The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-19
SECOND TRIENNIAL.
opening Session of the National COun-
Gil of Women.

President Sewau.
Washington, February lS.-The second
trlennial of the National Council of Women
OF the United States began this morning
ana 1or two Weeks will divide with Congress
interest In Washington affairs.
Ii is SAFE to say that never before was
there such an enthusiastic assemblage of
women as that at Metzerott Music hall at
III O'CLOCK when the formal opening oC-
CURED.
When Mrs. May Wright sewan of Indian
apolls, 1.-THE president of tie National
Council. raped for order from the stage at
one end of the hall. she looked upon rep
resentative gathering of women from every
section of this country and a few from
other countries. while the galleries above
were crowded W 18th an appreciative audi
ence, male and female. apparently thorough
ly in sympathy with the objects of the meet
ing.
Ihe gathering was not only representa-
tive from geographical standpoint. nut
from those of appearance and sphere.
Acknowledged leaders in society. noble
women in the European meaning Of the
term, and several noted for wealth in their
own right or that of their husband, were
there on equal footing with delegates from
the ranks of these who work for their daily
bread.
Seated on the platform with President
Sewall were the officers and the executive
committee. together Ewith "a number of the
patrons of the Council and some of the
notabilitias mentioned. A number of
fraternal organizations not in the Counci il
were also represented. The societies
numbered twentyand includet1 the Woma i, q
First Dental Association of the limited
States, the Woman's National Indian Assoc
citation, the National Woman,s Auxiliary
Kelley League, the National -,eague of
Colored Women, the Legion of LOYAL
Women, the Working Won1an's Society and
the International Order of Kings Daughters
and Sons.
The opening session was mostly formal. tt
began with prayar and this was followed nv
the introd uction of presidents and deIeoates
of organizations forming the National
Council. Tie nresentatfop of creetinos
from the National Council of Women .of
Canada and the preat,nc br fraterr al dale
gates from orpanizations NOT in che copnciI
game next nm tho ,,ooramme ana an
session conc,rsad Win ia triann.I addra.s
Of President Nav " sawau
Mrs Sswa1l in ber address &c nros,d.,,
said the work in coonaot;on with ,ba
World,s conoress of Ra,,rosenta,,ra Woman
absorbed the st,anotb Of the Nation.1
conncil for tba tirs+ two vaars Of tho ,,a,.;od
inst CLOSING In certain sansa the courci1
suffered a direct loss nv ba vinp the intarest
tlus diver, cd ~ .,biaot o,,+eid i,s oriri,, !,
-
Conncil tba idas ,,,ora tb.,, oo rba1o noaS
Tho 1oss
NJ sevan+eer N..io,o1 oraonizo,;on NJ
sewalI said onlv saveT ware msn,bars ~ tbe
ars+ +rionr;.I ~ 1os... 49,.
taries members of tba-Na.ion., cornci1 -
100, rat.in;n, n,an,barsh;,, ,,,t;, ,,,th;,, :
few months have yitbdrawn Tbasa ~
Woman,s raptanarv Ass,o;otion - a.
tIniversa1ist =, ,r,h ana Soros;a 49,
.4Motbar of r,rbs ), s.oa,,i,,. 80 IT,
re- form the nrasia ent said that t-tha 80
sat tic conrcil y, 4 ,,,ottboor;as oo,,oox.;-,
divo-ce which r. wishad r. fois+ nr,on tba
nublic car,.in1r tbrorob +ba o,aaniz.+ion
of the STANDING con,,nitto, q had = = irtan
finn or avnre.sino syn,,,atbv- ,.i+1, ~ :.
oa1led EASY divorca ), II saemad ~ +ba
connciJ that in 1901 as II saa,,s - az
fonnciI in 1ses that masculine arro,an ~
could 90 no further than IN organizo a
1o,,na for Tho .ro,va, ,,1,r,,oao 80 .,d,,aaat,..
and securing a reform of the laws concern
Ing divorce. from the membership of which
women are excluded. The natural in
terest OF women IN marriage has been
stimulated oy poet, preacher, teacher.
essaylst, ana lecturer, and by the prevailing
tone or society OF low and high degree alike.
therefore, II any subject upon which it
would seem consistent with domestic
natu1e' domestic habits. domestic tendency
OF women 10 express ITSELF, 1t would seem to
oe the SUBJECT OF marriage ana IT'S counter
pa1t' dlVoree. what the Conuc1i hrst sought
was e"pership ior women IN the natlonal
alVorce reform league. This was obtained
ana all women are honored and the In
leies.s VI ieioTh piolnoteo py securing ior
MIS- MARY a. LiVermore ana MRS. fannyiE.
Aines' membership IN SAID league. AT The
present. time the council Is not expressing
itseil regarding Inc proprlety or lmproprlety
"i oivorce perse' out II is on record as de-
inan"ins IN every state throughout the
ohioh' IN me United states as a wnoie' ana
Wherever a commission Is formed, TO in
sos'is@'o am report upon tnelf laws relat-
lus " ludfTlaB6 anu nlVOrCe. i he Sdll CON-