New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-29
LATER NEWS OF BIENNIAL.
CLUBS TAXED TEN CENTS A HEAD AND
STATE FEDERATIONS TWENTY
FIVE CENTS
THE ELECTION RESULTS GIVE SATISFACTION TO

THE ELECTION RESULTS GIVE SATISFACTION TO
EVERYBODY WOMEN EvINCE THEIR
LOVE FOR MRS. HENRoT1N.
Denver. June |-After the presidential ballots
passed into the hands Of the te.ers the excitement
subsidized and for two hours the assemolage spin
fine parliamentary points Then Mrs Munford. az
chairman OF the Committee Resolutions, moved
that the Federation telegraph TO Speaker Reed
at Washington urging the passage OF Senator
Hoar's bill to preserve bird life which resolution
was enthusiastically passed by the tlrdess bonnet
faction Of the convention. II was also recon-
mended by this body the incoming Board tha'
o. the next biennial more time be reserved for
discussions ard the evenings be Kept free Tor 50
cial affairs Along with TINS recommendation came
another one 10 hold The next biennial tn the Soutf
Dr. Mussey OF Washington. d. C., moved thai
the word women" bo stricken from the title ana
constitution Of the General Federation Of Women
Clubs and thus give the stcrncr sex chance 10
come in where there are clubs OF hoth men ana
women This was met 10y buzz Of disapproV"i
and .ost overwhelmingly At this Juncture 1t was
decided that any president serving two consecu-
tive terms should hc made honorary member OF
the associations which innovation VIII make mat
honor possible only TO Ms. iicnrotin Mrs. Marie
Remick. Of Chicago rose with her resolution dep
recnting Nationai policy OF conquest, ""'h pre-
cipitated q flow u patriotism.
nv this timc it was O'Clock. and. the ballots
having been counted the results were presented
70 the audience brcathlcss with suspense Inc an
nouncement Of Mrs. loves election as president
prec,pitated a wild hurrah which was promptly
ououod bv the presiding officer The number of
haots cast was ga. with 2iS needed 70 elect MIS-
Lowe received ~ votes. Mrs Breed pa. with 70"
votes for Mrs. Hemuth. Of New-fork
Following a forty-nve-mnute niermission the
hody rcassembled to elect the Board OF DIRECTORS
a. follows: Mrs Mary Lockwood. District OF 90
lumhia: Mrs Charles Morris Wisconsin: Mr. G. ;
kinney Utah: Mrs H. Z Pyle Connecticut, Mrs
A. F Easton. California. Mrs. Francis Wood. Ne
braska; Mrs william Tod Holmuth. New-Yoik'
Mrs r. l.. Buckwalter ohio. and Mrs harriet
Windsor Iowa.
Thoroupon were precipi;ated tho mooted questions
Of taxation and representation. which detained the
asssrhlaeo until o'clock The outcome was
the taxation Of cubs At tho rate oi " oen's per
capita and state decorations at the rate OF % cents
per club The motion TO tax fraterna orgah'%a-
,,ons was referred to committee. AZ to repre-
sentation II was decided that clubs OF h'ty 'nsn'
borq ~ less shall he allowed one delegate. VINO
sheu lie the president or her apDcintee. 'lLos De-
tween ATTY and one hundred snail have TWO deie-
gates one Of whom shall be the president or her
appointee and tor every additional one hunN'''
members each club sha.i ne '"'''' w. viz
ditional delegate
Two literary sessions were held IN the afternoon
The conference OF literary clubs had Mrs May
Alden Ward OF Massachusetts, as chairman and
Mrs A Peavy as local assistant cha'rilan'
Work Mrs Frances 5 slocum. colorado. ana
N-s A Louise Mccullough. Massachusetts,: "Travel
Classes" Mrs Frank NJ Richardson. NebraSKa'
History" Mrs \. &. Rucketis NehrasKa' 'u'
rent Events" Mrs J. cafe Colorado. ana NlfS.
