Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28
The International
Council Of Women

a great deal OF interest IS being dis-H
played by American women In the corn IS
ing international Council of women to
be held in London. beginning Monday
June 20 and continuing until July ..
1t is expected that this will be the most
important congress of women ever
brought together on either side Of thu
Atlantic. The American Council will be
we'll represented. probably the most dis (
tinSuished member of it's delegation be-
ing Mrs. May Wright Sewali. famous
alike for her beauty her tact and her
intellect. Mrs. Sewall has for many
years been president of the American
Council, but at the last convention In
Washington expressed her unwilling
ness Longer to undertake the RESPONSE
biiity Mrs Fanny HUMPHREYS Gaffneys
4 comparatively new figure in national
club life, though well known in New
York city, where for many years che
has been connected with prominent
clubs, succeeded Mrs. Sewall. Mrs. Gaff-
ney is president Of the New York Club
For Political Study For Women.
1t was this club that petitioned Goy-
ernor Roosevelt to spare the life of Mrs
Place because she was woman and
change her sentence to Imprisonment
for life. as
The address of welcome will probably
be made by Lady Aberdeen, who Is
president of the International Council.
At the first meeting the business of the
international Council will be transacted
by the international yficers, the vice
presidents and the delegates from Ma
tional Councils. Two sections Of this
great congress will hold their meetings
in Westminster town hall, where the
officers will also have their headquar-
ters and reception rooms. st. Martins
town hall, about ten minutes walk dis
tant. the Conyocation hall OF Church
House. Deans Yard, Westminster, will
also serve as meeting place. The
officers OF this organization. of which
there are 1859 coo members alone repre-
scented In the United States. consist of:
President, the Countess OF Aberdeen;
vice president. Mrs. May Wright Sewall
of Indianapolis: treasurer, the Baron
css Alexandra Gripenberg. EIelsingfors,
Finland; corresponding secretary, Miss
Teresa +. Wilson. London; recording
secretary. Mime. Maria Martin, Paris.
The British delegates appointed TO the
council are Lady Battersea. Mrs. Percy
Bunting. Lady Laura Kidding. Mrs.
Rawiinson and Mrs. Creighton.
Invitations have been sent out to
prominent women the world over to adj
dress the convention. Among those who
have accepted are: Mrs. May Wright
Sewall. who will speak on The Valus
OF Organization as a Factor In Contem-
porary Social and Political LIFE Miss
Susan =. Anthony. on THE Present Po-
stion of the Suffrage Question:" Rev.
Anna Shaw. on 'Temperance;" Rev.
Ida c. Hultin. on THE Necessity For
an Equal Moral Standard For Men and
Women" Miss octavia Williams Bates.
on The study of the Law Tor
Women;" Mrs. Cynthia Westover AL
den. on journalism" with other doubt
less eloquent addresses from Mrs. Mary
Lowe Dickinson, Miss Florence Kelly.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson, Mrs.
Elizabeth h. Grannis. Mrs. Adelaide
Johnson and Mrs. Julia Marlowe Taber.
Mrs Harriet Stanton Batch. who Is
the daughter OF that grand old Woman
OF the suffrage movement, Mrs. Eliza