The Washington times., 1905-04-10
COUNCIL OF WOMEN
IN TRIENNIAL MEETING
Reception in Honor of Delegates This Afternoon and Ses-
sion of Executive Committee This Evening
Mrs. j. Ellen Fosters Address.

The first business session of the fifth
triennial meeting of the National Coun-
ell of Women of the United States will
be held tomorrow morning at 1890
o'clock in the Pythian Temple.
A reception to the council will be held
at the Shoreham from to o'clock this
afternoon, and tonight, at the same ho-
tel, an executive session will be held by
the officers of the council.
Yesterday afternoon the first session
O'Clock in the First Congregational
Church by its president, Mrs. Mary
Wood Swift Women of international
fame were present, and addresses out
lining the purposes and ambitions of the
council were made by such well known
women as Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster, Mrs
Mary Church Terrell, Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett, Mrs. Hannah G. Solomon, and
Mrs. May Wright Sewall.
Ovation to Miss Anthony.
Mrs. Susan B. Anthony, the foremost
worker in the movement for woman suf-
frage, was given a great ovation by the
council when she appeared, and when
she arose to make an address the meet
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the women present waving their hand
kerchiefs to her for several minutes.
After the invocation by Mrs S. D. La
Fetra, Mrs. e. B. Grannis read from
Proverbs a description of the ideal wo-
man. and commented on the Scripture
by saying the woman did not practice
race suicide.
Mrs. Fosters Address.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster spoke on the
origin Of the council, and said in part:
The women of the Woman's Suffrage
Association met and conceived the idea
of the banding together all the women
for the uplifting of humanity. A meet
ing was held in Washington in 1885, The
stateswoman who constructed it was
Mrs. May Wright Sewal, building an
edifice which seemed impossible. Its first
president was Frances E. Willard
gentle as a saint, and yet bold as any
warrior. The organization has always
received a benediction from her presi-
dency
The women of this movement have
conceived great ideals, and have steadied
their more timid sisters in their adher-
ence to them. They have sought to
which 70 10 the DeSI tney can
on the plane in which they live.
Every creed is here IN this council
and every woman may stand for her
own In no non-Christian country could
such an organization have been born,
nor in any country except a republic.
Popular government and woman suf-
frage were born in Christian gospel.
Christ said to all: 'Ye are brethren
and Paul said of Christ, In Him there
is neither male nor female
You will say that l should have moth
ing to say about this suffrage matter
and that / am only an adjunct. This is
true and 1t is wrong, but II will be
different when the country knows
enough. You will say that the church
does not take this stand, but the church
and Christianity are not one and the
same. l brought my children into the
wonld and gave them to the church, but
1t does not give me the same liberty"
Not a New Thought.
ct is no new thought that actuates
the National Council of Women" said
Mrs Kate Wafer Barrett, of Alexandria,
Va. johnson has said that a coinci-
dent Of thought may easily happen with
out any communication, since there are