Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-16
Utah was elected second recording secre-
And the War Was Ended.

After the election of officers the meeting,
which for the first time was held in the
church proper. devoted to the conSid-
Grafton of the question of arbitration, and
most of them We're for speedy disarmament.
Some expressed in no uncertain terms their
opposition to an increased army in this
country and their disapproval of the Span
ish-American war.
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw presided Rev.
Amanda Deyo of Philadelphia, president of
the Universal Peace Union, delivered an
address on the relations between the coun-
ell and peace and arbitration AT the
coming Paris congress- she said, THE wo-
men Of the world have determined they will
ask the nations for nothing less than dis
armament. There have been divisions
among US for centuries, but at last we have
come together"
There was considerable discussion on the
subject matter of the address, those par
ticipating including Mrs Margaret Dye Ell
lis of New Jersey, Mrs. Mary A. Moody
of Indiana, Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood OF
this city and Mrs. Elizabeth b. Grannis of
New York the latter declaring that the
Spanish war was simply matter of brute
force and settled only which country had
the most money and the ability to defeat
the other The missionaries say the open
doors of all nations have been ready to
welcome us, but will, she asked, the
mothers of the Filpinos be ready to accept
our gospel now?
The remainder of the afternoon was con-
sumed in discussion along the same gen
eral lines, the topic being the attitude of
the women toward the cars peace con-
ference. Much of it hung upon a petition
presented by Rev. Amanda Deyo, express
ing the hearty sympathy of the under
signed sovereign citizens of the United
States with the cars noble effort for the
|, cause of God and humanity. Rev. Anna
Spencer of Providence, r. l., thought there
had been times when bad powers have had
to Na Nv no good in conflict. She never
had she declared. so deep a sorrow in con-
ucction with her own country as IN the
events of the past few months. She could
not see how any human being could con-
template with pride the rise of the war
spirit in this country. She believed arbi-
tration measures for settling difficulties
must for years precede universal disarma-
ment. Miss Susan p. Anthony objected to
the phrase sovereign citizens" in Rev.
Deyo's petition. II never heard of any
thing so absurd she said. I'VE are not
sovereign offensive are political slaves
Further discussion was INDUCED in by
Rev. Anna Shaw and Mrs. May Wright
Sewall, who declared that women We're
born as sovereign citizens and that no
man could take this sovereignty from them
1t was declared by some of the speakers
that the cars motive in proposing dsar-
mament was not altogether a disinterested
one and was made for selfish purposes.
The petition offered by Rev. Deyo will go
to the committee on resolutions.
The Night Session.
At the night session number of re-
ports were read. That on the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union by
Lillian VI. Stevens, the president of Maine,
asserted that the canteen system of the
army had been abolished largely through
the efforts of the association. She eulo-
giZed the late Frances E. Willard and read
telegram announcing the passage by the
Illinois state senate Of bill authorizing
the placing of a statue to her in the ma
uonal capital. A petition was adopted re-
quesung the Illinois house of representa-
tives to take favorable action on the bill
Lillian NJ. HOLSTER of Michigan told of
the work of the Supreme Hive Ladies of
the Maceabees of the World: Minnie ].
Snow of Utah spoke of the Young Ladies'
National Mutual Improvement Association
Mrs. Mary G. Osgood of New Hampshire
reported for the National Free Baptists