Chairmaness

He did not wish to introduce the names of ladies into the debate, but could not help remarking that in The Times of Saturday last, there appeared an advertisement of a society to collect funds to be remitted to General Garibaldi, of which society the Countess of Shaftesbury was Chairmaness—[A Laugh]—and in the list of contributions which followed the first name was that of Lady Palmerston, and the second that of Mrs. Gladstone.

“Miss Chairmaness, as there is quite a stock of clothing on hand, allow me to ask if the committee to distribute should not be appointed?”

The venerable Lucretia Mott, who was its Chairmaness declared that it had fulfilled its mission, that it “had seen the salvation of the Lord,” and like the aged “Simeon” was ready to depart.

Mrs. Caldwell, chairmaness of the Arkansas Woman’s Centennial Executive Committee, has issued an address calling upon the women of the State to go to work heartily for the Philadelphia exhibition.

We intimated as much to a lady friend, who was chairmaness of the tasting committee.

Mr. G. Merritt moved thanks to the “Chairmaness,” and quality of tone which it would be quite right for a heavy the meeting closed with applause.

Is she the chairmaness of any committees?

Ned Tracy and Kate Dexter constituted themselves chairman and chairmaness of the committee and assumed full management.[…]The secret of how Mr. and Mrs. Towle were furnished with a wedding which they could not possibly have afforded, a trousseau and wedding presents that would not have come in a less pretentious affair has been well kept by the committee, especially by the chairman and chairmaness, who paid the bills.