New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-11
A WOMAN STATE OFFICER.
MISS ESTELLE REEL. OF WYOMING,
VISITING NETWORK.
UNABLE TO ATTEND THE WEST END woMAN's
REPUBLICAN CLUB. SHE SENDS
LONG LETTER OF REGRET.

LONG LETTER OF REGRET.
Among the progressive women OF the West. Miss
Fste.le Reel OF Wyoming. occupies unique posi-
ton. She Is State Superintendent OF Instruction.
also Register 0: the Land Board. and was elected
10 both these Offices on The regular Republican
ticket. being the only woman IN the United States
who has been elected State oface. Miss Reel
has been in Washington some weeks in the interest
Of no Land Board OF Wyoming.
She IS empowered with authority TO negotiate the
taie OF the lieu lands from the Government 10 her
STATE. which in sold TO private individuals
or corporations.
I. Is frankly stated al the Interior Department
that Mss Reel has transacted the business IN one
third the time and with better pecunaTy results to
her state than has heIstofore any masculine reg
ister OF Wyoming.
Mss Rec! has been at the WaltortAstoria this
week not as a plcasure-seeker in the metropolis.
but bus.y engaged in the Interests Of the educa-
t!onal part OF her public duties
$40 arranges the curriculum OF oil the schools,
selects textbooks and arranGes the school institute
meetings throughout her STATE.
Ton years ago Miss Reel was a school teacher IN
Illinois and. going 10 Wyoming for her health be-
came interested IN its educational matters. III by
rapil promotion through the recognition Of her ex-
ceotonal talents she occupies her present high posi-
ton.
50 popular is she in this State Of equal suffrage
tina, her political influence IS clearly recognized as
an important factor by the Republican party. 10
which she belongs
She was expected as guest Of honor at the West
Frl Wornan's Republican Club Yesterday afternoon.
but being hastily called out Of the city on business.
q letter OF regret was sent in which she said in
part:
~ had been looking forward 70 meeting the New
York women. q whose intelligent interest in poll
ties I have heard. The feature Of your political
work that has appealed 70 me- most directly Is the
fac; that i; is carried on entirely along educa-
tioral lines: that you always striving 10 en-
large the opportunities Of the masses for educa-
ton believing that IN that way the principles to
nHS1 we adhere viii be most permanently estao-
lishcd."
The programmes prepared for the social day NJ
the club was varied and declared by those present
- he ono oF The most delightful ever given. MISS
IIarererI;e Anderson played TWO original composl-
OF Music and q quickstep. dedicated 10 Julia Ar
thur and played during the actress 5 engagement
There waS a musical trio IN which Miss Anderson
Waved the flute Miss W Baade the violin ana
N,.s Fi,~src- Mcfarland the piano.
N-es 80: 81 ,tie SuNcy the elo"uNoniSt on peiiE
introduced said she was animated with the spirlt
of .ho times AMI would recite Z paulolc seIectlon
..Tl- Figh. Of the Armstrong PrivateeT. by James
Mis-. Lena Agnes Hess sang. and Mrs. Edith
Chau.prcv eavA sor1c dramatic selections. MIS- j.
patriotic farvo~ also and had the refrfshnent 'ap'e
y,rettily decorated with SILK flags .
Among th- guests We're Mrs Charles =. BULK
holder Of chicago. Mrs. John Niidenberger, MIS-;
charles jenkins of Newburg, Mrs +. Is. Caldwell
a.G Mrs. Kate Grove.