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C. on Thursday, No- vember Hth, till! following address wuh de- livered by iter Kxcellency, liady Aberdeen: The CoantMi of Aberdeen on rielng to •peek WM greeted with mnoh eppUair, Mid her eddreee wm lietcned to with the at- moei intereet thronshoat. She eeld : I am very grateful to Mra. Qrant for the liind worde with which ahe haa iotrodnoed me thia eveDing, and I- have farther to thanli both her and tLo ladiea who have worked with her for the great tronble which they have taken in organising thia meeting, and in arranging that repreaentativea of the variona looietiea and organiaations in which women are concerned ehonld be present here. I know that all thcie arrangementa give infinito trouble, bab they alao make ali the difference. And I moat thank yon ladicB, who have been good enongh to come ootand meet me thia evening in each large nnmbera in reaponae to the Invitation of thoae who have aaked me to teli yon the aima and working of the National GonncU of Women of Canada. (Hear, hear, ) Aa for the gentlemen, will yoa forgive me If I ignore year preaenoe here to>night, If I try, aa beat I can, to forget it. I look up- on yon only in the light of neoeeaary evUa in yoor capacity of escort to the ladiee. Bat all the eame that does not detract from the honor you have done me in being wiillog to be present in any capacity. Doabueas no movement affecting a conaid> arable part of the oommunity can proaper without the cordial anpport of both men and women. I trust that in this movement the women of Victoria will be able to de- pend on the approval of their hualtande, fathers and brothers. Certain it la that I have good reaaon to be gra^ ful for the en- oooragemant asd aotsai oo cperaiioa which haa bMD given to this Council by the men of this oonntry during its early stages. My own husband isan enthusiastic sapporter,and Is only not here to-night because he knows how much I dislike speaking before him. And then the Prime Minister, Sir John Thompson, Mr. Laurier, the Lieutenant* Governors of the varions provinces, the bish- ops, the clergy of the different churches and the members of the press have allatood by as. And this is a very great matter, for however good we may feel a movement to be, we do not like to go Into it if the men in our own homes are against It, or even If they only shake their heads and say " What next— what'a the world coming to!" (Applause.) There Is likely to be a good deal of criticism of this movement, and I would earnestly ask you gentlemen spectators, though yoa are our critics in general, to try to understand our objects and to weigh the matter well be- fore yon oppose the Council or divide it. Yon will agree with ua aa to our ultimate objects, I know — unity, an endeavor to oommanlcate matnal atren^th and sympathy between all women workers, and to stimu- late all work for the good of others. Some may aay that they do not see how the Conn- oil is going to do all this. Let me ask them if they have a scheme of their own. If not it is surely a solemn responsibility ta try to hinder those who are at heart trybg to do God's work and to reach after hia ideal of unity. But now ladiee, I must set myself to my work and try to explain to yon something ot this National Council of Women of Canada, which la Intended by Its authors and pro- motera to forge, aa it were, a golden link uniting all the women workers from ooean to ooean In bonds of sisterhood for the high and holy work which they are called on to undertake by virtue o^ their common womanhood, and their common responsi- biiiiitia iu tbia fatf ooaQtry. I am afraid I moat ask yoo to bear with me while I go throogh the dry dvMU of oor 'IE. orguiizKtioD. Bat before doing thie I would like to remove ■ome mieeppreheotioDS oon* oemiog tlie Coanoil* by stetinR whet it it not. Itienot ft politioftl ftseocifttioo. (Heftr, heftr.) Home Englieh newepepere etftted ftt one time thet I wee organizing e politioel fteeooifttion of women thronghoat Cenftd* for the parpoM of taming oat the pretwnt government. Well, ladiee, quite epart from the faot thftt I myself have forgotten for come time what politioe mean, this Counoil hM nothing to do with politloa ; if there ex - ieted ft political aseooiaiioo of women in the Dominion they oonld be reptesented on it. The Council ia nob a trades union, al- thouRh trades unions