The Detroit times., 1909-07-22
SAY WOMEN OF U.S.
ARE LEADERS IN
REFORM
Party of Delegates To international
Council, Spending Day in City,
Pay Splendid Tribute To Work
of American Sisters.
Visitors Brave Rain Storm in Sight.
Seeing Trip-Countries They Rep
resent Present Varied Problems.

Forty prominent women. including
representatives from nearly every
country in Europe, delegates to the
convention of the International Coun-
Gil OF Women, which was held recent
iy In Toronto, are the guests Of the
women of Detroit. Thursday. In spite
or Indictment weather. the local COM
mittee Is trying to show them the
beauties OF the City OF the Straits.
The party, which Is returning from
trip to the Seattle exposition, taken
after the close OF the international
council sessions, arrived In Detroit at
$50 Thursday morning. Mayor Brett
meyer, who was asked by the various
organizations OF women OF the city to
take charge OF the arrangements. had
provided automobiles which carried
the visitors to the Hotel fuller, where
breakfast was served.
The mayor made very short
speech at the breakfast. welcoming
these ladies' from many lands to the
city and asking them all to take part
In the entertainment provided. that
they may take back pleasant MEM
cries Of Detroit to their homes over
seas.
letter from Mrs. Lillian Hollister.
|regreiting her inability to be present
was read. On motion of Frau Marie
Stritt, Of Dresden, Germany, a reso-
luton was adopted congratulating
Mrs. Hollister, of Detroit, on her cleo
ton as president of the National Coun-
Gil Of Women of the United States.
Rain Doesn't Feaxe Them.
After breakfast, the visitors were
taken about the city In automobiles.
In spite OF the rain, luncheon follow.
ing at the Country club. A river ride
Is the principal event OF the after
noon and the ladies will hold a recep-
ton TO Detroit club women In the
evening In the Hotel Pontchartrain,
where dinner is to be served. The Art
Museum and the Pewabic pottery
were two Of the stops on the morning
auto trip
The International Council of won-
en- interests itself In all the problems
that affect the life OF women the
world over. It's aim IL to unite the
women OF the world to improve their
condition. Education, health, philkh-
thropy, equal suffrage, single moral
standard, temperance and art are
among the branches OF its activities.
The women who are delegates to It's
meetings are the leaders OF the i'm
provement movements among women
In their respective countries.
| Not only are the delegates a very
intelligent body, but enc is surprised
to find that most Of them are young
and attractive women. as we'll as be-
| ing well-gowned and well-mannered
the musty tradition to the effect that
only homely women adopted reform
movements being thus overthrow.
Only a portion OF the delegates to
the council went on the trip TO Seat.
tie and many of these have since lert
the party to study particular phases
OF progress In this country or Canada,
or to go more quickly to their homes.
Throughout the whole gathering there
is an outspoken feeling that The wom-
en- OF the world have much for which
to thank the women Of North America.
They admit freely that American WON.
en- in America have been an insptrar
ton to women in other lands.
Two OF the foreign delegates were
slightly injured In an automobile &C
cident in Chicago, Wednesday, AID did
not leave the train to go abont the
city
While the International Council con-
tains representatives from "a coun-
tries. the aims OF all are very similar
as Is evidenced by talking to the lead
ers of the respective countries. Equal
suffrage seems to have a minor place.
even with the English women, TO I'm
provement in labor legislation end to
the promotion of a standard Of equal
moral purity.
| Frau Marie Stritt, who was formerly
vice president OF the international
council, was charmed to find a Ger
man mayor in Detroit. She mas been
for 10 years head of the woman's coun.
Gil of Germany.
Temperance Movement In Germany.
The temperance movement is ex-
tending in Germany she declared
Drinking is on the decrease even
among the students. Our drinking Gus
toms were the worst, but there Is q
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