The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-18
THE W0MAN'S COUNCIL.
Busy Preparations Making for the Coming
Session of the Great international Body.

CORRESPONDENCE Of the India napolis Journal
RIGGs HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D. c.. March
16-The headquarters OF the International
Council Of Women, which convenes at Albaueh's
Opera-house the 25th. display. at this date.
wonderful activity. Efiss Anthony end the
gifted national secretary. Miss Rachel Foster,
are assisted by numerous secretaries. clerks and
helps, all engaged in tho preliminary arrange
ments incident to great an undertaking as
this council promises to be. Only those who
have access TO this sanctuary of busy brains
aud hands can comprehend the magnitude of
this fasreachIng and important gathering. e
is by far the most important gathering ever
shsld iH the interest of women in America or
any other country.
To Miss Susan B. Anthony may be attributed
the conception, and largely the carrying out, of
this stupendous and costly work. This was sug-
gested first to her mind while travelling ia Eu-
rope some four years ago. Miss Anthony no
sooner thinks q thing ought to be until her won
derful executive ability about to make it be,
and it is. The scope of the council the work
be reviewed. the plans to be forwarded and car
ried out are of the most com prehensive and ax-
tended nature. By means will woman suf-
frage be the absorbing feature, although the a.
TINA to end of womans equality in education, in
dustry and legal conditions must be her final po-
htical equality with men. Organization" will
be the keynote of the conveotion. If the pur-
close of the counsel will see the formation OF
two separate and distinct bodies for forwarding,
IN every possible way. the advancement of the
sex. One organizations will be a national coun-
Gil, and the other an International council.
The position of woman's work in this coun try
Is now well defined, and it must be source of
great qualification to the few living pioneers
who will DO present to note how women hare
learned to organize and labor since the calling
together of the first ''Wom sn's Rights" meeting
in lS4S, which fortieth anniversary this council
celebrates. At that time public sentiment so
opposed the work of women, even in reforms,
that the combined orthodox churches of Massa-
chusetts met and issued a pastoral bull"
against the danger that threatened the female
character by the assembling together of women"
This whole document should be read on Pho
neer's Day" In the council, and doubtless will be-
not only as source of amusement bEs as a pow
erful lesson TO the conservatives and old fogies
who still attempt TO clog the wheels of progress
IN this woman movement
In making the plans and sending out invita-
tions only those bodies which have national or
ganization. with few exceptions, were invited to
send delegates; SoroSis of New York. and the
Woman's State Fair Association, of Indiana.
the only bodies of their kind in the country, are
among these exceptions. Sorosis sends two dele
gates and comes with special car bringing
nifty or more or its members. The following
bodies will be represented by regularly appoint
ed delegates: American Women's Suffrage Aaso-
ciation Women's Auxiliary Conference of Uni
tartan Church. National Temperate Hospital
and Medical College Association. Knights of La
Dor. Association for the advancement of Women,
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dies of the Grand Army OF the Republic,
Women's National Indian Association, Western
Association of Collegiate Alumn@, National
Womens Christian Temperance Union. Ontario
Womens Christian Temperance Union. Women's
S:ate Fair Association of Indiana, Womens Cen
tenary Association of the Universalist Church,
and the Women's Baptist Missionary Society,
Womens International Press Association, and
the Womens National Press Association. The
foreign and international bodies which will be
represented are: Society OF the Red Cross, Work
for the Prisoners of st. Lazare paris, Edin-
ourgh Nafional Society for Women's Suffrage.
Danish Women's Society. Women's National De-
Tense Association lDenmarkl Finnish Women's
Association, Norwegian Wonas.n Suffrage Asso-
citation, Worlds Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. New Castle Women's Liberal Associa-
ton tEngland), Darlington and Yorkshire
Womens Liberal Association ENGLAND
There will be presented by some officer OF the
organization the work of the following bodies:
anee Publishing Company. Women's Education
al ami Industrial Union (Bostonl, Moral Eduea-
tion Society. of the District of Columbia. Gran
gers Social Purity Continental League. There
will be issued sixteeu-page daily edition of the
Womens Tribune. which will contain full stem
ograpic reports of the proceedings. Names for
over l0.000 of these already the list of
those who will receive these DApers- All per-
who have paid their dollar during the past
year to become members of ahe National Wo-
Suffrage Association any State society
which is auxiliary. like the Indiana and Massa-
chusetts national branch. viii receive this daily
Tribune. ANY others who may desire this pc
per may send 81 to Susan B. Authouy. Riggs
House. and be enrolled as a member, as well as
receive this paper during the council
As chairman OF the railroad committee have
sent out over 700 certificates to delegates and
visitors who hope TO ATTEND. ard altogether we
expeet less than 2, 900 delegates and visitors
Mrs. Stanton and delegates from France, Eng
land and Scotland on the ocean, aud are ex-
pected to arrive by the 10Th.
Most Interesting letters come by every mail
The following received this morning from
Ireland.
We who subscribe our names al bahalf az varv
many friends ia ireland, desire to express deep
regret shat shall not be able TO assist In your