or friendly societies of women can be represented on it. It is not a temperance association, although temper- ftnce societies okn lie and are represented on It. It is not a society for revolatienizing the relation of mistresses and servants, although we hope that the present di£Soulties in oon> neotion with domestic service will receive much oonsiderfttion. (AppUuse.) It is not ft religious body onlv, nor ft philftnthropio body onlv, nor ftn edacationftl l>bdy only. It is none of these things, ftnd yet it is all of them, at. . that I think is the keynote of the object of this meeting. We desire to form a body which will, as it were, focus the work and thought of women in Victorift— the work and thought of all the different activ- ities being oirried on. That is the object of the Nfttional Counoil of Women of Can- ftdft, ftnd it is on the same principle that all the local ooancils throughout Canftdft ftre in- tended to be formed. I hftve been long enough here to heftr ■ little of ftll thftt is being attempted ui this oity for the good of others -not only the vftrious oharch societies for home and mis- sion work, but the edacationftl work repre- sented by the teftohers' ftssooifttion, by the kindergftrton,by the Sundey school teftohers, the temperanoe work, the reicue work, the work of that beautiful society the King's Daughters, whose very name is an inspiration ; the good and useful work pro- jected by the new Young Women's Chris- tian Assooiation ; the hoapltel work of the noble sisters of St. Ann's Convent, and in the other hospitals, the Nurses' Home, the musical and artistio efTorte that are being made, that delightful Alexandra Club, which X am sure will lie of so much use to the ladies of Victorie, the work for the poor by pjgr ^9wUh sisters Md moob elie. But let us go Imck and ftsk, How has this oome alwut T Did it exist fifteen yeftrs ago ? or even ten or twelve ago t We find that greftt progress hss token piece during the iftst few yeers in women's work, end oppor- tunities for good in ell the countries of the world, and we oin observe this fftot in smftU outlying plftcee, fts well es in Iftrge oities end centres of popuUtion. The fftot is, Iftdies, thftt women have found out that *' union ia strength." There used to be a sort of idee thftt women oonld not work to- gether. We hftve heerd on ftll sidee thftt women had some sort of inherent incapacity for working together, but I think that that assertion has been pretty well oontradloted of late, although still we need a great exten- sion of the principle of oo-operation; and those of us who have l>een workers know how difficult it is to induoe others without experience in oo-operation to teke the first step. The first step token we soon realize all the advantages which oome from loyal help and support, and how much the disci- pline of co-operation assiste us in oar work, and how our own character is developed as we leem to teke fts well es to aive ; to ftooept the will end the decision of those who hftve most experience end ftuthority ftmongst us ; to carry out loyftUy the decision of the majority. So this tendency towards oo- operation and union has been shown in all the yftrious directions of work, end hence the outcome is ell these different societies end ftuxiliftries, end institutions which ftre mftuftged by verious committees. Yon here know well the benefits which such orgftniza- tions have brought to your city. That in- olinfttlon is dftily strengthened. (Applense.) Not only do we find thet these societies exist but there is ft tendency between those of ft kindred chftrftoter to unite ; in f ftot, I think we reftlize thftt the work of the different societies resembles, to ft great ex- tent, the work of speciftliste in the medioel profession. One medical man will take up the study of the eye, another that of the ear, and another that of some other portion of the body ; but they all find the necessity of coming together now and again and taking into consideration the care of the general health of the l)ody if success is to be insured. The women workers of the place take up the Vftrious forms of work ; some for the care of little children, some for the aged and infirm, others for the sick, and again for variong ra. forms, prison reform, rescue and preventive work, ftnd so on. Iiftoh of tbew Is every- ik, Howluithb fiftMn yean «f{0 T >T We find that piMe