New-York tribune., 1909-05-15
4 CAN4DI1N CONGRESS-.
Delegates of International Council Of
WOmeH to Meet an June.

The Canadian National Council OF Women Is
making elaborate preparations for the ouinquen-
NAL meeting Of the International Council OF
Women. which Will be held in Toronto from June
Is to June - The Mayor Of Toronto the govern
ment OF Ontario and the councils OF Ottawa
Montreal and Toronto viii cooperate with ths
National Council in its efforts to make the stay OF
the delegates in Canada memorable one. and a
most interesting programme has been arranged
shiplOad OF delegates is scheduled To reach
canadian shores on June Il. and from that tiuaa
on not single moment viii be allowed TO hang
heavily on the hands Of the visitors. among whom
Will be the Countess of Aberdeen. president of ths
International Council and organizer OF the Cana
dian Council Lady Aberdeen. who is now Vice
reine Of Ireland, is well known in the Uustsd
States not only as a prominent figure in many
lines OF woman's work. but the wife OF a former
Governor General of Canada.
The delegates will spend a day Or tvvo in Mon
treal. and viii then go 10 Ottawa There will be a
luncheon for them at the Experimental Farm and
a reception az Government House They will ar
rive IN Toronto on the morning Of June IS. and
meetings or standing committees viii BE- held on
that day In the evening there viii be a meeting
IN the ConvocatioE Hail OF Toronto University,
where each OF the national presidents will give
greetings from her country. The International ex-
ecutive committee viii meet on Thursday, June II.
and the Mayor and Mayoress os Toronto VIII re-
eeive the delegates at the City Hall in the even
ing
The international council will meet on June IL
1s' q and % and on June q. 3. IS q and 30 there
VIII be an international congress This viii be held
IN the university buildings and any one may pro
cure ticket for one day for the whole congress.
The congress will meet in nine sectiOns-tFeoss OF
education, philanthropy, industries, health and
physical training, literature art. social work and
moral reform, professions for women and laws that
concern women and children The programmes for
all these meetings extremely interesting and
delegates from many different countries will TAXA
part IN them The Countess Of Aberdeen viii be
one Of the speakers in the public health section.
The Ontario government viii take the delegates
10 Guelph June . visit the Macdonald In
stitute, and there will be excursion to Niagara
June % On June 10 they Will go to Hamilton. 70
be the guests Of Mrs Sanford, o. the VICE
presidents Of the Canadian council. and another
afternoon they will be entertained By Lady Edgar,
another vice president. At her home on Lake Sim
coe.
Delegates have been accredited to the council
from Great Britain. Germany, Holland Sweden.
Denmark. New South Wales. Tasmania. Victoria
South Australia. France. Italy, Queensland. Aus
tria. Norway. Belgium. Greece, Smyrna and ths
United States and the list is vet complets. IN
addition, many members OF the councils Of ths
United States and Canada who are not delegates
will attend the meetings. The governments OF Den
mark ard Norway are paying the expenses Of their
delegates