The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-03-06
THEIR LABORS ENDED.
Closing Session Of the Women's
Trienuial Congress.
Two Wesks of Earnest Work on the Part %
the Delegates Officers for the Ensuing
Year Elected-A Wide Range of
Subjects Discussed-A National
Divorce Law Recommended.

week session of the National Council
of Women convened at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning. Mrs. May Wright
Sewall, president of the council, Occur
pied the chair. Equal pay for equal
work was the theme for the morning
session. The first speaker was Josefa
Humpal Zeman, of Chicago, who made a
ten-minute talk on the relation between
the foreign and native elements of our
country.
Harriet A. Shinn, of Illinois, dele
gate of the National Association OF
Woman Stenographers, read the first
paper on the general topic: Woman
as factor in the modern business
world"
WASHINGTON, Feb 27.-The women
of the national council were busy yes
terday behind closed doors in electing
president and other officers and in
settling the most important question
that has been brought before them
that of dividing the council into an up
per and lower house. Officers were
elected as follows: Mary Lowe Dickin-
son, of New York City, president for
the ensuing three years. Rev. Anna
II. Shaw, Philadelphia, vice president;
Louise Barnum Robbins, Michigan, cor
responding secretary; Hannah } Bailey,
Maine, treasurer; Emeline b. Cheney,
Maine, first recording secretary; Helen
Bristol, Quincy ILL.,, second recording
secretary.
WASHINGTON, Feb, %. The National
Council of Women had the largest at
tendance at the morning session yes
tcrday since the triennial began, to
listen to the discussion on Dress. "
WASHINGTON, March 1.-Complaints
against the present system of divorce
laws was the burden of yesterdays
session of the National Council OF Wo-
men. The entire session was devoted
to this theme and number of inter-
esting addresses were delivered before
crowded hall. The discussion was
led by the official report Of the com
mittee on divorce reform, read by
Chairman Rottelle Dictrick, OF Massa-
chusetts. Il embodied responses re-
ceived from a number of state govern
ors, who were asked to call the atten-
tion Of the legislatures to the status Of
the divorce laws and to appoint com
mittee, to consist of an equal number
of men and women, to consider the
matter.
The question, the report said, was
one vitally concerning the happiness
and welfare of 10000, 900 people, of
whom half are of the female sex, and
added: "Women should thoughtfully
consider the significance of the fact
that thirty-one of these masculine
servants of the people made no re-
sponse to this just request of represent
ative women"
WASHINGTON, March 2.--The last day
except one of the triennial of the Ma
tional Council of Women opened yester-
day morning with the presentation of
memorial by the American Proper
tional Representation League by Miss
Carrie Lane Chapman COtt, submitting
resolutions in favor of proportional
representation. "Is Physical Force the
Basis of Government" was the first
topic for consideration by the council,
the paper being read by Rev. Ida c.
Hultin, of Illinois.
The afternoon session was devoted
to explanations of the scope OF the
work of the universal peace union by
Mrs. Hannah ]. Bailey, of Minnesota;
of the National association of woman
stenographers by Miss Netta G. Nc
Laughlin, of Illinois; of the nationa
Christian league for the promotion o.
social purity by Mrs. Elizabeth Il
Grannis, of New York, and OF the ma
tional American woman suffrage associ
alton by Miss Susan b Anthony, O
New York.
WAsHINGToN, March 4--The SECOND
, triennial congress of the national coun
ell of women was closed SATURDAY
night, after two weeks session. A
) the opening of the session, the incom
, ing officers were introduced by Mrs
, Sewall whose farewell address close,
with the presentation of the Counties
ofAberdeen. The recording secretary
Isabella Davis, presented Mrs. Dickin
: son with basket of flowers on behal
of the international order of King
2 Sons and Daughters and then Mrs
r Sewall formally ended the session.
e Nearly the whole of the afternoo
:, session was devoted to discussing resi-
lutions with reference to religion
r Dress reform was not indorsed, br
r commended TO the serious attentio
d of women;" national divorce law II
vored, and the suggestion urged that
}, peace commission be appointed by th
/. United States to confer with other nj
p tions upon the subject of establishin
Il an international court OF arbitration.
It Then the resolutions ON religion can
d up and the discussion grew warm. On
1t resolution voiced protest against Il
Is persecution of any people on accoul
Of religious belief, race or conditio
G. and after long argument this WI
.e finally amended by inserting the wor,
le "or unbelief" Miss Susan b. AnthoI
4. secured radical change in q resolutic
ID submitted by the committee on rul
k, appealing to all ecclesiastical bodies
* make such changes in the marrisI
le laws Us shall recognize the equity
husband and wife.