daring the work, and oppor* a oonntries of the this fMt in amftU M in large oitiee >n. Tlie feot ie, I found ont tliat ire nied to be » aid not work to* sn ell eldee that irt of inherent together, bat ewertlon hee lontredioted of ed a great ezten- oo-opcratlon; and en workere know M othera withont to take the fint we loon realise li come from loyal w mnoh the dieoi* • M in oar work, r ii developed as to give ; to aooept I those who have rity amoDget ne ; deoiiion of the noy toward! oo< been ehown in all rork, and henoe different aooieties itione whiob are itteei. Yoa here ioh raoh organise- r city. That in- ned. (Applaaee.) kt theee eooielies indenoy between iter to unite ; in kt the work of the es, td a great ex- es in the medical noan will take np er that of the ear, I other portion of d the neoeesity of again and taking e of the general Ml is to be insored. place take ap the me for the oareof I egad and infirm, kin for yariani re. ae and preventive [ tbeee i» every. 8 where the work of speoialiata and we know how engroeeing snch work becomes ; bow thoee who are the meet eager and enthuiias- tio in the work become engroeeed in the par- ticular line to which they have devoted themselvee and thus naturally lose the op- portunity of knowing what is going on in other linee of work. But if we are to carry on our own line of work successfnlly, we must of necessity un- derstand the weneral scope and the general wants of tho lives to which we are devoting ourselves. If our work lies, for inatancs, specially among children we need to think of the various iDfluences which tend to mould the child's life, and which will mould it in the future, ae regards body, mind, soul ; the different stages of its life. We need therefore to take a wide view to know more than our own particular line of work, and so we feel from time to time that we need to come in touch with the general work which is being done by others. 1 think it is a feeling of this sort that has brought about these oonnoils for women, or, ae they are iwlled in Bogland, Unions of Women Workers. (Applause ) 1 need not trouble you, I think, with any history as to how the Women's National Council of Canada came into ezistenoe. It is pretty well known now that it is practically the outcome of the Women'e Congress at Chicago last year, where the women present were urged to form Connclls in all their different ooantries. I will content myself with giv- ing you a short account of its work. The plan has been to form local councils in any given centres of population These local oouncila have been formed by various so- cieties and institutions, organizitions of all sorts being represented in a central common body. Etch society which federates is re- presented on a central committee by its own president. These form the executive of the Council, to which are added a few of- ficerj Thle central body is then able to carry out whatever is needed to promote the objects of the Council I will read to you the preamble of the National Council which I think will give you its aims : ** We, women of Canada, sincerely believ- ing that the best good of our homes and na- tion will be advanced by onr own greater unity of thought, eympathy, and pnrnoie, and that an organized movement of' women will best conserve the highest good of the family and the state, do hereby band our- selves together to farther the application of the Golden Rule to society, oustom and law." I think that preamble really contains the whole gist of the matter. That ia a greater unity and the furtherance of the Qolden Rule in all the relatione of life You will ask how this end is to be accomplished. The executive committee of which I have spoken in each council generally arranges from time to time to have some general meeting or con- ference at which all these societies which join are represented. These give in a short account of their own partioular work, and, in addition, a paper or papers are read by ladies who have been invited to discuss some special subject of general interest to the community. You will see that the mere fact of the different departmente of work being carried on by many different sections oi thought and brought before the public, in itself must tend to this unity of thought, sympathy and purpose, of which we have been speaking. To begin with, it enables the public to acquire some knowledge of the work