New-York tribune., 1896-12-04
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL.
BEGINNING OF THE wOMENs CONvEN-
TION IN BOSTON.

AN ADDRESS BY MRS wILLoUGHBY CUMMINGS
AND A LETTER FROM LADY ABERDEEN
OTHER INCIDENTS OF THE FIRST DAY.
Boston, Dec 3.-In Association Hall this morning
the National Council of Women opened its annual
convention. There gathered women whose
efforts for the uplifting of the race have made their
names familiar in reforms of many kinds Mrs..
Mary Lowe Dickinson. president of the Council
presided. After a brief prayer by Mrs j. l.. Fos-
ter Mrs Mary A. Davis. president OF the National
Free Baptist Wcman's Missionary Society brought
greetings from that organization.
1t was expected that the Countess OF Aberdeen
would represent the International Council OF which
she is president in this mornings session, but she
was unable to come from British Columbia In time
ard Mrs Wioughby Cummings brought greetings
from her and from the women across the border
Mrs Cummings address was. In part. as fol-
lows:
Madame President: In the days of our childhood
most of US | fapcy found out that obedience was
NOT ALWAYS p pleasant duty. for, unfortunately.
obedience and inclination seldom went In the SAM. sam
lions to all general rules and that obedience ana
inclination sometimes combined harmonl,15us,sy
/ stand here a living example. MY phd ptsiderr., n
the Countess OF Aberdeen, told me she wished me
down herr to dear old Boston In her p,aeg n,
in response to the kind invitation OF your pfts th
dent and that she wished me 10 pear 10 NUu % tlie
loving greetings of our National Council oil Nome"
of Canada. >-a.,on,i
To YOU indeed very existence as Nationti
Council is dus. and while from the nature ,n'e %, 90
emulate you so far as members or Importance ar
concerned best desire for our own part 'nao i
faithfully strive az an tlmes u or ,er ver
fur;llrance of he Golden Rule that you may , nexsr
nf tf hose Words Fair days which resulted in the
calling OF our council into being .
sun,mcr nam in iIaiifax by the kind and pressing in
vitation of those ros hospitable people tne GU, ~
zsns thereof TO 1 these raaem mtfS an% ID .e Of the local
council Of women in Halifax l give You Il ~ TioS, ~
cordial invitation p!edgg 4.rssS eniovobI W % AS we
Therefore. Madame President we Vem,ure emu pex 70
sUna 4" r TaeG viii II decide " to acce9 our
and to go to Halifax
Part of Lady Aberdeens letter follows:
Coldsream. Vernon. b. c.; October ~ I'm ism: re-
gret that have been compelled to decline the coru,
ia invitation which you have EXTENDED TO me ,G H
United States to be present at the pubic meetings. ,
which you purpose holding smultaneousIy ,rmst wr.h
however. that my absence may be compensa,eu, 10, W
by the presence OF our able ana n,nIogs who viii
bear with her the most genuine expression VI ,S SIS
tery affection and gratitude from our ta'u'd"
I look to Mrs. sewa valued and earnest
vice-prosident for the international Councli TO ap
peal to YOU for the help and support for when we
look from every National Council: but when we
dHpend upon IN M psGnr concls trust that
you may be able to decide on affation IN lorma
able to appoint delegates to attend the Committee
OF Arrangements next July IN London.
Addresses made BY Susan Prescott Porter
Mrs. May Wright Sewall Susan B. Anthony. ana
the Rev Anna H. Shaw. Rachel Foster Avery was
Introduced but did not speak. Mrs. Susan > fes-
senden and Mrs. Margaret j. Sands also addressed
the Council.
Mrs Elizabeth Il. C;rannis. of New-York. presi-
dent Of the National Christian League for the FRO
motion of Social Purity spoke of the work oil tht
league. .-..- .
The report of Mrs j. Ellen Foster, president OF
the Woman's Rcpuhcan Association. was read do, by
Mrs Emily $ Chace. showing the work accom-
pshed in the campaign.
Mrs Caroline Earle White. OF Phadcphia, spoke
or n. Ant-NiviSecion Society. saying the move
..t mad advanced considerably since the last re-
,,nr. vas made She said few persons had any idea
= many experiments were )ractised on patleilts
= ~ various hospitals. Some of the experimentcrs
hri become callous that they could MOI perceive
,he suffering they caused: ..,, -. mai,
Mrs 4 /. Prindle OF New-York c'Mother Prin-
de) spoke the Florence CRITERION MISSIONS, re-
cnivinr an enihusiistic welcome.