Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-15
Club WomeD Are
The
Most Severe Critics.

opening hour. az her paper was 10 DC
one OF the nrnt
This note arrived the day before the
| convention. and CONSERVATION rrirned
In the brown household. Ladies Tor
whom Mrs brown had written papers
had always dunned her nssiduoual} Tor
them weeks In advance. hhd depending
on Mrs. Smith 10 do the same. she had
forgotten how soon the paper would
boz required Three teas and "a reception
were booked for that day. and u was
I o'clock &C night before. surrounded By
/ encyclopedias and other books Of refer
l encr. she got g. work nt the Chinese
missions. u was I o'clock before she re-
! tired. having completed 25 pages Of "a
closely written article breathing forth
good things OF tho work done hy the
missionaries In the land n pigtaila.
Mira brown IN hum0fiat. Besides.
her husband iH one OF the Clovercst pro-
feasionnl testers IN the country. while
her youthful daughter has an approcla-
tlon ~ the funny side Of life that makes
the conversation In the brown house
hold Tar from solemn. Living in an at
mosphcfc Of POPULARITY Il was very hard
for Mrs. brown TO give her article on
the mlsalons Of China the proper acdato-
ness and chrncatncss for o. missionary
convention. Early In the evening she
had sent an agoniscd telegram 70 Mrs
Smith asking her 10 take the paper and
read n In the scheduled victims place.
a prompt and decided negative was rc.
turned.
"G'li start out IN the morning and ret
some one 10 read u for me-" said Mrs
4 THROWN 40 she retired. There are a lot
IN' women on this street who are quite
I a. faN la FaaNIUn NIttIs uHnHrH ufNN HUFNf.
ten papers Cor some of them. and they
can't very civllly refuse 10 read this
one for me-"
The morning found Mrs Brown maxi
/ Ing q round OF the ladies' In the neigh
I borhood known TO have had experience
on club or missionary platforms or
longing Cor such. II was remarkable,
however. the number of engagements
every woman was prepared to bring
forward In support OF her rrFrot ut not
being able 10 obliRc Mrs. brown.
| Even little Frances Brown, moved 10
compassion by her mothers evident
mental suffering. had volunteered 60 20
across the way and interview Mrs. Or.
| creed. the wife Of the clergyman. who
was a connection by marriage OF the
| browns. Mrs. Greed admitted having
read many missionary papers In her
day. but gave Frances a cooky and
said she was sorry she could not help
her mamma out OF the dilemma. Porsi-
bly, Mrs. Greed was suspicious Of the
gravity ~ a paper that came from the
pen Of the humorous Mrs brown. ~
any rate. Frances went home cynical
and unsuccessful. declining TO eat the
oooky.
At luncheon time Mrs. brown came
home exhausted ana deapnfnR ana
dispatched Mary, the houHcmnid. 10 the
family physician with q note request
ing ANY sort or a dose that viii put
little courage into a forlorn woman who
has 10 read n missionary paper" The
doctor without a smile. returned hair
dozen pink iozonEca, with directions
that they were 10 BE- eaten al Intervals
OF an hour.
After having partakcn Of one Of them
Mir. brown frit hor courage rally and
started on quite eherrfully 10 tho cone
vontion. saying that she know IN an
that gathering OF lovely Christian wo.
men there was sure TO boz one who, Heu.
Ing her anguish would consent 60 read
tho paper when she reached Che
church. she found II surrounded By cnr-
rihroa and the auditorium packed with
j
tinn women present. but none ~ then
vas willing 10 read the Chinese mission
paper.
Her faith In women sadly shattered.
Mrs. brown sat near tho door ana ntc
another pink lozcnge MIRA. Smith bus.
tied IN and shook hands.
you must come right M front and
III near the pulpit" said she.
- don't want 10 Fo up front. ana I
lust can't read n paper before these WOO
men" feebly protested the victim. Mrs
Smith was too experienced worker on
, programme committees Co heed this md
, chartered yoluhly on such topics Ra the
weather and the health Of the Brown
family AZ she lightly drew Mrn nrowu
. To the front pew. whore she scented hrI
/ among a hevy M oyeglassod elderly IA.
, dies. each armed with roll OF manu-.
, script
! WhlHperlng a Few words 10 the usher
D who lowered az the end nf the pew. Mis-
Z Smith disappeared. Mrs uruwn ZEN
+ that her fate was sealed Cor the usher
kept oyinE the newcomer HuHuiriuusy
She feit Hure that MIS-. Smith had warn
. 90 the young woman o. keep nn cys uf
= her lest tho writer NJ tho paper on chi
- nese missions should escape from th,
, church. as she had threatened 90 do
I The nrst speech was from a real ilN,
20 missionary lady from SHANGHAI
Z Nothing could have been worse
% sighed Mrs, brown. "sh0 Will catch m.
- IN every mistake"
}. There was a din IN Mrs. Browns oau
{ Hike unto tho homharding of snutlnF,
d ga the suave. elegantly gownei prcH,
!. dent announced.
q I'VE viii now listen 20 r. paper ON thi
@ condition Of the Chinese mission HELD
Q n was prepared and win Dec read Do,
y that gifted writer Mrs William HEINZ
n brown
4 Mrs Brown says that sho WAS lmmc,
dlately stricken deaf. dumb uui blind
o fnr the urst vague cunsc'nuantsH ah,
&. had was of unrollng her paper ON th,
q platform. Down below the lavender
d plume In the hat nj the missionary lads
q waved mvnlc.ngly ~ seemed 20 6ay
e. "MukH AN error " you dlror
n Far OF ana tromulous her vote,
@ sounded 'HU read with an oye upoi
- ~ NFnH TAI