that Is being done, and you will know, ladies, how even in a compara- tively small place people are often unaware of what ia being done by the different societies and institutions. Surely that in itself is a very great benefit But £s well tor us that we should know wnt. \, being accomplished ; it will draw out our sympa- thy ; it will widen our charity to know of the nobie work that is being accomplished by other bodies— bodies against which we may perhaps have had some prejudice ; it will deepen our faith and we shall realize that we can learn from as well as give to them It ie a wonderful lesson to ourselves and it sonde us to our homes rejoicing to know how God is working by many and divers means for His own good end. (Ap- plause.) It gives these inslitntions opportunities for bringing their various needs forward— their needs either for material help or for more workere ; or it is the means of draw- ing into actual work some of the younger women who have not yet found their vocation, but who are stirred up by hearing what is being done by others. Then it enables to be brought before the public any general need in the city pr district — some seneral ar&nf urkSnk .11 oUI. CI I .°. "— — - —"".'— .^.s ^..-fcotits VI flic |7tBuc are con- oerned in relieving, and which if they deter- mine together ought to be done, will un- doubtedly be taken in hand by those who OMi mMt raoh nttd. ThcM mn, I think, the ohitf btnaflts wbloh oome to any parti- onl»r dittriot through tho MtAbliahmrat of moh • oooaoil. I oftnnot give yon Miy hard ukd fMt lisM on wh^ 'h th«M ooancils thkll doTolop*. Tb*y we intended to enit the needs of eeoh pleoe where they are eet on foot, end if the oonncil hM been formed by thoee who ere working— by thoee who koow the people and their neede, then it will doabtlaM falfil ite objaole end will eleo far- ther the greet work of bringing ne ell nearer tooetber. Tbeee looal ooanoile are represented on the National Coanoil of Canada, whioh meete onoe a year in different plaoee in the Do- minion. It met laet year at Ottawa. The different looal oooncili, eight or nine in nnmber, beeidae the nationally organised aooietiea, were then repreeented. Ladiee from different plaoee read valuable papera on ■nbieote relating to their apeoial work or on rabjeots of general intereet. Tbeee national ooonolla have been formed not only in Can- ada and the United Statee, hot in many conntries in Borope and are intended to join an International Coanoil whioh meete every five yeera, a^ain extending the bond of a oommon aiatarhood in work. You will aee that there are vaat poeaibilitiea in this work. There are doubtleae dangera also, for we are bat human, and when we in thia way gather together repreaentativea of all aeo- tione of thought we know that there muat be dangera, but we believe that thia movement towarda real unity — this ooiaiDg to know one another better and to realise thia oom- mon reeponaibility whioh ia oura mnat tend for good both for oaraelvee individually and for the oommnnitiee amongat whioh we live. And if we begin to think of some of the general aubjeote on whioh «e oan unite — aome of the aubjeote in whioh all women of whatever obnroh or denomination or aeotion of the oommunity may oombine —surely there eeem to be very many anoh aubjeote in whioh they are all deeply intereated. Firab of all we muat place the home. We all here agree that the home ia woman's first mission. But what does that involve 1 Sometimes it is >poken of as if home duties meant a narrow life, a oiroumsoribed life, but if we ask oureelves what home means to eaoh of OB ' what it shoQid mean to eaofa of as— we ahall see that it by no means involvee a nar- row life. If we aak ourselves eaoh of as to think out what would be the ideal for ourselves, eaoh in our own poaition in our own home, of what we oould do and be, and if we oould rite to that ideal of oharaoter, and influenoe, and life, and eelf-saorifioe, you will at onoe see how mnoh it mesne and how muoh we have to learn. Sometimee people epeak as though the power to be home makers oame by instinot to womso, but do not ws know —we, who are in our homes as wivee, mothers, slaters, dauohters- that this is by no meaba the oaae T Do we not eaoh of ua realize onr want of training and of knowl- edge in our oontaot with other lives, on whioh so muoh depends? Cannot we in tbeee general oonferenoee