The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-20
WORK OF THE HOMEN'S
COUNCIL UNDER WAY
Considering Routine Business
at TOday'S Session.
MRS. ROOSEVELT NOT PRESENT
This announcement Made by the
President-A Statement Regarding
the Work in Illinois and in For
eign COuntrIeS-AfternoOn session.

/ The second days session OF the Va
I tional Council Of Women OF the United
/ States began at II O'Clock this morning in
Carroll Hall II was announced bv Mrs
1 Gahney, the president. that on account
/ OF the illness Of Mrs. Roosevelt's son she
would be unable 70 grant the reception to
/ the council on Saturday morning which
/ had been planned
Mrs Spencer moved that the local coun-
( eli Of California be received into mem
! bership ia the National Council. and the
motion prevailed.
Illinois Heard From.
Mrs. Grace Boynton Logan. State see-
retary OF the Kings Daughters Society
Of Illinois, was then introduced BY the
president Mrs. Logan said that her So
cicty had for a long time desired 10 be
admitted into the National Council OF
. American Women, and that she was de-
lighted az being able to return home and
announce that the society had been ad
mitted
Mrs Frances E Burns. chairman OF the
credentials committee, read her report.
She suggested that at future meetings
Il
the matter Of presenting credentials. She
then read the list Of the properly acered-
tied delegates and the report was adopted.
The international Council.
Mrs Mary Wright sewaH presented an
outline Of plans for work for the Ister-
national Council She advocated an in
creased representation at the next qufn-
QuenniaI meeting. to be held IN Berlin
in 1904 Her plan was embodied in a
resolution by a member Of the council
and endorsed without discussion.
Mrs Sewall presented her suggestions
on eighteen live topics Of vital interest
10 the welfare Of the councils. The prop
ositton that all representatives on stand
ing committees hold their places for five
years was endorsed. The proposition that
the members Of all international commit
tees be eligible TO sit with the executive
committees of their own national council
was endorsed
The Presidents Budget.
The budget OF the International presi-
dent was discussed and a resolution en-
dorsing the international president in all
ganda OF the work was adopted
Resolutions dealing with the subjects
Of appropriations, peace propaganda. q
national bureau Of information. council
badges. international committees and the
representation Of the council AT exposI-
tious were taken up and considered
The morning meeting adjourned at 70
o'clock
The Afternoon Session.
The report Of the National Council OF
Jewish Women. read by Mrs. Hannah Sol
Omou, the president Of that body. was the
first matter taken UP in the afternoon.
At the last trienniaI meeting. held in
Cleveland. in March 1860. she said the re-
ports showed fifty sections with about
5000 members. There were ffty-seven
study circles. fifteen mission schools.
about sixty-fve lecturers. and about leo
philanthr0pists. besides S10.C00 raised in
cash for supplies for the army and navy
in 1896 There we're $500 raised for the
famine funds OF India and Bersarabia and
$1,000 for the hospital for consumptives
at Denver during the past year
The phiIanthroPies OF the organization
consist Of all kinds Of schools, kindergar-
tens, free baths, etc. always along mod
eTn methods.
The next executive meeting OF the Ma
tional Council viii be held in Philadelphia
on the oath the and 25th OF this month
Its main purpose viii be TO consider the
programme for the next trienniaI which
viii be held in Baltimore ue1t Novem-
Der.