The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-28

prevailing mode. ha4quiot, distinguished
lnannors, aud looks to DO about forty
years OF aye.
JEWISH DAY.
Tuesday evening IN tho council, aud
during tho day also, was devoted to tho
societies Of jewish women oil tho United
Sta,os. Addro,so, woro mndc by Mrs.
~. Solomon, Of Chicago. ILL.,, president
oil tho National Council OF jewish Wo.
mon, Miss Sadie American, Of Illinois.
Mrs. Carrie Shoveson Ban jamin, OF
Colorado, and Mrs. Isabel Roichman
Wallach, Of Now York. Thor addresses
woro all Interesting, but Mira. BoniN.
Minis, on "Groek and Hebrew Thought;
Its lnIlusnco on Christianity aud Civil.
zalion," was especially 30, and showed
long study and thorough knowledge OF
hor subject. Miss Sadie American, a
young lady who looks about twenty
years old, spoke OH tho Social Obliga.
tons Of Religion" 1t was given Ia n
cloar, ringing voice. hut rather thcatri.
cal in manner. Tho matter wa, good
and fnarlcs In expression. Ono son.
tonce caused some shaking OF hoads
and looks of disapproval among tho
Christians surrounding mo in tho audi.
once. II was that tho speaker was
thankful that among the Jows It was
not necessary to believe any certain fact
or statement In order to DO saved.
These jewish ladies in their addresses
spoke OF Christ with reverence rs ono
OF tho greatest moral roiorncrs Of tho
world, and that mankind owed Him to
tho Hebrew nation. They wore listen.
oil to with the greatest interest by the
large audience filling tho hnll In scats
and aisle. They wotc followed by nm al.
dress on temperance by Mis-, Belle
Kcarncy. OF Mississippi. Sho was In.
troduced to the audience by Miss vii.
lard rs tho daughter OF one OF tho
brightest men Of her state; ami OF hay.
ing Inherited that fathers intellect aud
oratorical excellence. Her addro,s loft
US no room to dispute all that had boon
said OF hor. Mis-, Willard herself closed
the Meeting with ono OF her inimi,able
addresses; surely no man or woman sur
passes hor. It Is no wonder that when
sho speak, standing room only" Is
the sign soon hung out.
WOMEN FROM MoRMoSDoM.
On Wednesday tina women from Utah
had their "inning." Susan Young
Gates. a daughter OF Brigham Young,
and whom | heard had been ono OF
some mans six wives. read paper on
what is Modern Education Doing for
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name OF another saint among tho Nor.
mons, talked to us on tho Ethical Side
Of Womnn's Education" Lille +.
Freeze, OF Utah, also read q papsr. 1,
was strange In such an assembly OF vo.
men as composed this council to listen
10 the ideas expressed by these women
from far away Utah. that all women
were designed by their Maker to be only
the ilcreasers OF the human race and to
promote the comfort OF the male half OF
creation. This. in fact. wa. tho pi,h OF
their addresses. though clothed in very
preltily worded sentences aud towery
periods. That showed. at least, that
they had received more education than
they claimed it wa, we'll or desirable
for their sisters to have, as It would in
terfcre with their high aims and crea-
ton Tor the purpose OF increasing the
race aud manua! WORK tor their hu.-
bands. BY making women less strong
physically and causing her to be discon-
tented with her lot One OF the ladies
from Utah said il her idea in the educa-
ton OF girl, was carried out that che
would not allow one OF them 10 500 tho
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ten year, TO sixteen-that in that time
the girl should be kept in the open air
as much as possible.
could sec on the platform the Rev.
Anna Shaw smile and mako note now
and then on her paper pad as she Lis.
tened TO the adires,c' by her ''sistcrs
from Utah." rs sho called them when
shc followed them with an address.
She said she WAS sorry TO differ with
them, and then, innono OF her logical,
statistical and brilliant speeches, she
hurled statistics. facts. logic. satire and
fun on their addresses until there was
nothing left OF them. Mrs. Ruth G. d.
Ravens, q prominent woman OF tho
Distric, OF Columbia. closed the
evenings addresses. Too much could
not be said OF her rs n speaker. Her
address kept the audience in ono 10 ng
laugh, yet rs much good hard sense as
ridicule and fuu composed IT,
In speaking OF wOmen's work and
wages, and OF tho different fitness OF
dltIercn. women Tor different depart.
ments OF work, OF herself sho said: "At
cooking could make thirty-three and n
hol Al
about twenty.seyen cents week. but I
do make At writing speeche, for con-
sreSsmen in this city s. day."
The Council OF Women will surely
give different ideas and hopes for them.
selves, to these women from Utah, who
discuss hero, and hear other women
discuss questions concerning ua all, now
ideas and thoughts, which they can
weigh against their own and decide be-
tween them.
ISCIDESr, OF THE SESSION.
On Wednesday tho platform of the
Woman's Council was decor ated most
mngnihcently with the finest OF roses
and other flowers, sent in by admirin 4
friends. In the evening after the coun
Gil opcnoi a very large floral token wa,
brought on tho stage. with n motto &c.
companyiug it, Miss Sewall read it
aloud, it stain: that the token was for
herself as president OF tho Council OF
Women. She had It placcl on front Of
tho stage for nil to enjoy. The Dauvh.
tors Of tho Revolution, who arc now
holding their annual mcu.ing in this
city, sent population from their body
with lovo and greetings to tho Council
OF Women, inviting tho latter body to
visit the sIttinGs Of the Daughters vi tho