The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-29
Do1NGs OF FAIR WOMEN.
What the Sex Is Doing Amid Turn
ing Leaves.

The National Council Of Women of
the United States will hold it's annual
executive meeting in Boston on Nov.
2, and 4. There will be three public
meetings and the usual business SEES
sions.
The council held its last triennial
meeting at Washington in March, 1895.
The national council is union of TWEEN
ty national organizations, philan-
thropic, educational, religious and in
duStrial There are seven other coun-
tries in which are already established
national councils of women, namely:
Canada, France, Germany, Great Brit
ain and Ireland, Sweden and New Zea-
land.
The international gcouncil holds its
session once in five years. It's presi-
dent is the Countess of Aberdeen, who
is also the president of the national
council of Canada. number of st.
Paul women will attend this meeting.
The Twentieth Century club was or
gained last eyeningswith the following
officers: A. L. Browneg president; Ed
win A. Wilson, vicea president; w. K.
Kieffer. secretary; Andrew Miesen,
treasurer; Harry Gagne, sergeant-at-
arms. These with III. C. Lindner and
G. A. MARS will constitute the board
of directors. The club has secured
quarters on the third floor embracing
the entire third floor OF the Arrol block
on Fourth street, adjoining the Mime
sofa club and will give a series Of
parties for its members and friends
during the winter. 1t is purely social
organization. Business meetings will be
held Wednesdays weekly.
to learn that Mrs. Florence Cray of Paris,
is on her way to Chicago to organize there
a woman's branch of the Ladies' Interna-
tional association, the object Of which Is to
establish academies OF practical arts for
women. Mrs. Gray is not well pleased with
what she accomplished in tie East, but ex-
poets to accomplish great deal in the West.
She will endeayor during her stay in Chit
cago to make arrangements for labor con-
gress to meet in October, 1897.
The women's club of West Superior has
made arrangements with Prof. Maria San
ford. Of the state university, for course Of
art lectures this winter.
Rev. G. H. Shinn, general missionary for
the Universalist church, passed through the
city yesterday on his way East and was ten
dered an informal reception by the Univer-
sa!ists OF ST. Paul last evening in Central
hall. A large number Of people greeted Or.
Shinn during the evening and he In turn
made brief address.
The young people Of the First Baptist
church will give their annual reception this
evening at the home of Mrs. Behnke on Sum-
NIT avenue The evening will be devoted to
music and a social time. EThose giving the
programme for the evening will be: Miss
Alcott, Miss Hope, Miss Northrup Miss
Griggs. Harry George, Percy, Churchill, Prof.
Titcomb and Mrs G.. w. Halloween
The state convention of the Baptist church
will be held from Octs512 to 16 in the First
Baptist church, of this city. There will be
morning, afternoon ands evening sessions
The Ceramic club Withhold its annual meet
ing Thursday AFTERNOONS at the home of Mrs
G. ]. Thompson. Of Thompson avenue
The Peoples Sewing circle meets this after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Nattrass, 700 Gil
man terrace.
The Women's Industrial exchange which is
run by a group of benevolent ST. Paul women
for the benefit of industrious women, has re-
moved into new quarters on fifth street. The
room now occupied is handsomely decorated
and tinted and the appointments are neat and
inviting. The board Of women who have the
place IN charge are: Mrs J. A. Swensop.
president: Mrs. W. II. Monty, vice president:
Mrs. E. ]. Hodgson, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Nattrass, secretary; Mrs. LW, French
treasurer: Mrs. r. W. Cooley. manager and
Mrs. A. c. Keith, Mrs. v. C. Brandt and Mrs.
]. C. Shandrew.
The members OF the Kootenai club met in
Woodruff hall recently and reorganized by
the election OF the following officers: Ralph
Eastman. president; Ed Swan, vice president:
w. K. Naylors secretary; w. E. Cavanagh.
treasurer, and Rufus Edwards r. w. Mat