The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-25
WOMAN'S DOMINION.
Proceedings of the General Fedora
ton of Woman's Clubs.
MRS. PLATT'S PRESIDENTIAL BOON.
Mrs. Low, of Georgia, Her
Candidacy In Favor of THE Choice of
the Country"-Two Progressive
Women from Japan.

DENVER, Col, June 25.-Unless the
unforeseen happens Mrs. Sarah :. Piatt,
president of the Denver Woman club,
will be the next president of the Gen
eral Federation of Woman's clubs.
Last night Mrs. W.. Ii. Lowe, of Geor-
gia, whose boom for this homer had
been pretentious, made this signed
statement:
1 came To Denver to serve the cause OF tie
federation in whatever capacity / was cOnSid-
cred available. On my arrival l was re-
quested'to allow the use OF my name for pseSi-
dent. l consented on account of the sect Ga l
represent, for l wished it known how cOu' -cous
and gracious was the feeling to = ard tn N.'n N
OF the south. But the reception accorieu Mrs.
Sarah Plat, president OF the Denver Woman :
club, 1T the openins seSsi N yesterday, COLI
WINGED me that she is the choice Of tine I II FRY.
REBECCA b I-uH.
Yesterday noon two Jap Inese HJ.n-
en-, direct from Toxic, arrived az the
convention as special emIsSlries from
the empress OF Japan, who w.>ics
wonens clubs established liz her Own
country. The women are Mme.'Fu IL
Wataaabe and Miss Una TsuGa,
teachers in the Peerese school, and in
order that they may study the ad.
vancement of the American women,
The Japanese government appropriated
$500 for expenses and granted them
five months leave of absence.
A letter to Mrs. Alice Ives Breed,
who has recently returned from Japan
from Count Okuma. ex-prime minister
of Japan, states that any courtesy
shown these sojourners will be con-
sidered a personal favor to the nation.
The afternoon session on phases of
Economic Work in Clubs" in charge of
Mrs. Lynden Evans, of Illinois, with
Mrs \. Summons, AS local assistant
ciIairInan, was unique in that many of
the participants were from organiza-
lions Of working woInen Among the
ST. jtcts and speakers We're:
Evening Clubs" Miss Burkhart,
Girls Mutual Benefit club, of Illinois.
Lunch Clubs" Miss Mathews, Ogon-
teze Lunch club, of Illinois.
Factory Clubs" Miss Haas Wom-
ans Century club, of Illinois.
business Association Mrs. Bee6s.
National Association of Women SEP
ographerS. Illinois.
Home Clubs" Miss Jane Adams,
Jane club. of Illinois.
English Work" Mrs. Sydney Webb.
of London. England.
The Home Economics" session in
the afternoon, under DIR. Mary Green.
OF Michigan, Mrs. Henry Haning,c l u,
local assistant chairman, was as TO-
lows:
The Beginnings of Anarchy in the
Home" Mrs. Caroline NJ. Severance,
California.
why Men Object to Business Deal
ings with Women" Mrs. Henry 5.
Blount, Washington, D. C.
The Economy of Reserve" Mrs.
Margaret II. Welsh. New York.
Home Economics as a Whole" Mrs.
s. NJ. Emery, Montana.
Relation of the Club Woman to
Household Economy" Mrs. L. W.
Lacey, Missouri.
Denver Schools of Domestic Science
and the Kitchen Garden" Mrs. j. d.
Whitmore, Colorado.
The evening programme, designated
as Uncut Leayes." was d~istinctively a
literary feast with T. p. Burns. of
Kentucky, as chairman, and Mrs.
Charles Dennison as local assistant
chairman. The star performers were
Mis-, Agnes Rephlier, of Pennsylvania.
and Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart. of
New York, whose clever readings of
unpublished works were i~nterspersed
with musical numbers.
The morning session for to-day viii
be AN educational conference under
Miss Margaret j. Evans. of Minnesota.
and an informal conference on club
methods. in charge of Mrs. Cyrus Z.
Perkins. of Michigan.
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