Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-20
RULE OF THB WOMEN.
Their Congress Begins at Tho
Worlds Fair.
Brilliant Gathering ofths Fair SeIFrou
Ev ~ Section Of the World.

Over twelve months Of infinite labor, In
vol ing correspondence wi every portion
o the civil d globe, culm natsd in one OF
he most Truly representative and bri ant
gather ngs of women that had eve; assem-
ed.
The see 9 was the hal. OF the Colun bus,
in ths new Art Inst tute, on the AXE front,
now occupied for the first time, and the
event, the cps. 1 of the World Women
Congress, the first OF series # Worlds
Far Congresses, that wi IL onstan ly succeed
each other, week ter week, until the end
Of October. Nea ly eve ty ga .jz ti)rs
imposed xclusively of women, together
with many hundreds Of SO ieties a. associ-
atiors, are r. presente IN the congress and
tle oil Of those that sill "a ticlpate consists
Of s 600.
There will be as many as twenty o t.ese
congresses In each oay, in addition to the
meeting in the halls of Columbus and
Was ington, which have a seat ng capacity
Of 8, 900 each, and every subject o 1 t rest to
the sex, rom re iH n t m rage prospects,
10 to be deliberately iscus ed. The dele ates
we're prompt il getting to the Art Palace
proper in ulge II an inpr mtI ception,
CHI 8 noted for its la OF re- oDy.
1he representa- yes from Russia were l. tro
duced, So tn Amer.c MS fraterize tn
F.encn sisters, STIR in theat zeal wcr <
changed C Influences with the women who
ha, made tn ir lark In the pulpit, and tine
leaders o the tw rivl Won ems Oh istian
Temperance I'm oas exchanged 90 Lpli
ments.
Prior to the opening Of the G ngre .
proper, there were brief ceremonies und
the spices of the Con So Auxil ry, the
or aniz ito resp nsi lie or the g the ing.
The Congress- proper assembled hort y
after ele en- O'Clock, WITH an ad ress W /
come by Mrs harles Hen otin, ce-presi-
dent of the Woman Branch OF the AuAii-
larry.
Mrs. Henrotin's hearty and cordial address
of welcome was followed by an address on
the Worlds Fair Congress of Representative
Women by Mrs. May Wright Sewell, OF In
dianapolis, who outlined the objects OF the
congress, and alluded to the subject that
will be presented in tho various convention
halls.
An address Of length was delivered by
President Charl G. Booney, of the Worlds
Congress Auxiliary. He paid a tribute to the
late Secretary BlAine for the earnest and
untiring corporation which he had gwen
both personally and through the State De-
Cardinal Manning, Lord Tennyson and John
G. Whittier, all Of whom had furnished their
cooperation, but had passed away before
their promise could be fulfilled.
number of foreign representatives were
then introduced and responded on behalf Of
their respective countries. Most of the rep
resentatives spoke in the language OF their
own country. Marie Stromberg responded
for Russia; Sig. Mugnussen for Iceland
Nine. Queseda, for South America /; Isabelle
Bogelot, Ernest Urban and Cecille Ranoz,
for France Jane Golden Unwin. Florence
Fenwick Miller, Marie Fisher, Lotte and
Laura Ormis.on Chante. for England; Mrs.
Elizabeth Tilley, Mrs. DR.. Todd, Mrs. John
Harvic and DR.. Emily Howard Stone, OF
Canada. In the afternoon there was public
reception to the women OF all nations in the
same hall, and the welcome exercises were
continued, and the delegates from Germany,
Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland,
Australia. Finlani, Greece. Spain, Bohemia
and Scotland were presented