The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-26
THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF THE W0MAN'S NATIONAL
 SINGLE TAX LEAGUE

Opened Yesterday in This CIty-Am
 sections of the Union Represented-
 Welcome Address by Mrs. Herz-Mayor
 stadIsyIs wsIsome-OvatIon to Ella
 Wheeler WILCOX.
 The third annual conference Of the Women's National Single Tax league had its opening session in Harmonic hall, this city, yesterday. There were forty-nine single taxers present, seven of whom were men and thirty of whom were delegates. The delegates came from all sections of the union, Illinois, Washington, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York. being espec- ially well represented. There was one delegate from Canada-Miss Michele of Woodstock-and it is the plan to make the league an international asso- ciation next year.
 At 2:30 Mrs. Crosby called the dele gates to order and presented Rev. W. F. Dickerman, pastor of the Universalst church on Orange street, who offered prayer.
 After the reading of the minutes of the last conference by Dr. Mary D. Hus- sey, and the reports of officers and state vice presidents, Miss Eva J. Turner of Brooklyn, N. F., delivered an address on 'Won1an's Organizations. She was followed by Miss Minnie Brown of Fairhope, Ala, who addressed the dele gates on "Fairhope." It was o'clock when Miss Brown concluded her ad- dress, and the conference then ad- journed.
 The evening session opened at 8 o'clock, the first number on the pro- gramme being flute solo by Miss Ger trude Trueman. Following was the ad- dress of welcome by Mrs. Leo Herz, on behalf of the New Haven Women's tax league. Mayor Studley in a happy and witty speech extended the freedom of how New Haven and Yale had grown up together. He said that now Yale university is New Haven's.
 In the absence of Miss Bessie Agnes Dwyer, of Washington, D. C., who was programmed to respond to the address es Of welcome. and who was unable to come to New Haven owing to sickness in her family circle, the president dele gated that task to Mrs. Belle de Rivera of New York city. Mrs. deRivera's address was entirely impromptu and as charmingly delivered as her enthu- siasm was sincere.
 While Mrs. de Rivera was speaking Mrs. Ella. Wheeler Wilcox unobtrusive- fy entered the hall. At it's close the president called her to the platform and she received splendid ovation by the single taxers.
 The contralto solos by Miss Eva Au- gusta Vescelius of New York city was especially we'll rendered. She possesses a voice sweet and strong, and her sing ing last night was exceptionally pleas ing and true to the key. Her first num- Der was the old English song What the Chimney Said,' which was followed by Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes. ". Miss Vescelius is president of the Society for the Advancement of Musical Therapeutics of New York city, of which the eminent Dr. Edgar Guern- sey is honorary president.
 The rest of the programme consisted of the reciting of a poem written by Mrs. Wilcox some time ago entitled "Governments to Be-" by Miss Anita Trueman: a piano solo by Miss Annie Rule of Meriden, Conn, and an address on ''The New Convert" by Mrs. Mar garet Lora Coope of Washington. D. c. Mrs. Coope in speaking of Henry George said that ''he appealed to no church, no court, no higher tribunal than the hu- man reason. He left nothing to God, law or church that he could do himself. He met the responsibility that was his