The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-13
PATRIOTISM OF THE LADIES
DEMOCRATIC CLUB DONATES TO
DEWEY FUND.
viii Also Contribute to the Volunteer
Monument-Matters Discussed at
the Regular Meeting.

The Democratic Woman's club demon
strated its patriotism at yesterdays
meeting in two ways. At the suggestion
of Mrs. Joseph A. Cohen the organiza-
ton donated SO to the fund for the
! Dewey Home in Washington, and it
was decided that a donation of even
! more generous proportions should be
given TO the monument fund. lust as
soon as a permanent organization was
effected.
Yesterdays session was of a purely
business character. Mrs. ]. Fewson
Smith presided, none of the vice presi-
| dents Of the various precincts being
| present. The meeting was held in the
! Womans club room, in the city and
county building. where for the time be
ing the political organization will be at
home.
In taking the chair Mrs Smith con-
graduated the club on having secured
a place of meeting that is centrally To-
! Gated, and where for a time at least it
may continue TO hold its sessions. She
expressed the gratitude of the ladies to
Mrs. Wood, who has during the inter
val of five or six months while the club
has been without a home, entertained
so delightfully."-.
But" said the presiding officer, "as
we are now in a new home, let US turn
over a new leaf. We have been guilty
of much careleSsness in the past. Every
officer has not been properly acknOwl-
edged, and much feeling has been caus-
ed. Let us avoid this in the future"
Mrs. Wood made a report on the
Saltair excursion, which as has already
been reported, netted the club S14929.
A letter from Mrs. President Rhodes.
who is still absent from the city. was
read. Mrs. Rhodes made some suggest
ions as TO summer plans. etc. but her
advice as TO how the political organiZa-
ton should be run during her absence
called forth some sharp criticism Mrs.
Smith took occasion to say that Mrs
Rhodes made a great mistake in going
away without calling the club together.
That she had no authority to delegate
to Mrs. Pratt the duty of presiding dur
ing her absence
A misapprehension of Mrs. Smiths
position in the matter caused Mrs. Co
hen to call for the reading of the by
laws Of the club. can We depose Mrs.
Rhodes because of her absence for FIVE
months?'
Mrs. Smith explained that it was not
the wish of the club to do anything Of
the kind Mrs. Rhodes is neither dead
nor has she resigned" declared the
chairman. 80 all we have to do is to
arrange to have her duties performed
during her absence"
1t was finally decided that Mrs.
Thomas OF the Third precinct should
be asked TO preside at the next meeting.
Mrs. Taylor, whose turn it would be,
being away from the city.
The monthly contribution matter
again came uD.
The chairman explained her objection
to the accumulation of so much money,
if il was to be spent in certain ways,
which she considered necessary. Be
ing satisfied that it was to be reserved
for a campaign fund, she withdrew
her objection.
1t was decided that 800 of the clubs
fund should be placed in reserve for
this purpose, the remaining $50 con-
stituting the contingent fund. Out of
this $40 for the Dewey donation was
ordered taken.
The women who attended yesterdays
session were: Mresdames J. Fenson
Smith, George II. Wood, George w.
Snow, Thomas MarioneauX, j. p. New
man, ]. a. Shea, J. A. Cohen, Barton
Edmonds NJ A. Stevenson, Thomas
Watson, Alma Meier. s. e. Watson,
NJ. Cunningham, Ringwood. Miss Phoe-
be Fletcher and Miss Anna Lynch.