The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
COUNCIL MAY Be SPLIT
ON POLYGAMY QUESTION
Resolutions. Planned in Secret SEES
sion, VIII BE Opposed by
Utah Delegates.
SMOOT, TOO, IS SMITTEN
Mrs. Grannis Says Ousting of Sen
ator Would Be Wholesome
TO the Nation.

After a long conference yesterday. the
National Council of Women. through the
resolutions committee, drew up several ex-
pressions of reforms, which will be pre-
scented in open session tomorrow morning.
One of these, in which a pronounced stand
against Mormonism Is taken. will be the
cause of bitter contest. IL is expected. be-
fore it meets final disposal.
Among the delegates TO the Council are
three from Utah, wives Of Mormons, or
intimately associated with the Mormon
faith.
They are: Mrs Wells, wife of Governor
Wells, of Utah, Mrs. NJ G. Donnell and
Mrs. A. s. Campbell.
Although all sessions of the resolutions
committee have been secret, and at least
one other meeting is contemplated before
action will be taken on all resolutions. it is
probable that the measures as outlined be-
low, will be passed by the Council
STAND AGAINST MORMONISM.
The section of the resolutions relating to
MormOnism is as follows:
Resolved. That any practice which I'M
dermnes the foundation of family life
should be strongly deprecated, and that
since pOlygamous marriage is a terrible evil,
which threatens to destroy the home and
the state in portions of our country. the
people should petition and protest against
the seating in our national Congress of any
man who may practice or subscribe to it,
Another resolution provides for repre-
sentation by women in the boards and other
official bodies of all churches. The resolu-
ton is:
Resolved. That as the church is COM
posed of from one-half TO two-thirds women,
that the church elect one-half it's officers
and members OF committees from the
women of the church..
WOMEN SUBMIT REPORTS.
Another resolution takes a stand against
discrimination against married women in
appointments of teachers in the country's
public schools. Purity in the home is also
advocated in a fourth resolution.
Reports of various affiliated societies
were read at the sessions yesterday. Mrs.
Emeline b. Wells presented the work of
the National Women's Relief Society. The
Young Ladies' National Mutual Improve
ment Association was discussed by Mrs.
Mary Y. Dougall. Miss Helena Barnard
spoke on the work of the National FEEDER
alton of Nurses and Miss Bina NJ. Vert, of
Port Huron, Mich, read the report of the
Supreme Hive, Ladies of the Maccabees.
Mrs. Elizabeth b. Grannis, of New York,
presented her report on the National Chris
tian League for the Promotion of Social
Purity. Mrs. Grannis said that the pur-
pose of her organization was to attain
higher ideals and methods in child culture.
In the course or ner report MIS-. OIrannlS
denounced the seating of Congressman
Roberts in the House of Representatives.
The ousting of Senator Smoot from the Sen
ate would be wholesome in its effect, she
said.
DELEGATES TO TOUR CITY.
The Florence Crittenden Mission was
treated in the report of Mrs. Kate Waller
Barret; the National Council of Jewish
Women by Mrs. Hannah G.. Solomon: the
National Association of Colored Women by
Josephine S. Yates; the National Ladies
Catholic Benevolent Association by Mrs
Elizabeth MCGOWAN. and the Great Hive
of the Ladies of the Maccabees by Mrs
Frances G.. Burns.
This morning, in addition to the closed ses-
sion of the resolutions committee, the Coun-
ell will consider executively several matters
of official business. This afternoon the visit
ors will be driven to the principal points OF
interest in the city, and this evening the
work of the affiliated bodies will be contin-
ued in a series of reports at the Propylaeum