The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-10-04

The next act in the patriotic drama viii be
at Washington, ID. c., in February next, at the
Trienuial Meeting of the National CouncE OF
Women, Mrs. May Wr.>5t Sewall, President,
beginning about the middle of the month and
lasting two weeks The Triennial will be con-
6asaed like the Worlds Congress of Renre-
sentative Women at the Worlds Fair, and the
leading women of the United States, with fra
ternal delegates from France, Switzerland
Belgium, Germany aud Canada, will Dsrtici-
sste.
There will be u day sessions, and uns of
these has been set aside to Teaching Patriotism
in the Schools, under the auspices of the Stand
ing Committee of the National Council, as fol-
lows: Kate Brownlee Sherwood, nnIO; 1sa-
bella Charles Davis. New York; FRANCES h.
Willard. Illinois; Eliza ID. Keith. California (;
Caroline E. Merrick, Louisiana; Mary Desha
Washington, d. G.
Preninent women of the Woman's Relief
Corps, and of the other National associations
of women, will be among the speakers. In
addition to this special evening program
will be prepared and presented by the Woman's
Relief Corps, in which patriotic teaching will
have part.
The official representatives of the W re. to
the National Council of Women as follows:
Emma r. Wallace, National President; Kate
Brownlee Sherwood, Delegate; Sarah {. Mink,
Margaret Ray Wickens Louise Barnum Rob
bins, Patrons. May Wright Sewaii, President,
is also member OF the WIKI.
1t is to be hoped that other patriotic men,
beers of the W.RC. may become Patrons III ac-
cordance with the recommendations il the re-
port which follows:
DELEGATES REPORT.
OFFICE OF THE DELEGATE TO THE Ma
TIoNAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF THE
UNITED STATES,
CANTON, o., Aug. 1, 1894.
SARAH E. PHILLIPS National Secretary.
DEAR MADAM: l have the honor to submit
my report as delegate from the Womau's Relief
Corps to the National Council OF Women of the
United States
May and 6, 1894, had the pleasure of
meeting the National President in Phiadel-
pbia at meeting of the Executive Committee
OF the Woman's National Council, 10 consider
reports of standing committees as well as Of
the Worlds Congress of Representative Women
conducted at the Celamb:an exposition under
the auspices of the eouncII anu TO arrange
program for the 1rieunial Council, to be held
st Washington in February, 1895
We were warmly welcomed by the officers of
the National Council, aud were rejoiced to
meet in fraternsl utilization the representatives
of the l6 other National associations coming
together.
Next to the Woman's Christian Temperance
Unisa, with IFS $50, 600 members, the Woman's
Relief Corps took rank, numerically; while
from the statements Of work performed made
st a conference session by the varied delega-
tions We realized with pardonable pride that
the Relief Corps in character aud Importance
stood second to none.
The II MISUNDERSTANDING charitable,
educational, industrial religious. and patriotic
aggregate 3 membership of over 200 600; a
vast power for good thus afiilsted together.
Our National President, Mrs. Sarah {. Mink
made an able exposition of the general aims
and objects of the Momsn's Relief Corps and
its relations to the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie; and your delegate dwelt more particularly
upon the great work of patriotic teaching in
the public schools.