The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-05-25
WOMEN'S CONGRESS.
Their Meeting Opens the Great
Worlds Fair Series
Representative Women from All Lands
Participate in Discussions on Topics
Of Vital Interest to Mankind
In General
THE WOMEN TALK.

IN G00ef8L
THE WOMEN TALK
CHICAGO, May 17.-For the morning
of the second day session of the Wom-
ans congress seven meetings were an
nounced for as many different halls in
the new Memorial Art palace For the
first time in the worlds history women
of all nations had gathered to debate
and listen to discussions on topics of
vital interest to mankind. In the diff
ferent halls subjects ranging from dress
reform to social evolution were dis.
cussed and each debate had it's quota of
devotees, challenging the Importance of
other proceedings. All Of the meetings
were attended by crowds of interested
hearers.
THIRD DAY.
CHICAGO, May Yesterday was the
third day of the women's congress and
it was devoted to representatives of for
eign nations and women from Spain.
Greece, France, Switzerland, Peru and
Russia told of the efforts made in those
countries to obtain the emancipation of
posed on her by the laws of the eight
zenith century.
Besides the general congress-held in
two divisions-there were four depart
ment congresses in session, National
Christian League for the Promotion Of
Social Purity, Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, International Kinder
garten Union and National Association
of Loyal Women of American Liberty.
At all these sessions the audiences were
large and enthusiastic.
THE FOURTH DAY.
CHICAGO, May 19.-Each day adds in
terest to the proceedings of the wom-
ems congress and brings a large in
crease in the attendance. During the
morning not less than nine different
halls in the Art palace were occupied
by sessions of the various departments
of the convocation, and each room was
filled with women interested in the
work.
The cause of woman's enfranchise-
ment was advocated at the afternoon
session in Washington hall by Susan B.
Hooker Mary Frost Ormsby, Ida Har-
per and Rev. Anna Howard Shaw.
In the evening in hall 3 Mrs. Carrie
Lane Chapman read paper written by
Eliza beth Cady Stanton on 1.-THE Eth
les of Suffrage" Mrs. Florence Fen
wick Miller, of England, spoke on
''Wives and Mothers; Their Civil Du-
ties" Mrs. Laura NJ. Jones, of Kansas,
and Mrs. Clara Derrick Colby. of Ne
braska, read interesting papers.
A conference Of religion, at which
several women who are regularly
ordained ministers made addresses, oc-
cupied Washington hall in the evening.
FIFTH DAY.
CHICAGO, May 20 Household econo-
my; the trades and professions underly-
ing the home; women in missions,
in temperance, in church work,
in aid and relief work aud in
trades unions, were some of the
principal topics discussed in the
morning sessions of the woman's
congress! BESIDES the meetings where
papers on these subjects were read by
distinguished women there were de-
partmeut congresses by several organ
izations. The national society of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution held an interesting meet
ing at which Mrs. H. M. Shepard,
of Chicago, delivered an address
of welcome The International Coun-
il IF Women held a business ses-
sion. The National Woman's Relief So
ciety listened to papers describing wom-
ans work at the present time and to
"reminiscences of the early days of the
west.
at the afternoon session of the Inter-
national Council of Women officers were
elected, Countess Aberdeen, of Scot
land, being chosen president: vice pres
ident for the United States, Mrs. Nav
Wright Sewall; recording secretary,
Nine. Maria Martin, of France; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. Eva McLaven,
of England; treasurer, Baroness Alex
andra Gripenberg, of Finland
Under the auspices of the committe
on civil law and government a large
meeting was held in the hall of Wash
ington in the afternoon. Addresses
were made by Mrs Mary E. Holmes,
president of the Illinois Equal Suffrage
association; Mary A. Ahrens, Chicago
attorney; Mrs. Clara Hoffman, presi-
dent of the Missouri w. c. T. u, and
Mrs. Lille Deveraux Blake.
In the various other halls of the
building interesting evening pro-
grammes were conducted. chief among
which was that of the national society
of the Daughters of the American Rev
olution and woman's trades unions
Condemn Lynching.
COLUMBIA, S. c.. May 19.-Repre-
sentative negroes from every county in