and meetings whioh are to bring us together ae women who are wanting to fulfil their duty in the world — oanuot we specially oonfer together dn some of tbeee matters whioh touoh the very inmost springs of our lives T (Hear, hear.) D i we not need to know muoh more of how to train onr obildren— how to study our obildren— to understand the d'.Jerent oharaotere of thoee little onee thrt have iMen confided to us 7 and whom we often damage iMoanse we do not understand and enter into the individuality, the different oharaoteristics of eaoh one, and the different training needed to fit them for their work in life. Cannot these aubjeote bearing upon the relatione of parents and obildren be made, as I t^nst they will be, most important lubjeots in yourjoouncils T Most valuable papers were read in tbeee topics at the first meeting of the Connoll at Ottawa, and I trust we shall never meet without taking up this subject and endeavoring to help one another to nnderetand what it means to Iw home-makers in the deepest and broadest sense. And even as regards the Iwdily wanta, the eanitation of our homea, the care of the aiok, the prevention of lllneaa, the knowledge of the value of varioua fooda and their preparation, are we all trained aa women to know about theae thinga and underatand them? All theae aubjeote have a general intereet for ne and touch aa all very nearly. They are subjeota which oan be dieoassed with muoh help and profit and to whioh eaoh of us doabtless could give her quota of experience. Again, in speaking of our homee another sub j set has been suggeated at our oouncilt, the question of domestic service. It is a iubjaub which Is muoh UD the tboufthis of women everywhere, not only here Irat at home. It neede our iMst thought and essen- ! I I idMl for n poaltlon w« oonld Id riM to [aenoe, »nd »t one* Me oh we h«ve ■peak ae akere came >t we know M wives, i thie ie by 9aoh of ne I of knowl- r Uvea, on mot we in meetioga as women ioty in the ir together toaoh the iT (Hear, oaaoh more w to atady a d'Jerent tbrt have I we often retand and e different le different iheir work ba bearing d children I he, moat lilt? Moat sae topioa kt Ottawa, )t without avoring to 1 what it e deepest •a regarda >n of our ^ireventioD valne of >n, are we rant theae All theae >r ae and re anbjeota ) help and donbtlen oe. a another r oounoilf, It ia a loughia of ire bnt at uidi T I tlAlIy it is one whioh the women in any oouotry should assist one another to solve. It is too large a anbjeot to enter into at any length DOW, but it is one of those eabjeots which will have maoh light thrown upon it by these councils and by the oioniDgtogether of wise, experienced, loving and sympa- thetic women. (Hear, hear ) Bnt springing up from these home duties come our social duties, which come to ev- ery woman — her duties to society. We sometimes lament the low tone of society, bnt if there ia that low whose fault ia it? Is of the women of the ia not a very grave lying upon us ? now in these days tone anywhere, it not that place ? And responsibility and especially when every oppor- tunity ia given to woman for thorough edn- oation and for the use of her influence for the heightening of the whole tone of society. If we see the young people in our midst making pleasure the mam object of life, whose fault is that? If there are two standards of morality expected, one for man and the other for woman ; one for Sun- days and the other for week days ; one for religion r^d the other for business ; whose fault is it ? Is it not the fault of those who set the tone in the home and in (he social life ? In these matters also oan we not unite in our conferenoea thoae of all churches i^nd sections of thought who desire a lofty standard of morality, whether from the secu- lar or religious point of view. Can we not help one another to lift higher the ideal of life? whether in the home or ao- oial life, or the life of the country ? (Ap- plause.) Does it not depend upon us wo- msn, and eepeoially upon those whom God has called to be mothers, to see that the children grow up with a high ideal of public life, that they should deem it to be a high privilege that they belong to this country, deem it a high hcoor to be trained to serve their country any way however humble. These mat- ters come home to us mothers although I am not sure tnat the women of any country have realized