The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-20
She lmagines Herself Slighted. Charges Mrs.
Sewall with Refusing 10 Let Her Speak, and
Secures an Apology from Mrs. Henrotin.
Row in the Sorosis Club Over the Black
balling of Several Candidates.
Some of the Members Hurl Their designations
tree and Other Women We're Rejected.
MRS. COUGAR ON THE wARPATH.

CHICAGO. May ia row anon the suf-
fragists of the Woman's Congress took
place this morning and the Indiana public
which is acquainted with Mrs. Helen
Cougars aggressive methods will not be
surprised to hear that she was instiRator
and leading participant Mrs. Cougar is
professional agItatOr. and when she is
temporarily without great moral cause to
labor for she delights to sgitate her fellow.
woman. Her name does not appear on the
weeks programme of the Wom-
ans Congress. but she has at
tended the meetings and has quietly
worked up sentiment in her behalf among
her friends over the slight that to-day re-
suited In an explosion. The Information
was brought to her that Mrs. May Wright
Sewall had added insult to the original in
jury by issuing an order to the chairmen of
the several committees that Mrs. Cougar
was not to be permitted to speak in any
room. Up to this time she had professed
to believe that the general committee was
responsible for ignoring her, but Mrs.
Sewalps name started her on the warpath.
After investigation she found. as she says
that Mrs. Sewell, who Is chairman of the
committee on arrangements, had issued the
order.
May Wright Sewall and J." she con-
tinued. ARE bitter personal enemies. and
have been for some time. The trouble
arose over prohibition work In Indiana
When heard that the order had gone
forth did not think of Mrs. Sewall In con-
nection with it, but did not believe that
On nf xvn Go
such thing After Mrs. Avery had told
me the order had gone out. looked after
the matter further, and l found
that Mrs. Sewall was response
BILE for it, When learned this
l talked the matter over with some of
my friends, and they agreed that it was an
injustice but were unwilling to blame the
committee This morning Mrs. Dem0rest
of New York, representing me. laid the
matter before President Bonney in his
private Office. He called in Mrs. Henrotin,
vice president of the association. Mrs. Av-
cry the secretary, and Mrs. Sewall. Mrs.
Sewall had little to say, and Mrs. Avery
apologlZed for giving ME misinformation.
They agreed that the committee had done
nothing of the kind, and was urged TO
stay aud address the meetings Ii is true
my name does not appear on the pro-
gramme but / was not displeRsed at that.
am greatly interested In the conference.
interested in the congress that meets here
in August and am very sure that the Ia
dies, with tho exception of Mrs. Sewall, ore
all on very friendly terms with me-"
President Bonney had hard time trying
to pacify the women. but he finally sue
ceeded. On behalf OF the auxiliary, re-
sponsibility for the order was fatty de-
MED, and cordial invitation to participate
In the conference was extended to Mrs.
Cougar. Mrs. Henrotin went back to her
private Office. and wrote q letter of ex-
Ulanation and an apology. with which Mrs.
Cougar efterward expressed herself per-
fectly satisfied.
IL don't want to pose as q disturber,"
said she, but had to do something to pro-
tect myself. The committee and / are in
perfect accord, and the affair would not
have occurred. had il not been for the spite
work of Mrs Sewall."
The row was the feature of the day, and
through il Mrs. Cougar attained the n0to-
riety she sought The unfriendly feeling
between her and Mrs. Sewall grew ont of
the capture of the Suffrage Association of
Indiana by the former. She wished it to
become an annex to the w. G. Il. L.. and
Mrs Sewall desired TO have it entirely sep
arate from that organization and Its cause.
women Kissed by Old Spl.
CHICAGO. May 19.-The attendance at the
Woman's Congress. to-day exceeded that of
any previous day. Every hall was filled,
tions were held the crowds that sought ad-
mission would have filled q space as large
as that allotted TO them. To-day was the
last day of the department and special con-
Gresses; tomorrow will be devoted to
sessions of the general congress only.
Day by day the type of women
at the congress has grown closer to the av.
erage of good society in a lar &c city. To-
day there were present as many young as
elderly women. The gowns were gay In
color and modest in cut. and altogether the
audience in the different halls could not be
distinguished from the average assemblage
of women at a tbeater or church. There
was one drawback, The sun beat down
through the glass roof. and ell sorts of
schemes were tried TO evade the ardent
gaze of old Sol, who seemed determined TO
kiss those ladies. whether they wished IL
or not. The delegates finally raised um-
brellas and paras0ls wholesale.
Pm sure we Will all have TO go to
hospital 70 have our faces treated" said
Mrs. Sew8ll, president OF the National
Council of Women. They were reformers.
politicians. great leaders. but they werc
was not TO be enuured even for the sake of
the ballot. pretty child. the daughter of
Rachel Foster Avery. was lifted TO the
table by Mrs. Sewall. who said: This is
national Council"
The hall devoted to the meeting of the
National Society of the Daughters of the
Revolution was crowded with delegates.
lntermiXed with the curious ones W no came
to SEQ Letitia Green Stevenson. the
Presdent-generel and wife of the Vice
President of the United States. Mrs.
Stevenson wore handsome costume of
brown. and made some interesting remarks
that met with great applause. Another
particularly large audience was that in
which Mrs. NJ. French sheldon, the ex-
plorer, delivered an address.
Household economy. the trades and pro-
fessions underlying the home. women IN
missions. in temperance. IN church work,
in cid and relief work and in trades unions
were come of the principal topics discussed
in the many sections of the congress. Be-
sides the meetings where papers on these
subjects were read and discussed there
were department congresses by several or
ganizatious.
Mrs. Alice May Scudder. in talking about
the work of Christian EndeavOr societies,
said womans highest attainment Is no
longer considered to be the arrangement
OF tableaux OF ice-cream festivals but she
was expected TO exert powerful religious
influence.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster addressed q large
meeting. under the auspices of the Nom
partisan w. &. L. u. Oh The Relation of
Immigration TO the Temperance Question:
Lille Alice Toomx. of California read .