Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-01

ing to a higher and nobler stage all the
time, but he has not come to himself yet,
still in existence that physical force is still
the basis of government.
Miss Hultin made an eloquent plea
for higher conception of morality
in public as well private life. Public
purity should be stronger element in
government than the mere physical.
Said Miss Hultin. reformed man docs
rot mako as good q public official as
does man who has lived a pure. noble
life, true to itself and true to its maker.
The discussion was continued by Mrs.
who expressed the opinion that justice and
mercy are perennial forces. and stronger
than an army and navy combined
The formal discussion of the subject was
concluded by Mrs. Minnie j. Snow of Utah.
She said that she was opposed to all forms
of physical force in government in the
home, the school, the city or the nation.
Mrs. Snow talked Interestingly Of the man.
ners and morals of the people of Utah dur
ing the past half century, commencing
many features and condeming others.
The informal discussion was then taken
up, and number of addresses were made.
They were prefaced by pleasant little in
cident, the introduction to the council of
Miss Clara Barton. The introduction was
made by Mrs. Sewall, and Miss Barton re-
sponded in a few pleasant words. Among
those who spoke on the subject of physical
force as a basis of government were Mrs.
Ellen Battelle Dietrich of Boston, Miss
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster of this city, Mrs. Car
RE Lane Chapman Gait of New York, Mrs.
Frances Z. Bagley, vice president. of the
council, and Rev. Ida c. Hultin. At 1890
o'clock the morning session adjourned.
Ccmplimenting Mrs. Upton.
The routine business Of the session this
morning was broken by very pleasant in
cident, which was used as an occasion to
express the appreciation of the labors Of
one of the most active and valued mem
bers of the council. Mrs. Harriet Taylor
Upton is the chairman of the press COM
mittee and in that capacity she has put
herself out many times to do favors for
the newspaper men and to render assist
ance to them in their lahcrs. That this was
appreciated was shown this morning. A
neatly worded communication was sent by
the representatives of the two press asso-
Citations and the four local daily papers to
Mrs. May Wright Sewall expressing their
gratitude for Mrs. Taylor's many courte-
sizes and her unfailing energies in their be-
half Mrs. Sewall read the communication
to the council and 1t elected enthusiastic
applause There were calls for Mrs. Upton,
and Mrs. Sewall requested that the news
paper men should act as committee to
escort Mrs. Taylor to the stage, and at the
same time to allow the council to get
front view of the young men who had
worked SO hard during the sessions of the
triennial. This honor they were too mod
est to accept. but Mrs. Sewall made
pleasant little speech of thanks to them
for the unbiased and generous manner in
which the sessions have been reported.
Mrs. Upton also spoke of the agreeable re-
lationS which she had always been able to
maintain with the press.
The Countess of Aberdeen was on the
platform this morning as an interested lis
tener to the proceedings. She is down on
the program for another address, to be de-
livered at the closing session tomorrow
evening.
This Afternoon md Evening.
The program for the afternoon and even
ing sessions today is as follows:
Afterrccn session, 3 o'clock-"Organized
Work for Peace" Universal Peace Union
Speaker not yet announced): "Organized
Work in Industry" National Association
of Women Stenographers, Meta G. Nc
Laughlin, president, Illinois; organized
Work in Moral Reform" National Chris
tan League Tor the Promotion of Social
Purity" Elizabeth B. Grannis, president,
New York; Organized Work in Govern
ment Reform" National American Woman
Suffrage Association, Carrie Chapman Gait,
delegate, New York.
FORM" National Christian League for the
Promotion Of Social Purity, presiding Off
Ger, Elizabeth 3. GranniS. 1.-The Equal
Moral Standard" Caroline B. Buell.. Con-
Standard Upon Modern Life" Isabella
Charles Davis, New York; The Relation
of Religion to Morals, Rev. F. D. Power;
"A Plan for Providing Homes and Proper
Training for Unfortunate Children" Vir-
ginia T. Smith, Connecticut; Physical
Health a Basis for Purity of Morals" E.
Marguerite Iindley, New York.
Government Reform" National Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage Association; Govern
ments derive their just powers from the
ccrsent Of the governed" presiding officer,
Susan B Anthony. 'Woman's Work and
the Ballot" Susan B. Anthony, New York;
address Uopic not yet announced, Emma
A. Cranmer, South Dakota; 1.-The Financial
Argument" Alice Stone Blackwell Massa-
chusetts; "Woman's Part in Republic"
Annie L. Diggs, Kansas; THE Coming
Civilization" Carrie L. Chapman Gait, New
York.
PEACE AND RELIGION.
The Two Topics Discussed ut Last
Nights Council Session.
The two topics for discussion at the ses-
sion of the council last evening We're peace
and religion, and the members had a good
chance to express their views on these two
Christian subjects, in which women espe-
cially take such an interest. The session
attracted particular attention from the
public bv reason of the fact that the
Countess Of Aberdeen, president of the In
ternatonel Council of Women and Of the
Canadian Council of Women, was present
on the platform and made a brief address
on the subject of peace. Just before she
spoke there was a pretty little incident
when Mrs, Sewau presented the countess