the duty incumbent upon them to bring up their children with a dis- tinct idea of what that service means That brings us again to the further thought of a woman's duty to her country and to man- kind at large ; to that wider idea of duty to which women are o*lled in these days. The oaii comes to all of us in one way or another. There are few who oan shroud themselves in the privacy of their homes without hearing in their hearts the summons to serve their fellow creatures in some way or an- other. It is a most holy call and a high vocation this call whioh comes to women, but wo must remember that one of the great esseniials for Its success is to carry into our work the element of true woman- liness; and what does that quality involve 7 How has it been brought into heiog? It it not the pressure of home duties and family life that has taught womeu in a greater or less degree that they must live for othera ? Is it not a fact that woman must learn this lesson through her childron's needs, throQgh the discipline of the home, if she is to rightly perform in any measure her duties as wife, daughter and mother T And it is in that spirit of self eikorifioe that we are called to go forth to the wider work to which women are being called now-«days, and it is that spirit which only, our Lord has taught us, can regenerate the world. ( Applause. ) I cannot suggest what the particular gen- eral work for the good of the community may be which the Victoria council, if it ia formed, would be likely to take up, but I can indicate what the other councils have taken up and, by the way, I ahould tell you where local councils have been formed, namely at Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, London, Hamilton, Quebec, St. John, Hal- ifax, Yarmouth, Port Arthur, Fort William, Winnipeg, Edmonton Councils are likely ) h9 formed at Vancouver, Regioa, Cal- gary and Medicine Hat. The Ontario councils are much interested now in pushing a movement for manual training in their schools, and this indicates what, perhaps yon could do here. Col B*ker is inaugurating this most use- ful reform in your schools, but if it is to Ira successful it must b« backed by public opinion, and who oan form that public opinion so well as the wives and mothers ? It a paper were prepared showing the advantages of technical educa- tion for children and if a discussion ensued it would probably take public opinion one great step on this snbjeot. ( Bear. hear. ) Montreal, again, is trying to arrange a scheme of associated charities, so very likely will Ottawa. Toronto dealt with the dis- tress last year, being instrumental in the starting of an employment bureau. Quebro is to try to start a plan for training servants, and others are anxious to teoure the appoint- ment of police matrons to look after women newly arrested. It Is wonderful how soon th« work ooBM to oar hMidi whoa tro got togothar Md toUi ovw Iho oMda of oar com. naalty. (4ppUaM.) Lot It bo oloarly aodorttood thot wo oro not domoadiaff rlfhto by thia Coaaoil; wo •ro bat oooklag to bolp oao ooothor to por- torm oar datioo la o bighor oplrlt ud with a daopor motivo tbaa ovor boforo, altboagb, iadotd, It oMy load ao to mo datloo whoro wo ao%or mw thorn boforo. Bat lot aa aovor Mok to caoapothc diaolpllaa whioh baa aaaotiilod womaahood, bat rathor lot aa atlorlfy la it Lat aa mako It ylald aa Ita fall fralta, toaohiaR aa to glra oar vory boat aad oar vory Mlvaa to whatovor work for tbo oomnoa good Ood oalla aa. Lat aa al ^•y'.ranombor oarlbaala, th<« promotloa of " tbo goldoa ralo of lovo. " What moro oaa wo raqairo T It oan oxolado ooao. It la- oladoa all, aad la all oar dlfforoet ooaaolla wo rajoloo to kaow that wo bavo tbo aapport aad oo oporatloa of all tootioaa; of all tbo varioaa Pro- taataat doaomlaatloaa ; of raproaoata- tlvaa of tbo Rsmaa Catbollo oharoh aad Ita InatUatioaa Horo I woald grato- fally aokaowlodgo tbo great aapport glTfo to aa by aovoral of tbo arohbtebopa aad bUhspa of tba oharoh ; aad thoa •gala we havo oar Jawiah alatora alao with aa. Wo woloomo thorn all. Lot them orly bo aalted la oao oootnoa aim— «iho apliftlag of hamaalty. Whether thIa U attempted throagh what we may oall the moro aooa- lar work of life or the edooatlonal work, or the promotloa of that whIoh go a to mako Ufa boaatlfal, tht promotloa of oal- tare la aay way, or the promotloa of good aad healthy reoroatlun