New-York tribune., 1907-04-18
HOUSE AT EXPOSITION.
Women Will Make 1t Headquarters of Cos
pei of Peace at Jamestown.

The International Council of Women Is planning
TO use the opportunities of the Jamestown Exposi-
ton 10 preach peace 20 the women OF the world.
according Mrs. May Wright SeweIl. former
president OF the council. who spoke at the confer
ence Tor peace workers the Broadway Taber-
nacle yesterday morning.
II have only three minutes said Mrs. SeweH.
who was not the programme. but came in
toward the end and I'm going TO use them 10 tell
you that cottage has been placed at dis
posal the exposition grounds. where we shall
perform the part OF hostess to women who
there from all quarters Of the globe. I thought
you would he glad 10 know that that cottage is
going to be used n means TO further the gospel
of peace"
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. in her address said
that American women needed 10 bo educated 10
understand the beauty of peace. "A who
has never had drunkard In her family" she
said. does not comprehend what a horrible thing
drink Is. SO American women cannot realize the
fear OF war. In this country. with the Atlantic
and the Pacific natural barriers to the East
and the West, and friendly nations on our other
two sides. know little of the dread that pos
sesses the women Of European nations. where
IS n constant and conscrIptiou enters into
every home, Those women look to American wom-
to lead in the crusade for universal peace. We
have deceived them cIeverly that they believe
brighter than they II is true that
arc freer."
Mrs. Elizabeth Powell Bond, dean Of Swarth-
more College. the first speaker on the pro-
gramme She represented the Society of Friends
and told of their work in the cause OF peace. Mrs.
Harry Hastings, representing the Women's Peace
Circle of New York. and member Of a local school
board. pointed out what she considered one great
in educational methods, that is. having rifle
practice and military drill for boys. There are
exercises ana games enough calculated 20 develop
the body and foster manly spirit" she said, with
out resortinS to these drills and thus filling the
heads OF growing boys with the thought of
war
The Rev. Anna Howard Shaw. president of the
National American Woman's Suffrage Association,
scored the familiar saying. My country, right or
wrong"
"A man said that to the other day she said.
'and told him that anybody who held that view
didn't know what patriotism is. It should be. My
country If right but If she is wrong. will strain
every 10 make her right. Let us hold family
above self, and country about family but hold hu-
manIty highest of all
United States as representative OF the Department.
OF Education of Greece, making study OF schools
gramme. When I'm her own country Miss Callisperi
Is official inspector OF girls schools office she
has held since it's creation.
when I was inspecting schools in Thessaly,' she
said in the course of her paper yesterday "snOw
Law three feet deep the ground white and spot
less thought how the same snGW lay in Siberia
what n pity II that human passions allowed
to disfEure the peace of nature
Tabernacle meeting. She kept the speakers rig
oFOuSly to the ten-mnute limit. and any
ceedng the time found Mrs Mead standing, a gentle
but firm reminder. at her elbow. The meeting
was brief in order that the speakers might ger
off for the delegates conference at Carnegie Hail.
fact 1t hurried through eXpedtiOusy
sat there. fondly imagining that the meeting was
yet to be held.