The evening times., 1899-01-25
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF
WOMEN TO MEET HERE
Third Triennial Session to Be
Held Next Month.
Full Programme of the Order of
Exercises.
Expansion, Imperialism. Peace and
international Arbitration to
BE Discussed.

| The third triennial of the National Coun-
! Gil of Women will convene in this city on
| February 49, The formal opening will be
preceded by a religious service on the aft
ernoon of February u, and a predatory
business meeting will be. held in the par
! lors of the Arlington Hotel on Saturday
! evening, February IL. Business meetings
| will occupy the mornings of Monday, Feb
ruary 13, and Saturday, February IS. The
/ formal opening will occur on ,.the evening
| of Monday. February 49, and the mornings
! OF the 14th to the 18th, inclusive, and the
| evenings of the 18th to the 18th, inclu-
! sve, will be occupied by public sessions.
The formal adjournment, which is fixed for
the evening of Saturday, February Is, will
| be followed on the afternoon of Sunday
February 10, by religious service The
| meetings will be held in the Unversalist
Church, corner Of Thirteenth and L Streets.
The term now closing like the one which
closed with the triennial of 1885, has COW
| cred period of four years, instead Of
three, as contemplated by the constitu-
ton. The membership of the council has
received many important accessons both
in national organizations and local coun-
ellis. The programme will provide for a
statement of what has been accomplished
in all the departments of work under coun-
ell auspices. Each national organization
belonging to the council will be represent
ed adequately on the programme. as well
as in the business meetings by its own ap-
pointees
The annual executive sessions of the
council have already grown to an import
ance which justities giving them hardly
less time than is now given to the trien
NAL II will doubtless be matter of dis
appointment to many council women that
the triennial shall follow so closely upon
the latest annual executive.
The programme of the triennial Will in
clude discussion and action upon inter-
ests and plans relating strictly to council
affairs; resumes of the achievements of
the closing term, and presentations of the
work of the immediate future; discussion
OF great public interests from woman's
point of view. including such topics as
expansion. Imperialism, peace and interna
tional arbitration.
One of the most interesting features will
be the presentation of the progress of the
council idea abroad. and of plans now ma
turing for the second Quinquennia OF the
International council, to be convened in
London June 27 where the National Coun-
Gil of the United States must have AN ade-
quate representation.
council headquarters VIII be at the Ar
lington Hotel. The railroad secretary,
elected by the executive board at Omaha
Miss Lucy Z. Anthony, may be addressed
at 1880 Diamond Street, Philadelphia
During the preparations for the trienniaI
the presidents Office has been made CEN
tral bureau OF correspondence concerning
programme and specific plans, and general
information may be obtained from the
office of the corresponding secretary.
All women belonging to national or
ganizations. to State councils and local
councils affiliated with the national are
members, and eligible 10 attend all of it's
sessions, but only the general officers OF
the national council, the president and one
representative from each national organi-
Zation and from each State and local coun-
Gil constituting the national council MEM
bers of the cabinet, patrons, members OF
the standing committees, and annual con-
tributors are eligible 10 participate in
business meetings.
Miss May Wright Sewall of the eXecu-
tive committee, said yesterday:
The bond under which organizations are az
gregated into the national councils Is slight
that this enumeration of the classes linked to-
gether by il is Necessary to suggest the remote
members of many of organizations the PRIV
ieges within the council attaching 10 member
ship Ii is the earnest hope Of the executive
board of the national council that the third tr-
ennal will lie conspicuous for the adequate rep
resentarion at its meetings and interests included
within the council; for careful preparation, for
the discussions of the grave questions that con
front all thoughtful people living in these serious
davs. and for the magnaninity and sympathy
which are the essence Of the council idea