The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-04-02

Denver the last week Of June, and be
fore then there is time for the clubs o
this state to join the federation and senC
to Denver delegation as strong in mum
bers az it is sure to be in culture anC
character. Such a delegation should b.
prepared to vote with intelligence on thu
subject Of the national president. Ths
two most prominent candidates are Mrs
Breed Of New Jersey and Mrs. Plstt Of
Colorado. Though the latter is pre-
vented from announcing her candidacy
because she is the president of the
hostess club, she is emirently well
qualified for the place. OF unusual ex.
ecutive ability and dignified presence, she
made a most favorable impression on
eastern women at the Louisville con
vention. Other things being equal a
western president is desirable and OF all
the candidates Mrs. Platt seems to be
the most expedient. Mrs. Henrotin does
not favor Mrs. Breeds candidacy and lie
very earnest in her desire and efforts to
have the right sort Of western woman
put at the head OF tie federation, The
better class Of women in New England
feel just as Mrs. Henrotin does. The
fact is the western club women out
number the eastern club women fifty to
one and the two sections will probably
be represented in that proportion at the
BienDial So that if the west has any
kind Of clear idea as to what it wants
there is nothing in the way of attaining
it AS to Mrs. Breed an eastern cor
respondent says that she lis making a
great handling of the fact that she is an
eastern woman and deserves the loyal
support Of the neighborbood. At the
same time she is working Illinois and
the middle west by saying che is an ILL
nois woman and has never been fully in
sympathy with eastern women" My
says further that "Mrp.
Breed is handsome, stylish and pleas
ant lady, but the general feeling among
those who have the best interests of the
federation at heart is that she is not
broad enough to succeed Mrs. Henrotin.
Either Mrs. Ashley or Mrs. Platt would
suit the majority Of women in this part
Of tn country better than our eastern
does. At the same time l
cannot tell you how they will vote, be-
cause some of them feel that it is better
to vote against their own convictions
rather than be disloyal to their state.
which is all nonsense. Mrs. BreeG has
gone to japan to be gone all spring. II
the western women can unite on a can
didate they can elect her without
question"
A resounding rebuff has just been ad-
ministered to certain pushing member
Of one OF the many mushroom societies
upon the Colonial Danes, Order
Of the crown and similar organizations
Someone had been hoaxing this far de-
scended lady, until she fully believed
herself the rightful heir Of an English
peerage, described in Burke" as having
been extinct for over 200 years. With
this notion firmly embedded in what she
thinks her brain, she resolved to found
4 new chapter OF her particular society,
said chapter to be wholly reserved for
American claimants to the peerages and
other titles OF Europe.
Now such claimants are few enough,
and, as a rule, their pretentions are
hinsy or ill-founded. But there hap
pens to be just one person, resident in
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