Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-09-26
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN.

A Series OF Interesting Sessions to Be Held
During the Cotton States and Interna-
tionai Exposition at Atlanta-Ap linz
pOrtant Event.
The Congress of Women. acting
under the auspices of the Board OF
Women Managers OF the Cotton States
and Internatinal Exposition, proposes
to hold series Of meetings represent.
ing the organized work of women
throughout the country. Their con.
crosses, beginning in September and
closing with the closing day of the fair,
December 3lst promise, IL one is to
judge from the announcements, a con-
tinued series Of most interesting SEES
slons, including organized work along
all lines. Most Of the organizations,
like the Daughters of the American
Revolution, General Federation Of
Temperance Union, Kings Daughters,
&c, will hold meetings of from one
to two days in length.
The members Of the National Council
are societies and not individuals. On
account OF the great number of or
ganizations which it includes, and,
therefore, the great number of inter
ests and phases OF work to be presented
in its conferences, the National Coun-
ell Of Women is the only organization
which will occupy an entire week.
They will he in charge Of the officers
of the council, Of which Mrs Mary Lowe
Dickinson is president. Its meetings
will begin on the 7th and continue
during the 18th of October. A por-
tion Of each afternoon will be occupied
with presentations Of the work of the
organization forming the council, which
may be classified under the heads of
education, religion, philanthropy, in
dustry, moral reform, government re-
form, &c. 4
Among the subjects to be discussed
are: 1.-THE Significance of the Red
Cross Movement, by Clara Barton !;
"Tho Education of the Future, - by
Prof. Helen L. Webster of Wellesley
College; Woman's Problems in Prac-
tical Philanthropy" by Margaret Ray
Wickins, superintendent of the Illi-
nois Industrial school for Girls /;
'tWoman's Position in the Industrial
World" by Helena T. Goessman (;
The Influence of the Home and
Foreign Mission Work upon Woman g
Development, by Emeline Burlingame
Cheney; Education in Citizenship, :"
by Kate Brownlee Sherwood ;"Wolnan' 8
Place in Government" by j. Ellen
Foster.
One day will be given to special
council topics, and will be occupied by
addresses from the members of the
cabinet of the council, among which
are named: "The Function of the
Cabinet by May Wright Sewall,
former president of he council "The
Relation of Art and Literature to
Woman's Progress, by Francis f.
Bagley of Detroit; "The Relation of
the Home to Woman's Work in Organ
ization," by Rachel Foster Avery ;
and THE Influence of Women on Re
ligious Progress, by Mary Newbury
Adams, of Iowa.
The subject OF tine local councils will
be discussed by Josephine r. Nichols
of indianapolis, and other prominent
leaders of local council work, includ-
ing the presidents of local councils in
Montreal and in various cities of the
United States.
1t is expected that the work of the
| National Council of Women of Canada
of which Lady Aberdeen is president
will be presented.
Judging from the Congress of Repre-
sentative Women during the Worlds
Fair in Chicago and from the great in
terest from the meetings of the last
triennial held in Washington, these ses-
sions in Atlanta will be largely attend
ed, most intelligently appreciated, and
will prove one of the most attractive
feature of the coming exposition.