The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-10-11
A. A. w.
THE TENTH ANNUAL WOMEN'5 CON
GRESS.
Programme for the FIRST Day.


Programme for the First Day.
Last evening the members of the Associa-
tion for the Advancement of Women who had
arrived in the city, met in executive session in
Reception Hall, City Building. The session
wa5srictly private, and no reporters were ad-
mitted. Among the well known ladies pres
lad hs tolls98iBg With the names of the
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, at Mrs. P. H.
Brdwn's.
at Mrs. ]. p. Baxter's.
Mrs. Emily j. Leonard, at Mrs Geo. s.
Hunts.
Mrs. Kate Gannett Wells, at Miss Marie
Hersey's.
Mrs. Antoinette Brown Blackwell, at Mrs
Edmund Phinney's.
Or. johnson, Of Orange, N. j., at Mrs E.
Phinney's
Mrs. Browning, of Orange, N. j., at Mrs E.
Phinneys.
Mrs. Caroline Severance, at Mrs S. e.
Springs.
Mrs. Armenia White, Concord, N. r., at
Mrs. Barkers.
Miss Abbie May, at Mrs. Charles Mussey's
Mrs. Blatchford, Boston, at Mrs. Charles
Musseys.
Mrs. Henrietta Wolcott, at Dr. Sarah W.
DevoiPs.
Miss NJ. F. Eastman, at DR.. Sarah W. De.
voIs.
Miss Soper, Of the Boston Journal; and
Miss Finch, of the Boston Globe
The session was very brilliant, and at its
close the committee prepared the following
programme for to-day:
The Tenth Congress of Women will hold
their first public session to-day, in City Hall,
at 2.30 p. m,
The papers to be read are
Opening Address, by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
of Newport, R. I.
Rights of Children, by Mrs. Emma c. Bas-
com, of Madison, Wis; read by Miss Abbie
w. May.
Vacations and Vacation Schools, Miss Eu-
nice d. Sewal, Portland, Me.
Evening sessions at D. m.
Rights of women to Tree competition as
workers, by Miss Laura Clay of Ky; read by
Miss Mary 4. Eastman.
Possibilities Of success for women in the In
dustrial Arts, by Miss Ella G. Lapham, OF
Buffalo, N. Y.
The afternoon met tings are free to all.
At the evening sssions an admittance fee of
twenty-five cents will be charged. Tickets to
be obtained at the door.
From to s o'clock in the evening, a fine
concert will be given, at which our best anna
teur talent will assist. This evening, Mrs.
Frank Allen, Mrs. Kotzsehmar and Miss Bry-
anu Will bdho paiti anu tH6 iOllOWllS Will De
the programme:
Piano Overture to s.Egmont' - Beethoven
Piano "Loreley, .....................S Selling
Vocal Solo-"Die Ihraene' e'....,..S Stigelii
Piano Trio-Racohszy March. .......... Kotzschmar
The morning sessions will be open only to
members, and will be held from 10 a. M till
IL m.
The papers which will be read by the ladies
at tbs public sessions will especially commend
themselves to our citizens. They are the fruit
of some of the best minds in the country, and
as such entitled to careful and earnest atten-
tion. 1t is to be regretted that Mayor Libby is
prevented by other engagements from being
present to give the welcome of the city, ac-
cording to the preced ent of other meetings, but
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, the president of the
association, will give the opening address,
which is prominent feature Of the meetings,
and which should receive the apprecative at
tendance that it deserves. Her address of last
year, on IDEALS" was one of her best efforts.
All papers read before the association are prs
viously subjected to the censorship of COM
mittee, and each must reach a certain stand
ard OF excellence in both intellectual and NOR
al worth before being presented to the public.