aad all phyal- oal developmeat— 4DytblDg of that aort aa well aa dirootly phllanthropio work~wo waat them all. We waat them all to be drawB together by thIa boaatlfal aad aaorod bond of love. (Prolonged applaaae ) The following is the Constitution recom- mended by the National Council for Local CouncilH of Women of Canada : PREAMBLE. Believing that the more intimate know- ledge of one another's work will result in larger mutual sympathy and greater unity of thought, and therefore in more effective action, certain Associations of Women interested in Philanthropy, Religion, Edu- catioijj Literature, Art, and Hocial Reform, iiave aeieriuined to organize liocai Coun- cils, and to that end join in the following: rONflTITUTION. AaTICM l. — NAMK. This Kt'deration shall Iw called the Ltxal (omidjof In artlliatiim with the National Council of Women of Canj«ltt. AaricLE II.— poLirY. The aim of the L-wal Council is to brinit the various Associations <»f Women in into iloser relations through anorgardKeduni.m; hut n..8»K5lety enter- ngft l^,cal (ouncll shall ihcrehy los«. its inde|>endence In aim or methcnl, or he com- n. ttecl to any principle <.r mctluMl of any other .Society in the Society rnter- thereby low itn th(Ml, or l»«* coni- ' mctlKMl of any ;ll, the objvct of uniofcummiini- >roHecuting any iHRIUi. l^onien, tlio no- isfuctory to the Local Council, lid lxN;al ('oun- ly orKunization kI women may Ir own vote and ('«RH. incil slirtll con- ddents at large, 'n^aidentH of all cal Coumil), u Uecording Sec- rise the Execu- iiess it Hhall be le general inter- memberB shall t'ominittee. INiiH. shall hold An- tion of officers Arrangements ive f'onimittee, te from each incil. Meeting each mcil shall have at cast by the J of any Society nay have the all discussions I Meeting, but to time as may ' said Council. Hpc. n. All ticw buMlnesN to lio hrotighl before thr> Annnul Meeting of n L>ical Council must lirst be nulimitti'd to the Kxeoutive Committee as nit!je of motion. ARTICLR VI. — KRRII. Rach Hocit'ty federating in u bwal Coun- cil shall pay an uniiunl fee of | towards the expense fund of the said Council. ARTICMC Vlt. -PATRONS. Sec. 1. Anv person whose name is ac- ceptable to the Executive ('ommittee may bo«!ome a Patron of the luteal (Council upon the nayment of |5.00 annually; or |.W.nO at one time. Hec. 2. The namest of Patrons shall iw placed after those of the Kxetntive Com- mittee on all printed documents. Hec. 3. Any iH«rMon wiiose natne is ac- ceptable to the Executive Comndttee, and who is not connected with any atHliatef Aberdeen has. I am used to spcnking, and I know I could not havedone it. Cimsidering the extremely large audi- ence, the l)ehuviour of the people ot Vic- toria impress«>d me very much in-nlght, un- " til the worthy Secretary of the Countess "of Aberdeen informed me that IlerEx- " cellency had expressed a wish for me to " speak. I had the pleasure of lieingon the " platform at the Drill Hall when Her Ex- " cellency addressed the school children, " and I recollect she stated that the Minls- "ter of Education, Colonel Baker, had " asked her to make a few remarks and as " she believed that everyone there must " obey Colonel Baker, she did so at once. I " recalled that expression and here I am "(Laughter). " I am most proud to have an opportunity " of listening to Her Excellency's admirable " address, and of saying a few words to this " immense gathering. " I sincerely hope that the work as ably "explained by Her Excellencv will enter " Into the hearts and homes of the people "of Victoria, and be extended over the " I trust, as my wife said, (I am not sure " that you quite heanl her) that the words 8 evening will bear Kviod fruit : and f^r my own part I Hhall be wlad to do all I can to <• port •• "" "" '^'^^' *' ™y '"'"'■'y ""»»- lutUni" -^"^ **^®" moved the foIlowin-< reso- r lluJ^"'^ . '''«'<''>«»cy. Mrs. Dewdney and Ladies I have ^reat pleasure in moving the following resolution : * .,." J*'?* a liocal Co.mcil of Woman for Victoria and Vancouver Island be formed for m?fo?,M ^^ ^''il"'"« *»• ** i« »*'«»"«« tor me to add more than a very few words to this resolution. ^ worus JnLt^i reminded of a circumstance which occurred on one occasion when a noble ladv iTft"'^ "^""« '*"'^- I* had been raS ing for some days, and one of my country- men happening to meet the lady about the grounds of the castle where she /aSving saluted her in true Irish style, whereupon her adyship asked him " if it was aJway" raining m Ireland ?'