Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-13
WOMAN'S COUNCIL
INTERESTING FEATURE OF THE
TEXAS STATE FAIR.
The Closing Day of the Fair Is TO lie
Known as Womnn's Dny-Win
Receive 10 Per Cent.

Dallas. Tex. Oct l2.-CspeclaD.-The
third annual session Of the Texas
woman's Council viii be one OF the
drawing features Of the second day Of
the Texas state Fair aud Dallas Expo
sltlon. It opens Sunday, october a.
with a religious convocatiou, presided
over by Rev. Mary C. Billings, chap
lain Of the council. and the only or
dained woman preacher In the state.
In the forenoon there will be sermon
hy Rev Mira. Billings. and In the after
noon temperance rally under the
direction or Mrs. Helen NJ. stoddard,
president Of the state Woman's Chris
tlau Temperance Union, and partiei-
pated In by Mrs, Mary Webb. a re-
turned missionary and secretary Of the
Central Woman's Christian Temper,
ance Union; Mrs. $. j. Sweeney and
Mrs. W. D. Knowles. both leading
spirits In temperance work IN the state.
Appropriate music will accompany the
religious exercises, as Well as Inter
sperse the council program under the
direction OF Mrs. Annie Ellis Smythe.
The allotment OF topics for the re-
naming days Of the council week IS
Monday. october 2s.-PTofessional
work
Tuesday, october 2o.-Household
"wednesday, October 2o.-GeneraI
miscellany
Friday, November Determinations:
Patriotic and Philnnthropic.
Saturday, November 2-Educational.
\ business meeting viii be held each
morning AT 10 o'clock, when delegates
and new members will be received, the
ideas presented by the program Of the
previous afternoon discussed and plans
laid for the work for the ensuing year.
The program meetings Will be held
every afternoon from . to 4 o'clock, the
lines OF thought so far as possible con-
forming to the days" specified. Some
OF the topics already In hand arc; as
Cooperative Housekeeping a Success ?''
by Mrs :. L. Trumbull Dallas. "Et-
feCts Of Early Environments and As
soclntlons." by Mrs W. J. Hamlet,
Alvin; THE Religion Of tho Teacher"
by Kate r, White. Tyler Woman in
Song" by Rev. Mary {. Billings,
Hico; 1.-THE Training OF Boys" by Mrs
NJ NJ. Jouveuat sherman: woman
Before the Law" by Miss Hin. Hous-
Home Life" by Mrs Eugene Rugg,
Alvin: Literature AZ a Fnctor in
Education" by Mrs. 5. i. Culberson,
Midland; THE Tendency OF Modern
Fiction" by Mrs. Drew Prutt. Fort
Worth. Schools as Depicted by Charles
Dickens" by Miss Jeanette Miriam
Goldberg OF Jefferson, sherman instl-
tute. chair or literature; Dentistry as
a Profession for Women" By Carrie NJ
stewart, d. d. s, Fort Worth: .Physi-
cal Culture by Mrs. Blanche Meeks
Fallon Of Dallas, late OF Emerson
school OF Oratory. Boston, and RE
! Gently Discovered Evidence in the May
ArfHlr 70 hFss Ia.
McNealus. Dallas There will be from
four TO six papers on equally interest
In topics presented at each afternoon
session. besides talks from the presl-
dent, Dr.. Ellen Lawson Dabbs OF Fort
Worth, DR.. \. l. Astor OF San Antonio.
Miss Alice +. Warner. at the head OF
the Galveston kindergarten normal.
and other prominent speakers.
All woman'g clubs and organizations
In the state are Invited to send a
/ delegate TO the council this year,
| whether or not affiliated with II, or
where personal representation is not
I possible 10 report by letter TO the sec
Z rotary OF the council. Mrs 6. Isadore
I Miner OF Dallas. giving the name. pur-
poses and officers OF their associa-
tion, with brief synopsis Of work
accomplished. Al associations or lndl-
Viduals having important topics OF
( interest TO women which they would
/ Ike 20 present before the council are
I invited to correspond with the presl-
I don't Or. Ellen Lawson Dabbs OF Fort
/ Worth.
The closing day Of the fair, satur-
| day. November ?, will be or manifold
I Interest 10 an women. II is woman's
I dap AZ. tse ialr, 10 be slgnalized by
| the iayinSsdf the corner stone OF the
Texas wpinaris building, doglgned "a
J be o memorial 20 the influence and
L worth Of The piorrcg women OF the
republic ard early state, TO typify the
I praercss uf the present generation OF
ments and the fne arts ana to aignalize
the celebration Of tho lrst half century
/ OF Texas statehood by her loyal
daughters. The exercises attending The
event will take place at 20 O'Clock a.
m The orator will be Rev. Homer 7.