The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-26
Election Rumors.


Election Rumors.
A few weeks ago there were but two
strong candidates for the position of
president of the general federation in
the field. Alice Ives Breed of Lynn,
Mass. and Mrs. $. $. Platt of the great
Woman's club of Denver. Besides these
there were numerous candidates with
uncertain strength and rumor of a dark
horse. The dark horse has arrived in
the person of Mrs. w. II. Lowe of Geor-
gia. Mrs. Sarah S. Plat had received
prior to the biennial letters in great
number from all over the country urg-
ing her to accept the nomination. The
Utah delegation went pledged to her
support, as did Others, and great is their
surprise since Mrs. Plat has absolutely
refused to let her name appear and has
come out strongly in favor of Mrs.
Lowe.
II am thinking more of the movement
than OF the woman" said Mrs. Plat.
Il am thinking what il would do for the
South to 60 there for the president, but
Mrs. Lowe is perfectly able to fiji the
position with honor to herself and con-
stituents."
Aside from Mrs. loves Intellectual
capabilities her friends claim that the
very fact that she dresses so well AMI
has been a leader of society is in her
Nv ~ DItSlutnl vi the w.. H.
w. G. mingles with the best of every
class I'm the land. The present outlook
gives Mrs. Lowe the lead. as the West
ern women Will support her. since Mrs.
Platt refuses to have her name appear.
snd behind her will be the solid
South"
1t is said there is only one woman
from the South who is working against
Mrs. Lowe of Georgia for president.
And she is a prominent officer of the
g.. +. W. G. The Southern women claim
she is working I'm the dark, and they are
filled with a good deal of Indignation at
they call treachery.
1t is evidently another case of Caesar
and his Brutus. In all things charity"
is a good club motto, but the millennium
will indeed be reached when no snakes
exist To strike in the darkness with
their poisoned fangs.
The Anaconda Club.
At a meeting of the woman's Lit
erary club yesterday afternoon a pa
per was read by Mrs. j. II. Durston on
Gothic Architecture" Mrs. w. b.
Webb gave a paper on Norman Archi-
~tecture;" Mrs. Wood described a Nor
man window, after which the depart
ment of art occupied the society. Mrs.
II. II. Sergeant read a paper on "The
High Renaissance" which was prepared
Dy Mics Mary A. DAILY, and was admir-
able. The F~lorentine artists, followed
by Venetian artists, next occupied the
attention of the members. The chair
man of the committee appointed to draw
up the resolutions Of thanks to Mrs.
Hearst read the resolution, which was
adopted without dissent. The resolution,
as adopted, was:
Whereas, The aides of the Woman's
Literary club of Anaconda are DESTROYS
of expressing in some measure their
hearty appropriations of the gracious act
of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst i'm rendering TO
them the use of a room and it's valuable
accessories for their meetings in the
Hearst Free Library building; therefore,
be it
Resolved. That we present to Mrs.
Hearst our grateful thanks for this ex-
preston of her benevolence and her
great interest i'm our work. Long may
she remain on this earth I'm the exercise
of her many Christian virtues. n may
the God of love shower his richest bless
ings upon her and upon her every un-
dertaking.
"WoMAN'S LITERARY CLUB OF
ANACONDA.
"KATHERINE FITZGERALD,
SARAH Il. WHITEHALL,
"ELIZABETH w. SMITH,
"Committee."
A resolution of thanks TO Mrs. Sar-
geant and Mrs. Peckover for their eff
forts in instituting the society was pre-
sented and voted by a commission. Miss
Mary A. DAILY vas made an active
The society adjourned until
September next.