The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-12
woman's Congress.

The mid year conference OF the Executive
Committee of the Association for the Ad-
vancement OF Women was held at Syracuse
Wednes day, Mar. 2j, for the purpose OF
arranging the thirteenth annual NEE ng- a
telegram was received from Julia Ward
howe. President of the society, EXPIRE sing
ner regrets at her inability to be present on
account OF her dlties at New Orleans, where
she has charge # the womans Departmental
the Worlds Fair The First Vice President,
Miss Abby w. May. Of 7 =, presided.
The Others present were the Rev. A1toin-
dent; Miss Ella Lapham, OF Fredonia Score
tsry; Mrs II. l.. T. sWo,co;t, Of Massa-
chusetis. Treasu' e., Mira. II. A. Towns and of
Buffalo: Mrs, Lita Barney Sayles, OF Con-
necticut Mrs. Frances f. Fisher of Cleye-
land, Ohio, and Mrs. James L. Bigg. of Sy
racuse. Directors. Afternoon and evening
sessions were held.
A cordial invitation was extended &c the
com mittee to held the next congress at syria.
cuse, but it was uIged that the needs of the
West are greater, and DesMcines. Iowa, was
selected. where the meeting will be held
carly in October. A programme has been
partially arranged, and the following papers
will be read: Justice and Not Character the
Nesd OF To-day" by Mrs. ]. L. Bagg, of Syr-
scUse; THE Advantages of Organization In
Work Illustrated by the Work of the Wo-
mans TEN psrance Association" by Frances
e. Willard; The Advantages of the Spoken
Over the Written Word" by Miss Frances
Fisher, of Cleveland 1.-THE Need OF Lsgisla-
ton Prescribing Hours of LABOR for Wo
| men," by Mrs. Ella B. Chace, OF Rhode Is
land; Political Economy" by the Rev.
Augusta Cooper Bristol. of New Jersey "The
Need of improvement id d xellings at Mod
rate Cost" by Mrs. Ellen Mitchell, of Chi
csgo; Women Physicians in Insane and
Other Asylums,n by DR.. Leila G.. Bedell ;
THE Need of Adjustment of Business aud
| Social Relations" by DR.. Julia Holmes
| Smith.
On the following afternoon, Thursday
March, 26. the members of the Executive
| COMMITTEES were entertained by the Brown
| ing Club, OF Syracuse, with warm words OF
| welcome, poetic measure and pleasant con
verse. An interesting interchange of view:
| wss held upon Different Ideals of Success, u
In the evening the visiting ladies met the
| Leisure Hour Club and friends at Kebls
| School. DR.. w. P. Coddington made an ad
| dress OF welcome, and then introduced Mrs
| II. l.. T. Walcott, of Massachusetts, who
| spoke on "Woman's Work" She described
the Woman's Department at the New Orleans
| Exposition as typical of the work of womeI
In the industries, in art, sciencs, literstar'
| and invention.
"Breadwinners- was the subject of an ad
dress by Frances Fisher, lady principal OF tn,
| Cleveland, Ohio, public schools. She con
| fined heI discussion 10 those women bread
| winners who can choose between work anC
idleDess. and described the advantages worl
bestows, free iom of thought, liberty to g
and &C me- the gift of leisure, and the gain o
| better health.
Mrs. Ellen Lspham spoke on "Womani
| influence on Society. Miss Abby w. Ma,
gave her idea Of the Ideal Yong Lady.
"Simule, sweet aud sincere" were the thre
| word. which she said moss briefly express
that conception. The ideal young woman
~ r1I h. kapauotar< nd ia
should possess the elements of strength. Sh
must and will have intellectual aims. =.
Few Antoinette Brown Blackwell close.
the e1ercises with an earnest, eloquent ad
dress upon Bodies and Souls"
Expressions.
"In the administration Of State, usithe
o woman as q woman, nor a man as ma
has any special function, but the gifts ar
eqaslly different in both sexes."-Plate
| Rep ulic, Book "
Woman's Acknowledgement will render tn
entire government home; will gather IN
der one broad shelter all her own outcas
children, and the outcasts OF other nation:
Woman, Is the home maker: home is th
evolvement of all there is IN woman. Sh
will carry home with her wherever she hs
the liberty to 60. With widened privilege
! she will give the world wideued homes M
til ct last she will build the world into on
great home, and all the race int brother
and sisters.-Heleu Wilmaus.
Mrs. G. K. Jenner, Of Washington Terri
tory, President of the w. c. T. u. there, in
private letter in answe. to question, says
~ sat for two weeks as member of the Ia,
grand jury. can not point to one objec
ton Concerning gentlemen and ladies serv
ing together in the capacity of grand Juror:
1t was certainly harmonious. One gentle
man said ne had served on grand juries 70
i've terms. and this was the most pleasant
Another young man T.. a me he had though
10 would Be very unbeconing for women
serve. but he was convinced IL was the be-
plan. Business Wa Dip Itch d very rapidly
Ny husbond hiss been isv er for y6ars. -
Was never inside eoRft-room in tara