Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-26

snapped out 70 oddly that every one laughed and
Mrr. TfyRg laughed also
In turn Miss Anth0ny presented the several for:
greeting, Nine. Bogeiot OF Paris, spoke II French:
The runditA kamAbai was NOT 90 the ssiee: eu.
ss "a sSs ss,e ' asdi. and sSs
Miss Anthony read greeting nom tbs womAn's
Suffrage Association Of Irslaad, and lntroduced
Mrs Margaret Moor, youns Irish woman, who.
sided in an irish Jafi because she loved liberty"
Mrs Moore made spirited speech Every Irish
Soms HAVING rsosv se A Tine Srhest honor that
the English government could confer. that OF De.
Ing imprisoned because she loved liberty. she had
citizen, and bringing up her children In this land
OF liberty There was once an Irish queen who
a1ed ga'ns At the head o. her army rTG 5ssS
ana that they took their part OF lighting as wen ~
THE ENGLISH pEIEeArEs.
Miss Anthony then read testimonial from the
National Woman's Association, Of Bristol, En-
gland, signed, among Others, BY Annie Priestman'
sister-in-law OF John Bright. she read also
letter rom Priscilla Bright McLaren, sister
delegate. Miss Anthony then introduced the three
English delegates-Mrs. Scatcherd, Mrs. Chant and
MIS- Dilke-and each made little speech.
were AFRAID OF what American women might do.
she was not afraid, for II American women ad-
yanced great deal, the women OF Der land would
oenent little. One permanent result OF the great
counsel would be TO draw closer together the
hearts OF all women OF all lands The women OF
women OF the Bright family. as the men OF Great
Britain owe TO the men Of the Bright family Mrs.
Gnant also spoke In pleasant vein Mss An,
lnOhy introduced MIS- Dixie, as "MrS. Margaret
Dixie" saying that since coming to America they
had already taught her not to call herself "Mrs.
John Dixie" or "Mrs. George Dixie"
Mrs Dixie said she thanked them sincerely for
the splendid reception they had received She
was was, extremely glad to have the opportunity Of
joining hands with American women. II was the
sympathy OF the democracy of England that she
desired to bring more especially 70 the democracy
Mrs. Gustafson was introduced, and in her re-
marks said her association considered that woman
suffrage was the only hope OF woman.
FROM CANADA.
Mrs. Starr Keefer, Of Canada, was called out.
She said she did not know exactly what she repre-
sented. From Mrs. Stanton's speech she presumed
she represented the goldfish She would ike to
say that the Goldfish OF Canada would Just as soon
Mrs Keeter iniroduee sie Mrs. Mc ips Of To-
ronto, president OF the Toronto W. c. 7. IT, as the
woman TO whom the women Of Canada owed the
TACT that to-day the unmarried women and wild
ows OF Canada have a voice in municipal govern
ment. Mrs. Mcdonald. however, did not speak,
credit for securing the passage OF the laws referred
to by Mrs. keefer.
LITTLE Bfr or YANKEEIsN.
Snow" said Miss Anthony, 81 want to give you
a little specimen OF sYankeeism.', She then in
troduced Mrs. Lucy stone, who met an ovation like
would make her speech at the time IL was an
nounced In the program on the pioneer day, and
merely expressed her pleasure at being present at
Miss Anthony referred to Mrs Lucy stone and
her work among pioneers. "Don't make any mis-
take" said Miss Anthony laughing, "about my
a OF arf
She said she had been converted by reading a
speech made by Lucy Stone at one OF the early
meetings. In this speech Mrs Stone said that all
Mrs. John smith or something 'i ike that.
appealed TO Mrs. stone, who, rising, said that all
there was left OF married woman when she died
was the Inscription on her tombstone that she was
the relict or somebody who had owned her.
SHE WOULD NOT BE "RELrcT"
'That was it," said Miss Anthony drolly. al
sort OF made up my mind then that wouldn't be
the relict Of anybody" This sally OF Miss An
thony, at herself, provoked great laughter.
MISS wILLARDs REMARKS
Miss Anthony then called out Miss willard,
whom she addressed Familiarity as Frances. Miss
Willard also dlsclaimed, laughingly, that she was
pioneer. 81 remember she said, ''when was
dreadfully afraid o; Susan, and OF Lucy, too. But
now love and honor those women. II they had
not iiayed the trees and pioneered the way, we
would never have dared TO come at ALL
FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
somebody called for Douglass, and then 1t was
discovered that Mr.. Frederick Douglass had stolen
In and was sitting at the back of the stage Miss
Anthony made Mr.. Douglass come forward ana
II HAD no expectation" he said, sof being called
upon at this hour to offer one word i am looking
forward TO the day or the evening Of the pioneers.
OF being present at that memorable
nrst convention, l shall be very glad
to say something respecting them and respecting
it. shall say now that l rejoice TO see this to-
DAY; congratulate myself first and you, this
audience, next, and rejoice above all things TO
see Mrs. Stanton in this chair to-day, and rejoice
and give her joy that after these tempestuous
iOriyyears she is enabled to see the spectacle
mere to-day, and the one she saw yesterday l
MRS. JULIA WARD HOWE AND HER HYMN
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe was next introduced. Re-
ferriDg to Miss Anthony's resolution OF celebacy
she said that about the time she took the valorous
stand that she would not be any ones relict she
Mrs. HOwe) placed herself beside a hero. When
Mrs. Howe sat down some one on I he stage started
her great hymn, "The Battle Hymn OF the Repub-
hc" Every one on the stage and elsewhere rose and
e M iean sang Sat inc hymn with much
and Robert Purvis were called out and made
to speak few words OF greeting.
THE COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
Miss Anthony then announced as the committee
on permanent organization, to consider the ad-
tional and international councils, the following:
Miss Frances willard, Mrs Richardson, Rev. Ada
c. BOwles Mrs Louise Thomas, Clara Barton
Rachel 6. Foster. Mary F. Eastman, May Wright
Sewall. Martha r. Field, Mrs. Keefer, Mrs. Alice
Scatcherd, Mrs OrmistOn Chant, Nine. BogelOt,
Mrs GrOth and Miss Gripcnberg.
Then hymn was sung and the morning session
came to close about o'clock.
TRE LOBBY OF THE RIGGS HOUSE,
presented totally unconventional spectacle this
morning. The delegates TO the Women's Interna-
tiOnal Council were preparing to depart for the
scene OF action, and for a time the male habitues
OF the hotel were away below par. The women
were everywhere, asking questions ana shaking
hands like men. They walked into the hotel with
determined ''bOund TO win" air. and registered
their names with a businesS-like flourish that
startled the males who stood around In silent
wonder. Fifteenth street for some time this MORN
ing was lined with gossaInered figures, stepping
lightly down toward the opera House.
THE MINERVAS OF THE COUNCIL.
Scholarly Women who will Speak ON
the Subject Of Education.
The session tonight will be devoted to educa.
ton, and papers relating to educationin its rela-
lions to women will be read by several women.
Mrs. May Wright SewalL the principal OF the
India noliS SSical School ntrls NJ xrhon,