Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06
THE wOMEN,s MASS MEETING.
A Motley Assembiage Crowds the
Theatre to Protest Against the
United states.

Long before the appointed hour this
afternoon the Theatre became filled with
a large audience OF ladies from the vari-
Gus Relief Societies oil the county and
vicinity, called together TO redress their
wrongs. The stage was appropriately
decorated with the Stars and Stripes,
and to complete the mock patriot
ism, the Sixteenth ward brass band
struck up number OF national
airs, among which was 1.-THE Battle Cry
of Freedom" By the time the meeting
was ready for business, the building was
crammed from pit to dome, and several
hundred sat on the stage and behind the
scenes. 1t was the intention, our re-
porter understood, to have special seats
reserved on the stage for the wives OF
those brethren who are languishing in
the penitentiary, but nobody on earth
could segregate them from the immense
crowd.
There had been an invitation extended
to the bishops and their councillors, but
fortunately very few Of them put in an
appearance. After the music by the
band, one OF the least nervous OF the
which has been published for several
days, calling a mass meeting for the pur.
pose OF protesting against the indignties
and insults offered the women of Utah.
! Mrs. Romania b. Pratt stepped to the
front OF the rostrum, and in few briei
remarks acknowledged the honor OF nom
mating Mrs. NJ. j. Horn, q prominent
lady, citizen and active worker in the
noble cause of woman, as president o.
the ladies' mass meeting assembled.
rousing affirmative vote went VI
from the host of soprano voices
and Mrs. Horn took charge of the subse
quent proceedings with all the tact of {
drilled politician. The following ladies
were nominated and elected to their re
spective stations without a dissenting vote
First Vice President, Mrs. S. NJ. Kimball
Second Vicc-Presidents Mrs. +. M. Tay
Tor, Mrs. Jane Richards, Mrs. Priscill;
Staines, and Mrs Mercy Pitchforth Sec
rotary, Elizabeth Howard; with Mis-
Nellie Colebrool and Mrs. A. II. Clayton
acting assistants; Mrs Tina ID. Young
Chaplain.
The choir sang n familiar air, and Mrs
Young followed with prayer OF bless
ings upon the cause for which they ha'
assembled. President Taylor, George @
Cannon and Joseph Smith were especial.
remembered, as were those now in prisol
and in foreign lands for the gospels sake
A quartette with chorus dispersed al
appropriate song for the occasion, alte
which the business OF the meeting wa
begun.
J The President expressed the regrets Q
! Sister Snow at being unable to at
, tend and participate in the meeting
a1t ~ nd
, in protests against the insults and injurie
r enacted against the chosen OF God. Th
President made few Introductory re
5 marks about the cruel crusade now bein,
I waged against the Latter-day Saint
on account of religious belle
which they would never relinquish
When our sisters are taken into court b.
debauched deputies and insulted witt
vile questions, under threats OF imprison
ment ut refusing to answer, what shoul
we do but raise our voices against Con
gress furthering such Il course.
) Mrs. III. Kimball read short letter o.
/ the enormous crimes heaped upon tn
a Mormons by the courts, and suggeste
. q halt in the wrongs thrust upon vii
tuous, loyal and good people.
g Mrs. Prescinda Kimball, Mrs. Dl
Pratt, Fannie Thatcher, Edna Smith, j
, Tanner, OF Provo, and ii. g. Brown, {
Ogden, were made a committee to fran
: 4 set OF resolutions OF protest and redress
: Winnie Clayton read u spirited lettt
l from Mrs. Brown, OF Ogden, citing to III
martyrs OF old for example to follow.
, Mrs. DIR. Ferguson delivered a length
and emphatic address to her fellow
$ listeners, in which the good of the Mo
: mons was extolled and the evil OF I'll
the Government denounced in CLOWN
forms