The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-07
Women's Committee Are Doing
Ali the Work.
THEIR MEETING YESTERDAY
SECRETARY CULVER LABoRING
WITH UNABATED ARDoR.
Finance Committee is a Fizzle-Re-
ceDtion for Hrs. BRYAN Contem-
plated-The Journey From the
East-More Delegates Appointed.

When Mayor Giendinning appointed
about a hundred citizens of Salt Lake
CITY on four important committees TO ar
range fer the reception. entertainment,
etc. of the delegates TO the Trans Miss
-ss-spi Commercial congress which viii
convsne here one week from today. he
made a fatal mistake in selecting men
as his ap19o4ntees. At the same time thSt
he made those appointments he named
another committee composed of represen-
tat--es OF the various 1omens cubs of
the c4ty 70 arrange Tor the entertainment
OF the wives ana Orher ladies' VINO viii
accompany the visiting delegates. That
cOnI-S-ttee met yesterday IN the parlOr Of
lie Iempieton motel and d.sp4ayed more
interest," and enGlus-Qsm ana accom-
p44shed more resu.Ss IN a haiI nOur 5 time
InQn the one hundred male CITIZENS,
| though they include all kinds of pIomi-
ne.-t people IRON nisn ofnc.als down,
/ nave SHOWN or accomplished IN FIVE iOng
! weeks II those ladies' mad composed the
otner TOUR cOIsmitJees appointed rs the
MAJOR, II Is sGIe 10 assume that the
/ paDory sum of $3.50 necessary for the 1e-
s-i-nite expense OF the congress, and
winch was practically pledged by the
I CITY nearly TWO years ago, wOu.d have
/ been raised in Il few days and uaat every
other arrangement would have been COM
pieted long ago Tor the reception ald
Z
Tor displaying proper decorations But
as the mei4ter stands now, not one OF
tnose masculine committees has done
single so4lVary thing tOwarts making any
arrAn.e1neDts for the congress.
CULMERs WORK.
The only man who has done anything
s w Ii. Gunner, the secretary OF the
congress, VINO nas dsvOled several monJls
OF nard labor IN preparing Tor the con-
Vent-0n- The mayor appointed Tie four
committees on nnauce, enteraaInment, re-
ce-it-On and deSOrd~-OnS nNe weeks dsO
Two OF these COEn-ns-tees nave never even
made any attempt 10 organize. The re-
cep1lOn commiu5ee dld try TO mold q sneet-
Ing TWO weeks asC. bt.t OE4y a nalIdIUl
or tine memoirs ATTENDED. The cry OF
tc-ee OF the committees mas been that
I--e-r could do nCEn-ng at all until the
finance committee snOuld ors9nlze ana
take some Steps TOWARDS raising funds
which could be pAced at the d-s-osi4 u
the other committees.
SOMEWHAT DIsCOURAGING.
The chairman of the finance committee
: Mr.. JOnn Beck, and he let MS com
m-ttee dukes lie perlcN~.y dormant for
mona BEFORE ne made an attemPl 10 Cali
the members. Finally, under pressure,
a CAM needing OF the committee Tor
LIST Fly evening at Z o cock in his
once tie went there at that nOur anu
s=-t IN solitary STAKE Tor an nour ana u
half. during Wn-cn time not one OF tile
other members of the committee ap-
peared. Accordingly Mr.. Beck sene a
letter 10 Secretary Gunner te4IIng MN or
the failure o. TINS meeting ana sla UiES
Ill he understood that MI Gunner ms
some other means in view Tor raising ne
money. The Ctner means - WIN he
al-udes CONSIST OF a plan 10 have Mayor
Glendinnlng make i accommodation 20
the city council That the necessary
amount or a part of IL be appropriated
from mis- contingent fund me mayor
evidently recognized the uselessaess OF
take any action towards raising tne
amount by private subscription. 50 ne
brought the matter TO the aittentIon OF
the CITY council last night
THE LADIES HARD AT IT.
But the ladies who met at the Temple I
to- yesterday nave rot treatec the tom Z
ing congress with 50 much indifference
1ne-e were thirLy-fIve OF them present
and their erchus .asm brought JOY 10 the
soul OF Mr.. Gunner, whose disgust VITA
Sha apaCny OF Tie male c-tzens had
T. cd a point where he mad almost
lC.dded nnC 10 make any further eiTot-
a. lars t-i,s finance comm tee % any
ming. ana . an open leSter Ie" OaS
- he sta i tnat he would Sc that
-Jp,r entertainment was gwen the Nislt-
- ladies' If ne had to supply the FUNDS
- i himself. But ne felt that for any
lacle of Hospitality towards the deie-.'-es
he 'wDu-d lei the responsibility rSst where
it belonged. Mrs. Or. E--en b terS ttsOn
presided at the laG.es meeting. ana as
soon as they were ADVISED of the cOndi-
lion Of affairs they appointed a com
man nee Of 70 e Se.-' finance name com.ni5tee
ana urge him 10 do something quickly
And after Mr.. John Beck has been waited
ilDon b. that delegation he viii know
mar 10 has had a call. The ladies' also
decided 20 see the officials of the SAT-
Lake & Los Angeles railroad ana make
for tram to Saltalr on
the evening of Saturday. July Il, when
they intend 10 give pubic reception IN
the pavilion. they will see Governor
Wells at once and request MIN to deliver
an address.
MRS. BRYAN.
They will also arrange for public re
ceDtion to Mrs. ". J. Bryan whose as
rinsuished husband is the president or
the congress. This reception VIZ De
given by the Woman's clubs OF the city,
yVonen's Democratic club. but the re-
,eption VII be purely bipartisan.
Mr. Culmer received the following teie-
gram from Mrs. Bryan on Mond9y;
..XViil reach Salt Lake Wednesday
morning. July i. Any arrangements the
aides make viii be satisfactory
TIE ladies' further decided 10 divide
heir committee into three parties Of
,hour q dozen members each and these
parties will be at the hotels on alternate
lays TO give every assistance poss-Div 20
- visiting ladies and to take charge
If any public entertainments that may
De arranged for them MIS- tuner WI
De in charge OF one party, MIS- r D
Richards of another and Mrs j. L.
2awlns the third
Notwithstanding the fact that for
several weeks past the prospects OF rails
ng sufficient money to pay for the print .
ne OF the proceedings. the public enter
ainmert of the delegates and the other
expenses of the congress were anything
nut cheerful. the preliminary work has
been progressing and there is every indi-
alton that the meeting of the congress
will be successful.
THE JOURNEY WESTWARD.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for
delegates to leave St Louis on Friday
yening next via the Burlington. Colorado
Midland and Rio Grande Western Cor
;aIt Lake. Delegates may take this
rain at such points as MAJ best suit
heir convenience It is proposed 10
pend Sunday and Monday at Denver.
fanitou and Colorado Springs. leaving
he latter place on Tuesday morning by
special train, stopping at Glenwood
prings en- route and reaching Salt e
AXE City between and O'Clock
Wednesday, morning. aboIt four hours in
dvance of the regular train. thus en-