, 1874-10-16
W0hAAN'S CONGRESS.
Proceedings Of the First
Days Session.
Prominent Persons in Attend
ance---The Consti-
tuition.
Paper by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
on Finance.
Why Women Should Study
the Subject.
Letters from Miss Frances Power
Cobbc and Others.
Paper by Miss Hastings on the
Education Of Women.
Mrs. DR.. Dudley Treats Of the Phys
ical Education Of Girls.
pts Combination Of intellectual cul-
ture and Household Man.
agement.
Discussion OF the Subject by Mrs. An
toinette Brown Blackwell.
Remarks on tho Various pauels Read.
Paper by Miss Hastings on the
Education Of Women.
Mrs, DR.. Dudley Treats of the Phys
fcal Education Of Girls.
I'm Combination OF Intellectual Cnl-
ture and Household Man.
agement.
Discussion OF the Subject by Mrs. An
toinette Brown Blackwell.


kemafES Oh llAO fArIVuH Ihpt1S ltcAus
MORNING SESSION.
The second Congress- OF tho Association for
the Advancement Of Woman began ita sessions in
Chicago yesterday morning in tie audience
room OF the Methodist Church Block. Tho
Congress Was somowhat ato in assembling by
reason Of tho tardy arrival Of many OF the dole
gatcs. fzo1u abroad, who wcro detained In De-
troit, as Mrs. Lver1poro explained, by tho stupid
iniAmanagonlsnt of hotel clerk, who was n man,
Il may be presumed, In view OF tho diatin-
guiaheil character Of tho women inuontltied With
the Congress- aud who have giyon 10 IL u
degree OF dignity, Importance, aud prominence
altogether beyond TINT Of other organizations Of
women In America tho following draft Of tho
Constitution will bo read with interest
ARTICLE L.
This Association shall be known aa the Association
for the Advancement ef Woman.
1a object aha1l 10 to receive and present practical
methods for SECURING to wonan hsass sssesnn'
pruye all domestic and social relations.
AMTIcfE III.
ItA officers shnll be prsatlont, Vice. Presidents,
EeGrctares TreasNretY End an Executive EoEatGtes
ehnrge Of the bns,nees Of tho Association. rheae
without BALLOT, MnIcss aliat ie called fol BY oue-
tsrd Of the members nn;sN present It ~
1ta object ala bc sought through nnnual Congresses
for the zcndsng mud discussion OF fapeEs pertiuent
thereto The Executive Committee shall determine
tho TINA sud place Ut such 0lnErefacs. Mono nal
members shall ake part in slchreading or dscusslon
uneaa formal Invitation by 'oto Of the Assoeiaon
The initiation sse shaiI Se II and tho dues rayao
at tle beginning Of eari ANIMAL Congress shall Ds
ay a. a sahe % Ta Mess&g met & esS hs vns eoy
may prosent to tho Executive COMMITTEE thu name Of
tho Association.
Strict parliamentary forua sl,a he oDBerfed IN tue
conduct Of the sessions Of this Association.
THE OFFICERS
Of tho Association are as follows:
Prtssdcnt-AIary 4. Mrermorc.
h1a,pc; arsnenia B White, New Hammhlro; sho rev.
yS'G e9 row fss s NV
Jersey; n. Louise Thomas. Innns{lSania; Sara J.
Il wafa 41ds III G's ao9as
,x wisconsin ,,,s1 Een + raprer Io"e E B. Miner s-
E rsppef Wkts eoiolaao essSaRs Michigan tho ''
nSs, s,, lssttosa Ia i saylas, Dayvc, conn.: isa.
esrs lre9sn,s,*-Mts 9, , George Hoffman, kow York
Elen T. Miles, New Haven.
SoIG; sn;;; A6a g. %noson. Now H4npsre; Anna G.
Fields, Hebccea Morse, Ncw York; Csrollao Sever
Henrietta ": johnson, Naw Jersey; Mary +" payts
Nsw York; caharlne stsrhuck. Island NaatNcket ;
A1a Avery. fr. Mp New York; tls Rev. A4usia J.
