The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-01

that usage makes custom, and for the
establishment of a correct precedence,
I have offered the foregoing resolu-
ton
There was then an amendment Of
fered by Mrs. King, to insert the words
''by the Ladies' Literary club often
called. She considerer that, as the
matter had been first agitated by the
Ladies Literary club. it would be only
fitting that the credit of inaugurating
SO important a reform should be
placed where it rightly belongs. After
a lively discussion the amendment was
lost. Another amendment was pro-
posed, substituting "womans clubs Of
the city" for Ladies Literary club
This amendment was also lost. A sub
stitute for the original motion was
then offered by Mrs. Dye:
Resolved, that a convention of wo
men should be called in Salt Lake
City with a view to abolishing the
custom of leaving cards, which has
reached a point wasteful and unneces-
Sary"
Mrs. McVicker rose to a point of
order. considering the substitute mo-
ton to have no bearing on the origi-
nal motion. The president ruled thai
the substitute motion was in order.
Mrs McVicker then appealed from the
decision OF the chair. The house re-
fused to sustain the appeal. Mrs. Dye
then spoke in support of the substitute
motion, and asked for suggestions
from others for the best plan as 20
WHEN, where and how many cards
should be left, as we'll as the good
taste of leaving them straight or
turned down at the northeast or
southwest corner; also the important
question of a card left at a reception
taking the place of a call afterwards
Remarks were made on this motion
by many members. 1t was however
lost.
1t was finally moved that the chair
appoint a committee to Cetire at once
to consider the subject of the original
motion and to report definite lines upon
which the convention should take ac-
ton.
Seven members of the different clubs
were appointed by the chair. They
retired and brought in the following
report:
l. Courtesy to the hostess.
2. Card leaving.
3. The making of calls.
4 Anything that would tend to
li"hten our social burdens.
Under the head of Courtesy to the
Hostess the committee recommends
that the convention insist on (a) prompt
ness in acknowledging invitations.
whether to accept or decline; (b)
promptness in attendance at all par
ties whether card or dinner parties
/ (c) that the conventions attention be
/ called to a mans reciprocal duties,
viz: That it is not courteous for him
to accept hospitality from a woman,
and at the next party not even speak
to her: that it is not good manners to
| be introduced to a young lady and
not ask her to dance, and many other
matters in which the manners of the
male portion of the community do
much need mending. The committee
! recommends that the convention dis
cuss the vexed question, when cards
should be left. Whether cards should
be turned down or not: when freedom
of choice is permissable; whether calls
after an afternoon "at home" are
necessary.
Whether they are obligatory after
an evening reception. How soon a
first call should be returned.
Whether it would not be advisable
for several hostesses in the same
! neighborhood to receive calls to-
gether.
1t begs the convention to note that
it should not be considered a cause of
offensa if the announcement mot at
home" is made at the door, but that
when a visitor is once admitted, moth
ing excuses her not being seen by the
hostess, except illness. The report of
the committee was accepted and the
committee discharged. A motion was
Their made to lay the motion on the
table.
The meeting was one of instruction
most pleasantly given by the presi-
dent, and the question to be considered