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

Plan oF TIE GREAT coCycTL-THE SERVICES AT
ALs.usHs YESTERDAY CONDUCTED BIZ WOMEN
PkHAcRKRS-
The delegates 70 the International Council OF
women met saturday afternoon at the Riggs
House for a preliminary conference. Miss Susan
X Anthony presided. The following foreign dele
Gates were present: Nine. Isabelle Bogelot repre-
seniin2 the prisOn-reform work OF ST Lazare,
paris; Mrs Orrn!stOn Chant, National Woman
Suffrage Association, Edinburgh; Mrs. Ashton
Dixie. Newcastle WOmen's Liberal Association;
Baroness Alexandra Gripenberg, Finnish woman's
Association: Mrs 5. NJ GrOth. Norwegian Woman's
suIIage Association: Mrs. Alice Scaicherd, Edin-
buryh woman's suffrage Associations; Darlington,
Yorkshire, and South Port LIBERAL Associations
(Engiand), and credentials from seven other home
societies: Mrs. GustafSOn, national prohibition
InOsement Of Great Britain, and Pundita Ramaoai,
" India.
The American delegates reported are: Isabelle
q. BaFrO~S, WOmanS Auxiliary Conference, Uni
tartan Association Boston; Victoria N. Richard
son. Western MOsnans Universal Conference, I'LL
IOis; Mira NJ. VI. n. Hin. WOmans Eree Baptist
association, Dover. \. H.; Mrs NJ. NJ. Dean and
Church. Mrs Kate p. Moore. Christian Woman's
Board OF Missions, Washington, d. C., and Mrs c.
A. Knowles. Delaware: Rev. Ada c. Bowles
Woman's Ministerial Conference, Boston: Mrs
Amelia :. QuintOD, NOman's National Indian As
s-CcIa-lon. Philadelphia; Miss clara Barton, Red
OF the Republic; MIS-. NJ. \. Smell and Emily s.
kichar1s. WOmans Primary Association, Utah;
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-ociatiOn. Utah; Mrs Ecns u. Cheney, boston,
view ERgiand Hospital for Women and
rrace Union. New EnrIand: Frances e. VIII
lard. chicago; Clara CleghOrne Hoffman, Ms
s1urt y ": c. T. T.; Mrs Hannah whitaII
keefer and Mrs. Mcdonald, Toronto W. c. T. T.:
Ut. Mary Weeks Burnett. National Temperance
Hospital and Medical col eye Association, Chicago;
Ars Louise Reed stowell. NJ :. ana p. r. s., West
Sf4 Collegiate Alumni, Ann ArbOr, Mich: Mrs L.
" sHTsy Ang T o. Labor Pn ds Fra
changers. " D.: Martha X. Field. Womans Inter-
national Press Association. New orleans; Aurelia
Liyermore, Merose. Mass; Mrs. Lucy stone Bos-
Ton, and Rev. AntOinette Brown Blackwell, Eliza
Ssa EsSn VI sSa MRS Abbey
Mrs Laura McNeir, Ladies G.. A. X, Camden, ".
J.; Mrs Anna Rice, Powell, \. Y, oOinmlttee Pre-
Barney Sayles, SOciolOsdc society OF America,
connecticut; Mrs. Caroline NJ. s Frazer, Lowell,
Mass, National Moral and Educational society /;
Mrs Julia Ward Howe, Boston, Mass; Miss Mary
L. Eastman, TewkSOury, Mass, social Advance
ment OF Women; Mrs. Jennie Z; Croly and Mrs. N.
Louise Thomas, Sorosfs y. Y; Elizabeth Cady
stanton, Susan b. Anthony, Rachel G. Foster,
Matilda JCslyn Gage, May Wright Sewal, Jane
IL sponord, COMMITTEES Of arrangements n. W.
:. A.
THE OEJECTs OF THE COUNCIL
Mrs. SewaIl stated that the thought IN the minds
81 the members OF the National Woman suffrage
association In calling the council was TO take pre-
nminary steps toward forming one and even two
permanent organizations that should be the out
growth Of this temporary organization I'VE
have hoped" she said, ''out OF this would grow
permanent national council OF women and a per-
Manent International council; We have hoped that
q national cou1ctl for the United states would be
organized before we shall separate, ana that the
women who have come from distant countries 20
participate In this nrsf International council shall
bring 10 Us ana get from Us su1icient Inspiration
In the work 10 md 10 in their hearts 20 organize
national councils In their own countries which
shall assume somewhat the proportion direction,
and scope OF the national council that we propose
~ form here, and then that from these national
councils In various countries permanent inter-
TIE women OF the world whO working in
nous organized movements"
II was decided that the chair should appoint a
committee OF fifteen TO consider plan OF perma-
nenJ organization for national and international
council work, 10 report saturday, March 81, next.
