Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-25
ALIVE AND GROWING.
National Council Of Women Of The
United States.


the NnLlIunl NOuuNA CT W"tH'" 80
resulted I'm the council putting Itself
upon record more strongly than over
upon the moral questions Of The day.
and undertaking another general line
Of work.
The meeting (bolug an executive
one, II was open to bat email number
Of persons) was well attended by repre-
sentauves Of the majority u the seven
teen organizations which form the
council, the aggregate membership Of
which is now about 100000,
The following resolutions VIII give
briefly the WORK done:
A PRIZE FoR 4 DREs5 DESIGN.
II was suggested that, % help TO.
ward the emancipation VI women
from irrational dress, the executive
board Of the council oder n prize tor %
design fora Students dress, one sult.
able and easily adjusted tot college
Work and exercise, that would also be-
adapted 10 tho requirements Of business
women.
The requirements for such drtfs
should, 10 tho opinion oi the commit
tee, be- as follows.
ono interference with the fee aud
natural action Of the organs aud limts
Of the body, no contradiction % The
natural womauly outline; simplicity
OF construction nud ease Of adjustment
20 the vearerand adaptation TO a vatie.
" Of materials and TO change Of tenn
IefatuTc.'
PATRIOTIC INSTRUCTION FAVORED.
"Whcreas, There is a manifest need
fIr Instruction In constitutional gov
Vrnmrnt in our public schools aud Uf q
more direct method " culiivntlng O
broader spirit Of nationality among the
children OF tho country, based up0u
tho Declaration OF Independence aud
the principles Of universal liberty and
equal rights 20 all inouicattd ihcrslui
II IL therefore
"R-s0lv,d, That the National
Council Of Women approve OF tue great
movement % teach patriotism in the
schools Of tho Unitoi States, aud Of
placing IL nag on every tohoolhousu
and 10 every sohoolroom Ia tho land,
AMI that committee on patriotic
teaching be added 90 the liat u staui-
lux commi tirUs Of tho council"
hANFNANH ANANNiANA ANHNAANNNh
Resolved, by the executive board OF
the National Council Of Women OF tho
United States, that, o. divorce Is =
measure equally concerning both sCZts,
We hold it Just that all commlssiJ ni
created 10 deal with iiv0tca should be-
representative Of both. To this end We,
au organization Of national orghnIzi-
lions comprising about 1000 repre-.
tentative women, request " tue aI-
Ioiutiug power In each state, whether
iubernat0rlal OF legislative, that all
tuch commissions hereafter 10 be- APP
pointed shall be comprised Of both men
and women IN equal numbers.
"rhat We ask tho National Divorce
Reform League 10 take no steps To-
ward altering existing laws without
comforting with tho National Council
OF Women OF the United States
through its standing committee on ~.
yorce reform.
"rhat wo instruct our committee on
divorce reform 10 ask for a hearing be-.
fore the Divorce Reform League At ~
next meeting In order 70 provide for
cooperation between men uud women
Ia regard 10 this measure, which equal.
~ cleCia both.
"rhat the fist step toward the eleva.
tion OF the .amo IN TO put man and
woman ~ homo.makoa In position OF
legal equality.
"Ihat letter be sent 10 tho g0vJIao '
OF each slate and territory, asking u.u
u call the attention Of tho legislature
10 the situation concerning divorce
laws requesting the appointment OF q
commission 20 consider the matter, 90
consist equally OF men and women"
an EQUAL BrAEuAUD oF MORALITY.
Il was resolved 10 suud a vote Of
thanks 10 Judge Wilson, Of Washing
ton, Tor bis Alb advocacy VI the rights
Of women, uuuUr the law, Get forth iu
hla fecens plea Ia the Bfcckinudgc
trial.
A resolution was also aIop,ed 10 the
effect that II was the feeling OF the
council that there should be the came
standard VI moral purity Tor mon Aud
women, ant that, Tor any lapse FROM
this standard, the same condemnation
snOul be- visited upon both sexes.
Thu two closing sessions were de.
voted entirely 20 the consideration Of
tue program " the approaching public
session Of tue council, which will 90.
cupy nearly three weeks In February,
laDoi II viii be- held la, according i1
lis constitution, all ia public Meeting
must be held az the nations capital.
IL was decided 10 invite iratuFnal
delegate, VINO viii he asked to.pTtseu.
reports, from tho National Cuuuclla W.
Women already Ia existence iu france.
Belgium, Germany aud Canada. The
officers o, the international Council uf
Women, OF which the Countess %.
Aberdeen IL the President, arc also
Invited o. be present.
a resolution was passed by which
Local Councils Of Women formed uf
city 0rEauizatioua) asking Tor uprr.
tuutalun Ia the national council De-.
iuto the opening OF the public meet.
Ing In 1885, shall be allowed such
representation; the exact tufms
arc 10 be- decided upon by CORES.
ppudonca OF the general uulturs o..
the n. q, W. with tine urrsliruts nj De-
members. Local councils have been