The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-18

, Gillstrassc Q, Gruncwald, bel Berlin,
Germany.
''The president and nine delegates
from each national council federated
with the International Council of
Women, together with the, general of.
ficers and conveners of standing com
mittees, have the right to vote at the
quinqucnnial sessions.
"The president from the United
States council is Mrs. Mary Wood Swift
OF Berkeley. Cal; the corresponding sec.
rotary is Mrs. Lillian II. Bollistcr of
Detroit, Mich, and the treasurer is Mrs.
H. Josie Nelson, Union City, Indiana
Speakers of Reputation.
"Spcal5ers Of national reputation will
be heard at the various meetings, all
OF whom will assist in making known
TO the general public the magnitude and
variety of woman S work for humanity
"Thc International Council Of Women
has for its president, Her Exrellency.
the Countess of Aberdeen, wife of the
Niccroy of Ireland, The Countess Of
Aberdeen is noted the world over for
her philanthropy and for her efforts TO
better the condition of women less for.
tunatelv situated. Believing that all
children, no matter what their station
i'll life, should be taught somc useful
occupation, her son, Lord Haddo, was
brought mp 10 be u practical farmer,
while her daughters arc slillful house.
keepers, who can dispense with their
servants if need be, or face the rough
life of colonist without any sense Of
grievance. Although modest and un.
assuming. her royal position is such that
she travels in state second only to that
of King Edward himself. Lady Aber.
deem is nt present. personally engaged
in a crusade against tuberculosis in
Ireland.
1.-The corresponding secretary of the
International Council of Women is DR..
Marie II. Ogilvie, ID. So., PHI D., r. l.. s.,
of Aberdeen, Scotland. Mrs. Gordon,
who is Il cousin OF the Countess of
Aberdeen, was the first woman TO pre-
subject for the degree Of u. So in
London, and was also the first woman
to enter for the degree of Phi. d. Mt
Munich, which she won with the high.
est honors, Mrs. Gordon has written
several books on science, and was among
the first group of scientific women ad-
mitted as Fellows of the Linnaeau So
cietv of London.
'Mrs. Elizabeth Sanford. woman
of prominence in Canada, is the treas
urer. Mrs. Sanford has travelled OK
tensive]y in the interests of the Council
of Women.
q Any person whose name is accept
ed by the executive committee and ap-
proved by the council of his own ma
tion, where one exists, may become n
llfe patron of this council upon the
payment Of 5000; or may become
quinqueunial contributor upon the pay
ment of $25 within the quinquennial
period.
Every member of every society be-
longing to a federated national coun-
ell Is member of the international
council, and can attend and take part
in the discussions nt its meetings.
1.-The influence Of the international
council can at present be best traced
through the results Of the work of the
national councils, which it has been the
means of forming.
1.-THE councils can show proof of
having been instrumental in breaking
down prejudices, and in promoting mu
tual understanding and charity between
adherents Of essentially different
faiths, races, parties, and also provid-
ing pivot round which all who desire
to labor for the good Of humanity may
unite for the common cause; they have
also collected and spread correct in
formation concerning woman IS work,
and created "a center which Will prove
a rallvinG point for women, who, in all
countries, desire to live for others and
leave the world better than they found
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