The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-28
Special Correspondents. t@ lu,el.l,.,.-.

Special Correspondence Of ne Initlliyene-.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Fob. 23.-The
National Council Of Women Of tho
United staioi |, holdingits second tri.
enn'al session ut Me,zerotts Music Hall
IN this city rhi, hall /, centrally 10.
easod. large and possesses Emo acoustic
qualities, making it very suitable for
tho meetings.
The council 10 composed OF tho woman
c'uns aud sociote, OF ovosy kind and
every purpose formed all over the
Unitod States. Mis-, May Sowall, its
pro'ident, in her opening address, said I:
This council mako, no Distinction.
"BIaek,and white, bond and FREQ, ovcry
religion and opinion will have tho same
respectful hearing and equality IN this
body" Tho Catholic women societies
arc to have one day OF tho two weeks
sittIngoi the council devoted to them.
In tho council all these women,
daughters OF common country, dis.
cuis together each others work, tho
promotion and improvement OF the con.
dition OF their own sex. and OF every
good work 10 beneti, mankind and their
own beloved country.
Sunday, the l7th, the council was
opened bya service at Metzerou hall.
The sermon was by Row. Aunis Ford
Eastman, OF Elmira, n. Y. Her tex.
was from II. Peter /: 5, 8, 7: "And be-
sides this, giving all diligence. add to
your faith, virtue; and to virtue, knowl.
edge; and TO knowledge, Temperance ;
and to temperance, patience; and 10
patience, godliness; and to godlin.is,
bro,herly kindness; and to bro.hcrly
kindness. charity" Mrs. Eas,man's
voice is clear, sweet and melodious. She
gave an interesting address which was
listened to BY large audience filing
tho entire hall. Mr.. aud Mrs. Eastman
were ordained the same day. and &C.
copied the call to the Park Congreya.
tlonal church, Elmira, \. Y. as CO.
pastors. succeeding in this church the
Rev. Thomas Beecher.
REVIEW OF LAST WEEK.
On Monday morning the formal OPEN
ing OF tho council took place. The pros.
ident, Miss May Sevall, presented to the
audience in succession tho chairwoman
Teach OF the clubs present, who eact,
gave 4 five minutes address. telling as
well as this short time would allow the
aims and objects OF the club or society
which they represented. After five
minutes elapsed, asmall bell va, tapped
and even il in the middle OF a sentence,
the speaker gracefully bowed and re,
tired TO givospace aud tiIno to the next.
These speeches Were all interesting
and most OF then delightfully."- given.
Among them il would be difficult to dis
crimina,e, but that OF Mrs. Ida Zureto n
Cole, Of Pennsylvania, chnirwoman oil
the National Woman's Auxiliary Kelley
League, was almost perfect in manner
and matter. Mrs. Coles personality i.
charming. uniting youth and beauty
and showing in her speech possession
OF unusual ora,oricai ability and intel.
lectual strength. She said her society
was only young one, being but a year
and a half old. but in that shor. time i;
had made 10000 homes happy by re-
storing TO them thsIr head freed from
the dreadful habit OF drink.
Alter the delegates had ali been in.
troducad. tho address o; the president
Of the national council. Misi May
Wright SewRll. OF Indiana. was given.
II was very fine, and covered briefly,
but succlnc,ly, the aims and object OF
tho council, and tho history OF its in
cepsion and work from its formation.
THE RECEPTION. 49,
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'ne council '"e o'i'1e'a i'o'ii 10 D
o'clock held Il reception at the Ebbitt
Hou,e, where most OF them ara stop
min, n TIM Jo,o,,,e. and I,dv vi.I,o,,
ThnncH ho,;u, no nsr,o,aI oc,n.;n,
anc. With INV ~ IN, ofTiccr, sIcon,in,
a sbort msa;;nn with Raw Anna 81 ar
a. ono timn . 1,dv f,iend and mv,aJ,
at,onJoJ IN, r.coot;on The I,J;a, va
caiving in Tho hoantiiul na,lo,s If tho
Ebbitt Hama stood in a row n, Mt any
Iad;.,' roc.n,ion AZ homa M;,s MAJ
SowoiI "a nrs,iJant TODD fra, Tho.
ali wore evoning drs,,. Iookiny a, livcIy
and sweet az any ladIe' l have ever had
tno g1ou fortune 70 n in In NO;
md 40 na,asd along the limo Of recaiv.
ing ladies', shaking hands with each, who
in return introduced themselves and
gave US a pleasant word and greeting.
Mi,s Susan B. Anthony was especially
kind end pleasant. l had never had
the pleasure OF meeting hor before and
wa, delighted with her. When sho
heard that we wero from Wcst Virginia
she asked about the advancement and
cau,o Of women In our state. On my
telling her that wo had no woman's