The San Francisco call., 1898-06-28
MRS. LOWE IS
 PRESIDENT HOnored by Federation of WOmen'S Clubs.
INTERESTING SESSION ENDS
GREAT EXCITEMENT DURING
 THE BATTLE OF BALLOTS.
Mrs. F. A. Eastman of California Is Chosen a Member of the Board of Directors of the Ma
 tional Body.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

DENVER, June 27.-Imbued with the most intense excitement, precipitated by the factional feeling in the Feder- ation of Women's Clubs, brought out during the past twenty-four hours, 2000 women packed the Broadway Theater to-day to proceed with the election of officers. Probably as a pacific measure, Miss Cole read the One Hundred and Third Psalm, which commands people not to keep their anger forever.
 Mrs. Henrotin, the president, ap- pointed a 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 com mittee. presented the official ticket headed by Mrs Lowe of Georgia Mrs. Barnes, secretary, followed, presenting the name of Mrs. Breed of Massachu- setts, and outlining her policy.
 Mrs. Alice French of Iowa fired the first gun for Mrs. Lowe with a plea for the South for non-sectional reasons. Mrs. Mumford of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lockwood of Washington, Mrs. Toutal of Texas, and Mrs. Cauger of Arkan- sas, followed with similar arguments. Mrs. Jennings of Utah fought in an effective speech for Mrs Breed, where upon, amid the highest tension, the speeches were divided between the two candidates. An effort was made to pre- cipitate a vote after an unsuccessful ef- fort to have Mrs. Lowe take the floor. Finally the confusion arose to such a point that 1t was decided to eject all visitors from the house. An amend ment permitted a solitary man, the Governor of Colorado, to remain. After one hour of oratOry, the debate was closed, Mrs. Henrotin relieving the ten sion with her good -humored ruling.
 Mrs. w. B. Lowe of Atlanta Ga, was elected president. The vote was: Mrs. Lowe, 429; Mrs. Alice Ives Breed, 234; Mrs. c. P. Burns 10; Mrs. William Tod Helmuth 2.
 Other officers were elected as follows: Vice e-president, Mrs. Sarah s. Platt of Denver; recording secretary, Mrs Charles F. Fox of Michigan; core spending secretary, Mrs c. w. Ken drick Jr. of Pennsylvania; treasurer Mrs. Philip N. Moore of Missouri; aud itor, Mrs. c. P. Barnes of Kentucky.
 After the presidential ballots passed into the hands of the tellers the ex- citement subsded somewhat, and for two whole hours the assemblage' split fine parliamentary points. Then Mrs. Mumford, as chairman of the commit tee on resolutions, moved that the fed eration telegraph Speaker Reed at Washington, urging the passage of Senator Hoars bill to preserve bird life, which resolution was enthusasti- cally passed by the brdless bonnet fac tion of the fair fashionables.
 It was also recommended by this body to the incoming board that at the next biennial more time be reserved fn, Ccin nd l,A ,f,,rre free for social affairs. Along with this recommendation came another one to hold the next biennial in the South.
 Dr. Mussey of Washington, D. C., moved that the word women" be stricken from the title and constitu- ton of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, and thus give the sterner sex a chance to come in where there are clubs of both men and women. This was met by buzz of dis approval and lost overwhelmingly
 At this juncture it was decided that any president serving two consecutive terms should be made an honorary president of the federation, which in novation will make that honor possible only to Mrs. Henrotin.
 Mrs. Marie Remick of Chicago arose with her resolutions deprecating a na- tional policy of conquest, which pre- cipitated a flow of patriotism.
 By this time it was 2 o'clock, and the ballots having been counted the re- suits were presented to the audience, breathless with suspense. The an- nouncement of Mrs. Loves election as president precipitated wild hurrah, which was properly squelched by the presiding officer.
 Following a forty-five minutes inter mission the body reassembled to elect the board of directors, as follows: Mrs. Mary Lockwood, District of Columbia; Mrs. Charles Morris, Wisconsin; Mrs. c. s. Kinney, Utah: Mrs. H. H. Pyle, Connecticut: Mrs. F. A. Eastman, Cal ifornia: Mrs Frances Wood, Nebraska; Mrs. William Tod Helmuth, New York; Mrs. F. L. Buckwalter, Ohio; Mrs. Har- riet Windsor, Iowa.
 Thereupon were precipitated the mooted questions of taxation and rep resentation, which detained the as- semblage until o'clock. The outcome was the taxation of clubs at the rate of 10 cents per capita and State fedora tions at the rate of 25 cents per club
 The affection which the club women have for Mrs. Henrotin was evidenced on every side Her biennial address was very interesting. In stating the number of clubs in various States it gave California credit for 23, Oregon and Washington 9.
 Following this speech the new officers were presented amid great enthusiasm, resolutions commendatory to the reign of Mrs Henrotin were offered by the committee on resolutions. there were good -bys innumerable and the greatest convention of women ever held had come to an end