The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-30

| referred back to the states for further
study and consideration. On forward
ing copies of this resolution to Mrs.
| Gaffney, president of the National
Council. and to Mrs. Sewell, president
of the International Council of Wo-
men, received from both ladies most
kind letters offering to place in my
! hands such literature as would assist
me in familiarizing myself and in as
sisting others to familiarize them
selves in the work and purpose of the
National Council of Women.
Through Mr.. Gaffney we obtained
the primers of the council, sent to all
state secretaries, at a very much re-
duced price, and the National Council
mas furnished your secretary with bull
| letlns OF the work of the council from
time to time. l should be glad if I
could carry with me to Washington
next month the thanks of this confer
ence for the kindness and attention
snown It's officers by the officers of the
National Council of Women.
And | cannot close without direct
ing your attention to the courtesies
extended me by the chairman of the
| Southeastern Passenger Association.
! Mr. Joseph Richardson of Atlanta. in
allowing the same reduced rates to
prevail for this postponed date. as for
the original date applied for. 1t neces-
sltated the recall of all notices issued
70 the roads belonging to the South
eastern passenger Association and the
issuance of other notices at the proper
time, and we feel that the confernce
should recognize, in some way, the
courtesies extended.
My report of work is as follows:
Letters received, 247; letters written
So5: circulars sent out. ITO.
May 10 l was invited to extend the
traternal greetings of the conference to
the mississippi convention of Woman's
CHRISTIAN Temperance Union, when 1
mad the great privilege of hearing a.
splendid speech by Mrs. Lillian Ste
vans, president of the w. C. T. u, and
Oh afterward meeting her personally
ana enjoying the great pleasure of a
long talk on the work of our own great
order
Nov. IL was invited to be present
at the national convention of the w. C.
L. u: IN. Fort Worth. Tex, but was
forced TO decline because of the pres
sure OF other work in my state
In closing let me say that I deem 1t
a great privilege to have done what
was possible for the order we love as
secretary of their conference and with
Iull recognition of the confidence re-
posed In me by your body, l beg to
submit this report of the years work"
The Chairman's Address,
This was followed by the address of
the chairman of the conference. Mrs.
lows:
NOn the threshold of the present let
us take glance into the past ere we
turn our faces toward the untried fu-
ture.
Il would contrast our years work
with a strand of brightly colored
beads, with just enough sombre ones
scattered here and ther to deftly bring
out the coloring of the more brilliant
ones. Such has been the sequence of
events in our correspondence this year,
the pleasant, tender letters, coming
almost daily filled with love, sugges-
lions, and encouragement but now
and then the sad one with thoughts
dlscouraging and questions hard to
answer. lis the thread that has Civ
en- the proper adjustment and symme-
try to the strand, and this thread is
the gifted pen of our secretary. With
1t she has bound together the hearts
of US all.
The delightful position as officers of
the conference has brought us into the
most charming relations with the or
der, especially to the central council
and to the state officers.
1T has been a delightful privilege
to write 81 letters to members closely
associated with the work of the con-
ference and we consider it a pleasure
to have had this duty to perform The
many words of encouragement and
love from those secretaries and mem
berS of the order whom we have
known at other conferences, the loving
greetings from those we have never
met and the close and cherished rela-
tions of the chairman and-the secre-
tary have been a source of joy and de-
light. The knowledge that the advisory
board has been ready to cooperate and
lend us their counsel has been duly
appreciated by us.
LAS Daughter of the King, and as
chairman of this body, and also as a
daughter of this beautiful Southland.
l feel most thoroughly at home, and
am delighted to welcome you here to
our fifth annual conference, hoping
that to many of US it may mean wider
fields, broader sympathy and grander
results, especially to those states that
have most recently organized. In re-
sponse to our welcome 1 would say
that am happy to be here, and I see
by the happy light in your eyes that
you are echoing my sentiments.
THE programme we present to you
is very informal in its makeup, CIV
ing only such suggestions upon sub
jects as we feel should be discussed
in the fullest. We beg you to handle
it in the heartiest and most informal
manner, and endeavor to bring forth
many latent and valuable thoughts up
on these vital questions, so that they
may be wisely and finally settled for
the betterment of our order and the
peace of mind of those who for years
have wrestled with them.
"In the reflected radiance of what
the order has accomplished, as we turn
our thoughts toward what we want to
do. should we color these aspirations
too highly we beg you to be lenient
with us, for our hopes mount to many
great things.
For establishing our finances on a
firm, economical, and systematic
basis.
For making the Silver Cross the
most valuable and sought for maga-
zine in our homes.
For making the home study de-
partment what the originators have
been dreaming.
For establishing summer training
schools for the study of our orders
work and making for the birthday
offering a permanent place in our
work.
ITO these we would particularly call
your attention.
There is one suggestion that oc-
ours to my mind right here and that
is in arranging, with the consent of
this body. for the appointing of either
of the officers of this body, in case OF
resignation or other disability, I would
suggest that the necessary authority
be now conferred upon the central