The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-07
COUNCIL Of WOMEN
ASSEMBLIES SUNDAY
Interesting Program to
Occupy Sessions.
MEETING DURING THE WEEK
Mrs. John B. Henderson to Be Hostess
of Visitors On Wednesday-Ed-
ward Markham Will Recite.
MEETING DURING THE WEEK


The fifth trienrfial meeting of the Ma
tional Council of Women will open in
Washington on Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock when religious services will be
held in the First Congregational Church,
Tenth and G streets northwest
Subsequent sessions will be held in
Pythian Temple, Ninth street, near L
street northwest. Except on Sunday
three daily meetings will convene at 9
o'clock in the afternoon, with the last
daily sessions at o'clock in the even
ing.
Headquarters at the Shoreham.
Headquarters will be maintained in
the Shoreham. a reception will be held
in the Shoreham on Monday afternoon
from to 6 o'clock and at o'clock in
the evening an executive session of the
council will occur.
Routine business will occupy the at
tention of the council on Tuesday morn
ing when reports of officers and appoint
ment of committees will be made. Mrs.
Mary Wood Swift. president OF the
council, will make her annual address
at the opening of the afternoon session
and series of addresses will follow
by the Rev. Anna Shaw, Mrs. Eliza
beth B. Grants, the Rev Amanda Deyo,
Mrs Emmeline b. Wells and others.
Edwin Markham will ADDRESS the
council during the evening session.
Other speakers will be Mrs. Mary
Wright Sewall. honorary president of
the International Council of Women;
Mrs. Robert Thompson, representing the
Canadian Council. and Mrs. n. Coe
Stewart, on The Ethics of Home Max
ing.
Guests of Mrs. Henderson.
Reports of committees will be offered
at the morning session on Wednesday
Reports from affiliated organizations are
to be heard in the afternoon.
From until O. clock Wednesday, Mrs.
John B. Henderson will give a recep-
ton in honor Of the delegates, and at {
o'clock the business session will be re-
sumed Edwin Markham will read ibis
own poem. THE Man With the Hoe,
and an address will be made by the
Hen. J. A. Mckelway. assistant seere-
tary of the national committee on chile
labor. on 1.-The Need of National Leg
islation on Child Labor Mrs. !. c
Manchester will also be among Wed
nesday evenings speakers.
similar program will prevail OF
Thursday morning ard afternoon, ant
in the evening the following addresses
will be made: The Rev. Anna Shaw
chairman of the international committe,
on equal suffrage, will probably speal
on the suffrage question in one OF 1t!
tor of the international Bulletin, Oh
"Our international Relations and Mrs
May Wright Sewan. on The Spirit O
Internationalism.'
Final Sessions
The concluding sessions will be held OF
Friday in the Shoreham instead of Ply
THAN Temple. In the morning the cleo
ton of officers Will be held, and plan
will be presented to the council TO
broadening the scope of work. A lunch
con will be given at 100 o'clock, and tn
concluding session at s O'Clock viii b
devoted to unfinished business and
series OF addresses.
At the latter session there will be
talk on Patriotism by Mrs. Fannie
Minot; What Fraternal Benefit Socie
ties Mean to Women, Mrs. Lillian n
HOLSTER, and The Responsibility an
Opportunity of the Government Towar
the District OF Columbia the Eol
George s. wilson
The closing feature of the conventio
will be the presentation Of new Office,
10 the council and the transfer of al
Ihority TO the new administration.