New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-23
WOMEN OBSERVE THE DAY.
PATRIOTISM THE FEATURE IN THE Ma
TIONAL COUNCIL
HALL. AND AUDIENCE BEDECKED WITH THE Ma
TioNAI. CoIoRs-PApERs AND SPEECHES
OF THE SESSION. IIlI.DREN GIVE
THE EALCH SALUTE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

AZ the National capital-a day OF brilliant sun
shine and waving flags all over IN" CITY. nun
d-ed or more were flung to the breeze from M't-
zcrott's Music Hall. whore the National Co"h''l
~ Women is in session The stage was bower OF
flags and roses Every woman on it-anh tn're
were a good many-wore half dozen pdnEeS anu
carried a little flag The audience when "''"'
every seat was gay with the Na'onal co'o'S III
ribbon-knois OF red white and blue, worn ny women
and men the latter awaiting themselves OF 'n'
ho,,do, 20 ,urn on, in large numbers with their
wives and daughters.
In one OF the boxes was party 81 prls"'' ''
teresting women delegates from the National l"aHu"
Of Colored Women. among them Mrs. Harriet h''-
fin of Boston Editor OF The New Fra ME
Frances Harper. OF Philadelphia. a contemporary
of Frederick Douglass and William LLOYD '''r'-
con in the anii-s.avery movement and well-kho"h
writer on the great questions bearing on IN" iu'"',
Of her race Mrs. Fannie Barrier "ii'a'nS' ~
Chicago talented young woman, 81 A'I'''
tive manner whose paper yesterday on Inc '''''
Of Co-opcration Of Men and Women In NJ cor
rectionll Work" is regarded as one o. NE "'''
presented on tina, subject, and which Mrs N"''a"s
read with a charm Of voice and enuncatoA ''''
delighted her audience and Mrs Helen A.'''A' " 80
dent Of the District OF Columbia League OF 'oI''"'
Women the wife Of John r Cook. a m"'rh"' "' I'VE
puh,ic School Board OF Washington for the .as'
,w.ntv-nvc years In the box on the "pp'S'''
eide vas Mrs John W. Foster. the newly el'''''
Reimbursement Of the Daughters Of the Revolution
There was an array Of distinguished ""m'" y"
the platform and some of the abl"st speaker j" '
Council were on the days programme" ~ C'"''
,bore WAS the president Mrs. May Wright S'wa'A
who Ike all the rest. seemed 10 ENJOY "''''""
flags and badges. and who added 'r her usu'' k'"''
mi way OF introducing speakers many hhpPN
touches on the day celebrate MrS. N'',
Erownlee Sherwood. a patron OF the tou"'" '
chairman OF the Committee on Patriotic lhSr",''''
said mat i, was one Of the proudest days % nor
make any woman proud and happy to D" al '''
head Of such a programme. Mrs Sherwood VINO
is the wife 81 cx-Rcprcseniaiive Sh"r"o'' % ''''
IL a woman Of fine presence. "eH-hn'"" W.
and Past National President OF IN" woman A.
uof Corps As A delegate to the Council she rep
resen,s 1900 women. She Is an earnest am '"'""
slastc advocate 81 the nag symbol and the teaching
., ,,,-,osr, I'm tho pubic schools on the plan orE
mated lbs the late Colonel Georg" Hach "u'''o' %
IN. New-York CITY schools which io'in"l '"' "''''
Of her admirable report leading the sp"e'h'~ Oh
,,dov Mrs Sherwood said that TO DAY bet" e. o." =
on and a.otD, children over IN" country hci"ll"S
81. Government Indian schools were giving III"
H,ch salute ~ the haC and that 10 o." near iu''r'
the flag would wave from every schoolhouS" III Inc
land
Mrs Isabella Charles Davis IL a dark. handsome
woman OF wonderfully magnetic presence. she j. "
member OF the Kings Daughter ana SONS o"l ~
.s,.ciali interested in patriotic education To-Day
she held the audience under the spell 81 her "''-
ouence In a speech on Patriotism as hNpi'Hs'' D"
the New-York Free Kindcrgartens Mrs 9nf"h
g. Mink Of Syracuse. Y. tall Hl-'nsu'N"'''
looking woman lsa Patron Of the National council
Mrs Mink was the nrst National Pr"sld'n' OF W.
