Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-08

Thslr Natiensl Council 70 Meet Here In
February.

n n coNPosED OF REPRESENTATIVES or AL
ORGANIZATIONS OF WOMEN KNaAaKD N PUBLIC
WORK FoR RELIGION, FOR IxnfK1ANcx, FoR
TEE aIoHr or SUFFRAGE, ETC.
The meeting Of the National Council Of
Women in this city, February "a TO Is in
clusive, promises to be one Of the most i'm
portsnt and largely attended meetings Of
women that has ever been held in this country.
This National Council ID union or federation
of delegates from all the national women's or
CARNATIONS Of an sorts in the country, religious
temperance, political, p. The meeting is for
the purpose of discussing what has been done
by and for women in all these associations and
Of bringing together all women who are en-
gagged in public work. There will be probably
at least thousand women from all parts of the
United States in attendance at tho meetings Of
this great council This National Council il
the outcome Of the meeting Of the international
Council three years ago, when con- mittees were
appointed for the two councils- The Inter-
national meets every five years. and the next
meeting will probably be in this country in
1893.
FIRST MEETING OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL.
The National Council is to meet every three
years and the meeting here next month will be
the first it has held. The general officers are
Miss Frances Willard, Illinois: Miss May
Wright Sewel, Indianapolis; Mrs. NJ. Louise
Thomas, New York; Mary F. Eastman, Massa-
chusetts. and Miss Susan B. Anthony, New
York. These five, together with the president
and one additional delegate from each Of the
national organizations Of women, constitute
the general board Of managers Miss May
wright Scweu is the corresponding secretary
OF the council. and already she has received an
Immense number OF letters from organizations
and individuals in all parts of the United States
announcing their intention Of being here for
the meeting. Special arrangements have been
made with all the railroads for the transporta-
ton OF this great crowd.
OBJECT OF THE MEETING.
The sessions of the meeting will be held at
Albaugh's Opera House in the morning and
evening Of each day. The arrangements and
program have not yet been completed, but it is
already certain that many of the most promi-
nent women in the country will take part in
the deliberations of the council II is intended
to MAKE the meeting thorough representation
OF woman's work in every branch as il il being
done by women. One of the sessions will be
devoted to the discussion of what Women are
doing In the churches. and addresses will be
made and papers read by representative women
IN the various missionary enterprises. One
will be devoted TO philnnthropies and Jo-
sephine Shaw Lowell. who was a member of the
New York state beard of charities for many
years, Will be one Of the speakers on this topic.
One session viii be given IN to discussing or
CARNATIONS OF all sorts and the necessity for
women's organizations. The president Of the
New York Club Sorosis is of course interested
in this subject and will be one of the speakers
One session will he given to suffrage, one to
education and one to temperance as q specific
reform--not prohibition.
THE NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.
On Thursday morning, February &c, the
twenty-third annual convention in Washing ton
of the National Woman Suffrage Association
will be held at Albnughs and very many Of the
women are expected to remain for both con-
ventions. II is expected that this convention
of the Suffrage Association will be the largest
it has ever had. Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
the president is in England and will not be
here for the convention, but she will forward
her annual written address. Miss Susan B.
Anthony will preside and there will be ad-
dresses by Julia Ward Howe. Lucy Stone, Mary
F. Eastman, Rev. Annie Shaw, Carrie Lane
Chapman and Clara B. Colby Of the Woman's
Tribune.
On Sunday, February &c, there will be church
services held in the Opera House by Rev. Miss
Haltin of Dcs Moincs, Iowa, the pastor of a
large church in that city. and on Sunday,
March /, by Rev. Miss Bartlett of kalamazoo
Mich. IL will be diatinctlv n voma no vook