Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-18

Presidents Recommendations.
The first business of the morning while
awaiting the appearance of the resolutions
was the action of the council upon the rec
concentrations in the official report of the
president, which had been printed and dis
trbuted in advance of the address tonight.
There We're but two three of general
interest. She recommended the adoption
of bylaws. which the council adopted
Her eleventh re communication was as fol-
lows:
In view of the practical extension of the
United States the acquisition of Hawaii
and the close relations that will probably
henceforth exist with Porto Rico and Cuba,
and the possible continuation of close re
lations with the Philippine Islands, 1 recon-
mend that the national council shall form
a committee for the study of the social and
domestic conditions CT life in these islands
with a view to seeing in what way the
women of the islands be aided by US
through their initiation into American
methods of organization for mutual benefit
and for the public veal. That these stud
les may be ntelhgently prosecuted | rec
ommend that d commission be nominated
from the national council nj that the coun-
Gil endeaVor to secure for this commission
the recognition of the United States gov
eminent, ami that the commission be in
Structed to visit and inspect the conditions
of life of the islands along the lines indi-
Gated in the preceding recommendation.
This caused much discussion, as many OF
the women seemed 10 tHlllh IildI the L mp
pine women might go as American women
at least even on the civilization question.
So this paragraph was made over so as to
show that American women wanted to CO.
operate with them.
The thirteenth recommendation raised
some discussion. DR.. Hale thought that it
was rather a useless expression in the teeth
of cupidity for conquest. and our big
armA but the desire for peace at any
price was 50 great that in the most fin
ished manner the Car of Russia will be
told that the National Council of Women
indorSe his disarmament ideas, whether
he means them or not as the expression
came from small woman over in a dark
corner of the church. one woman said
that ''as mothers the council indorsed the
ear.
NO we don't" retorted Miss Shaw I'VE
are not mothers. This is a national council
of women. not of mothers, and to be a
woman is far higher privilege than being
a mother" and the mother subsidized be-
fore the onslaught of the miss
All the recommends tons of the pres-
dent were adopted, most of them relating
to business methods in the council.
The Resolutions.
The chairman of the resolutions commit
tee, Rev. Anna Garlin Spencer, then pre-
scented the report There was resolution
to make Mrs Sewall and Mrs Mary Lowe
Dickinson and all eX-presidents honorary
presidents of the council
states provide for the physically as well as
mentally dependent children.
I1ey ask that the United States govern
ment consider how it can best avail itself
OF the aid and assistance of women in the
army and navy camp and field hospitals of
the country; protest against the canteen in
army and navy; recommend resolutions of
sympa thy to the car in his disarmament
efforts; ask President Mckinley 10 use his
power to stop bull fgthS in Cuba; ask that
laws be passed against song bird destruc-
tion and, lastly, discover the milk in the
cocoanut by resolving that no person shall
be allowed to hold place in a law abiding
body when a law breaker himself"
Minority to Be Heard,
These resolutions were presented with a
majority report. The minority object to
the last named and will report a resolution
almost the same but with preamble
which recites the Edmunds act and singles
out polygamy as the particular crime. thus
pointing directly at Mr.. Roberts, repre-
sentative-elect from Utah
Business will fill the afternoon Tonight
there will be Introduction of new officers
and address of retiring president, Mrs Nav
Wright Sewall.
Tomorrow at o'clock the following will
be the program: st. Hilda of Whitby-
How Abbesses were Educators and C,ivii;z
ers. Mary Newbury Adams, Iowa: Is the
Church Universal a Hindrance or a Hell,
to the Development of Womanhood? FIiz
aDetn Is Grann1s, New York; The Message
Of the Madonna, Elizabeth Boynton Har-
bert, Illinois.
Frances Willard Memorial
The afternoon service of the council was
held in memory of Miss Frances E. Willard.
the first president of the national council
of women, and was the largest meeting of
the week Mrs. Sewall presided. The ex-
ercises were opened with prayer by Rev
Anna Shaw. Miss Mabel Claf1in sang as
solo, Lead. Kindly Light" This is the
motto of the national council, emblazoned