Woman's Relief Corps to represent that g''"'
orranization In the council Among other SHINING
lights were Mrs Bagry. Mr. solomon MI .,'"'
Rarnum Robbins. 81 Michigan. Miss Eli~" y. N',"
Of California. through who's" EFFORTS Inv P""''
schools Of san Francisco give on" day "a'h month
81,
y stevens OF Maine. lr. Mary .Trrn Oh " AMI
gam Mrs Emeline Is. Wells. Zns Young "n''@ n nna
shaw. Mrs Rachel Foster Avery MI ~ iuf,no,t
Hove Of Maine Mr., MAJ wa paiIo,s" was one Of
the interesting features Of ihis "y.in mn, Vrs
Mrs Ellen : llussry, Mrs. Emma X aIn,' VIZ,
Samuel Heller Of the Distric, Of columbia ana
The nrcttiest part Of the Councils doings follo%el
Mrs Mink eNp PLANTATION Of the Btlch saut"' %n VIII
IL was Illustrated by seventeen nun b'ils r. -, ~
in to the music OF the NE ana drun eofps -, Wv
Ileh school in bright uniforms OF zouavr stl'i
The girls wore knee skirts and blouse WAIST ~ ~ -
Inc COMPANY CARRYING the nag They gay" th" ids
drill and sau," and won't thr rH9 Min a~ght
ana there ii waving Of hags ana h"i'lN"' "''''
About his dine Miss Anthony. who never FOR
gets anything OF anybodr arose arg "sn I,,o,r
why are not the boys ny here too she askru
Then. looking smlngly down INTO thr "i't"' ,h.SS
faces OF the boys. Who smil"d back az h.' ~ u,
would AT an old acquaintance, MISS Anthohy SA,p
Come up TO The platform. boys We want ne ne
SO right pp Ths "hdlr"'c bn 'o mees no
second invitation at once took their places on ''
Zone Flag" was The motto Of the council at ~
morning session. and the Committee on fdir.@ic
Instruction had charge o; the pt'grainm' Ire
committee by Mrs Kate irownlee Sherwopl' ~
Ohio s chairman "pairoiism as an , ~, ,n.,n
SION ana It divided into three parts Mrs Sh,r,,
wool read a paper on patriotism N founding anh
.sirs T.
xpn ,o' and Mrs. F1en S Muqsry Of Washington.
read o paper on what the flag has cost woman The
second general topic. patriotic Teaching "a an
Element IN schooi Government. was also sub,di-
vided and papers were read by Louise a. Robbins.
OF Michigan. on it, effect In forming the character
OF American citizens. and hy Isabella G. Davis; Of
Ncw-York. on It's expression in the New-York free
kindergartcns The most interesting affair Of ne
Salute. atroic drill iITstratrd by seysneen ilr
Ia The discussion patriotism which followed.
Msa,na W'shns'on tea was given by 'ho M"
tea at the house Of Miss Clara Barton 10y the
Members Of the National Association OF Loyal
Women Of American Liberty and the Woman rs
i;cpublic addressed the National Council Of Won
AT the evening session. "Patriotism was IN"
ing papers Ts were read The Degree to Which
Women Are Responsible for Maintaining the SENT
NJ Howe OF Maine: The Degree to Which GOV
ernments Ancient and Moicrn Have Availedi
by Mrs Samuel l.. Beiler. Of the District OF Co
lnmbia: THE story OF the Flag" by Harriet l..
Reed Of Massachusetts: "Revolutionary Types OF
Women OF the Republic" by Mrs Kate Brownlee
sherry God Of OHIO and The Influence OF Patriot
ism pon the Home and the influence of the Home
Training Upon Patriotism" by Mary Lowe Dictin-
son Of New York
Soas recitation by Mrs. Whitonston OF an original
ode 10 Woman was followed by patriotic songs
and music. after which the session adjourned until
10 morrow.
THIS FLAG FLEW OFT OF SIGHT
Early Yesterday John Williams. the janitor Of the
Corn Exchange Bank Building. ~ Beaver and WIZ
ian, cts holsted the banks flag In honor OF
Elm. dav strong wind was blowing and before
80, Inc dag which measured % by 30 foot was