The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-28

feeling in the Federation of Woman's
Clubs, prominently brought out in the
past "a hours. 1000 women packed the
Broadway theatre today to proceed with
the election of officers.
Probably as pacific measure, Miss
! Cole of Boston read the 103rd Psalm,
which commands people not to keep their
anger forever.
Mrs. Henrotin, the president, appointed
parliamentary committee, consisting of
| Mrs. Shattuck of Illinois, Mrs. Roberts
of Ohio, and Mrs. osgood of Maine:
Mrs. Noble of Connecticut, as chairman
of the nominating committee, presented
the official ticket, headed by Mrs. Lowe
| of Georgia. Mrs. Barnes, secretary, fol-
lowed, presenting the name of Mrs.
Breed OF Massachusetts,, outlining her
Miss Alice French of Iowa fired the
! first gun for Mrs. Lowe. with plea for
the south for non-sectional reasons.
Mrs. Mumford of Pennsylvania. Mrs.
Lockwood of Washington, Mrs. Toutal of
Texas and Mrs. Hanger of Arkansas fol-
lowed with similar arguments.
EFFECTIVE SPEECH FROM UTAH.
Mrs. Jennings of Utah got in an effect
i've speech for Mrs. Breed, whereupon,
amid the highest tension, the speeches
were divided between the two candidates.
An effort was made to precipitate
vote, after an unsuccessful effort to have
Mrs. Lowe take the floor. Finally the
CONFUSION arose TO SuCn a point that II
was decided to eject all visitors from the
house. An amendment permitted a Soli-
tary mantle governor of Colorado-to
remain. After an hour of oratory, the
debate closed, Mrs. Henrotin relieving
the tension with her good humored ruling.
After the presidential ballots passed
into the hands of the tellers. the. excite
ment subsidized somewhat, and for two
whole hours the assemblage split fine par
Hamentary points.
Then Mrs. Mumford, as chairman of
that the federation telegraph Speaker
Reed at Washington. urging the passage
of Senator Hoar's bill to preserve bird
life, which resolution was enthusiastically
passed by the birdless bonnet faction of
the fair fashionables.
1t was also recommended by this body
to the incoming board that at the next
biennial more time be reserved for dis
cussion and the evenings be kept free for
social affairs. Along with this recon-
mendation came another one to hold the
next biennial in the south.
NO MEN NEED APPLY.
DR.. Mussey of Washington. D. c.. |
moved that the word women" be
stricken from the title and constitution !
of the general Federation of WOmans |
Clubs. and thus give the sterner sex a
chance to come in were there are clubs /
of both men and women. This was met |
by a buzz of diSaDproval and lost over |
whelmingly.
AT this juncture it was decided that |
any president serving two consecutive /
terms should be made an honorary presi- !
dent of the federation, which innovation /
will make that honor possible only to |
Mrs. Henrotin.
with her resolutions deDrecatinS ma
tional policy of conquest, which precipi- |
tated a flow of patriotism.
MRS. LOWE ELECTED.
BY this time it was o'clock, and the
ballots having been counted. the results
were presented to the audience. breath
less with suspense. The announcement
of Mrs. loves election as president pre-
a wild hurrah. which was prop
erly squelched by the presiding officer.
33S needed TO elect. Mrs. Lowe received
425 votes. Mrs. Breed 254. with few
scattering votes for Mrs Heimuth of
New York. The other officers are:
Vice president, Mrs. Sarah Platt of
Colorado; recording secretary. Mrs En-
ma Fox of Michigan; corresponding sec
Pennsylvania; treasurer. Mrs. Philip
Barnes of Kentucky.
MRS. KINNEY A DIRECTOR.
Following a 45-minute ;ntermission the
body reassembled to elect the board of d.
rectors IS follows:
oia; Mrs. Charles Morris, Wisconsin; Mrs.
:. S. Kinney. Utah; Mrs. II. H. Pyle,
Connecticut: Mrs. F. a. Eastman, Cali
Ornla, MIS-. FRANCES MOCu, NeDTdShd, I
Mrs. William Tod Helmuth, New York;
Mrs. L. L. Buckwalter, Ohio; Mrs. Har-
let Windsor, Iowa.
Thereupon were precipitated the mooted
questions of taxation and representation,
which detained the aSSembIage until .
o'clock. The outcome was the taxation
If clubs at the rate of 10 cents per capita
md state declarations at the rate of %
,ents per club. The motion to tax fra ,
ernal organizations was referred TO "a
committee AS to representation it was
OH, he of IN m 1Har= less shall |
lave one delegate, who shall be the presi-
lent or her aDDointee. Clubs between 90 ;
md 100 members shall have two delegates, /
me of whom shall be the president or her
Lppointee, and for every additional 100 !
members each club shall be entitled to one
additional delegate.
LITERARY SESSION.
Two literary sessions were held in the
-fternoon. The conference OF literary
lubs had Mrs. May Alden Ward, of
rs chairman and Mrs. A.
Z. Peavy as local assistant chairman. The !
programme included: Literature in
colorado; Mrs. A. Louise Mccullough,
rank NJ. Richardson. Nebraska. HIS
ory," Mrs. A c. Ricketts,. Nebraska. t
Current Eevents." Mrs. ]. S. Gale. Colo {
ado Mrs. Sallie Q. Hamilton, Louisiana. {
The meeting on The Literary Meetings
Tartan 7. Railway, of Iowa, with Mrs.
Onward Bradford as local assistant chair {
lan The speakers included Mrs Edward I
,uckwalter, Ohio: Miss Dottie, Stone t
laird. Washington: Mrs. l.. E. Stearns. '
Wisconsin,; Miss Myrtilla Avery, New '
Iss Laura B. More, Idaho; Mrs. c. S.
-innev, Utah.
The election results seem to give salts t
action in most quarters and everybody
clad the tension is at eEd. Mrs .
Ienrotin automatically replied that the s
dice of the majority always pleased her. .
IRIS. Lowe modestly expressed her APP J
recitation of the honor TO the south and Y
lodged the next two years to the work T
all sections of the county. h
MASSACHUSETTS INSULTED. s
The defeated - ldidate, Mrs. Breed, said I
fter the election that she did not have
iir play. Il don't care for defeat" she
aintained, but for the insults given the
Massachusetts, delegation in the meetings
y the press and by the women of the l;
est. Denver women are beginning to F
'me in with their apologies. but it is too r.
tie. I am out of the. federation" ~
The final session of the convention, aside +,
ON business meetings tomorrow morn h
s. was held tonight in the Broadway =,
leatre, which was packed to bid fare L
ell to the woman who, in four years. has y
the general federation from a 7
w scattering state declarations to an or =
of 81 states and half a million r
omen. The affection which the club \,
omen have for Mrs Henrotin was evil ~
snced on every side. =,
ITtCtu-Hs tHt bitiiilidl dUUTeSS OF MIS-. | r.
enrotin. the assembly moved to make .
sr the emissary from the General Fed ~
alton of Woman'S Clubs to the Paris x
,position in 1900. AS a counter honor to
lother countrywoman. Mrs. Henrotin
owed that the United States government
requested 10 name woman on the
arts exposition commission. and that the
oman be Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chi
Lgo. Both motions were carried unani-
ously.
RESOLUTIONS READ. t'
AS chairman of the committee on reso-
lions. Mrs. Mary Mumford of Philadel-
Ma read innurnerable resolutions, which