The age-herald., 1898-07-05
Mrs. Wm. 3. Lowe's
 lnauquraI Address

Mrs. Lowe delivered the following ad- dress at Denver upon her inauguration as president of the General Federation or Womans Clubs:
 "A few days ago, as l stood upon the pinnacle of Pikes Peak, l sent this mes sage over the wire to my friends 6 the far-away south. I salute you from the grandest height upon which snail ever stand But today the women or thls leu eration have placed me upon an emiheico far above that lofty peak, for in choosing me to be your leader in this great work you have been actuated by that altruistic prin- ciple which is rare among women or meh' You have selected your president from the weakest section of this federation, and Tn doing this you have said that 1t Is your desire to strengthen the weak ,diio hoe .o emphasize the strong.
 ''There are few organizations, my ir'enas' in this day and hour that live up to the sentiment expressed in their motto, put you have proven to the world that there is one organization of women that does live up to high and lofty aims set Iorlh III the motto before us.
 "As I listened to the speeches made upon this floor today from those women who feared to cast their votes for me because was unknown and untried in this great national organization, I was filled with pride to be the candidate before this body of serious women. who desired above all things to know if the candidate, from whatever section she might come, be a capable, true woman.
 s'What shall we expect, they said, from this candidate on the policy of when thls great organization is to be based?
 .'In reply to these anxious friends, let me say that I consider 1t unwise for any woman to define a policy for an organiza- tion so great and with such lofty aims and diverse interests as this without con sultaion of those capable women whom you have chosen as her associates ana counselors can readily understand however, that an individual expressioh from me at this time would be interesting to you, and from this standpoint say 10 you that the flourishing condition or thus fedration today leads me to believe that the wise policy which has been adopted and so faithfully adhered to in the past should be foundation stone in the struc- trre we hope to build in the future. / "I should seek the cooperation of exist ing institutions and if the fabric be taulty' seek to strengthen 1t rather than draw from if power to create anew. Above all things. I say to you, let us preserve ana strengthen that bond of union which Is the pride of this national body. :.
 "I have been called the southern candi- date. or the Georgia woman but the election of today makes me the woman or tbe national federation, ready to serve you responding to the call of Maine, or the far-away northwest as readily as l shall answer the invitations from Georgia or Florida thank you in the name of the south that you have shown to the women of my section that you have opened your hearts and your doors and that you invite them to come and join this progressive march based upon the higher education and broader development of women. thank you for the strong, earnest women you have placed beside me, whose wise counsels shall at all times be my guide. Yet
 1f |, cntaf ofir mi c r a. tion must paint our deeds in vivid colors if we would have them shine against a background so brilliant as that which has been left us by our retiring president and her cabinet, and ask your cooperation and support With this we shall together lead this federation on to loftier heights and nobler achievements than ever be- fore"