sauie q Hamilton. Louisiana. The meeting Oh
THE Literary Meeting IN the United states was
under Mrs Marion Troadway. II Iowa ana MIS-
! + Ward Bradford as local assistant chairman
The speakers included Mr' Edward hnck"al"r'
Of Ohio: Mrs Dott.e Stone Pnn"o. 'onnecu'u'' MIS-
seldom VI BAIRD. Washington. MIS- L. r. s'ea,hF'
Wisconsin. Mrs Myrtle Avery. New-fork, Mrs
Cora Reese Pennsylvania. Mrs Laura u. Moo'e'
Idaho. and Mira. g ;. kinney. Utah
The election results seem 20 give satisfaction IN
mos, ouarers and everybody il Glad ~" tension -
AT An end Mrs Honroun d!plonailc"V reph''
that the voice Of the majority Always p'e""'u "''
Mrs. Lowe modestIy expressed her appreciation OF
tho honor 10 the South md pledged the next TWO
Years TO the work OF all sections o. the 'o'"Iy'
Tho defeated candidate. MS breed. said n'"r
the election that she did not have fair play
Il don't care for defeat" sho maintained pu'
o.. ~ ,,sui,s given The Massachusetts delegation
4, tho meetings by the press and the women IN"
Denver women are beginning TO come win 'n','
apologies but II Ia too late am ou' o. ''' '-
Grafton. -, ,
Tho anal session OF the convention, aside rom
business meetings tot morrow morning. Was h''' u.
49,. f,r,.du,y Theatre. which was packed 10 Do
,,-...eu IN the woman VINO IN four years mas ue'
,eloued the federation from fe" Hca'e''u ''''
f.derations TO an organization % thiry "'' o''''
80 80 a million women. The affection when tho
clnt, women have FOR Mrs. Henrotin was ''"'''''
on every side. Her biennia. address Mas III '"''
as follows: ,,.,
when the declarations we're a[si oTs ryan 1S
81 was prophosied nat they "9,a Inn, his has
,neube hip OF the General FeGerhu"H DN' t'' ,.
900 nm he case During the four year, "i ny
nT.siI.ocy the nembershlp OF individual cIun, ms
r,oIrI mink n is now safe 10 progno9il,t.'
,,,t the large STATE fcdcrat4ons Will not nnl'd,,
eai,s, the individual membership 81 N" P'i'l@.
IT,
OF clubs in the Genera! f'A't htl"" 20, x.y- Vork'
Nassachuseits Ohio. Illinois. Iowa ana N"" t i"' n;
IA ms states have also the largest numn"r "l
clubs 10 the state f"derhti"nr \ t'T,, i r frnr,
+ The southern and Far Western state N"l, IA
chruen OF rhc ncvt Two wears VIII see wonderfd.
growth Of this movement through the sou" ana
az Tba reports presented by the chairmen OF state
correspondence and presidents OF STATE
OF the educational WORN orsnaIiD indictments when
are being fostercd ny this agency an POM 10 ~,
Value of the work and study classes OF me r'd,i"-
ION IN a word II is now great postgraduate
The FEDERATION has one great advantage over
university per So. It - able to pui into acton ,ne
resg, Of tady ana and o anfon The club mem
her receives her education as an indyidua IN ,ne
/ clun rte f., he STATE Federation IA citizen.
~hilc the state fedcrations and the clubs com" 10
/ he General Federation as a nation >.to,
We must accept II IN the -ame spirit WIN whl.h 'n
Crusadcrs went TO Palestine to rescue the tomb Of
Cbrist I think the women should take 1t very
sniemnlv II it is necessary that "" sacrifice on
~ "I,ssr ~ liberty then Jet as accompany that
I sacrifice with the appropriate ccremoni's, ana I"t
me hv orr attitude in this great NaNonaI cIISla
/ demonstrate that enter into IN" spirit OF the
J sacrifice . - .,,,1 uius
trates the true philosophy OF womans place III
society The work OF woman J. above al eau
c.tnnal constructive ana cO-Ori inatng, ana she
10 alv,,vs successful I'm following those lines
The question before the world TO-DAY - COT,
relation OF forces Each biennial of the General
I FEDERATION has been marked by distinct step III
this movement. -.
The FIRST biennial OF 1892. was organization; the
second OF 1894 by the movement toward state ieh.
erations: the third 1896 by the coordination 3i
educational forces and tho fourth Of lsy' marks