Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-20
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE yyOMAN,s JUBILEE.
Notes About the Great Council 90 be
Held Here Next Week.

Although II Is expected that fully two thousand
women viii attend the International Council OF
Women, or worlan's Jubilee, as it is called the
number Of delegates entitled % votes In the coun-
ell Is limited. The womans CHRISTIAN temper
ance Union, the largest organization OF women In
the world for instance will be represented by but
three delegates and other bodies viii be repre-
sented by one two, or three delegates The Ameri-
can organizations 20 be represented are the follow
ing: American woman suffrage Association, Wo-
mems Auxiliary Conference OF Unitarian Church,
National Temperance Hospital and Medical Col
leQe Association knights Of Labor, Association for
the Advancement OF Women, Sorosis, National
Moral Education society, Ladies' OF the Grand Army
OF the Republic, Womens National Indian AssociA-
ton, Western Association OF Collegiate Alumn2,
National Nomatfs Christian Temperance Union,
ontario Womens Christian Temp rance Union,
WOnens state Fair Association, Indiana: WO-
mems Centenary Association OF the Uniyersalist
church, and the Women's Baptist Missionary So
ciety.
In addition TO the above, the following foreign
and international bodies VIII De represe nted: 90
ciety OF the Red Gross. Work for the Prisoners OF
~. IaZare Paris) Edinburgh National society for
women's suffrage. Danish women's society, Wo-
Finnish Women's Association. Norwegian Woman
suffrage Association, Worlds Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, Newcastle Womens Lneral
Association England, Darlington and Yorkshire
WOmen's Liberal Association England).
Then there will be presented by some onicer OF
the organization the work OF the following bodies:
Golden Gate Kindergarten Association, Temper
ance Publishing Co, Women's Educational and
Industrial Union BOSTON,. Moral Education Soci-
ETY. OF the District OF Columbia, Changers, Social
Purity Continental League.
TIE OBJECTS.
The council was called by the National Woman
suffrage Association The subjects to be con-
sdered Indicated IN the titles OF the organiza-
ions 10 be represented. Miss Foster, the secre-
tary OF the committee OF arrangements told STAR
reporter that twenty-five bodies out OF a list OF
forty invited 10 take part had responded by elect
fny ana har at frat
ignored the invitation came In at the last moment
when IL was almost TOO late 10 provide for them
the program owing TO this circumstance and
others IL was necessary 10 re-wrlte the program
several times before 10 was finally printed. Even
now some enanges ana ADDITIONS VIII De made e
yates was TO secure an organization that would
not be unwieldy. The topics TO be considered
cover nearly all the nelds OF EFFORT Ia which women
are engaged II Is the purpose OF those who pro-
posed The council. 10 have this council create two
committees or councils one national the other in
ternational TO forward woman's work In every
way possible. The delegates Will assemble IN pri-
yate session next saturday afternoon at O'Clock
az the Riggs House, and meet the committee OF
arrangements. At this session the general work
OF the council during public sessions TO be held
next week Will Dc outnned line Sorosls VIII SEM
a special car with nifty OF It's members TO attend
the council. SorOSiS was invited especially be-
cause it was the oldest woman's club In the coun-
try. There will BE- special cars also from Chicago,
Cincinnati and other points.
Mrs Frank Leslie, who was announced TO read q
paper "Wednesday morning, when industries Will
which will be read In the convention, but she Will
not have paper, her time Is she says, so fully
occupied that she cannot md time TO write Mrs.
Jenness Miller. VINO was TO deliver an address on
dress, viii, IL Is said, be unable TO be present.
COMMITTEES
The committees OF the council are as follows:
Railroads-Helen VI. Cougar, chairman Hotels
and boarding placeS-Chairman, Mary s. Lock-
wood; Sallie NJ Rlxford, Mary E Mcpherson,
George snow, Hannah b. Sperry, Emily +. Hort.
Enrolment or yisitOrS-Chalrman. Harriet Purv1s;
Mary :. Anthony, Ella Wise, Laura NJ. Johns, Julia
T. Foster. observation-disclosures, May Mason;
Jane III. Spo1ord- Badges-Csairlnan, Rachel G..
Foster; Lucy f. Anthony. Press-Chairman,
Rachel G. Foster; Jennie H. SymondS Hannah h.
Sperry, Ellen III. sheldon, Harriette X Shattuck,
lucy L. Anthony. Public experimentation.
Jane IL. Sporord; Laura ". johns, May Wright
Sewall Matilda Joslyn Gage, Caroline Glkey
Rogers. MuS.c-EliZaOtth BoyntOn Harbert,
Rachel G.. Foster, Mary seymour Howell CON-
mittee OF arrangements, Officers OF the National
Woman Suffrage Observation-Disclosures Cady
stanton, president; Susan B. Anthony, Matilda
JOslyn Gage, vice-presidents at large; May Wright
SeweI, chairman executive committee; Rachel G.
Poster corresponding secretary; Jane ii. Spon0rd,
treasurer; Ellen H. Shelton, recording secretary.