The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-22
1t Will Be n Grand Feature of the National
Chautauqua Up the Potomac-Distin-
guished Women Thank the Doners.


could hold meetings, see one another, and
confer as to what would best rebound to their
honor and dignity.
On Thursday large company of ladies, rep
resentative women, officers or delegates to the
various women's organizations now in the city,
went out to Glen Echo on the tally-ho or in
carriages about noon. 1t was winterish day,
but not too cold to be enjoyable. Arriving on
the grounds, fine lunch was served, after
which the gentlemen present-Messrs. Edward
Baltzley, president of the board; Adam Pratt,vice
president, and l.. De L. Jennings, secretary
conducted the ladies out to beautiful plot
of ground that commanded fine prospect
of landscape and river, where Mr.. Jennings
read the following paper to the interested group:
ITO the Woman's National Council
The National Chautauquaof of Glen Echo de-
you a site for an imposing Woman's Temple on
the ground of the Association of Glen Echo,
Maryland, as a National Home for the efforts of
women in the cause of education and humanity.
CLARA BARTON.
President Woman's Executive Committee.
SARAH BIRCH JENNINGS, Secretary.
SARAH A. SPENCER,
President Woman's Board of Promotion.
e. and e. b. BALTzLEY.
EDWIN BALTZLEY,
President National Chautauqua.
ADAM J: Pr PRATT IT. Vice president
Seldom has there been gathering OF women
at the beginning of any movement that repre-
sented so many lines of work in the world as
were grouped under the gray, sunless sky on
Thursday. The press of the East and the West,
the w. G. II. U. in both wings, clergymen, and
women doctors each listened with responsive
heart to the words conveying this handsome
gift of land on which to erect Womans
Temple-a rallying point for women, centre
from which to disseminate culture, and place
for repose.
Miss Frances Willard responded to the donors
of the gracious gift with warm words, pledging
Illinois for funds to build and furnish an Illi-
nois reception-room.
Mrs. Edwin Roby personally pledged Illinois
for memorial column and niche in which to
place the bust of the most popular woman in
America-Clara Barton, president of the
Woman's Executive Committee.
Mrs. M. Louise Thomas, treasurer of the Tri-
ennal Woman's Council, on being called for,
returned thanks in felcitous terms to the donors
in the name of the United States, especially
those of the Woman's Council and those organ
izations of women connected with it as fraternal
delegates, to whom a Woman's Temple devoted
to art, literature, and other educativc interests
meant SO much.
Clara Barton, president of the Woman's Ex-
ecutive Committee, spoke with feeling of the
significance of such gift to woman and of her
pride in being identified with it. Miss West,
editor of the Union Signal, and president Of the
Illinois Woman's Press Association, gave a
strong word of approval.
Mrs. Lydia Tilton thanked God and the asso-
citation for making the gift the beginning of
perennial blessing, an aid to cultured woman
hood.
Mrs Sallie Chaplin, of South Carolina.
pledged the cooperation OF the women of the
South if the design for the temple was to be as
Miss Willard had outlined-a reception room
for every State in the Union, with memorial
column and grand auditorium for business.
Ladies from Massachusetts, New Jersey and
other States gave pledges of aid in rearing the
Woman's Temple from their respective States
Mas Willard then nrOnOSad that oil in
singing "Amerca" and "Blessed BE the Tie
that Binds,n after which the Rev. Anna
Shaw invoked the divine blessing upon the
place, and all engaged in the endeavor to rear
not only material but spiritual temple, ded-
Gated to the culture and development of true
womanhood
1t was thus that one of the most important
educational enterprises of the National Chau-
tauqua OF Glen Echo was consecrated The
exercises closed by singing "Praise God from
Whom All Blessings Flow"
A photograph of those participating in this
historical event was taken in a group.
Ger, Mrs. Frances s. Osborn OF Chicago;
Mrs Maj. j. w. Powell, Mrs. j. w. Dean,
OF Chicago; Miss West, of Chicago Mr., and
Mrs. e. D. Pine, Dr. Hubbell, Marie Stevenson,
Mamie e. Arcan, Mrs ID. Finkham, Mrs. T. w.
Johnson, Miss Flora Vining, auditor of the New
England Woman's Press Association; Mrs.
Sarah f. Downs, of New Jersey; Mrs. Shrope,
mother of Mrs. Ole Bull; Mrs. S. B. Jennings,
secretary of the Woman's Committee, and Mrs
Emily l.. Sherwood, corresponding secretary.
After these interesting exercises were closed
the vehicles were again entered and the guests
OF the day driven over the grounds to the am
phitheatre and Hall of Philosophy, where work
men are rapidly erecting the buildings for edu-
cational purposes. Every one was impressed
with the progress made in so short time. The
Doubling Thomases, if there were any in the
party, did not have courage to make themselves
known. The programme for the June 'assem-
bly' is already made out, and men and women
of national reputation in their many lines of
edueatiVe work are engaged.
A few more weeks aud these heights of Chau-
tauqua Will be clothed in ali the beauty of the
awakening spring, and then progress can be
still more swiftly pushed to completion. A
Woman's Temple as contemplated may not be
completed by June, but po doubt something
viii stand for il on the BEAUTIFUL spot donated
for that purpose.