Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-20
The Chicago Markets.
THE WOMAN,S CONVENTION.
Opening Session To-day at the UniveF-
Salist ChurCh-ladies Who Are Pre-.
ent-An Executive Session a, the
Riggs HOuse-COmmitteesA Appointed,
&C.


The public sessions of the seventeenth annual
began at half-past o'clock this afternoon at the
Universalist church, corner OF 18th and streets.
An executive session of the association was held
this morning in the parlor OF the Riggs house. Miss
Susan B. Anthony presiding. The following named
ladies were present:
Washington D. C.. Mrs Ruth c. Denison, Miss
II. Sporord, Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Mrs Sarah j.
Messer, Miss Frances B. Andrews Mrs. Theresa
Williams, Mrs. Ellen H. sheldon; Connecticut, Miss
California, Laura De Force Gordon; Illinois, DR..
Alice Sss Miss Kansas ANNIE Ws,,s
RSss Sane snra Mss
Snow Carlisle; Massachusetts, Mrs. Sophia A.
Forbes, Mrs. Cora v. Smart, Mrs Harriettee r.
Amanda NJ. Best; New York, Mrs E1a6eih t cady
Stanton. Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake, Mrs. Caroline
Gilky Rodgers, Mrs Hallock, Mrs. Hull. Sarah W.
Kins, Of Cleveland; Ellen Suily Fray, Of Toledo;
Pennsylvania, Matilda Hindman; Wyoming, Mira
Amalia P. Post.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Committees were appointed to supervise the
work OF the convention as follows:
Finance Committee-Jane H. Spoford, Eliza r.
Ward. Ruth C. Denison, Ellen Suily Fray, Mrs.
Hallock.
don. Mrs. Colby, Mrs Perkins, Mrs. Digs
Membersnip-Mrs Colby, Miss White, Dr.. Chaplin,
Mrs. Rogers, Miss Sherman, Mrs. MeSSer and Mra
Best.
Credentials-Mrs. Blake, Mrs Ellis, Mra Shat
tuck, Mrs. Mcpherson and Mrs. Burr,
Press-Francis Ellen Burr, of Connecticut, and
Ruth C. DeniSOn and Ellen II. Sheldon, OF the Dis
trict.
THE FIRST OPEN SESSION
at the Universalst church this afternoon was well
attended. The exercises were opened with an
invocation by Rev. Alexander Kent
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, president OF the
association, then delivered short opening address
OF cOngratulatOry character Reports from
states were received from Ellen sully Fray, OF
Toledo o.; Ellen Frances Burr, OF Connecticut;
Mrs L: D: Blake, OF New York, and Sarah N. Per-
hns, Of Cleveland, Ohio Mrs. Harriette r Shat
"What Woman Suffrage Means"
THE PROGRAM FOR THIS EVENING
includes addresses by Matilda Josyn Gage, Of New
York, on "Woman and Science" and Elizabeth
Cady stanton, whose subject will be DISABILITIES
and Limitations OF Sex" Mrs Gage speaks to-
night In place OF Laura de Force Gordon, who hav-
orleans is too much fatigued to speak Mrs. Cor
don will speak Thursday night In the place OF Mrs
Gage.
GRANTED LEAVE OF ABsENcE.-Cadet c. +. Lucas,
OF third class, West Point, has been granted leave
OF absence, on account of i'll health, until August
Is, 1885, when he win join the third class
NEW PATEN1a-Patents were issued to-day to
the following residents OF this District: Reuben II.
Andrews, tricycle.; Louis Faber, refrigerator for
preserving oysters, CLAIMS, &C.; JAS A. Whitcomb,
making sweet potato -four; Ebenezer Morrison and
J. P. Heron, thickness guage
DETAILED 10 THE ARMY RETIRING BoARD.-By
direction Of the President, Capt w. C. shannon,
assistant surgeon, has been detailed as member
OF the army retiring board az Omaha, vice Lieut.
Col. John e Summers, retired
REMOVING THE FRAMEWORK FROM r1 MONUMENT
ToP.-Workmen are engaged In removing the
framework from around the top OF the monument
to-day.
CoNscIENcR. Secretary Of the Treasury %.
day received conscience contribution Of IS In IN
envelope postmarked Washington, D. O.