Evening star., 1902-02-18
BODIES AFFILIATING

| Mission Declared to Be Advancement
Of Women Along All Pro-
| gressive Lines.
The fourth trennial convention Of the
National Council OF Women OF the United
States will open it's sessions at Carroll In
stitute on 10th street tomorrow afternoon at
2 O'Clock. when the national president, Mrs
| Fanny Humphreys Gaffney will deliver her
annual address. The council will continue
| it's sessions until Tuesday night, February
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The National Council of Women is the
| largest national body of affiliated organi-
cations of women in the world. The Inter
national Council OF Women, which has an
affiliated membership OF over 2.ooo,Oo0. is
the only one which exceeds it in members
| The national organizations affiliating with
| the national council are:
| National American Woman Suffrage AS
| socia ation-Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, presi-
| dent
Young Ladies' National Mutual Improve
ment Association-Mrs. Elmina 8. Taylor.
president.
| National Christian League for Promotion
Of Social Purty-Mrs. Elizabeth B. Gran
MS. president.
| Deyo. president.
| National Association Loyal Women Of
American Liberty-Mrs. l. C. Manchester.
president.
Women's Relief Corps, auxiliary to G. A.
| R.-Mrs. Calista Robinson Jones, presi-
dent
| National Association Of Business Women
Miss Matae B. Cleveland. president.
National Council of Jewish Women-Mrs.
| Hannah G. Solomon, president
| Florence Crttenton Missionaries Kate
| Waller Barrett, general superintendent.
| Supreme Hive Ladies of Maccabees OF the
| World-Mrs. Lillian M. Hollister, president.
Rathbone Sisters of the World-Mrs. Dell
p Glazier, president.
| National Association of Colored Women
| Mrs. Josephine S. Yates, president.
| American Federation of Nurses-Mss NJ
A. Nutting. president, Johns Hopkins Hos
| pital.
Great Hive Ladies Of Maccabees for Mich
1gan-Mrs. Frances Burns, president.
/ National Woman's Christian Temperance
| Union-Mrs. L. M. N Stevens president.
| National Women's Relief Society-Mrs.
| Bathsheba w. Smith
| The Local Bodies.
! The councils Of local scope-that fs those
confined to state city membership-are:
Local Council Of the Women of Rhode Is
| land Rev. Anna Garlin Spencer, president:
| Local Council OF Women Of Indianapolis.
| Mrs. Eliza A. Baker president; Local
| Council Of Women Of Quincy, Mrs. Anne J.
| Wood. president: Local Council of Women
| of Portland, Mrs. George A. Pollister, pres
| ident; Local Council Of Women Of Bloom
| ington. Mrs L. M. Beck; Local Council Of
| Women OF Rochester, Mrs. Horace G.
| Pierce, secretary; Local Council Of Women
! of Minneapolis, Mrs. A. f. Higbee, pres-
dent: Local Council OF Women of San Fran
cisco. Mrs. Mary Wood Swift. president.
All these organizations will be repre-
| sented In the coming convention by dele
| gates or officers.
| The National Council Of Women Is a pe-
| culiar organization in one respect at least.
| 1t Is organized in the interest of one
| opaganda, and has no power over the or
| ganizations which constitute 1t, beyond that
| of suggestion and sympathy Therefore.
| no organization voting to enter the council
renders itself liable to be interfered with
| in respect to its complete organic unity in
| dependence methods of work, or be COM
| mitted to any principle method Of any
| other organization or to any act or utter
ance Of the council itself beyond compliance
| with the terms of this constitution.
Organized in Washington.
! The National Council Of Women was or
| ganized in Washington in 1888 and was in
| corporated In 1891, and is the first and
| oldest national council. There are now
twenty -four. Its motto is Lead, Kindly
| Light and it's mission is the advancement
| Of women along all progressive lines, but 1t
| politics.
Any organization Of women. the nature
! of whose work Is satisfactory to the exeeu-
| tive commit tee, either as to it's undoubtedly
| national character or national value, may
become member Of this council by its own
| vote and by the triennial payment Of 500
into the treasury Of the national council.
| The women Of any national organization
| composed Of both men and women may as
| sociate themselves together in the national
| organization, and may connect themselves
| with the council by electing q woman to
represent them on the executive committee
| of the council. and by the payment Of the
| regular triennial fee into its treasury, but q
man may not represent the organization.
| Any state council of women, organized
under a constitution harmonious with that
| Of the national council may become
| member Of this council by its own vote. and
| the trienn1al payment Of $50 into the treas
ury of the national council.
| Method Of Afaliation.
Any local council OF women, organized
under a constitution harmonious with that
of the national council, may become
| member of this council by its own vote and
| the triennial payment Of $24 in to the treas
| ury Of the national council.
| The national council holds triennial public
meetings.
At its public triennials the national coun-
| Gil sits as a body. composed of two parts
| an upper and lower council
| The voting members of the upper council
are the president and delegate OF each ma
| tional organization. the president of each
| state council, and the president, treasurer,
| corresponding secretary and the first re-
! cording secretary.
The voting members Of the lower council
| are the delegates Of state councils. the pres
| idents and delegates Of local councils, and
| the vice president at large and the second
| recording secretary OF the national council.
| The president of the national council pre-
| sides over the sessions Of the upper council
! and over any Joint meetings of The two
| councils. The vice president at large preA
sides over the sessions Of the lower; Eouncil
In the event Of the absence Of the vice pres
ident at large, the lower council elects its
presiding officer.
| May Belong to Either Council.
The patrons Of the national council shall
be eligible to either the upper or lower
| council, as each may elect at any triennial
| session, with power to discuss questions
and to serve on all committees. but without
| q vote.
! The chairman Of all standing committees
i of this coOncil 0r their pfoxfeS shall he