The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-21

Sd1LdAr yesterday was III possession
of the women of the Relief society Of
Utah. Mostly the women in charge
were veteran members of the society,
and they enjoyed themselves thor
oughly and in their own way.
The sky over the pavilion was not
blue. 1t was covered with heavy
clouds that seemed to prophesy q
the entertainment began they had
faded away and the sun glimmered
over the waves and frightened all the
place around.
The stand in the pavilion usually
occupied by the musicians was used
as a platform. Here the leaders of the
Relief society, together with their
guests-Governor Wells, General John
.. Cannon and Senator Frank j. Can
non-were seated in a half circle.
The formal exercises connected with
the excursion were begun shortly after
8 o'clock. General Cannon acted as
master of ceremonies.
Mrs. Zina D. H. Young, the aged
president of the association, offered;
an invocation. Governor Wells and
Senator Cannon followed with appro-
pirate speeches, in which they lauded
the past philanthropic work of the
society and predicted political advance
ment for Utah when they should WELD
the ballot. The addresses were the
leading attraction, and the crowd
warmly applauded the orators.
w. C. Dunbar was present and enter
tanned everyone with the shrieking
notes of the bagpipe. Miss Nichols
went through a clever performance
paniment of the pavilion orchestra
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The president of the society then
brought out the resolutions and senti-
ments, which had been prepared for
the occasion by representative women
of the state anent political affairs and
woman suffrage in Utah. These were
read by General Cannon, who was fire.
quently interrupted with applause. The
detailed resolutions are as follows:
Whereas, The constitution of the state
provides that the rights of citizens of the
state of Utah to vote and hold office shall
not be denied or abridged on account of
sex; and
Whereas, Experience has taught us that
by woman's entering into the professions
of law, medicine and teaching those pro-
LESSONS have been raised to a higher
place; that by her admission to the col
leges and universities of our country the
moral tone of our institutions of learning
has been elevated and the standard OF
scholarship advanced; that by the pro-
duct of her brain and pen the progress
of the whole human race has been pro-
NOTED; that in the limited opportunities
offered her she has demonstrated her ca
pacity to grasp governmental questions
and her ability to solve them, to be equal
to that of her male contemporaries; and
Whereas, Woman possesses in a very
high degree the power TO reform, ennoble
and purify every organization of a relig-
ious, social or political nature; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the duty of every
woman of this state, possessing the re-
quisite qualifications. to enter into active
privileges may be exercised in behalf of
pure government.
Resolved, That we agree to identify our
selves with the political party that is the
best exponent of our political ideas, and
that we will participate in the primaries
and conventions of our respective parties
as well as vote upon election day that
our voice may be heard in formulating
our party's policy and that candidates
may be nominated worthy of our support.
Resolved. That we extend our hearty
greetings to our sister voters of the
neighboring states of Wyoming and Colo
RADIO and we express the desire that ere
long the people of our whole nation may
recognize the inestimable blessings con-
ferred upon the body polite by the adj
mission of man and his helpmate, woman,
TO equal political privileges.
(Signed)
ELIZA BETH J. MACFARLANE
MRS J. FEWSOM SMITH,
ELIZABETH NJ. PRICE,