The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-24
A Multitude of Topics Discussed at
Denver.
BOOM FOR MRS. PLATT
DENVER WOMAN MAY GET THE
PRESIDENCY.
Mrs. Lowe of Georgia Withdraws-
Mrs. C. E. Allen of Salt Lake
Spoke On the Influence of Women
On Observation-Disclosures Sent
By the Empress of japan.

forseen happens Mrs. Sarah 5. Platt, pres
ident of the Denver Woman's club, will
be the next president of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs. Tonight Mrs.
w. B. Lowe of Georgia, whose boom for
this honor has been pretentious, made
this signed statement exclusively for the
Associated Press:
Il came to Denver to serve the cause OF
the federation, in whichever capacity L
was considered available. On my arrival
l was requested to allow the use OF my
name for president. l consented, on acr
count of the section l represent, Tor
wished it known how courteous and gra-
cious was the feeling toward the women
OF the south.
But the reception accorded Mrs. Sarah
Platt. president of the Denver Woman
club at the opening session yesterday,
country REBECCA B. LOWE.
This noon two Japanese women direct
from Toxic arrived at the convention as
special emissaries from the Empress OF
Japan, who wishes women's clubs estaD-
lished in her own country. me Wo IIisa
are Madame Fude Watanabe and MISS
Una TSuda, teachers In the PeereSS
school, and in order that they may STUDY
the advancement OF the American women,
the Japanese government appropriated
81 800 for expenses and granted them hve
months leave of absence:
A letter to Mrs. Alice Ives Breed, VINO
has recently returned from Japan, from
pan. states that any courtesy shown these
soiourners will be considered personal
favor to the nation.
MORNING SESSION.
The morning session, devoted to '"Ihe
Press" and presided over by Mrs Henro-
tin, was an interesting innovation from
the federation standpoint. Minnie j. Key-
noldS was local assistant chairman Inc
Western Journalism," Mrs. Anna Kali
fus Spero California; Miss Helen WINS
low, Massachusetts. and Mrs. Frances NJ:
Ford. Nebraska THE Club and the
Press Miss Bertha Damaris knope, lii
nois; "Women's Clubs from Reporter
Ohio and Mrs. Horace M. Towner OF Iowa
Women on the Provincial Press, Mrs. J.
Lindsay Johnson of Georgia and Mrs. Ell
len S. Cromwell, Washington, D. c;
Civic Clubs and Villages Improvement
Cornelius Stevenson. of Pennsylvania,
Mrs Jasper D. Ward as local assistant
Chairman. The speakers and their sub
jectS were
''The Possible Influence of Women on
Legislation Mrs G r. MAJ Alie en- for gt fhe
Improvement of Towns and villages.
Mrs. A. E. Giddings. Minnesota, and Mrs.
Ida Rivenburg, New Mexico. THE Pal
sew. "A Little Housekeeping Out of
Doors Mrs. Joseph Green. of Ohio
"Roadsides and Forests and WAISTS
Places" Mrs. Mabel LOOMS Todd, Massa-
chusetts, and Mrs. Laura B. Moore, Ida
Our Forests Miss Irma Lloyd Dock,
Pennsylvania and Mrs. NJ. Z. Trautman,
New York.
ECONOMIC WORK.
The afternoon session on PHASES of
Economic Work in Clubs, in charge or
Mrs Ivnden Evans of Illinois. with Mrs.
w. a. Sammons as local assistant chair
man. was unique in that many of the
participants were from organizations OF
working women. Among the subjects and
'P "EVening Clubs" Miss Birkhardt, Girls
Mutual Benefit club of Illinois. Lunch
Clubs Miss Matthews. OF ogo1tz >, Lunch IT.sn
club of Illinois. Factory Clubs Miss
Haas, Woman's Century club OF Illlnols-
.sBusiness Association" Miss Beeks, Ma
tional Association of Women Stenograph-
Adams, Jane club of Illinois. English
Work. Mrs. Sydney Webb, OF London
The Home Economies session in the
Michigan, with Mrs. Henry Harrington as
local assistant chairman, was as follows:
The Beginnings of Anarchy in the
Home Mrs. Caroline M, Severance, Cal
ifornia. why Men Object to Business
Dealings with Women" Mrs. Henry S.
Blount, Washington, D. c. The Economy
q Nv Kes Spre r Home Economies as
Whole Who Mrs. S. NJ. Emery, Montana.
Relation of the Club Woman to House
hold Economics" Mrs. l.. w. Lacy, Mis-
souri,. Denver Schools of Domestic
Science and Kitchen Garden" Mrs. ]. D.
Whitmore. Colorado.
The evening programme, designated as
Uncut Leaves" was distinctively a liter
airy feast, with Mrs. C. P. Barnes, of
Kentucky as chairman, and Mrs. Charles
Depnison as local assistant chairman. Ihe
STAB performers were Miss Agnes Rep
plier, of Pennsylvania. and Mrs. Ruth
McEnery Stuart. of New York, whose
clever readings of unpublished works Were
interspersed with musical numbers:
The war issue crops out occasionally
At the instigation of Mrs. w. b, Belknap,
a beautiful Louisville woman, this mes
sage was wired to Washington today:
ITO the President of the United States:
Greeting from the General Federation of
Women's clubs. Assurance of co-opera-
ton with you in any emergency.
Mrs. Marie Remick, of the Chicago
Woman's club. is also working on a reso-
luton TO discourage national policy of
conquest.