The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-22
THEY BRAVED THE STORM.
Part Played By Utah Delegation at
National Council of Women.
Special Correspondence.)

N7lINAcA III LES ifOA4QtllCSJ
619 f Street, Washington, D. c., Feb.
Utah readers know what unpre-
cedented weather has visited the east
erR STATES this last two weeks, but you
may not know what genuine Arctic ex-
periences we have been enjoying in
this city.
Most Of the Utah party, Mrs E. B.
/ Wells, Matte Horne Tingey, Minnie j.
I Snow, Lucy B. Young, Leula Greene
! Richards, Ann NJ. Cannon, Mabel Snow
and Hama Kaapea, arrived here Satur-
! day evening. Sunday evening Mrs. Zina
Young Card and myself came down
from New York in , blizzard.
While in New York we stayed with
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. c. Easton. Mr.. Eas-
I tons singing is as sweet as ever, and
/ ne has his hands fun of engagements.
He was the guest OF the Burns assOcia-
( ton recently at d dinner at the Wal
dorf, and his singing was the feature
/ OF the evening. A letter of congratula-
ton was sent TO him afterwards by the
secretary. AT a recent concert in the
Temple Mr.. Easton sang twice, and
at third recall gave 20. My Father"
In fact, he has given that as a recall
many times, and each time people are
profoundly impressed and pleased. The
soul in our BCb's'' singing, and the
peculiar words and sentiment of the
hymn touch many hearts. Mr.. and
Mrs. EastOn are loyal and devoted to
Utah. and they sent through us the most
cordial greetings TO home and dear
friends.
Monday morning we We're astir early
having found some of our Utah party
Oh our arrival the evening before, and
all were anxious to go to the opening
meeting of the National council. But
the moment we came downstairs we
were confronted with the news that
there was no hope Of getting there. A
blowing, freezing, showing blizzard was
on. and there was not Il street car run
nirg in the city nor a cab TO be had.
We laughed q little and said we were
from the weSt!''
Out we sailed! We managed to go
one block, then we took refuge from the
icy storm in bakeshor. And there we
stayed for hours, trying to get cab
or sleigh. After much time and effort
we got two small sleighs. and our ride
Of a mile cost us 50. No words could
describe the distress caused in this city
through that storm Pipes burst, sew
age pipes frozen up, gas pipes escaping.
no coal nor provisions to be had except
such as were on hand. The people here
are even more helpless than are. the
jewellers in a village or on a farm. The
cleared away, but all hearts are gravely
anxious. Railroads everywhere are
blockaded. and d flood in this city is
almost a gloomy surety.
In spite of all this, when the roll call
Of the voting members of this council
was called. fOrty-seven out of fifty-siX
were present. Mrs. Kate Waller Bar
rett, who was showed up here in
neighboring town, and who waited for
three days TO find a chance to get here
to the council, at last telegraphed TO the
railroad company for a special train,
and with an engine to push and one
to pull her one coach, she succeeded in
reaching us.
The programme Of the council has
been quite faithfully carried out. Our
Utah women have done themselves and
their state credit. Mrs. Wells read one
Of the best papers of the council on
"Citizeuship." while Mrs Martha Eorre
address breathed the sweet, so
called "old-Iashioneh" deal cs gentle
wGmanhood which touched every heart.
Mrs. Shows report Of the 7. l. NJ. J. \.
was the most spirited and entertaining
report given OF any society, and was SO
acknowledged.
Utah women Will be proud TO know
that the council viii have a Utah
woman on the general board. Mrs E.
=. Wells was chosen as second record |
ing seS fetary. We who know her eff !
cheney and faithful IaDo-s SO we'll. feel
that not all the honor and benefit is !
OURS; the council is to be congratulated (
in having SO able a woman enlisted to I
serve its interests.
Many able addresses have been given |
One that deserved especial commenda- |
ton was by Miss Sadie American. we'll |
known throughout the United States |
and also intimately known in Salt Lake /
Jewish circles.
Our Utah delegation has been treated I
with marked courtesy and kindness /
Miss Annie Cannon was given an active /
place O. work the first day. ana she has !
won every heart by her simple and /
gentle Cirlhood.
We are beSet by newspaper reporters,
but we are here for work. not sensat alton
or notoriety, SO we have set our faces
like flint against the persuasive press
man and woman. Yours cordially,
SUSA YOUNG GATES.