New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02
VONEN'S SESSIONS CLOSING
LAST DAY But ONE OF THE NATIONAL
COUNCIL. MEETING.
Addresses by MISS ANTHONY MRS. GRANNls
AND MANY OTHERS VARIOUS PHASES

,nnprasrs ny MISS ANTHONY. MRS GRANNTs
AND MANY OTHERS VARIOUS PHASES
OF REFORM DISCUSSED
v.,sbirg.on March THE las; day except one OF
the trlenniaI Of the National Council OF Women
on.n.d this morning with ihe presentation OF a
memorial by the American Proportional Represen-
,atIon Iea yue submitting resolutions in FAVOR OF
proportional repre sentation.
"Is Physical Force the Basis OF Government was
the first topic FOR consideration by the Council The
Roy Ila G. Hutin OF Illinois made one Of her
most forcsfu addresses.
Mrs Lille Devtreaux Blake. OF N~w-fork was
down the programme 10 open the DEBATE on 'h'
subject but sh. not present, ana MIS- FRANCIS
r. W Harper OF Pennsylvania coiored "om'i'
took her place. She ri1culed those people VINO
cried negro supremacy and mentioned the reiusal
OF some OF her race In Chicago recently TO sing MY
Country IT'S OF Thee Sweet Land OF Liberty. Il DO
not agree with them In the reasons for that refusal
said Mrs Harper your people people:
your God M God" loud applause)
AT this uont the pleasanest incident Of the morn
ing occurred when Mrs Harriet TAYLOR Upton, OF
ohlo chairman Of the Press Committee was called
10 the platform by President Sewall. and thanked
FOR her services in assisting The press IN ietuhs
the country know what the Council was doing.
After Miss Clara Barton had been presented 10
the audience to speak few words, and had re-
ccived the greeting which IS always accorded TO her
ON public occasions the discussion of the subject
of the morning was resumed. and bfrf remarks
made by Mrs Dietrich. OF Springfield, Mass. and
Miss Blackwell. a daughter Of Lucy Stone.
The afternoon session devoted TO explena-
lions OF the scope OF the work or the l niNerSal
Peace Union by Mrs Hannah j. Bailey OF Maine;
OF the National Association OF Women Stenogra-
piers by Miss Meta G. Mclaughlin. OF Illinois; OF
the National Christian League for the Promotion OF
Social Purity. BY Mrs. Elizabeth Is. Grannis OF
New-York. and OF the National American Woman
Suffrage Association. by Miss Susan b. Anthony Of
New-YOrk.
The Jas, session but OF the Council was char
acterized this evening by a large attendance OF
women assembled 10 hear discussions on the sub
jects Of Moral Reform and Government Re
form"
There eleven speakers. and OF these four
from New-York. Representative Pckler. or
South Dakota. made an earnest address favorins
suffrage for women
The first speaker was ca 7one B. Buell.. OF Con
necticut. who emphatic I'm her demand for an
equal moral standard"
The Eject OF Double Moral Standard upon
Modern Life the theme chosen by Isabella
Charles Davis OF New York. and she explained that
In the future there would be- but moral standard
for man and woman.
Virginia r. Smith. OF Connecticut. favored n
scheme for providing homes AMI proper training for
unfortunate children
Il. Marguerite Iinley Of New-York. read paper
entitled Physical Health II Basis for Purity OF
Morals" At It's conclusion discussion on Govern
ment reform by the National American Woman SUI
frage Association. Susan B Anthony presiding; was
entered upon. The first speaker was Miss Anthony
who told OF "Woman's Work and the Ballot She
said that until women have the right OF suffrage
they VII, continue to rank with thieves and Idiots
so far ~ having haad In government Is concerne l.
Carrie l.. Chapman Gait Of New-iork. had for
her topic The Coming civilization"
Elizabeth Il. Grannis OF New-York spoke on the
Non Application OF Religion to Morals" prefacing
Ter speech with eu.ogy upon the work OF Or
Parkhurst. who she said. has been without doubt
an instrument raised up Of God for the special work
10 which he has been called" Emma A.. Cranmer
OF South Dakota. read paper on The Women OF
the Twentieth Century" Alice stone Blackwell ad-
dressed the convention on The Financial Argu-
mcnt" The purport OF her remarks STOW
that woman, although wife. is entitled 10 a
wage for her services IN the household Annie J..
Digs spoke on "Noman's Part in the Republic
God put men and women in the same world To-
gethcr she said that they conjointiy might " Drk
high and molly outcome here on earth. Had
the God OF the universe Intended that men sho I'D
work alone in a republic lie would probably nave
placed him this earth Il ful.-orbed suftciency
and women would have been placed on some other