Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-11

second recording secretary; Mrs Lillian NJ
Hollister, Michigan treasurer. Others upon
the platform were Miss Susan b. Anthony
| and Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster
Among the other women present who
| have an International as well as national
reputation were Rev. Anna Howard Shaw
pre- sident of the National Woman's Suffrage
Association; Mrs. Calista Robinson Jones,
past national president of the Womans
Relief Corps; Miss Sadie American. one OF
the famous orators of the organization; Mrs
May Wright Sewall, past president of the
International Council of Women, and Mrs.
Elizabeth B. Grannis. president of the Ma
ucnal Christian League for the Promotion
of Social Purity.
The organizations represented in the con.
ference this morning and presenting Gre
dentials were: The National Woman's Suf-
| frage Associa ton, Rev. Anna Howard Shaw
and Miss Susan b. Anthony: Universal
Peace Union, Mrs. Belva Lockwood; Ma
tonal Christian League for the Promotion
of Social Purity, Mrs. Elizabeth Grannis:
National Council of Jewish Women Mrs
Hannah G. Solomon and Miss Sadie Ameri-
can; Supreme Hive, Ladies of the Maccabees
of the World, Miss Maxwell, Miss Van Ness:
National Association of Colored Women,
Mrs Mary Church Terrell, Mrs. Eanton;
Great Hive of the Modern Maccabees Miss
Emma Bowen Mrs. Anna O. Hottie: Ma
tfonal Catholic Benevolent Association Mrs
E. NJ. MCGOWAN, Mrs. J. A. Roger: National
Florence Crittenton Mission, Miss May Cor
don, Mrs. Damars; Ladies of the G.. A R.,
Mrs. Belinda Bailey, Mrs. NJ. Anna Hall;
National Free Baptist Society, Mrs. Francis
Mosher, Mrs. Lura B. Lightner; Rathbone
Sisters of the World, Mrs. Lydia A Monroe,
Mrs. NJ. Josie Nelson, Mrs. Anna E. Raison:
National Woman's Relief Corps, Mrs Fam
ME b. Minot, Mrs. Calista Robinson Jones
MRS. Flo Jamison Miller, past national
president of the Woman's Relief Corps was
made chairman of the credential committee.
Program Adopted
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adopted as the rule of the sessions
Mrs. Flo Jamison Miller reported as cor
responding secretary. She said the report
was not so much report of what had
been done as a report of conditions and
things that ought to be done" She said
that little more than three years ago in
the city of Washington she had been elected
corresponding secretary, and returned to
her home filled with ambition to do great
things.
Soon after returning from Indianapolis"
she said. with my ideas keyed to the
highest note of council work, / was inn
pressed with the thought that much might
be accomplished even by an individual
member, If plan could be outlined and
worked out looking to the uplifting of nu-
manity. This may seem to many as pre-
sumptious in, as it were, a lay member. but
l remember hearing Rev. Parkhurst In a
sermon delivered to the members of the
national conference of charities, say: The
best work we can any of US do is TO do ex-
actly the thing-usually very inconspicu-
Gus thing-that the present moment cells
for, to 90 today what today demands, not
work out into tomorrow till tomorrow
comes. And sc it seemed to me / could be-
gin on the work for and of today. / long
ago learned that however much all might
be willing TO help after the movement was
on the road to success, IL was absolutely
necessary that some one should start, and
so why not myself, for it would be easy to
combine with others working along the
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the more effective worker take the lead.
THE outline planned was along the line of
the recommendation offered and approved
by the executive, that a legislative COM
mittee be appointed to assist all move
ments looking toward the betterment of the
laws affecting women and children.
Twelve official comnunca tions have been
sent to each national association and sew
eral to the local councils. The Free Bap-
tist Woman's Missionary Association has
been affiliated since last executive
meeting. But the Business Woman's As
sociation has dropped out of our ranks and.
from what information We can secure out
of existence entirely.
This, am sure, all will regret. for be-
sides The pleasure of the meeting with the
splendid women who have from time to
time represented the society at our meet
ings, 1t is to be regretted that the only ex-
ciusfvely business association should be the
hrst to give UP its existence. Is this tho
survival of the fittest?
International Council Meeting.
Mrs. Miller referred TO the great inter-
national council meeting held last year
In Berlin, at which Mrs. Mary Church
Terrell bore on the honors with address,
es made In three different languages. and
Miss Anthony received marked attention
from crowned heads She said:
"A short time ago copies OF the resolu.
tions adopted at the London meeting a
@he 1uferpattonals and also ~ BerlD