The Portland daily press., 1893-05-26

CHICAGO, May %, 1898.
The expressions that the 10Th CEN
fury is pre-eminently the woman's CEN
fury and that the greatest discovery of
this century is woman's discovery of her.
self have been practically verified in the
Woman's Congress which has been held
in Chicago during the past week. The
suggestion of holding such Congress
OF representative women in Chicago dur
ing the time of the Columbian EXPOSE
ton originate with Mrs. Potter Palmer,
that beautiful, gracious lady whom to
see is to admire and to know to love and
praise. The successful carrying out of
the suggestion, with it's innumerable de-
tails, the arrangements for the meetings,
the speeches, topics to be discussed, etc.
ETC.. has been done by the National
Woman's Council, society which brings
together once in three years the presi-
dents and delegates of the leading wom-
ans societies of national value for con,
ference, suggestion and sympathy. 1t
was deemed wise to invite to this Con-
gress the International Council of Wom-
en-, and the National Council of America,
has been the hostess on this occasion
furnishing entertainment to all of the dis
tinguished foreign delegates and guests.
Under such wise direction, the Congress
has brought together the most notable
women of America, as we'll as the repre-
sentatives of SO many other nations.
At the opening of the Congress in the
Art Palace of the city the addresses of
welcome We're given by Mrs. Potter
Palmer, and Mrs. Charles Henratin (nee
Martin of Portland.) After the recital
by Mrs. Albert Barker, of England, of
an ode, Columbia's Emblem, written by
Edna Dean Proctor, an address was
given by Mrs. May Wright Sewall, the
president Of the National Council of
Women. Then came the introduction of
foreign delegates, of which the following
is list:
Mrs. DR.. Todd, Mrs. Elizabeth M.Tiie e'' and
other representatives from Canada.
Jane Golden Irwin, Florence Fenwick Mil
Ter, Marie Fischer Lette, Laura Ormiston
Chant and other representatives from Eng
land.
Isabel Bogeiot.lE Cecile Ranoz,
France.
Nine. Quesada South America.
Sigrid Magnussen, Iceland
Marie StrOmberg, Russia.
Elizabet KaselOws<y, Hanna Bieber- Boehm
Augusta Forster, kaethe Schumacher. Agnes
Burchardt, Annette Haminck Schepe, Ger
many.
KirStne Frederiksen, Nico Beck Never.
Frederilske Olesen, Denmark.
Countess of Aberdeen. Scotland.
e,. Baroness Thorberg Rappe, Hulda Lundin,
Sigrd Storkenfeldt Sweden.
Tauthe Vignier Emile Kempin, Switzerland.
Margaret Windeycr. Australia.
Meri Toppelius Ebba Nordqvst Finland,
Callirhoe Parren, Greece.
SignOrta G. de Alcala, Spain.
Jos ia Humpal Zeman, Sleona Karla Macho-
va, Bohemia.
Every morning and evening during the
week the large halls of Columbus and
Washington and many of the smaller
halls have been filled to overlooking with
earnest men and women, anxious to
avail themselves of the rare opportunity
to see and hear the talented and distin-
guished speakers. Every national So
ciety has had its place and representa-
ton on the programme. Beginning with
the civil and social evolution of woman,
woman in municipal government, in sci
ence, art, literature, temperance, philan-
throphy, education, as new factor in
industrial economics, and woman in press
work were few of the many topics
treated.