St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-16
THE FIRST CONGRESS.
Ladies Begin the First Aux
iliary Convention Of
the Fair.
Women From All Parts of the
World Fill Two
Halls.
Mrs. HenrOtin, the Vice Pres
ident, Delivers the Inau-
gural Address.
Gatekeepers Arrested for At
tempting to Exclude Gov
eminent Officials.

cOlored banners of the nations or the
world this mornings sun streamed
through the windows of Memorial Art
palace on thousands of men and women
gathered to participate in dedicatng
the worlds congress auxiliary of tn
Columbian exposition. The exercises
were held in Columbus hall, one of the
large auditoriums of the art palace.
Long before 10 O'Clock, the hour APP
pointed for the first exercises, the
art palace was we'll filled. AS
the ceremony progressed. The entrance
to the hall became almost impossible
and an overflow meeting was arranged.
Divided into equal portions between
Washington and Columbus halls, the
visitors found little room to spare.
Among the first to arrive in the morn
ing was Secretary Clarence f. Young.
He was soon joined by Charles c. Bon
ney, president of congress auxiliary,
and the two officers spent the hour pre-
ceding the ceremonies III receiving
guests and completing arrangements.
The notables were late in arriving,
and there was consequent delay in
Opening the Congress.
EIt was nearly 1920 when they assem-
bleG and were conducted to Columbus
hall. Seats for the delegations of men
were reserved on the right side of the
speakers desk. Among them were
Chamberlain Z. Gloukhosksy. commits
sioner general of Russia; Carlos r.
Galiardo, president of the Argentine
commission; DIR. Stephen Waitzold,
University of Berlin; DR.. TheadOrOOff,
Russian imperial delegate; Anton Won
Politscenk, Austrian commissioner;
Baron Won Pitchau, Russian imperial
delegate, and Prof David Swing, of
Chicago. Across the platform sat the
women, among whom were Mrs. l..
Wiener, Cape Of Good Hope;
Miss Josephine l.. Depiedge, Chelsea.
England; Mrs. Fenwick Miller and Mrs
Golden, England; Mrs. Mary Mary Nc
Donnell, Canada; Mrs. Margaret E.
Parker. Dundee, Scotland; Madame
Luetchkin, Russia; Mrs. Albert Barker
and Miss Chant, England; Isabel BOge-
lot, France; Calliroie Parren, Greece;
Nico Beck Meyer, Denmark; Countess
Scotland; Meri Toppelius
and Ebba NOrdovlSt, Finland; Annette
Hamminck, Germany. and Mrs. Potter
Palmer, Mrs. Charles Henrotin, and
Mrs. CarSe. of Chicago.
Formally Opened.
The session began when President
Bonney raped for ORDER He called
Prof. Swing to the desk, who invoked a
blessing on congress and those which
will occupy the worlds attention for the
next live months. After the brief in
vocation President Bonney formally
opened the series of congresses with an
ovation. He spoke for half an hour,
giving a history of the movement re-
suiting in call of the gathering of
worlds fair representatives, and out
lined the work before the auxiliary. He
said the age which was daWning upon
us was one OF peace, and it was a fitting
close to the century of the leaders of a
great age should convene for an inter-
change of thought and cementing of
the bonds of friendship.
With the conclusion Of President
BOnney'S address the ceremonies mark
ing the inception of the series of con-
crosses were at an end. They were
brief and simple. yet impressive. 1t
had been the Intention 20 devote Spe-
cial day to the exercises, but time would
not permit. The auxiliary was now in
session. The first congress remained
only to be called. IL was a conference
Of worlds representative women, and it
will be i'll session until May 81. The
branch of the auxiliary has
Mrs. Palmer for its president and Mrs.
Henrotin for vice president. The com
mittee i'll charge OF
The Present Conference
consists of May Wright Sewall. chair
man; Rachel FOstor Avery, secretary,
and Sarah Hackett Stevenson, Julia
holmes Smith, Mrs. John o. Coonley,
Frances E. Willard, Elizabeth BOyntOn
HARRIET and Mrs. William Thayer
Brown. In introducing Mrs. Palmer as
president of the congress, Mr.. Bonney
said it was fitting that the women
should inaugurate these conferences of
progress. In replying, Mrs. Palmer eX-
.ended a welcome on behalf of Chicago
and the worlds fair to the delegates.
She was sure the conference
would result III benefit to man
Kind and form century's crown
ng achievement for the sex.
She retired and introduced Mrs. Charles
denrOtin, who made the inaugural adj
iresS, the theme Of which was that |
what stands in the way of not women,
)ut or the world today, is WOman'S ig- |
torrance OF practical affairs and the fatal |
of leisure classes.
May Wright Sewall was the next |
peaker, aud she hoped the discussions !
md speeches would be widely pub |
ished. Then the Countess of Aberdeen |
vas introduced. Organization, she said, |
lad accomplished much, and
Perhaps the Greatest Danger
Oday was in over-organization. Mrs. |
Albert Barker, OF England, recited !
edna Dean Proctor's ode, "Columbia's |
emblem" and in the cheering that fol-
owed Mrs. Palmer announced an adj
Ournment until the evening session.
While the thrOng in Columbus hall
we're listening to elaborate exercises an
verdoWing audience filled Washington
all. Mrs. Palmer called the overflow
leeting to order and then gave way to
lrS. HenrOtin, who repeated her ad-
ress. Nico Beck Meyer declared the
'omen of Denmark and America were
'orklng for common object; Marie
tromOerg, of Russia, and Annette
aminick SchepeJ, of Germany fol-
lWeQ. Finland was next represented
y Mera Toppelius and Ebba Nordovist.
nne SimSpson. of Breslau, Germany,
resented the compliments of the sea-
N i'll the German tongue. and the over
DIV meeting concluded with addresses
Y Mrs. Sewall and the Countess of
berdeen.
During the afternoon there was held
! informal reception in Columbus hall.
which LOCO women were present.
be first of the womeE's congresses
hich will be held in the Women's
aiding at the fair met in Assembly
Ill this evening. An address was de-
Iered by Jane Mead Welch, of Buffalo.
Y, who took the subject, The
nding OF the New World" At the
Ose of the arranged programme there
as an informal discussion of subjects
tereSting to women.
Evening Session.
At the evening session addresses
ere made by Mrs. Florence Fenwick
iller, of England; Baroness Thor
re, of Sweden; Mrs. GaiIirhoe Parren.