Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-20
ON AGENTLE THEME
The Woman's Congress Took Up
he Fair Sex
IN TRADES AND POLITICS
~ Yeuaertlay's 6ousiosss and DiscuaDe0
9hennselvw 9 u Far l,eyoAd sho
pOweS or Man so Dn

CHICAGO. MAY l3-Ihe woman co.,
gress this morning WAS given up 10
consideration Ut "Women In the trsdss
aud professions" Mira NJ. Louis Then
xs presided "Universal peace betweea
nations occupied the attention Il .
potion u the sssemblsge in the hall of
Columbus. Minnie ID. Lewis presiding.
The Rev. Amanda Dsyo. Of Pennsyisa-
mia. read . paper upon "Womsns war
FOR peace" Religious matters In general
we're discussed Ut the convention in hall
No. 4
The Rev. Ida G. Huitin. Moline. pro-
sided over the combined congress 1t
tho National Alliance of unitarian and
other liberal christian women. the Wo-
mems Western Unitarian conference
and the Womens Unitarian conference
Of the Pacific coast.
W. G. r. 4. Discussion.
In the conference Of the non par tisap
National w. &. L. u. the principal ad-
dresses were delivered by Mrs. j. Ellen
Foster. Mrs. Florence r.. Porter al
Maine and Mrs. Davidson Of Ohio. The
department u the National Woman's
Relief society was presided over by Nine.
lima ID. ii. Young. Half a dozen papers
were presented on subjects varying
from Tho pioneer woman OF Utah." to
"Amusements at Emily Dyas." Mrs l..
Stevenson. wife Of Vice President
Stevenson. presided oyer the congress
Of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution" Papers on number IL
patriotic subjects were presented. The
International Council OF Women held
an executive session which occupied the
entire morning.
The Female Explorer
Every hall was crowded at The even
ing session. In the hall u Columbus
Mrs. NJ. French Sheldon read long but
interesting paper ON Woman AS an
Explorer. Sarah Il. Cooper and Sarah
l.. Oberholtz Of Pennsylvania were the
speakers in Wellington hall. their re-
spective subjects being The Kinder
and The Popular Education Of Econ
omy."
Francis Stewart Mosher presided over
the report congress- in hall q. Reports
were read from the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society 81 the methodist
episcopal church by Mrs +. T. Crandall
Of Illinois; National Free Baptist Wo-
mans Missionary society by Frances
Stewart Mosher Of Michigan; Woman's
Missionary society Of the evangelical
association by Mrs. r.. krccker Of Penn
sylvania; international Order az Kings
Daughters and Sons 10y Mary Lowe
Dickinson Of New York
The National Alliance q! Unitarian
Women. in hall ,, was presided over by
Mrs Baird Dix. Papers were read on
"Woman's Religion 10y Mrs " IL.
Davis 81 New York. and Religion az
Woman's Religion" by Mrs ). ii. Davis,
New York, and Religion Of the Tween
tieth Century" 10y Mrs George G..
Leonard Of st. Lonis. Addresses were
made by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe ~
Boston, Mrs. Celia Woollcy Parker.
Chicago. and the Rev. Mary \. Stafford,
Sioux City.
In hall papers were read before
the Non partisan National Woman's
Christian Temperance union ON .Scien-
tiiic Study for Temperance Work." by
Mrs 4. ID. Davidson 81 Oberlin. Ohio.
and Woman as Law giver." 10y Mrs.
Mary j. Aldrich Of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.
The international council of women
met in hall II. where addresses were
read on the value 81 the international
idea by kirstine Fre,leriksen. Denmark;
Isabel Bogelot, France; Calihrore Par
rem. Greece; and May Wright SewaIl.
America.
Women's Trades unions met in hall NJ
where papers were read on Women 4
Trades Unions in the American Fedora
ton OF Labor" by Mary Kenny. organ
izcr IL the American Federation 81
Labor.
In hall % the Association IL Col.
legiate Alumnac assembled An adj
dress 81 greeting on The History. Aims
and Methods " the Association" was
delivered by Miss Marion Talbot
Papers were read on yellow
ships, Account Of the Work al
the Committee on Fellowships
With Letters From the Association.
by Mrs. Bessie Bradwcll Helmcr. lie
ports from the committee on the endow
.. mcnt 81 colleges was read by Miss a la
". Foster; education progress by Mrs
Martha Foote Crow. \ partial report
81 the committee on The Wage CUES
ton" prepared by Miss Eleanor Lord
report ~ the committee On the Stud,
81 the Development Of Children pre-
pared 10y Mrs. Annie Howe Burns. wa,
read by Mrs Whitney Chaplin. Many
other addresses were made.