New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-22

be employed for the medical examination ana
treatment of girls in reform schools Masculine
and feminine traits should also she said De "n'tso
In charitable works and she maintained tnat
the prevailing standards OF temperance and charity
would be raised except by the free ana COM
bined intelligence Of men and women.
The discussion OF the topic was participated IN oy
Fannie Barrier Williams. prominent coored
of Chicago. who said that she was sunering
from such great emotion because Of the death OK
Frederick Douglass that she could hardly SPEAK
Mrs II. Solomon of Chicago. read the paper pre-
pared by Henrietta c. Frank OF Illinois, and Mrs.
f. g. Wells. Of Utah. read the paper prepared BY
Mrs Zina d. II. Young. OF Salt Lake City. In all
these papers the ground was taken that men ano
women should work together in all correctional
work and this sentiment met with hearty applause
whenever 1t mentioned. Some OF the papers,
while agreeing to the sentiment that met with ap-
probation held that for some branches OF correc-
tlonal work women were better fitted than mem
When Mrs Williams had concluded her paper.
President Sewall made reference TO the death OF
Frederick Douglass She sure she said. that
every heart had responded the cadence Of sadness
In the voice OF Mrs Williams. She then paid Q
tribute the latter making reference to the recent
agitation about the admission OF Mrs. Williams 70
the Woman's Club Of Chicago because she was
coiored woman. This brought Mrs. solomon. MEM
Der Of the Woman's Cub. TO her feet with defence
OF that organization tho members Of which she said
had been sorry that the feelings of Mrs. Williams
had been cruelty hurt. Great injustice. she as
serted had been done the club in newspaper pub
LEGATIONS OF the affair.
Mrs Ellen c. Johnson, CT Massachusetts. read q
paper on "Women's Work in Managing Pubic In
stltutions" Of which she we'll qualified to
sneak as she is marion in a woman's reforma tory
She told of the happiness given TO female prisoners
by the receipt OF flowers and OF many touching
little incidents in connection with their distribution
Domestic an.ma.s had also soothing effect on
women convicts Mrs. Johnson said and she received
them who from being Almost unmanageabe. had
come to learn geneness through the care OF tnor-
oughbred horse. ,
An open discussion by members Of the council fol-
lowed this paper and on its conclusion recess waS
taken.
The programme for the evening session was, as
usual divided into two parts the National Woman's
the platform the earlier part OF the evening. Dr.
Jones Utah opened the session with prayer after
the Mormon method He was followed by the read.
Ing OF papers. follows: "Heredity and Progrss-
Sixth sense" by Sarah VI Kimball, of Utah. Forty
Years In the Valley OF the Great Salt Lake, MrS
Emmeline b. Wells. Utah
discussion on Industrial schools for girls was
then entered on. and Mrs Bliss. of Michigan. gave
some interesting information 10 the girls ~
formatory at Adrian Mich. The presentation Of .
paper by Margaret Ray Wickens. OF Kansas. en-:
titled THE New Thought the True Thought Of
Philanthropy" ended the session.
At the conclusion of the session special meeting
pose taking action regarding the death OF Fred
erick Douglass. the outcome Of which was the APP
pontment OF committee TO draf, appropriate reso-
lutions.