The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-16
AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
The Auxiliary Congresses Be1un-Many
HdttOra in Iowa.

The Auxiliary Congresses BeSua-Nany
Kdttors in Iowa.
CHICAGO, May lain the Memorial Art
palace on the lake front this morning
President c. c. Bonney. OF the worlds
congress auxiliary of the Worlds fair.
delivered an address formally opening the
great series of gatherings that will con-
tinue until the close OF the
Worlds fair. and will deal with
nearly every question of general interest
to humanity. The first week has been
allotted to women, and their work opened
this morning with an address OF welcome
by Mrs. Potter Palmer. president OF the
woman's branch OF the auxiliary. ana
Mrs. Charles Henrotin, vice president.
Mrs. Palmer received great ovation, and
in q clear voice welcomed the first great
congress Of women known to history.
Mrs Henrotin, first vice president. made
q graceful address, in the course OF which
she said:
womea are weary OF barring sons to Be shot
down, and the wars OF old will coon give way
to arbitration and peace. Women have
broader field and greater chance. and know how
to improve them
Mrs. Henrotin enumerated the parts to
be played by women in the coming con-
gress and exhorted her members to be
awake 10 their opportunities and not
shrink from the opening possibilities or
cling to the shadows Of the past.
Mrs. May Wright Sewall. chairman Of
the committee on arrangements, spoke Of
the vast scope OF the congress. saying
that notable indeed was the fact
that on the lis: of the advisory COM
mittee were the names OF repre-
sentatives Of the Indian and negro. Glad
also were they to meet the representatives
OF that still older faith. the Jewish. who
would tell how woWen Of that faith think
and feel.
At the conclusion of Mrs. Scwali's
speech, Clara Barton, president Of the Red
Cross Society, gas invited to the plat
form. Lady Aberdeen was then introduced
aud made brief, felicitous speech,
about woman and her work. Then Mrs.
Albert Barker. of England. recited with
splendid Evolutionary effect Edna Dean
Proctors' ode to ''Coiumbia's Emblem"
A recess was then taken until evening.
when another session was held, at which
addresses were made by Mrs. Florence
Fenwick Miller. Of England: Baroness
Thorborg. OF Sweden: Mrs. Cailihoe Par
rem, of Greece: Mrs. Jos. Ella Zceman.
of Bohemia; Mrs. Katharine Shirmaker,
of Germany; Mrs. John Harvie. of Can
ada; Nine. Isabel Begelot. Of France. and
several others. All the speakers confined
their remarks to the condition Of women
in the different countries represented.
Five hundred delegates Of the National
Editorial Association are here. but no
business has beer transacted. today being
devoted TO handshaking and visiting
points of interest. Twenty thousand
tickets to the Worlds fair have been
placed at the disposal Of the editors and
their families.
There was not quorum NJ the meeting
of the national commission today.
and an adjournment was taken until
tomorrow. when the Sunday clos
ing question will he taken up
Late this afternoon there was an informal
meeting of the members of the local dlr-c-
tory and national commission, at which
the question was thoroughly discussed. 1t
was announced ut the conclusion of
the meeting tina. a resolution revoking the
Sunday opening rule recently adopted
by the local directory would be submitted
for the concurrence of the commissioners.
This will be done for testing the powers OF
the commission The first wee president
OF the local directory said to-day that the