The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-22
DARK HORSE IN THE RACE
SOUTHERN WOMAN FOR PRES
IDENT OF FEDERATION
Delegates Can Talk but Three Min.
utes In the COnventfOn-CIub
Taxes Must BE Increased to Meet
Expenses-Individu Clubs to
Give Way to State Bodies-Many
Receptions Given.

DENVER, Col, June 21.-The dark
horse has appeared in the race for the
presidency of the general federation of
women's- club. In twelve hours there
has been decided change In the turn
of affairs, and the name of Mrs w. B..
Lowe, of Atlanta, Ca, president of the
Georgia federation, is on the lips OF
every one. Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotin. by
virtue Of her present office, is noncom-
INITIAL on the matter, but Mrs. Plat,
who may accept the nomination for vice
president, maintains that the South
needs the impetus that the honor will
give 1t.
AS preliminary to the opening pro-
gramme the work today was devoted to
little Of everything, from securing
credentials to chatting over cups OF
tea. The plans for the comfort of
guests are evidenced at every turn, and
the visitors were greatly pleased with
the practical test of the hospitality for
which the women of the West are not
ed.
THEIR TONGUES CURBED.
One important move Is the effort to
curtail the feminine proclivity to talk.
The rule is that no woman can talk
more than once on matter, nor longer
than three minutes.
Social affairs were being held every
hour in the day, an important one be-
ing luncheon this noon, by Mrs. James
Walker to Mrs. Tod Helmuth, Of New
York.
Among the conspicuous delegates to
the convention is Mrs. William J.
Bryan, of Nebraska.
Mrs. Henrotin's face fairly beams at
the sight of her loyal following. This
he hc1i will 1>,1
marked by coordination of forces, as
the first convention in Chicago was
given to organization, the second in
Philadelphia to estate declarations, and
the third in Louisville to the espousal of
education.
This afternoon there was joint
meeting Of state presidents and state
chafrmen of correspondence for the dis
cuSsion of these topics: 1.-THE Relation
Of General and State Federation" 1.-The
Coordination Of Educational Fore s.
and 1.-THE Income of General and State
Federations."
TAXES TO BE RAISED.
Important action was taken this aft
ernoon on the increased taxation of
clubs. The advisory body will recon-
mend to the federation the taxation of
individual clubs at the rate of 10 cents
per capita and state declarations at the
rate of Is cents per club, beginning with
1900. Under this new ruling an organi-
cation like the Chicago Woman's club
for instance, would have it's taxation
raised from $40 to $3.50 bienially. Many
large Clubs declare they will withdraw
if this Is adopted, but Mrs. Henrotin
and the women in power assert an in
creased income is necessary.
This was borne out in the financial
reports. The treasurer, Mrs. Frank
Trumbull, Of Denver, said in 1896 the
federation had a balance Of 1896. The
receipts the past two years have been
sS,671, and expenses, s4,9S7, leaving a
balance of 1882. At the same time
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee, reported that $4,000 was a max
imum estimate of the money needed for
expenses the next two years. There
would have been an Indebtedness at
this convention had not the officers
borne many expenses from their own
purses, one woman having given $4,000
This afternoon at the union meeting
Of state presidents and state corre-
spondents the question of abolishing
individual clubs from the general fed
Grafton came up for an animated dis
cussion, the idea being to make the ma
tional organization a system of state
bodies
This evening in the parlors of the
Brown Palace hotel was held a recep-
ton for the federation officers, state
presidents and the state chairman CT
correspondents. At the Central Pres
byterian church there was also COM
plimentary lecture on Colorado Versus
Switzerland" by c. M. Hobbs, of Den
yer, arranged by the women's biennial
local hoard