Evening star., 1895-02-22

| forms, knee skirts of red and white stripes
| white blouse waists and blue zouave jack
cts spangled with gilt stars. The
drill was given under the management o.
Mrs. H. n. Rose and Mrs. Rose E. Ferree
of the Legion of Loyal Women Mr.. Sheri
dan Ferree acted as drillmaster and Miss
Emily Rose as accompanist.
At the conclusion of the calute to the
flag the boys ascended the platform and
took places on the Sides leaving the center
for the girls. Then all together sang
America" the audience Joining in with d
vim. The enthusiasm was immense. Many
an eye was filed with tears. Many heart
was too full for utterance. 1t was all very
inspiring.
vas thrown open for general discussion
which was participated in by Miss Desha
Miss Shaw and Miss Anthony. At o'clock
after passing rising vote or 1nankS te
the girls and boys who had made such a
beautiful picture, the meeting ADJOURNED
The Evening Session.
There was no afternoon session today.
The program for this evening is as fol-
lows: National Association of Loyal Wo-
men of American Liberty. Presiding Off
Ger, Mrs. l. c. Manchester. THE Degree
to Which Women Are Responsible for
Maintaining the Sentiment of Patriotism
in Nation" paper), Mrs. Geo. NJ. Howe,
Maine; read by Sarah D. LaFetra, DIS
trict Of Columbia. THE Degree to Which
Availed Themselves of the Patriotic Serv-
ices of Women" Mrs. Samuel L. Beiler,
District of Columbia; patriotic singing.
Woman's Relief Corps. Auxiliary to the
officer. Emma r. Wallace. 1.-The Story of
the Flag" Margaret Ray Wickins, Kansas;
Revolutionary Types Of Women of the
Republic" Kate Brownlee Sherwood, Ohio;
Women as Patriots, Mary II. krout,
Illinois.
The Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session of the council
yesterday, Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens presided
in the absence of Mrs. Sewall. "Organized
Work in Philanthropy" was the subject for
discussion The first address was delivered
by Minnie J. Snow of Utah, the delegate of
the Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement
Association. This address was preceded by
a few remarks by Mrs. Josephine Il.
Nichols of the Indianapolis Council of Wo-
men.
Mrs Shows talk was an interesting de-
scription of the Young Ladies' National
Mutual Improvement Association and its
II etnodS of work. 1t has over 800 branches
in many sections of this and other coun-
tries, embracing n membership of 1892.
There is an organization of young men also,
and the two societies hold joint meetings.
Mrs. Emmeline B. Wells delegate of the
National Woman's Relief Society of Utah,
vas the next speaker. She said she repre-
sented the largest society of it's character
In the great west. IL has thirty branches
in the Sandwich Islands and in many other
parts Of the world, amounting to about GOO
in all.
Mrs Bliss. president of the Girls Indus
trial School of Michigan. spoke of the work
of that Institution. She informed her hear
ers that there are now about 2GO girls in
the homo between the ages of twelve and
twenty-one years.
Mrs. Stevens presented Mrs Margaret
Ray WickinS. who spoke for the Illinois In
duStrial School. One woman had given
200 for the establishment of the institu-
tion which now had inmates to the number
Of $50
Mrs Havens Of Wimodaughsis gave an
interesting account of that organization.
AT the evening session Mrs. Emmeline B.
of Utah read paper. prepared by Mrs.
Sarah NJ. kimball, on the Sixth Sense"
dealing with the spiritual side of humanity
The sixth sense, it was shown. links the
mortal with the immortal existence.
Mrs. Kimball was president of the Utah
Woman Suffrage Association from January,
1890, till October, 1888 She has attended
several conventions in Washington, also the
National Council in 1891, and was one of
the Utah women who took part in the
meeting of the National Woman's Relief
Society, in connection with the Woman's
Congress Auxiliary at Chicago, in May, 1893.
ed a detailed history of the founding of
Salt Lake City, the title Of her paper being
Forty Years in the Valley Of the Great
Salt Lake"
Mrs. Alleseba Bliss. president of the
board of managers of the Girls Industrial
School at Adrian, Mich, then addressed
the audience, outlining the work of that