This committee was also empowered TO name
nominating committee OF nine persons.
SATURDAY night public reception was given at
ihe Rlygs House IN honor OF the delegates and Wis
fOrs 10 the council There was crush during
nearly the whole evening. Mrs stanton, Miss
Aathony, Mrs Howe, Mrs. Liyermore, and others
The First Meeting.
THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OPENED
WITH RELIGIOUS EXERCISES
The preliminary meeting OF the Womans Inter-
national Council was held yesterday afternoon In
Albaugh's Opera House ''Never since the founda-
lion 81 the world, said Elizabeth Cady stanton.
'-hss there been seen such an asSemtiage In the
cause, and IL Is all due TO the efforts
Of two or three women" Before 1 O'Clock yester-
day crowd OF men and women was moving
be held, and by half-p . the great edffce was
NteTiIy packed with people. Proseenium boxes.
seat occupied, ana the sisIes Were iied With Ueo-
pie who stood during tne two hours service. There
were as many men as women, II not more,
leries. balcony and boxes were draped with
The nags OF ali nations, alternated with
The arms OF the different states printed upon
squares OF white muslin. A double vase OF MOWERS
stood IN the center OF the stage, and on either
was SET with a drawing-room scene, and upon IL
sat a group OF distinguished women. Miss Susan
u. Anthony had beaming light something akin
STATION looked a~ed az the immensely OF the
conyocation; Miss Francis Wizards face had the
serene look Of one who was satisfied and Mrs.
AshJon Dixie had the springy step and bouy ant
ali OF one who gave no consideration TO the pOskl-
bility Of defeat. Matilda Joslyn Gage May Wright
Sewell. Clara B. colby, Mrs. Alice scatcherd,
Nine Isabelle BogelOt, OF France; Baroness Alex
ahdra Gri2enburg. and Madame Groth, OF Norway,
Miss Willard was Just from the Metropolitan
Netasdist Episcopal church, where she had ad-
purity and Ms. LIyermore had preached a: the
Saureh OF our Father.
THE SERVICES
Mss Anthony called the meeting TO order After
a hymn Ada C. Bowles read from the scriptures
When Nearer my God to Thee had been sung
Rev. Annie II. shaw began her sermon on the SUB
lee ,, OF Inc Heavenly Vision" Among other
revealing In visions the great truths which have
Hited The race step BY step, until to-day woman
hOoi 10 this sunset hour OF the nineteenth century
Is gathered here from the East and the West the
NOfth anu SOUTH women OF every land OF every
race, OF all religious beliefs with diverse theories
and plans But diverse and varied as are our
races. diverse and varied as are our theories di-
Nerse a are our religious beliefs, yet We come To-
gether here and now with one harmonious pur-
post: That OF lifting humanity, both men and
women, into a higher. purer, truer uIe
These are the visions that pertain 10 men
Which when wrought out into living truths will
transform this world, bring humanity into har-
Iionious relations with Itself and inruse Justice
Into citizsnship honesty into business purity into
sOial relations, and the spirit OF the golden rule
over all life
AT striking passages the auditors with difficulty
restrained themselves from bursting into loud
applause.
WOMEN N TIE CITY PULPITS.
Yesterday several Of the pulpits OF the city were
flied By women attending the conference. Miss
Willard spoke at the Metropolitan NJ. +. church
yesterday morning on 'Social Purity Mrs Mary
T. Lathrop, OF Michigan, spoke at Ryland Chapel
and Mr. Bessie starr Keller, OF Toronto filled the
pulpit al the mon Methodist church. ON auth
ttrcoc MS Mary A. Lyermore talked at the
thurSh OF Our Father, Mrs. cara &. Hoffman at
The ioundry, Mrs J. K Barney at Hanlline, Rev.
MrA e n 81 John AZ Grace " f., Mrs Fannie
6sfnSs AZ vermont Avenue Christian church, and
PISS Ns.ne kyster, VI California, at the Lutheran
Memorial church.
She Had the Best OF IL.