Show WORLDS important council at nashville WOULD w c T V U UNION Mei memorial norial services afeld at toronto can canada ada childrens hil drens flag drills NASHVILLE tenn oct 25 special the national Natio aal council of women of the united states convened here today in annual executive session this is the second body of women to respond to the invitation ot the womans comans department ol of the centennial exhibition to meet in national convention here and the attendance atten danca is large and representative of every state affiliated with the national council are the national womans comans suffrage association worn wom ans christian temperance union national christian chriatian league for the pro motion of social parity universal peace union womans comans republican association of the united states wom ans relief belief corp i cf the grand army national council of jewish women national league of colored women ladies of 0 the the antivivisection society and many other oro orm all of which have their representatives present this morning there was a business coed 0 t ing ting of the executive committee bee be hind h in d closed doors there was an animated discussion over the question whether the next nest triennial convention which is to be held in shall sit in two houses as aa divided by the coaston tion or in one no decision was reached reached and the question went over this afternoon th rh amal f al aning of the council took ace in the womans comans building Buil dine the opening five minutes were devoted to silent prayer and the delegates were then welcomed by margaret garet J and response was made by the vice president rev anna howard shaw cf philadelphia in her address she insisted that the best good of the home and the nation astion could main ly be advanced by greater union of thought sympathy and purpose among women that only by organization could the greatest good of the family and state be conserved and that the national council of women was simply a confederation of workers committed to the overthrow of all forms forma 0 ol 01 ignar anca and injustice and to the application of the golden rule hole to society customs and law other speakers included rachel foster avery of philadelphia mrs hannah J solomon president of the national Cun council cil of jewish women ot ol Chica chicago gd may wright sewall of indianapolis and anna white johnson of chicago len ien minutes reports were then presented from a number of local councils including quinea indianapolis minneapolis memphis emphis ro and cleveland tonight the will be tended tendered ed a reception by the department exposition ekpo expo |