The times., 1899-02-12
WOMEN 70 MEET
IN NATIONAL COUNCIL
Delegates Begin to Arrive in
the City.
Topics of the Day to Be Thoroughly
Discussed.
Preliminary Gatherings Will BE Held
Today, with the Regular Open
ing Session Tomorrow.

Beginning tomorrow the National Coun-
Gil of Women will meet in this city for a
five days session. Delegates arrived in
numbers last night, and three preliminary
meetings will be held today, the first, an
evangelical service, in the Universalist
Church, corner of Thirteenth and l. Streets,
at 2:30 o'clock. This ediiice will Be the
headquarters of the council during its de-
liberations.
The second session will be held at 4
O'Clock at the same place. The Rev. Anna
Garlin Spencer, of Rhode Island, will de-
liver sermon.
\ session will also be held in the Luther
Memorial Church at 1880 o'clock this even
ing, and will be devoted to the work of
the National Christian League, of which
Elizabeth b. Grannis is president Bishop
Satterlee will offer the opening prayer.
Mrs. Grannis will deliver her address as
president of the Christian League. Vir-
ginia I. Smith, of Hartford, Conn, will
speak on Twenty five Years of Work for
Dependent Children" Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett, Of Washington. will speak of
"Courtship and Proper Mating Others
will participate in the programme.
Oh council.
The formal opening of the council will
take place in the Universalist Church to-
morrow evening. Business sessions will be
held during the day at the Arlington.
where many of the delegates are registered
Although this is styled the third triennial
session of the National Council, 1t will
cover the work of a period of four years.
The councils previous session was held
of the organization have been held since
in various cities with large attendance,
although the matters considered were dis
posed OF by the executive committee, COM
posed of the general officers and vice pres
ldents, forming quorum to control the
general interests of the council
During the last four years the member
ship Of the council has received important
accessions, both in national organizations
and local councils. over million and a
half of women are included in the mem
bership.
Ten Public Sessions.
Only ten OF the sessions to be held will
be open to the public. The council is pri-
marily senate, in which all the different
national organizations are regarded as SO
many states. In this senate each organiza-
tion has two representatives, and it is
thought the work of the council is ad-
vanced more by private conferences dis
cussions. and conclusions.
There will be included in the programme
of the triennial convention the following
features: First, discussion and action upon
interests and plans relating strictly 10
council affairs; second. resumes of achieve
ments of the closing term and presenta-
tions of the work of the immediate future;
third, discussion OF great public interests
from woman's point of view. including
such topics as. expansion, peace. and in
ternational arbitration, the condition OF Ha-
waiian women, and many other subjects.
There will be a presentation of the
progress of the council idea abroad and
of the plans now maturing for the second
quinquennial of the international council,
TO be convened in London, June q, 1899
where the National Council of Women OF
the United States will have adequate rep
resentation.
Topics for Discussion.
An unusually large number of topics for
discussion have been prepared including
Suffrage" christianity as Related TO
Sociology" Methods of Missionary Work
in the South" Good Citizenship" The
Status and Condition OF Women in Ha-
wall, " Child Culture and Training" The
Care OF Defective and Dependent Chill
dren,' Expansion the Best Good of our
Country" What Women Have Done in
Fraternal Life Benefit Societies. Equality
Patent Conservator of Human Rights
Prison Reform in Behalf of Women
Criminals" =" THE Message of the Ma
donna, "Woman's Right of Choice, Pos
sibilities of Women Scientific Invention
by Women. Which is of Greater Value to
the Nation, Brain or Heart" Best Means
OF Ante Natal Improvement of the Human
Church and Its Standards with the
Church in the Days of Christ and the
Apostles" Church Universal Help or a
Hindrance TO the Development of Woman
hood, The Tree of knowledge of Good
and Evil " Wages From the Bible Stand
point" "Abbesses and Their Value TO the
History of Religion and st. Hilda.
Mother OF the English Language"
Among those expected to speak or read
papers are Susan b. Anthony, president of
the National Suffrage Association; Mrs.
Emmalin B. Wells. Salt Lake City; the Rev.
Anna Howard Shaw, Philadelphia; Miss
Lucy Anthony, Philadelphia; Mrs. Flo
Jamison Miller national president, Wom
ans Relief Corps: Mrs. Ellen a. Richard
son, Winthrop, Mass; Lady Tilley Ma
tional Council OF Women of Canada; Lady
Thompson. Canada; Mrs. Susa Young
Gates. Utah: Mrs. Virginia r Smith. Con-
necticut; Mrs. Elizabeth Boynton Herbert
Evanston, Ill: Mrs. Ellen NJ. Putnam, Ok
ford y. Y; Miss Mary Hampton Lloyd,
Colorado; Miss Sadie American National
Council of Jewish Women. Illinois: Mrs
II. NJ. Woods Kansas City. Kan; Mrs
Arabella T. COllster Portland, Me; Mrs
Maria Purdy Peck. Iowa; Miss Bina NJ
West Michigan; Mrs. Elizabeth Grannis,
New York City.
1t is anticipated that there will be an
unusually lively contest In the election Of
officers. The present head OF the organiza-
ton, Mrs. May Wright Sewall, II is under
stood, will not accept denomination for
the presidency Mrs. Sewall has arrived
at the Arlington from her home in Indiana.
The chairman or the committee of arrange
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