The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-24
LOYAL, YET CONSERVATIVE
WOMEN CLUBS DISCOURAGE A
POLICY OF CONQUEST

Cooperation In Any Emergency
| The Presidential Boom mt a
Mysterious StandstiII - Matri-
mOny Hinted Mt as "a Reason Why
| Pretty Mrs. PIntt VIII Not Run.
| DENVER. June 2S.-The morning ses-
sion Of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs was devoted to the
Press" and presided over by Mrs.
Henrotin. 1t was an interesting innova-
| ton from the federation standpoint.
Miss Minnie j. Reynolds was assistant
chairman. The programme was as fol-
lows:
Western Journalism" Mrs. Anna
Spero, California; Miss Helen WinslOw,
Massachusetts,, and Mrs. Frank M.
Ford, Nebraska.
1.-The Club and the Press" Mrs.
Bertha Damaris Knobe, Illinois.
| .Women'S Clubs From a Reporter
Standpoint" Mrs. Josephine Wood
ward Ohio. and Mrs. Horace N.
TONNES, Iowa.
women on the Provincial Press"
Mrs. j. Lindsay Johnson. Georgia, and
Mrs. Ellen s. Cromwell, Washington.
D. c.
The simultaneous session devoted to
| Civic Clubs and Village Improvement
| Associations" was in charge of Mrs.
| Cornelius Stevenson, of Pennsylvania,
| with Mrs. Jasper d. Ward as local as
sistant chairman. The speakers and
| their subjects were as follows:
1.-The Possible Influence of Women on
What the Literary Club May Do for
the Improvement of Towns and VIII
| lagos" Mrs. A. E. Gliding, Minnesota,
and Mrs. Ida Rivenberg, New Mexico.
The Palisades" Miss Cecial Gaines.
| New Jersey; "A Little HousekeD lin g
| Out Of Doors" Mrs. Joseph Green,
Ohio: "Roadsides and Forests and
Todd, Massachusetts, and Miss Laura
| b. Moore, Idaho; Our Forests" Miss
| Myra Lloyd Dock, Pennsylvania, and
| Mrs. M. E. Boutman, New York
| Besides the two sessions this after
| noon devoted to phases Of Economic
| Work in Clubs" and Home Eco
| nomics," there are endless receptions,
including open house of the Non-Par-
tisan Equal Suffrage society, the Cole
| giate Alumni association, the Civic Fed
| Grafton, the Women's Relief Corps and
| eight receptions for various delegations
| by Denver women. The minimum
amount expended by hostesses In the
| way Of receptions, free excursions and
| places of meeting is estimated at $4,000,
| and stands for one years continuous
| work.
| The war issue crops out occasional
| ly. At the instigation of Mrs w. B.
| Belknap, beautiful Louisville woman,
| this message was wired to Washing
| ton this morning:
ITO the President Of the United
| States: Greetings from General Fedora
| ton Of Women's Clubs. Assurance of
cooperation with you in any emer-
gency."
Mrs. Mary Remick, of the Chicago
| Woman's club. Is also working on a
| resolution to discourage national pol
icy of conquest.
The presidential boom seems to be at
a mysterious standstill. Mrs. Platt, of
Denver. has only to say the word to
precipitate royal campaign in her
favor, but close friends hint that mat
| terS matrimonial are the real cause of
| her declination. for Mrs Plat is a
charming widow and unable to say
yes" all the way around Meanwhile
Mrs. Tod Helmuth, of New York, is
nursing an tncipient boom, Mrs. Alice
Breed. of Boston, is back number,
and the dark horse. Mrs. Lowe, Of
| Georgia, viii undoubtedly hold her own
| II Mrs. Plat continues to say mo -
With this Southern issue comes the eff
fort to land the next biennial in the
] South.
Unless the unforeseen happens Mrs
Sarah s. P.att, president of the Denver
| Women's club, will be the next presi.
derat of the general Federation of Wcm.
| ems clubs. Tonight Mrs George 3
| Lowe, OF Atlanta, whose boom for presi
dent has been portentious made the
following signed statement:
II came to serve the cause of the fedora
J ton in whatever capacity it was considered
advisable. On my arrival I was requested
! to allow the use of nay name for president.
l consented on account of the section 1 repre-
sent. for wished 1t known how courteous
and gracious was the feeling towards the
corded Mrs. Sarah S. Plat, president of the
Denver Women's club, at the opening session
! yesterday convinced me that she is the
choice of the country
Two Japanese women, direct from
! Toxic, arrived today as special ennis
saries from the Empress of Japan, who
| wishes womens clubs established in hel
own country. The women are Nine
Feude Walanbe and Miss Una Tsda
teachers Iii the Peerless school. A letter
from Count Okuma, ex-prime minister
| shown these sojourners will be consider
! ed a favor to the nation.
J The afternoon session on papers o.
/ economic work in command of Mrs
| Rock, Of Chicago, was unique in man.
respects.
The evening programme, designated
| as Uncut Leaves" with Mrs. c. p
Barnes. of Kentucky. as chairman
| was a literary feast. Miss Agnes Reph
lier. of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Ruti
McEnry Stuart Of New York, real
clever unpublished works. which wer,
interspersad with musical numbers