The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-05

Boston, Dec. AT the second days
session Of the National Council of Wo-
| men there was a large audience The
! reports made were OF most entertain
ing nature and the greetings from the
! savera. councils were encouraging and
enthusiastic For the indianapolis coun
Gil MIS-. Eliza beth Vinton Price reported.
directing attention to the fact that his
council has petitioned tie Indiana leg
islature to pass an act requiring that
all women be placed on all boards OF gov
eminent in Institutions in which both
men and women are confined.
Mrs. Mary Bull Of Quincy. Ills, report
ed that the work Of the Quincy council
had been divided into four distinctive
ts-philanthrnpic. literary, so
cial reform, and educational, and the
work of each was outlined.
Mrs. Augusta L. II. Hunt Of Portland.
Maine, detailed the work done in that
city and referred TO the several matters
in which it is hoped to enlist the atten-
ton of the legislature Chief anon,.
these is thesuggestion that after the viii
has been probated it may be examined
by anyone, upon the payment OF
small fee, newspapers being prohibited
cepting such as refers TO public re-
quests.
Rev. Anna G. Spencer spoke for the
Providence council. The first work done
by the council was the formation OF an
organized charity in the City OF ProVi-
dence. Then, through the legislature,
the council succeeded in raising the age
libit of child labor from 10 10 II years
and in the appointment of both men and
women as factory inspectors.
A greeting from Miss Mary Desha OF
the committee of equal pay for equal
work was then read In this Miss De-
sha stated that work for this case was
delayed, pending passage of the mar
ried woman'S property rights bilp' by
congress. Now, that the bill has been
PASSED and a new administration has
come in, the agitation will be pressed
and 1t is expected that 1t will result in
the placing oe the men and women en-
p,oye1 by the government on an equal
wage basis.
Mrs. Helen Campbell Of Detroit, Tor
the committee on domestic science, fol-
lowed, after whom Mrs. Kate Browniee
Sherwood reported upon the subject OF
patriotic instruction.
Helen NJ. Gardiner OF Boston read
paper on divorce reform, which excited
much comment among those present.
Mrs. Agnew Hit, president of the Ma
tional Nomar's Relief corps spoke on
the work on that organization and Mrs
Annie White Johnson read paper upon
dress reform.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.
New York, Dec. 4.-The concluding ses-
sion OF the Seventeenth annual conven-
ton Of the American Society of Mechani-
cal engineers was held today. Among
the papers read were the following:
1.-The Efficiency Of Boiler Heating Sur
face by r. S. Hale, of Boston; Steam
Engine Governors. by Frank e. Ball of
Plainfild, n. j.; Aluminium Bronze Seam
| less Tubing" by Leonard Waldo of
Bridgeport, Conn. After the transac-
ton of routine business President Fitz
announced the close of the meeting and
congratulated the society on the enter
| tanning and instructive program that
| had marked the various sessions.
INTERSTATE GRAIN MEETING.
Council Bluffs, Ia, Dec. 4.-The grain
| dealers of western Iowa, eastern Nebras-
ka, and northern Missouri are in con-
| yention here. They refuse 10 state the
nature Of the business under considera-
| ton.
IOWA TRAVELLING MEN.
Des Mones, IA, Dec. 4.-The Iowa
| State Travelling Mems association began
| its annual meeting today. The attend
ance is about $50, much smaller than
usual as there is little contest for OIL
| GERS except directors.