The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
Evening Session.


Evening Session.
Over 500 ladies. with q. fair sprinkline
of men, attended the evening session
and the four visiting ladies who de-
I lfvered addresses were received most
enthusias tically and were given the
closest attention. The principal ad-
dresses were made by Mrs. Ellen NJ
Henrotin, the president of the General
Federation, and by Mrs. Plat, the
president of the Denver Women's club.
MRS. HENROTIN'S ADDRESS.
After an organ selection by Professor
Radcliffe, Mrs. Jennings introduced
Mrs. Henrotin, VINO commenced her
address by stating that she was usually
accustomed TO speak only TO ladies and
/ that it gave her additional pleasure to
include the gentlemen among her
/ hearers, as this presence indicated that
the gentlemen of Salt Lake City were
most devoted to the womens cause.
She cited three instances that had
come within her personal experience
where prominent men had made most
pertinent public statements in regard
/ to this cause. One of them was a re-
mark by Cardinal Gibbons before a
meeting of clergymen in France that
the labor movement and the movement
/ for the advancement of women must
go hand in hand, and that as soon as
that fact was recognized the solution
of the two problems would be reached.
Another was a statement by Prince
Bismarck that if the great government
of Germany were 10 survive, the wom-
en- of the land must become interested
I in politics. The speaker also repeated
a public utterance of one of the great
labor leaders of this country to the ef-
feet that now that the women were
learning organization the labor ques-
ton would soon be settled. Mrs. Hen
rotin then reviewed the history of
women's organization and the Incl
dents which lead TO the formation Of
the present federation. She said that
as woman was naturally adapted TO
the most inagressive methods, she
chose education as her first step, and
that the development had reached
point now that there was no women's
club in America where education, poll
tics and religion could not be discussed
freely. Soon after the educational fea-
ture was we'll advanced the department
clubs commenced to be formed and
many instances were cited, particularly
among the department clubs of Chi
cago and those in Minnesota, showing
the good they had accomplished Fed
eratiC'n, which is the principle OF mod
ern civilization. naturally followed
local and state organization, and the
with 80 clubs. now had membership
of 500 clubs. The speaker declared
that the federation in its liberty and
freedom was the greatest example of
organization that the world had ever
seen. The women of Utah were second
only to those of Maine in embracing
the federal ton principle. Mrs. Henrotin
gave several amusing incidents that
had followed the department club work,
among them being the town and village
Improvement associations, where the
women of these clubs taught the school
children to become interested in this
work. She told of one little girl who
reported to her local association that
she had not been able TO accomplish
much herself, but she had induced her
brother to cut the grass in their yard.
and a small boy reported that all he
had been able TO do was to stop every
man he met and ask him not to spit
on the sidewalks.
One of the advantages of club life
and federation which Mrs. Henrotin
pointed out was that it produced a
healthy social life and spirit of
true fellowship which is not to be found
in what is ordinarily known as So
ciety. 1t produced a democracy among !
women which nothing else could ac- |
complish The Womens Federation ]
had no one leader, for hundreds of
women were coming into the movement (
daily and were giving their hearts to
the work and each would thus lead /
the other. Mrs. Henrotin closed her !
address by urging her hearers to !
maintain the spirit of organization I
at all times, saying, Contamination Z
is order. and order is Cod During
her address she was frequently APP
plauded, and at its close her hearers
showed their hearty appreciation of the
.r1t- Mt ch hu6
given them.
Mrs Thatcher. the president of the
Colorado Federation. then read an ad-
dress in which she extended greetings
and congratulations to the women Of
Utah, and after reviewing the work
that women had accomplished in her
own state she extended a cordial invi-
tation to all present to attend the con-
ing sessions of the Federation in Den
yer.
MRS. GALE.
Mrs Gale the vice-president of the
Colorado Federation, made a most
address in which there were
many good-natured references TO the
work OF the organization and the per-
sons connected with it. She apologized
or not speaking at great length by
saying that as Mrs. Henrotin had re-
riewed the work of the national fed
.ration. and Mrs. Thatcher has ex-
lausted the subject of the Colorado
federation. and as Mrs. Platt. who was
o follow her, would talk Of everything
1nder the sun, there was nothing left
or her 10 say. Her remarks related
argely to the work Of western women
n general as compared with that of
heir sisters east OF the Mississippi.
She expressed the greatest pride in the
work accomplished by western women.
those OF Colorado and
Utah.
MRS. PLATT
After another organ selection by Pro-
essor Radcliffe. Mrs. Plat. the presi-
lent of the Denver Woman's club, de-
ivered the closing address of the even {
ng and the number of bright, anus I
ng stories that she told in connec- {
ion with her remarks were appreci- {
ted by the audience. Her speech was
lot confined entirely to the subject of
voman, but she had much to say on i
he subject of man, among other things
hat she wished to see the day come ]
7hen man could be taken into wom- z
ms clubs, but she was afraid that
here was only one way to do this and ;
hat was like the story OF the New I
-ork fats where cruel hearted land {
ords, no matter how badly they may {
ant to see their property rented, Z
lake the iron-clad provision that no :
nllQren snail De admitted a little SlTl, z
hose parents had made many unsuc- :
essful attempts 10 rent a fiat and had :
lways been refused on account OF their :
hid. finally saw another little girl :
gaming out Of the window Of one of :
nese flats and in her amaZement she
sked her how she ever got in there. .
he other little one replied that she :
as ''borned" in there. :
Mrs. Platt denied the existence of !.
UGH being as the new woman" and :