The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-22
ADJOURNED.

The Fifth Annual Session of the Kansas E. 8. 4.
Closed-Ths Councils Constitution.
The following are the articles of con-
stitution adopted by the "Kansas
Council of Women Thurdsay after
noon in this city:
PREAMBLE.
We, women of the state of Kansas,
sincerely believing that the best good of
our homes and state will be advanced
by our own greater unity of thought,
sympathy aud purpose, and that an or
ganiZed movement of women will best
conserve the highest good of the family
and the state, do hereby band ourselves
together in a confederation of workers
committed to the overthrow of all
forms of ignorance and injustice, and
to the application of the golden rule
to society, custom and law.
That we may more successfully pros
ecute the work we adopt the following
CONSTITUTION-ARTI I.
This federation shall be called the
Kansas Council of Women.
ARTICLE II.
The council is organized in the inter
est of no one propaganda, and has no
power over its auxiliaries beyond that
of suggestion and sympathy; therefore,
no society belonging to this council
shall thereby render itself liable to be
interfered with in respect to its COM
plete unity, independence, or methods
of work, or be committed to any prin-
ciple or method of any other society or
to any utterance or of the council IT.
self beyond compliance with the terms
of this constitution.
ARTICLE III.
The officers shall be president, vice
president, corresponding secretary. re-
cording secretary, treasurer and audit
or, who shall constitute an executive
committee, of which three members
shall make a quorum, to control and
provide for the general interest of the
council.
ARTICLE Nv.
All the expenses incurred by the
council in the prosecution of its work
shall be provided for by finance COM
mitte6 consisting of one member from
| each society represented in the cOun-
Gil. No dues shall be required for
| membership but all organizations en-
gagged in state work whose purposes
are satisfactory to the executive COM
mittee may on application become
members of the council.
ARTICLE v.
The council will hold biennial meet
| ings, the first of which shall be held in
the summer of 1890. The council shall
be composed of president and two addi-
| tional delegates from each state So
ciety belonging thereto.
ARTICLE vi.
This constitution may be altered Oh
| amended by a majority vote OF ths
| council at any biennial meeting
printed notice thereof having been sem
co each member of the executive com
mIttee at lesat three months prior Il
| such meeting.
After the adjournment of the coun
Gil the Equal Suffrage Association pro
ceeded to the election of officers for tn
ensuing year. Mrs. Laura N. Johns
of Salina. was re-chosen as president
Mrs. Annie C. Waite, of Lincoln, wa
chosen vice president; DIR. Nanni'
Stephens. of Wichita, recording sec
rotary; Mrs. Lizzie Hopkins. of SaliDa
corresponding secretary, and Mrs. BeE
ry, of Cawker City,. treasurer. TIL
vice-presIdent chosen for the first dis
triet is Mrs. Ruth T. Durgan; second
t--; third, Mrs. Carrie S. Smith
fourth, Mrs E. w. Pinkston; fifth
Mrs. Mecca Hoffman; sixth, Mrs
Judge Pratt; and seventh, Mrs. J. w
Edwards. The delegates to the ns
tional convention are: Mrs. CARR
Cowan, Mrs. H. A. Burchmore, Mrs
Ruth F. Durgan and Mrs. ]: e. Pei
ley. Alternates, Mrs. Anna L. Digg!
Mrs. F. NJ. Bradford, Miss Sarah A
: Brown and Mrs. Carrie s. Smith.