The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-23

and manufacture. Mrs. Salisbury stat
cd, incidentally, that she wished to cor
rect the impression that any more than
the eXpanse of those portieres had
been met in Utah. The board of lady
managers had appropriated $2,277.37 for
the silk exhibited and she desired that
The board receive the crdit for that ac-
zion. She also spoke in terms of praise
Of the efforts of the committee in
charge of the silk exhibit for Utah.
She paid a tribute to Mrs Potter
Palmer for her generosity in aiding
the ladies in making the silk exhibit.
Mrs. Salisbury spoke of the excellent
quality of Utah silk, and said the
japanese judges We're loath to grant a
medal for the Utah silk, being in doubt
as to whether so good a quality could
be made in this country. In closing,
she spoke of the silk industry as a new
and promising field for women. Two
thirds Of the work done in the process
| of silk culture throughout the world is
done by women in Austria, eighty per
cent of that work is done by women.
Mrs. Margaret Caine.
| In introducing Mrs. Margaret Game,
| the president spoke i'm complimentary
terms of that lady's services at Chi
cago and San Francisco, where she
|
the Utah exhibits
Mrs. Caine gave a humorous descrip>
ton of the attempts Of incompetent
! judges to pass upon the merits OF the
| Utah silk exhibit at the World S falr-
One man complained that there We're
no worms with the silk on them To
be seen, and another asked what tIlee'
stuff is and whether 1T IS --5roWn an
| Utah, pointing to the reeled SILK, OF
| " rio
proud. In time, however, competent
Judges were secured and Utah received
the highest awards given to American
silk. The speaker believed chat the
fact that Congress has since PROVIDED
for the establishment of tive eNperl-
ment stations of silk culture Us trace
able to the interest generally awaken
ed ly the fine display of home manu-
factured silk at the Worlds Fam.
Mrs. z. q. Wells.
Mrs. E. B. Wells made a brief but
earnest address, in the course OF WE1lcI
She eafd an excellent exhiblt Of sill
was rprenared for the Centennial eX-
position. but as room could not be Sc
cured for it, it was displayed IN the
old Constitution building, Opposite pht
H.. C. NJ. [. Mrs Eliza Snow had cnarSt
of the exhfbit, and thousands OF tour
! 1SLS SAW anu SlCcCAJ
pressing astonisnment that the 'Great
American Desert could produce such
articles Mrs. Wells expressed the De
lief that the children and grand chill
dren of those present would array
themselves in the finest of silks and
adorn themselves with the loveaest OF
laces and ribbons, all Of home manu-
facture
Nrs. Susan Stringham.
Mrs Susan Stringtam made a short
! address urging the culture of plenty OF
mulberry trees for the silk worms of this
future, and Mrs. Lucy Clark, of Farm
! ington, followed with an account of what
a lady of her Acquaintance had accom-
plished in the culture of silk.
Mrs. Game read the treasurer's report
showing a balance on hand of $3.50.
! Mrs. Salisbury resigned the chair and
moved a vote of thanks to the press OF
Salt Lake for its generosity in the. pub
location of notices and reports of the
meetings of the association. Mrs. Wells
/ also moved that a vote of thanks be ex-
tended to the owners of the Wasatch
building for the use of the room on this
occasion, both motions being carried by
q unanimous vote,