St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-20
FILLED EVERY HALL.
Lovely Woman Making the Most
of Her Congress.

of Her Congress.
CHICAGO, May 19.-The attendance
at the Woman's congress today ex-
ceeded that of any previous day of the
congress. Every hall was filled. and in
those where the principal conventions
were held the crowds that sought ad-
mission would have filled space thrice
as large as that allotted to them. The
hall devoted to the meeting of the
National Society of the Daughters
of the Revolution was crowded
with delegates, intermiXed with the
curious ones who came to see Letitia
Green Stevenson, the president-general
and wife of the vice president of the
United States. Mrs. Stevenson wore a
handsome costume of brown, and made
some interesting remarks that met with
great applause. Another particularly
large audience was that 10 which Mrs.
NJ. French Sheldon, the explorer, de-
livered an address. Household econ
omy; the trades and professions
underlying the home; women i'll mis-
sions. in temperance, in church work,
in aid and relief work, and in trades
unions were some of the principal
topics discussed in the many sections of
the congress. Beside the meetings
where the papers on these subjects
were read and discussed by dis
tinguished men and women, there were
department congresses by several or
CARNATIONS. Mrs. Alice May Scudder,
in talking about the work of the Chris
tian Endeayor societies, said wOman's
highest attainment is no longer cOnsid-
cred to be the arrangement of tab
Ieaux or ice cream festivals. but she
was expected to exert powerful relig-
ious influence.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster addressed large
meeting under the auspices Of the Nom
Partisan w. c. T. U. on The Relation
of immigration to the Temperance
fOrnia, read paper in the general con-
gress on 1.-The Organized Work of
Catholics" The National Alliance
of Unitarian and other liberal
Christian women. the Western Unitarian
conference and members of the WOm-
ans Unitarian conference of the Pacific
coast, met in union meeting. There
was large attendance. Rev. Ida G.
Hultin presided The chief addresses
were by Mrs. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, of
Chicago; Julia Ward Howe. Mrs. John
C.Leonard. st, Louis; Mrs. B. Ward Dix,
Mrs. r. HDavis, of NewYork Mrs. Kate
Upper Galpin, of California. and Mrs.
G. p. Wooley, Of Chicago. President
Hultin aroused the greatest applause,
urging her woman hearers to 60 en-
masse to the worlds fair on Sundays
for principles sake.
Helen Ekin Starrett. Laura 5. Wilkin-
son and Jane Adams were the principal
speakers in the Columbian Household
Economic associations department con-
gress. The Association Of Collegiate
Alumna, the National Woman Physi-
clans association and the Woman's
Relief society also held interesting SEES
sions. Mary e. Kenny, Florence Kelley
and Susan B. Anthony were notably
prominent In the discussion of women's
trade unions, which was a feature of
the congress tonight.
1t was late this evening when the
members of the international council
settled the cause of their differences,
the distribution of Offices to the various
countries. 1t was decided that En-
gland should have the presi-
dency, America the vice presidency,
France one secretary and England
one, and the treasurership should
go to Finland. 1t did not take long to
elect the following officers: Lady Alb
erdeen, president; May Wright Sewall,
vice president; Nine. Maria Martin, re-
cording secretary; Eva McLarsn, Eu-
gland, corresponding secretary; Bar
oness Alexandria Gripenberg, Finland,
treasurer.