The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-23
BOLT The PROGRAM
Women Stampede at the Offer
of Free Trolley Ride.
DELEGATES IN SESSION
Represent Membership of
100000.

Denver. Colo. June 2.-Cluo women
| with pleasure proclivlties broke up an i'm
/ portant business session OF the General
/ Federation This afternoon. After bump
| ing up against parliamentary tactics until
4:So o'clock. the hour set for free trolley
ride, the WORKOUT delegates bolted in a
! body. Notwithstanding thuader storm
which soon broke loose. the women clam
bered on the cars bound for Ele,ich S
Gardens. where they were rendered a re-
ception by the Northern Woman clubs
and incidentally ruined the!r best bon
nets.
Prior to this unexpected procedure sew
eral important matters were considered.
chief Of which was the curtalIment Of
the delegates power. it being decided
one delegate could cast the vote OF only
one club. AS many women came 10 rep
resent several clubs each. tins decision
precipitated much grunbling particularly
among delegates from smaller towns en-
powered TO cast several votes.
The report Of the corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Philip Moore. of St Louis,
was interesting. The federation now in
cludes 595 clubs with a membership OF
$4,000 and thirty state declarations made
UP f2.110 clubs with membership OF
5000. Taking out duplicate memberships
it leaves 600 women in the country
pledged to the motto Unity in diversity"
There is an honorary membership of
twenty-one. 1t was also mentioned that
the greatest success Of state declarations
had been along the lines OF education
travelling libraries. art league, Industrial
and manuel training for women.
The committee on credentials, Mrs. Will
lam H. Kistler of Denver. showed the
registration to be 5s4 delegates. or % per
cent larger than the last biennial.
Mrs. Frank Trumbuu of Denver. the
treasurer, showed receipts in two years
amounting to $s.67l. with expenditures of
1889, leaving a balance Of $3.50.
The first distinctively literary program
came off this evening in the Broadway
theater. which was packed with an en-
thusiastic audience. The theme was
Education"
Miss Annie Laws OF Ohio presided with
Prof. Grace Espy Patton as local assist
ant chairman. The addresses, interspersed
with musical numbers, were as follows:
Education" Mrs. Frank Heller. Neb-
raska, Ethical Education in Our
Schools" Mrs. Don r. Coray, Utah;
Manuel Education Mrs Mary E. Mum
ford Pennsylvania: Educational Fall
lacies." Miss c. S. Parish, Virginia;
''Woman's Movement to Establish a Ma
tional University" Mrs. Calvin S. Brice,
New York. The husband Of thte presi-
dent, Mr.. Hereotin, has CALAMITY put In
an appearance and is the lion OF the
hour. His mission he declares to be the
establishment of new federation feature.
that of housekeeper for the better-half of
the incoming president.
Mr. sThayer of Puelo, president Of the
Colorado federation has met with a SER
ious accident having injured her spine by
a tumble down stairs.
Mrs Eliza Royle Of Salt Lake City.
the first president OF the first club or
ganized west of the Mississippi river. has
been voted an honorary vice president OF
the federation.
At the sessions today greetings have
been read from distinguished women all
over the world. including Lady Aberdeen
of Canada, Lady Amelia Dixie OF Lon
don. Nine. Isabelle RoqueIot of Paris,
Nine. o. III. Barnet of London, Baroness
Won BulOw Mendhausen of Germany.
Nine. De Don Ferghem Of Belgium. Nine.
Kleerck Of Holland. Frau Lima Morgen-
stein of Germany, Nine Yakoot Carruf
of Egypt.
There will be six sessions OF the fedora
ton tomorrow. to say nothing Of social
affairs every hour in the day. The morn
ing meetings will be devoted to Civic /
Clubs and Village Improvement Associa- |
lions" and The Press"
Bad management keeps more people IN |
poor circumstances than any other one |
cause. To be successful one must look
ahead and plan ahead so that when a ia /
vorable opportunity presents itself he Is /
ready to take advantage Of It. A little /
forethought viii also save much expense
and valuable time. A prudent and care 4
full man viii keep a bottle Of Chamber
ain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Rene
1y In the house, the shiftiess fellow Will /
wait until necessity compels Il and then /
ruin his best horse going for a doctor and |
have a big doctor bill 10 pay. besides: one
pays out y cents. the other IS out hun /
bred dollars and then wonders why his
1sighbor Is getting rlcher while he Is get
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