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convention and develop into an actual
fact. ~
This proposition was nothing less than
the formation of an organization to ifIt
clude a senate and a house of represenz
tatives, and cabinet composed of off,
Gals representing popular departments
of woman's work. 1t also provided for
president and for the erection of a
temple to answer the same purpose that
the capitol does to the government.
s,ooo,ooo to Call Upon.
The council relied upon s, 900, 900 of or
ganized women to aid 1t in realizing
this project. The federation has the
same societies to call upon, namely: The
Woman's Christian Temperance unloh,
1000 900 members; the Kings Daughters,
100000; the National Woman's Suffrage
association, 100000; the ten domestic
and foreign missionary unions, 1000, 900;
the kindergarten, 100000; the Business
Women's associations, 100000; the Ste
nographers and Typewriters 500, 900; and
the Universal Peace union, five college
alumni associations. the National Jewish
Women's council, the Women's Relief
corps and the National Association of
LOYAL Women of American Liberty.
The central idea of this organization
was to legislate by an ideal government,
morally, for the women of The country.
There was to have been a department Of
philanthropy, sducation, charity labor,
domestic relations law, sciences, art,
household economics and history. This
is only one of the gigantic propositions
which VIII be placed before the conVen-
ton.
The President of the Federation.
The president OF the federation $ Mrs.
Ellen M. Henrotn of Chicago. She Is a
native of the Pine Tree State. Prior to
her marriage she spent several years
abroad, and on her return settled in Chi
cage, where she at once took a prominent
place in all the affairs pertaining to Wo-
mans work. She won national fame dur
ing the woman's congress at the Worlds
fair, in which 100000 women took part.
She is leVe1-headed. a clever executive
officer and has tremendous energy. More
over, she has broad knowledge. is not a
dreamer or visionary, but goes in for
practical work.
The women who will attract the most
attention at the convention are Susan b.
Anthony, Mrs. e. b. Grannis, Mrs Mary
livermore Mrs. Mary r.. Lease, Rev. An
ma Shaw, Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, Mrs.
Lille Devereaux Blake and Mrs May
Wright Sewall. Two familiar figures will
be absent in Mrs. eliza beth Cady Stanton
and Miss Frances E. Willard The latter
is on her way to London, and the weight
of so years Is too much even for the en-
thusiasm of Mrs. Stanton. If 1t were not
for the long journey from New York to
LOUISVILLE MIS-. stanton WOULD De on mana
and give the convention the benefit of hep
many years of service In the feminine
field.
The Board of Officers.
The officers of the federation are high
types of the advanced American woman.
Aside from the president Mrs. Henrotin,
they are: Vice president, Mrs. Mary e.
Mumford of Philadelphia recording Sec
rotary, Mrs c. p. Barnes of Louisville;
corresponding secretary Mrs. Philip N.
Moore of st. Louis; treasurer, Mrs. Sa-
rah b. Cooper of San Francisco; auditor,
Mrs. Fanny Purdy Palmer of Providence.
The members of the executive board are
Mrs. Sarah NJ Johnson of Orange, N. j.,
Mrs Julia Ward Howe of Boston, Mrs.
j. C. Croly of New York, Mrs Virginia
j. Berryhll of Des Mones, Mrs. Ella II.
Osgood of Portland, Me-, Mrs. Lucia E.
Blount of Washington, Miss Mary d.
Steele of Dayton, o., Mrs Elizabeth Lyle
Saxon of New orleans and Mrs. Annie
Mckinney of Knoxville, Tenn.
One of the picturesque figures at the
convention will be Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe. She founded the New England
Woman's club away back in 1868, when
the women's clubs of this country could
he counted on the fingers of one hand.
She is now president Of the Massachu-
sets State Federation of Women's Clubs,
and had much to do with the successful
life Of the national federation.