The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-02-20
COUNCIL OF N'0]IEEEy}
The Second Triennial Of the Or
ganization Nov On
DIVIDING TINE, THEY, WITH CONGRESS-
The Most Distinguished Gathering OF Wo-
mon, Famoused in the Different De-
psrtm~nts OF Woman's Work,
In the World.

WASHINGTON, teOruary l1.-Ihe sec
ond triennial of the National Council
of Women of the United States, to give
the full title, is on, and for two weeks
will divide with congress interest in
Washington affairs It is safe to say
that never before was there such an
enthusiastic assemblage Of women as
that at Metzerott Music hall at 10
o'clock yesterday when the formal
opening occurred. When Mrs. Mary
Wright Sewall. Of Indianapolis, the
president of the national council, rap
ped for order from the stage at one end
Of the hall, she looked down upon
representative gathering Of women
from every section of the country and
few from other countries, while the
galleries above were crowded with an
appreciative audience-male and fe-
male-apparently thoroughly In sym
pathy with the objects of the meeting.
The gathering was not only represen-
tative from a geographical standpoint,
but from those of appearance and
sphere. Dress reformers and women
in gowns of the modest sat side by side,
while here and there could be seen
quaint bonnets of the quakeress. Ac-
knowledgel leaders Of society, noble
women in the European meaning OF
the term. and several noted for wealth
in their own right or that OF their hus-
bands. were there on an equal footing
with delegates from the ranks Of those
who work for their daily bread. All
ages were likewise in evidence, varying
from the more than three score and ten
of Miss Susan B. Anthony, president OF
the National Woman's Suffrage associ-
alton. to the nineteen years OF Miss
Augusta Howard, president Of the
Georgia auxiliary Of Miss Anthony's
organization. It was truly national
council Of women.
Conspicuous LadIos Present.
Conspicuous in the gathering, by rea-
son Of their prominence in woman's
work, were the Countess Of Aberdeen,
president of the international Council
OF Women, and best known in America
through her Irisl, exhibit at the Worlds
Fair; Lady Henry Somerset; Miss Fran
els E. Willard, OF Illinois, president OF
the National Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Onion; Mrs. Russell Sage, Of
New York; Mrs Elizabeth B. Grannis,
of New York, president of the National
Christian League for the promotion OF
social purity, who recently attained
some prominence in the metropolis
through following In the footsteps Of
DR.. Parkhurst; Mrs, J. Helen Foster,
of Washington, D. c., president of the
Woman's Republican Association of the
United States; Mrs b. Slocum, of 1lli-
nois, president Of the National Council
of Jewish Women; Mrs. Annie Jenness
Miller, the dress reformer; Mrs. Mary
French Sheldon, of Massachusetts, the
African explorer; DR.. Jennie de LAM.
Lozier, of New York; Mrs. Lille Deve-
reaux Blake, of New York; Rev. Annie
Ford Eastman, of Elu1ira, n. Y; Rev.
Caroline J. Bartlett, of Kalamazoo,
Mich, Mrs Laura Curtis Bullard, of
Brooklyn, who shares with Mrs. Hetty
Green the distinction of being female
millionaire.
Many Fraternal Organizations.
A number of fraternal organizations
not in the council were also represent
ed. These societies numbered twenty
and Included the Women's First Dental
Association of the United States, the
Woman's National Indian Association;
the National Woman's Auxiliary Kee-
ley League; the National League OF
Colored Women; the Legion of Loyal
Women; the Working Woman's Society.
and the International Order Of Kings
Daughters and Sons.
The opening session was merely
formal 1t began with prayer and this
was followed by the introduction of
presidents and delegates Of organiza-
tions forming the national council.
The presentation Of greetings from the
National Council of Women of Canada
and the greetings by fraternal dele
gates from organizations not in the
order came next on the program and
the session concluded with the trien-
nial address of President Mary Wright