The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-02-28
THE RELIEF CORPS.
Gleanings from National Headquar-
terS---NOteS from Departments.
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN.

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The Second Triennial Session. National Coun
Gil of Women, was pentecostal outpouring o
| representative women such as has never beer
known in this or any other country.
Even the Worlds Congress of Representative,
| Women was not so distinctive, as there was moi
the bomogenity of interest all gathered III
under one directing head.
National President May Wright Sewall dcliv
cred statesmanike address at the opening
session, and presided with great dignity and
| impartial bearing throughout. Speakers oil
National and international fame were the
| programs. and daily and nightly Metzerott
Music Hall, where the National EncRm pment,
GA. R., was held. vas filed with an interested
and enthusiastic audience.
Seventeen National associations Of women
| and the local councils of Ind ianapolis Quincy
H.. and Portland. Me-. were represen ted.
There were Christian women. Jewish women,
white women and black women on the same
platform, all engaged in some great National
movement for the welfare of their fellow
mOrt3ls.
Miss Frances E. Willard. Lady Henry somer-
set, and Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, and Susan
y. Anthony were among the women of inter-
national repute upon the programs, and just
behind these came Mary Lowe Dick enson, Isa-
bella Charles Davis. Lillian NJ. n. Stevens,
Rachel Foster Avery, and whole host of ear
nest, helpful. brilliant women. The spirit of
fraternity among all those assembled was most
marked, and most delightful feature of all the
programs.
wAsHINGToN's BIRTHDAY.
This was the great day for the representatives
OF the Woman's Relief Corps. The day sessions
were in charge of Past National President Kate
B. Sherwood, Chairman Of the Committee on
TEACHING pafriofisn,
dent Sarah G. Mink and Past Department Pres
ident Louise Barnum Robbins on the program
In the evening National President Emma R.
Wallace presided over the W.R.C. division, with
Past National President Margaret Ray Wilkins
among the speakers.
The flags of Capt. Wallace Foster, of In
dianapolis kindly loaned for the OCCASION were
displayed on the platform, aud two fine % foot
flags, loaned by the American Flag Co., Easton,
Pa, were draped among the blue banners of
the National Council of Women.
The little Washington girls drilled in the
Baich salute executed q march upon the plat
form before giving the salute, and their pres
ence and sweet singing awoke great entbus-
asm.
To Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey and her asso-
ciates of the Local Committee of Arrangements
the Relief Corps Representatives are under
obligations for many favors
he baitIefags placed upon the stage in the
evening were secured through the Kindness of
Relief Corps representatives of Washington. |
Great interest WAS everywhere manifested in
teaching patriotism. to which the National VIC. |
l. U. committed itself also at its last annual
meeting through the adoption Of resolutions to
eh's END. Washington newspapers gave large |
space to the report and papers The report fol. |
lows III inil together with portions of the papers |
The members OF the committee max. |
Ing the report present were Past National |
President Kate b. Sherwood; Frances L. VIII |
lard, National President, w. G. T. o.; Isabella
Charles Davis. of The Kings Daughters, and
Mary Desha, National Corresponding Secretary,
Daughters American Revolution.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
Your Committee on Patriotic Teaching cam
not too strongly commend the great peace
movement to teach patriotism in ell the schools
'f the United States. public aud parocbial and
cannot too earnestly condemn the military
movement which would turn our schools into
irIii camps and fill the minds of our boys with
he un-Amcrican ambition of war and blood
he'd Particularly do they disapprove a bill
introduced into the United Sta es Congress
authorizing the Government TO detail officers
rom ibc Regular Army to serve as drill-mas-
ers in onr public schools
Your committee believes there shouId no
United action upon the part of the women of
ne Republic 10 educate onr youth and chill
rem Ia true American patriotism, since now
S ever, The fruits of ignorance are oppression
u the one side and lawlessmess on the other.
hey believe that instruction in free govern
nent should be begun in the primary grades of
u our schools and that over. every school
ouse and in every school-room The Stars and
iripcs should pr0ciaim the gospel of the golden
nle upon which our Government was based
jbey believe that upon the fresh, plastic
Minds of the little children should be early
nd indclibly stamped the knowledge that they a
re httle American citizens. with grave trusts {
imposed upon them which they must exercise a
n behalf of themselves and others
They believe that in representative Coy
-nment in which every citizen of sound e
ana Is, or may become, voter and lcgisa- !
'r, provision should be made by the State for 4
roper instruction in the great problems that C
isll confront them. d
They believe that the founders of our Gov t
-nment were guilty of terrible oversight O
hen they neglected school of American
tizcnship and bestowed all their care unon
unding military school at West Point; h
lat from this oversight came the terrible aud i
sVastatlnR war that swept the Republic; that v
ON this oversight has come the fierce conflict {
tween labor and capital raging through our j
nd.
They believe that school OF American citi- s.
nship would be bulwark of National safety. r
IN Regular Army aud perfect our State Mill v
a, the whole trend Of legislation should be e
wv TO lncuicate In the hearts and consciences z
our Children, native and foreign. born. the /
eat principles of Free Government. enunri- {,
cd In the Declaration of Independence and is
laranteed Ia the Constitution OF the United o
ates. b
They believe the Declaration of Indepen.
nee should DC hung beside every black board a
ID the great truths demonstrated daily. that q
eedom means fraternity, and fraternity fair 81
az, and fair play an even chance ia life. lib a
ty, and the pursuit of happiness; that free- o.
IN means the fraternity that will give as =
ell as get, that finds its highest function in
ending its resources for tho common good "
They believe that to teach patriotism is to | m
ach respect for the flag and the Government a.
represents; ready obedience TO laws. that are | II
ST and peaceable, resistance 10 laws that are Ia
gust that 10 teach patriotism is to assimi- | n
ie our alien elements, stem the encrosch- ri
cnts OF organized force. and make the Ameri- | n
u Republic in truth what the immortal Lin r
In hoped for. "a Government of the people | nj
the people, and for the people," h,
i he signs OF the times arc encouraging for | W
triotic teaching. The salute to the flag in al
oduced into the free kiudergartens OF Now | m
'rk City by the late Col. George Balch. Aud. NJ
'r OF the Schools of New York, is given to-day la
between 100000 and 100000 children nj
e country over; including the Government of
dian schools The Youths Companion Sa. tr
te, hrst used on the Colu bian year program
modification of the Bach salute. is given Ell
iiy by many thousands more. The Conuec-
ut Legislature last Snrinu mr. rad /. 90, o,ox A..