• " Badad. me ladv^" uhu.J''^ r«'P«y. "there's nothing but sbn- ?^i L /''''^'^r'" >'«' ladyship goes"' (Laughter an«'r'e«, .Hit ratlier the focus^ I ^^ iPlT^""F "',""« common orsaniza- tion all those aFready existing of whatever nationality sect or creed. I am gimj there |8 a proba&U ty of our having a council ere if ^«*^I^"'i'^'=*"'^. •* «18" much needed l„ ?hf ^u^ 1" eiiqiiire what are the women iL^®''**?'i''h«8'>»»"Kfor Missions, the an- swer would probably be, " I really do not ^i"??^!: ^ T\P"'y '^>' *hat we are doing in . our church, or as a memberof one benevo- lent or charitable instituiion what such or- gamzations are doing to help the friendless and needv. they would probablyVay " wl do so and so, in the order to whfch i belong tm^t"k°V''"*'J^ *hat others are doing."' 1 his, I believe, is not for want of interest in or sympathy for other workers and enterpr ses^ "». a general way, but because each is busy hrn!^hrr'T.'""'?havingnomean8ofbein^ brought together in their work, have little mo^nt'ii^lfy^:' "^'^^ "' ^''^'^' -<-- K»"w?* ^?1'"" workers in ihis city need to te«»^"^^* together to have their interests ^i^*l*"P^ and sympathies deepened. We ^f-f -^* k"k "^that tliere are others bearing tt^^?i^ •'"'I*"" *'' *« «••«' and needing sympathy and encouragement just as we ourselves need it. •" " The second reason why I am glad for this organization is based ou tlfe para- mount motives of the council, the basis of whose union is furnished by the golden ni'p Our Christianity of to-day, savors too much of negative Confucianism, whkh IZ\1 '^'^ l]?*- '^5 *° others that you would ^?lh.^rt ''•^^®": ^.? *«J«?' " *"d »«t enough of the Chnst spirit which teaches us to do as we would be done by. "The world needs more than a negative abstaining from evil, it needs the positive doing of good. In the Council of Women r«7/^J-'^!'"*''y affliliating needs yield one iota of Us own conviction, all can enjoy the privilege of its own belief, all can cliim at- tention for the interests which they repre- sent, but at the same time all are led in the i& ^^ the Master to yield to others, who lh?„K ^^^ H*','^^? dirferently, the respect which they claim for their own ooinions. -xtasKsiiot roi' less uenominatioualistii but more unity of thought and purpose on k i f »hi>r; organ- ircution; or- tiiztttioiiH !«■ protective. ! world in n»t ed, until in to wonder oom for fur- t Woman's ed 8o niucli d it, not an lion of any T the focuB- >n organiza- i( whatever I glad there council here ich needed, the women ins. the an- illy do not re doing in . )ne benevo- lat such ur- e friendlfss t-ay, "We !h 1 belong, re doing."* iterestinor mterprises, tch is busy msofbeinl; Imve little for a coin- Hnes upon which we nr^ all nffroed. Not less interest in our own organization and oUieS' ""^'^ sympathy in the efforts of "I do not know by what means the or- ganized efforts of the woman of our city can be brought t.ujether except through this council, and I do most sincerely believe thattrom its centre there shall radiate to the affiliating auxiliaries, a unity of thought, purpose and action, which shall result in renewed and better efforts m the various organizations with which the wo- men of this city are connected. Therefore. Your Excellency, ladies and gentlemen I have much pleasure in supporting the motion that a council be formed here " The resolution was unaninKmsly carried Miss Perrin then moved and Mrs. Wil- liams seconded, "That the constitution of the National Council ol the Women of Canada be accept- ed by the local committee, and that the fol- lowing be a provisional committee until the hrst generul nriceting: President, Mrs. Baker; Vice-I'resident, Mrs. Day; Corres- ponding Secretary, Mrs. Scaife; UecordiuK Secretary Mrs (iordon Grant; Treasurer. Mrs. A. h. H. Davie. ' This was also carried unanimously, and alter afow mmulcs of silent prayer, at the re- <)ucst of the Countess of Aberdeen, the dox- ology was sung and the meeting adjourned Ity need to r interests i^ned. We irs bearing d needing iust as we 11 glad for the para- le basis of he f^olden savors too m, which rou would ot enough us to. do I negative e positive r Women i^ield one enjoy the claim at- ley repre- led in the tiers, who e respect tinions. bioualisni irpose on » ♦