Evening star., 1898-10-18
IN ANNUAL COUNCIL
Sixth Convention Of Matt onal Spirit
ualistic Association.
WASHINGTON As CONVENTION CITY
Program Of Exercises for Re-
mainder of the Week.
OFFICERS AND DELEGATES

Upward of one hundred delegates from
all parts of the country, representing state
spiritualistic societies, met this morning at
10 o'clock at Masonic Hall, corner of 9th
and F streets northwest. 1t was the OPEN
ing session of the sixth annual convention
of the National Spirituaistic Association.
President Harrison D. Barrett of Boston,
Mass, presided. The session opeEed with
the singing of the association hymn,
Deaths Stream Bridged," to the tune of
Aud Lang Syne." and at it's conclusion
Mrs. Cora l.. V. Richmond vice president
of the association, pronounced the invoca-
ton. She was followed by President Bar
rett, who briefly welcomed the delegates
and outlined the work that had been ac-
complished during the past year. Another
hymn, and Mrs. Richmond delivered the
formal address OF welcome. Mr.. Moses
Hull of Buffalo, a venerable member of the
association, replied at length, rehearsins5
the great benefits of spiritualism and in
voking the delegates to go forth from the
convention to work. H spoke of Wash
ngton as ty pical meeting place for the
association.
This reference was applauded, and re-
flected the feeling of the delegates on the
proposed amendment to the constitution
which changes the meeting place from
Washington to such city as shall te desig
mated by the convention.
Appointments Deferred.
The president announced the next busi-
ness to be the appointment of committees,
but said he would defer that until the
committee on credentials had reported, be-
cause he was not familiar with the names
of the delegates and did not wish to slight
tee on credentials, which consists Of ]. B.
Halch, Jr., of Maryland. D. P. Dewey Of
Michigan and HI. c. Dorm Of New Jersey.
The committee retired and promptly set
about examining the credentials Of the
delegates.
The committee en- rules was also an
ncunced to consist of Thos. NJ. Locke Of
PENNSYLVANIA c. D. Pruden of Minnesota
and B. NJ. BroadbLry of Maine.
Later in the day it was announced that
the committee on credentials would not
be able to report until 2:30 o'clock and
the convention thereupon took a recess
Until that time.
1t Is understood there will be some warm
debates when the committee on credentials
makes its report There is to be lively
fight for the position of president and
Tetary. These positions pay, respectively,
$500 and 81, 200 per annum, and there is
said to be a clique anxious to turn out the
old officers and elect their favored friends.
The Program.
The following is a complete program of
the exercises for the week:
First session, 10 am. today-Music, invo-
cation, Mrs Cora l.. V. Richmond; music,
opening address by the president. Harrison
D. Barrett: music, address of welcome,
Mrs. Cora l.. V. Richmond; music respone
Moses Hull; appointment of standing COM
mitteees. recess. forty-five minutes; report
of committee on credentials. report of COM
mittee on rules, intermissiOn.
Second session. $50 p.m.-Music, report
of president, report of vice president, re-
port of secretary, report of treasurer, re-
port of special financial agents, reports Of
delegates. communications, letters, etc; in
PRODUCTION of business and assignment of
orders.
Third session, 7:30 p.m.-Music: address
ten minutes. E. W. Wallis; address, ten
minutes. George A. Bacon; address, ten
minutes. Rev. A. J. Weaver; music; ad-
dress. ten minutes, Mrs Clare Fedt
Conan; address, ten minutes, Mrs. Rachel
Walcott; address, ten minutes DR.. w. A.
Croffut; address, ten minutes, DR.. c. w.
Hidden; music: tests twenty minutes F.
H. Roscoe; address. ten minutes Mrs. Til
lie U. Reynolds; address ten minutes DR..
J. NJ. PEBBLES; music; tests, twenty min
utes, F. A. Wiggin; music.
Second Day.
Fourth session, 10 a. a.m-Music; report Of
committee on presidents and vice presi-
dents reports; report Of committee on sec
retary's report; report of committee on
treasurer's report; intermssion.
Fifth session, 2:30 p.m.-Music; report Of
committee on delegates reports: report of
committee on resolutions: unfinished bus
mess; intermission.
Sixth session, 7:3O pm Music address,
twenty miautes w. ]. Colville; address,
ten minutes, E. w. Sprasue; address, ten
minutes Ms. NJ. T. Longey: music: tests
tv enty minutes. Mrs. May S. Pepper; ad-
dress, tea minutes, e. Augusta Armstrong
NJ D.; address, ten minutes, Mrs. c. F. PrI-
den; address, ten minutes, Mrs Jennie H.
jackson; music; tests, twenty minutes, Ho-
mer Altenus, address, ten minutes Mr. A
II. Daily; address, ten minutes, Mrs Carrie
Il. 5. living; address, ten minutes, Allen F.
Brown; music; tests, twenty minutes, Miss
Margaret Gaule.
Third Dny.
Seventh session, 10 a.m.-Music report of
committee on amendments, report of COM
mittee on finance, ways and means; report
of committee on special business, new bust
mss intermission.
Eighth session, 2:30 p.m.-Mus.c, amend
ments to constitution, amendments 10 by
laws, election of officers, intermission.
Ninth session, 7:20 pm.-Music, address,
ten minutes, A. E. Tisdale; address, ten
minutes. H. V. Sweringen; music; tests,
twenty. minutes, Mrs. Anna l.. Robinson:
address. ten minutes, Frank Walker; ad-
dr. ress, ten minutes, Mrs Helen Palmer Res
seSue; address, ten minutes, Mrs. Marian
Carpenter, ADDRESS, ten MINUTES, MIS-. car
rie F. Loring music; tests, John Slater;
music; closing address, Mrs Cora l.. V.
Richmond.
Fourth Day.
Exercises under the auspices Of the Ma
tional Lyceum Association.
Association Officers.
The officers of the association are as fol-
lows:
President, Harrison d. Barrett, Boston,
Mass; vice president. Mrs. Cora l.. "
Richmond, Washington, d. c.; secretary,
Francis B. Woodbury., Washington, d. c.;
treasurer, Geo. S. Clendaniel, Washington,
D. c. Trustees-Luther V. Moulton Grand
Rapids, Mich; DR.. George A. Fuller Wor-
cester, Mass; Allen Franklin Brown San
Antonio, Texas; Harvey w. Richardson,
East Aurora, N. Y; Charles III. Stockell,