Show AN international COUNCIL OF WOMEN editor deseret news the fortieth anniversary of the demand made by women for suffrage will be appropriately celebrated in washington D C under the auspices of the national woman suffrage association cia tion itis it is to be an international council and will be held in Al baughs opera house in that city commencing march and will continue from that time until april 1 1888 inclusive in the call made by the officers of N W S A it is stated very tersely such a council will impress the important lesson that the position of women anywhere affects their position everywhere literary clubs art unions temperance unions labor leagues missionary peace and moral purity societies charitable pro professional profession fessio na 1 educational and industrial asso associations cla will be aff afforded corded equal opportunity with suffrage societies to be represented in this imposing assembly of able and intelligent women all the various phases of womans comans work in its several departments and in m many countries during the last forty years will be reported during the sixteen public sessions sesa ions together with the progress and development that has been made in organized work on saturday march f from r 9 to 11 p in mi there will be a pub public i lo 10 X ep ti hiob on at the riggs house the hea headquarters in washington D C of the N W aa S A this will undoubtedly be the most brilliant reception ever given by the ladies of the suffrage racgel assoria cioni on sunday march at 2 p in religious service invocation by the rev antoinette brown blackwell sermon rev annie H shaw rev olympia brown and others are expected to take ke part in the services formal opening of the council will be on monday march at 10 a in prayer will be ba offered by rev A I 1 B blackwell followed byan by an opening address by the celebrated pioneer suffrage woman mrs elizabeth cady stanton miss susan B anthony also a veteran in the advocacy advocate of homans womans rights will state the ob eject jector of the council next on n the pro gramme discussion and appointment of committee on permanent organization at p m the same day the subject will be education 11 tuesday march 27 10 a ra subject suba act philanthropies evening session temperance wednesday march morning session industries dus tries evening sel session sion legal egal conditions thursday march morning session foreign reports evening session professions and organizations it I friday march morning session for women only social purity and an dress D ress reform 13 eveni evening session political oli con conditions IP t ong 1 1 saturday march a r ch morning 8 session essi on pioneer conference on f arence evening session political conditions continued sunday april 1 1230 p pm in devotional meeting sunday evening session rev olympia brown and mrs zerelda G wallace hwallace GW allace closing address elizabeth cady stanton monday april abtil 2nd and organization of a permanent international council foreign delegates so far as known are miss helen taylor england step daughter of john stewart mill mrs alexandra france sends madame isabelle B Ba gel gelot ot women of india pundita R bai better known as pundita sarabai Sam abai denmark sweden and nor way are expected 0 ao o send each a representative senta tive to this important council and madame clara neyman will doubtless ess speak as she is eminently qualified to do for germany her own fader I 1 land and I 1 I 1 but also for the germans in the U united cited states the names of many distinguished women mind and public speakers appear upon the pro gramme rendering it a delicate as well as a difficult matter to single out a few perhaps the best known nationally are besides these already mentioned lucy stone mary A livermore Liver julia ward howe matilda joslyn gage may wright sewell isabella beecher hooker lillie devereux blake clara barton president of the red cross frances h EW willard illard president N W C T U all well qualified to make national and international representation miss anthony and her aids who have been een for some time diligently engaged in active preparations for this national and international campaign are quite elated over the prospect or promise of reduced railroad rates the southern passenger and central traffic association will give excursion rates subject to certain specified conditions and return tickets will be sold by the ticket agents in washington at one third of the highest limited fare but only to those holding certificates signed by the ticket agent at the point where the t through krough ticket to washington was wag F purchased ur chased and countersigned counter signed by helen en M gougar chairman railway C ommittee committee certifying that the holder has as been in regular attendance at the meeting such tickets will be furnished only en an certificates procured not more than three days before the meeting assembles and will be available for continuous passage no stop over privileges will be allowed on tickets sold for less than full fall fares these certificates must be presented within three days after the date of adjournment of the council these certificates are not transferable by means of the signature affixed at the starting point compared to that of the receipt the ticket agent will be able to detect any attempted transfer no reduced rates have yet been granted on roads west of st louis donations in large and small amounts are earnestly solicited for defraying the expenses of the council from all who are interested in this progressive movement and will be most accept able either as contributions or membership fees persons desirous of becoming members of the national woman suffrage association may do so by the payment of one dollar annually the name and address of such person to be sent to the treasurer mrs jane H spofford riggs biggs house washington D C or to the chairman cha irwan of the special finance committee susan B anthon anthony 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