Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-14
WEATHER PREVENTS
National Council of Women Fails to
Meet Last Evening.
INTERESTING SESSION THIS MORNING
Report of Mrs. WaIschener Of
Indianapolis Council.
NOTES AND CONNIE NTS

| There was no session of the National
| Council of Women last evening. The why
was told in detail at the session which
| opened this morning exactly at 10 o'clock,
with Vice President Rev. Anna Howard
Shaw in the chair, and Just five women fac
ing her in the coy little room. All during
the morning, however, the delegates came
stringing in in twos, threes and tours, and
every mothers daughter of them had a dis
tinct and separate story to tell of the way
she got home. Some of these women found
themselves in snow up to their chins in
places and had to call for passing men to
haul them out. Only those who had ordered
carriages in the morning were able to get
them to go home in. They tried to crowd
four and five into the small coupes, and
then the faithful horses stalled and the
women had to pile out in the snow and
push.
Two ladies plodded through the snow as
far as the Portland They were nearly
winded and, meeting a big coupe, with a
fur-covered driver, they said in chorus:
Five dollars if you will carry us to 14th
and Streets"
Make it $50 and I'll try it, was the
cruel rejoinder, as the driver went on
laughing. They rested at the Portland drug
store and started on. A block further on a
coupe overlook them. Turning quickly, one
of the ladies said: "Oh, you've come for US,
haven't you?'
This is Senator IS private rig" re-
piled the driver, in astonished tones.
We'll, he wouldn't want to see US perish,
and you are going our way. Please let us
in. And he did.
Two other ladies gave out three blocks
from their stopping place A carriage came
along and they called to the driver to know
how much he would take to drive them the
three blocks. "A dollar" was his reply
and they climbed in.
When we got home we paid him $3.50,
ana If he had asked ii we would have given
five, said one of the ladies' That would
have been cheaper than funeral expenses
this cold weather. The man looked nom
Pulsed when he got more than he asked,
but thanked us and went across the street,
where he stayed half hour. We think
now that he went in there to kick himself
because he didn't ask more
Many Of the ladies came this morning at
tired FOR high snow" mark as one bright
woman in a dream of red plaid silk and
brown cloth said. She had a short dress.
nigh boots. heavy high leggins close hat
and fur-lined gloves. She was fit for the
klondike or an afternoon tea. Several
others were attired in like sensible manner.
FraternaI Delegates.
The first thing on the program this morn
ing was Introduction of fraternal delegates.
OF which very few Were present. Only one
OF the Canadian women was present-Mrs
Adelaide Hoodless of Hamilton. Canada,
who was sent down here by the govern
ment to study domestic science and the
educational systems in use in the Wash
ington schools. She will also visit Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. Elizabeth Boynton Harbert of Hi
nois spoke on the Worlds Unity League
and Mrs. Laura S. Flxen of Illinois on the
" S, orkl Tl1, Home, Association"
Mrs. Ellen S. Cromwell. ex -president of
the Woman's National Press Association
presented the greeting of that club and
SAID 1t was prospecting. She said it was
the rising. not the setting sun, that was
wanted, but that she had been unable. be-
cause of the storm. to get to Mrs. Mary S.
GiSt, the newly elected president, whom
she knew the council would be glad to
greet.
Very few of the delegates who were to
present reports from state and local coun-
ellis We're present. Rev. Anna Garlin Spen-
Ger presented the report of the state coun-
ell OF Rhode Island. She said the women
We're working with much caution. but effec-
lively. IN many philanthropic ways ard
were making themselves felt in municipal
affairs. where they were demanding and
securing the election of a better class of
aldermen. They also went after the news
papers of the state, protesting against in
decent reports of uumentiouahle crimes. or
what should he unmentionable and asking
that criminal news be confined to the bare
statements of facts. The council of Rhode
Island felt much encouraged. she said. by
what it had been able to accomplish, and
had large hopes for the future
Mrs. Flora Sullivan Walschener. presi-
dent of the local council of women of In
dianapoHs, reports that the council organ
lied in November, 1891. is in a prosperous
condition. The council has increased not
ably in membership, especially in the last
two months. Its tendencies. are all toward
civic reforms. 1t protested against the
open Patrol wagon. and now only closed
one is used in the police service of that
city. 1t protested vigorously against SLOT
machines. and the city officers speedily
found law to close them out.