The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-02
ghe aoehita Daily Eagle snulap lnorg april 2, 1893.


woman's advance in that country along
the various lines above mentioned. set
ting forth her present educational oppor-
tunities and the agencies through which
these opportunities have been received.
also the objects now sought In each
country by its leaders.
Eight rooms in the art palace will be
set aside for the use of the eight general
departments into which the work of the
congress is divided lone room being
assigned to each Department.. ahd
in these rooms will be conduct
ed constant series of special
conferences of an informal character,
which will enable women engaged III
the same work to become acquainted
with one another, and also with the
various methods By which the work Is
prosecuted in the different parts of the
world.
In the other seven halls, meetings of
the various associations represented IN
advisory council of the congress will be
held, each association to lave one day
for lis own special use. arranging It's
own program, providing its own speak
ers, and with its own officers presiding.
Those who have already completed their
preparations and requested the use of a
hall are as follows: The Woman's
Nationsl Indian association, Association
of Collegiate alumuae, American Society
of Authors, Woman's Baptist Home
Mission society, General Federation of
Women'S clubs, National Woman
Christian Temperance union, Woman's
Republican Association of the United
States, National Council of WO-
men, Women's Western Unitarian
conference, Columbian Housekeep-
ers' association, National American
Woman Suffrage association, Woman's
Foreign Missionary society of the Re
formed church in the United States, In
ternational Council of women, Non Parti-
san National Women's Christian Tenn
Mutual Improvement association, Vino
daughsis, International Kindergarten
union, Woman's National Relief corps,
Daughters of the American revolution,
Order, Of the Eastern star, Loyal Women
of American liberty, National Alliance
of Unitarian and other Liberal Chris tian
women, international Young Women's
Christian association, National Woman's
Relief society, National Christian Legue
for the Promotion OF Social purity, Wom-
ANS Centenary Association of the Uni
versalist church, and Woman's National
alliance.
One hall will be used each day of the
week for the especial purpose of hearing
and discussing reports of organizations.
Nine meetings may thus be in pro-
gress simultaneously. two in main halls
and seven in the department halls, Civ
ing a wide variety of choice to the thous
ands who will assemble in Chicago dur
ing the most interesting week.
Monday will be devoted principally to
the opening of the congress, the address
es of welcome, introduction of foreign
delegates and their responses in behalf
of their respective countries. Tuesday
the morning addresses in the large halls
will be on the Civil and Social Evolution
of Woman and the Administrative Abil-
ity of Woman, in the evening on Wo-
man the New Factor of Economics, the
Industrial Position of Woman in Cor
many, and the Industrial Position of
Woman in France; Wednesday, the
Ethich of Dress, Woman on the
Stage, the New Womanhood of Italy,
Our Debt to Zurich and to
Brussels, and Woman in the Pulpit;
Thursday, Woman as Financier, Wo-
men in Municipal Government, The Po-
litical Future of Woman, The Solidarity
of Human interests; Friday, Woman's
War for Peace, Woman as a Social
Leader, the Professions and Trades I'm
DERIVING the Home, Woman in Science,
Woman's Place in the Republic of Let
tiers; Saturday, both sessions will be de-
voted to the presentation OF the work of
women in organizations, considered in
respect to Religion, Philanthropy, Edu-
cation, Moral Reform, and Political Lib
erty, with general discussion of the
economy OF woman'S forces through or
ganization. Sunday morning there VIII
be a religious service entirely conducted
by women ordained as ministers, repre-
senting every denomination which has
admitted women to the ministry, and
the congress will close Sunday night
with a sacred concert with music COM
posed, rendered, and conducted by
women, and closing address on the In
fuence Of the Columbian Exposition IN
woman's development.
Amongst the noted foreigners who
will attend this congress are Madame
Isabelle Bogelot of France, treasurer of
the international council of women;
Miss Kirstine Frederiksen of Copenha-
gen, recording secretary of the Interna-
tional Council of Women and president
of Dansk Kvindetamfund; Lady Henry
Somerset the countess of Aberdeen, Mrs.
Alice Cliff Scatcherd, Mrs. Golden I'M
win, Lady Harberton, Mrs. Ernest Hart,
Mrs. Florence Fenwick Miller, and Mrs.
Ormiston Chant of England; Miss Meri
Toppelius and Mrs. Ebba Nordquist, rep
resenting the two national associations
of Finland; DR.. Marie Popelin of Brus-
sells, Madame Fanny Zampini SalaZar
of Italy, Miss Hulda Luniin, principal
of the Sloyd of Stockholm; Miss Au-
gusta Fenger, representing Dansk
Kvindesamfund; Mrs. Nico Beck Meyer,
representing De Samlede Kvindeforen-
ingen and Mrs. Olesen, representing the
Kvindelig Fremskridts Forening, Den
mark; DR.. Ella Mensch of Darn
standt, representing a Frauenverein.
Frauleln Augusta Forster of Kassel and
Frau Hedwig Heyl of Berlin. Miss Helen
McKerIie of Ireland. Mrs Edith j. Arch
ibald, DIR. Emily Howard Stowe. Mrs.
Elizabeth II. Tiley, Mrs. Judge Foster,
Mrs. Mary Mcdonnell, Mrs. DR.. Z. 4.
BIakely, Mrs. May L. Gibbs, DR.. Augusta
Stowe Cullen, Miss Madge Robertson of
Canada.
From our own country will gather
distinguished host, representing every
phase of woman's thought and work:
Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mrs. Charles Hen
rotin, Julia Ward Howe. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton. Helen Gardener, Annie Jenness
Miller, Susan b. Anthony. Frances +.
Willard, Augusta Cooper Bristol, Amelia
S. Quinton. Mrs. J. \. Grouse, Charlotte
Emerson Brown, Lorraine j. Pitkin,
Charlotte Perkins Stetson, Rev. Anna
Howard Shaw, Alice Freeman Palmer,