Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-06
THE W0MEN's MASS MEETING.
A Motley Assemblage Crowds the
Theatre to Protest Against the
United States.


Long before the appointed hour tn
afternoon the Theatre became filled wit
a large audience of ladies from the var
GUS Relief Societies OF the county an
vicinity, called together to redress thel
wrongs. The stage was inappropriate
decorated with the Stars and Stripes
and to complete the mock patriot
ism, the Sixteenth ward brass ban
struck up number of nationa
airs, among which was "The Battle Or.
OF Freedom" By the time the meeting
was ready for business, the building wa
crammed from pit to dome, and severa
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 o.
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
sisters arose and read the announcement
which has been published for several
days, calling mass meeting for the pur-
pose of protesting against the indignities
and insults offered the women of Utah.
Mrs. Romania B. Pratt stepped to the
front OF the rostrum, and in a few brief
remarks acknowledged the honor of NOM
mating Mrs. M. J. Horn, prominent
ady, citizen and active worker in the
noble cause of woman, as president of
The ladies' mass meeting assembled. A
'ousing affirmative vote went up
rom the host of soprano voices,
md Mrs. Horn took charge of the subse.
luent proceedings with all the tact of a
lrilled politician. The following ladies
we're nominated and elected to their re-
pective stations withouta dissenting vote
first Vice President, Mrs. s. M. Kimball
second Vice-Presidents, Mrs. E. NJ. Tay-
or, Mrs. Jane Richards, Mrs Priscilla
'taines, and Mrs. Mercy Pitchforth Sec
etary, Elizabeth Howard with Miss
Jellie Colebrook and Mrs. A. H. Clayton
citing assistants; Mrs. Zina d. Young,
chaplain.
The choir sang familiar air, and Mrs.
,oung followed with a prayer of bless
lgs upon the cause for which they had
President Taylor, George @.
annon and Joseph Smith were especially
as were those now in prison
nd in foreign lands for the gospels sake.
A quartette with chorus dispersed an
appropriate song for the occasion, after
hich the business of the meeting was
egun.
The President expressed the regrets of
ster Snow at being. unable to at
nd and participate in the meeting,
though her heart and soul went out
protests against the insults and injuries
!acted against the chosen OF God. The
'esident made a few Introductory re-
arks about the cruel crusade now being ]
aged against the Latter-day Saints
account of religious belief {
1ich they would never relinquish.
hen our sisters are taken into court by
bauched deputies and insulted with
e questions, under threats of imprison-
ent at refusing to answer, what should 7
do but raise our voices against Con- t
ess furthering such a course. r
Mrs. II. Kimball read short letter on a
enormous crimes heaped upon the b
,rmons by the courts, and suggested v
halt III the wrongs thrust upon vir- t,
JUS, loyal and good people. Il
Mrs. Prescinda Kimball, Mrs, DR.. a
att, Fannie Thatcher, Edna Smith, J.
aner, of Provo, and II. C. Brown, of Il
den, were made committee to frame
ct of resolutions of protest and redress. b
'lnnle Clayton read spirited letter Il
N Mrs. Brown, of Ogden, citing to the b.
rtyrs of old for example to follow. OF
1rs. DR.: Ferguson delivered a lengthy tt
emphatic address to her fellow G.
eners, in which the good of the Nor D
rs was extolled and the evil of the D
Government denounced in glowing
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