Sennysttsai; casoli'3s T. WInslos, II: T.: Dariet .;
sausslIs Dsns,aoss ftosc. Il d. wv sa5s YerS
Churchill. ntods Island; Mary ssord BiaIe, II. b.
Massachusetts; Ruth O. l]a La,nater, New York
Euzabett, ,I C. ~ Mivsring, Ssw nan'pshfs; Hester II.
THOSE PRESENT.
Among the members Ut the Association pres-
oa M ] GsFo 4 I've t9ss'E Eiosent Of til,
MoMan'a Congress-. Mrs.. Julia Ward Howe
President Now England Womaus Club Mrs
Q: A. Cloayeiana PRESIDENT Womall's Club, l!yo
Wngg,n VIE Go & ~ X IA aFn nrds dsfS si;o Aa rrosb
Churchill. President OF Wonan's Club, ProsI-
deuce, i. l.; tho Rev. G. 4. soule, prcsidn,
Moman'a Centenary Association; Alary Satfon
n1nke; M D., ot bpston; rs. amoa D. stons
class OF twenty-fonr YOUNG la.lioa for study i
Europe; A.isH Partridge, Of philadelphia, il
charge Of tho plyslcal training. Of the ,girld Q
t, ,,lo Norman sshools; Mr. Kate NJ Doggett
Chicago; Nias Martha CLadtlock, Librarian O
tue lubllc Library Of Dubuque; Mrs. Lizxi
Duynton llarbert. President of Iowa Woman'.
Suffrage Association, Das Alones, IL.
Mira. l.lvermnre cailed the nieoting to orle,
nnd the ltov. Mira. .CarolineA H. Sou]e, OF Now Yor
City, opened tho proceedings with prayer.
MNS LIyENMOAE.
Tho President then said TINT year and y ila!
ngo 1t bacutne manifest that there was q yer
general desire that there should DO q mnoting .
women who were Interested in oloyatlng til
typo Of Womanhood. Correspondence Waa La
between womeM i'll various POSITIONS, ur,l re
puted III tho issning of circular asking for
meotng Tor advice, counsel, ut,d mutual he}
1hree hundred women or the country coincide
with tho call, atMl tho Womnn'n Congress- Wa
called. 1t met Il year ago III tho Union Leagll
Theatre, New York. Tl!ey camo together witt
no dellliite pinN Of proce1Glu. but tho ,nooting
grew until the hall becamo densoly crowded, ai
people wcro turned away who could not got III
Panara on gar!aslN subjects weye introanceu All
grave topics wcro discussed. Tho Consrcss WI
grant nAccttss lor it nlioWoi lIow many grave
seslolis, deeply religious Women there Uors j.
America. Tie Copgrcys waH stil III xpcrmonl
lAe last 0ne took tlla forn OF 9 L4llica Socit
aclohca Association. If tho women OF Anleric
were to como to high type Of womanhood. a.i
ac4'oso . controlling stand. they must thom
SELVES take hold Of the work. She would intro
auoe 1alln Ward uowo, Of MassachuBetts, wh
wontl read paDer on . 'Financo." but proylou
to taia she a!,poilted Mrs. Doggett uil Mr.
Iotltu ~s 4 Connsittco to report oA tho houys 6
AolanE scB6onp.
las. HOWE ON r1AAxoE.
mrs. Howe then road her paper, prefacing
with The ronlark that 1t was lntendell to exo.t
aiheusslon, and aho might as wei! conFess ut one
!nat atle knaw little or nothing shout "Finanto.
lho papor wnB III follows:
fhs IL thu forcunHt subject in or llnt uf thona.
ilscataLls. It IL for wlosp Introduction aloI
~ rekponhthlo. J h.ve not unly prunouucel tho Il
bsl,so Worh xhtea absolutely ruIes tts nation to-lo
.pa Moss atl4eps always. llxye aIto Divided my eu
lees nnass iicala. A1la bk7a sent letters far all
- r"h' "f"nrta t'nr.hr tba head, hrt