
It was in 1876 that Miss Anthony gave her much criticised lecture on "Social Purity" in Boston. As to the result she felt very anxious； for the intelligence of New England composed her audience， and it did not still her heart-beats to see， sitting just in front of the platform， her revered friend， William Lloyd Garrison. But surely every fear vanished when she felt the grand old abolitionist's hand warmly pressing hers， and heard him say that to listen to no one else would he have had courage to leave his sick room， and that he felt fully repaid by her grand speech， which neither in matter nor manner would he have changed in the smallest particular.
But into Miss Anthony's private correspondence one must look for examples of her most effective writing. Verb or substantive is often wanting， but you can always catch the thought， and will ever find it clear and suggestive.
It is a strikingly strange dialect， but one that touches， at times， the deepest chords of pathos and humor， and， when stirred by some great event， is highly eloquent.
From being the most ridiculed and mercilessly persecuted woman， Miss Anthony has become the most honored and respected in the nation. Witness the praises of press and people， and the enthusiastic ovations she received on her departure for Europe in 1883. Never were warmer expressions of regret for an absence， nor more sincere prayers for a speedy return， accorded to any American on leaving his native shores. This slow awaking to the character of her services shows the abiding sense of justice in the human soul. Having spent the winter of 1882-83 in Washington， trying to press to a vote the bill for a Sixteenth Amendment before Congress， and the autumn in a vigorous campaign through Nebraska， where a constitutional amendment to enfranchise women had been submitted to the people， she felt the imperative need of an entire change in the current of her thoughts. Accordingly， after one of the most successful conventions ever held at the national capital， and a most flattering ovation in the spacious parlors of the Riggs House， and a large reception in Philadelphia， she sailed for Europe.
Fortunate in being perfectly well during the entire voyage， our traveler received perpetual enjoyment in watching the ever varying sea and sky.
To the captain's merry challenge to find anything so grand as the ocean， she replied， "Yes， these mighty forces in nature do indeed fill me with awe； but this vessel， with deep-buried fires， powerful machinery， spacious decks， and tapering masts， walking the waves like a thing of life， and all the work of man， impresses one still more deeply. Lo！ in man's divine creative power is fulfilled the prophecy， 'Ye shall be as Gods！'"
