The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-05
CLUB WOMEN N TOWN
Four Thousand Federationists
Gather at Milwaukee.
CONTEST FOR PRESIDENT
Color Question Has Cropped
Up Already.

| Milwaukee, Wis, June 4.-Tonig ht fully
1000 club women and three tiaies as many
| trupnks have arrived, IN preparation for
| the convention Of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs. Most Of the del
| egationS caucused on the train and the
result is that there are numerous prcsi-
Dental possibilities. 1t IS evident Mrs.
Lowe can have a renomlna-.ioa If she
wants it, but as she dacla-es she viii
not accept it the New YORK dclega ion
is working solidly for Mrs. William Tod
Helmnth of New York City, though
Mrs Charles Denison OF the same city
IS mentioned as the probable recipient Of
Mrs. loves support The Colorado
women would like TO boom Mrs. Sarah
Platt Decker, but she will no. consent
as long as there is even q slight posi-
bility Of Mrs. Lowe changing her mind
The Massachusetts, contingent came in
with their support given u Mrs A;,nie
West of Boston, their state chairman Of
correspondence. New Jersey arrived with
a candidate in the person Of Mrs. Emily
Williamson Of Trenton, end the uame cf
Mrs. Brock Of Lebanon, Pa, IS also
numbered with the aspirants. The
color question, as it crops out in Mrs.
Josephine Ruffin Of Boston, delegate
from a colored club. was temporarily
settled today by the board Of directors
ta'5iing its application for membership
This will leave Mrs Rufin TO continue
as a delegate from two organizations of
white women, the New England Press
association and the Massachusetts, feder-
alton The Massachusetts, women are
much embarrassed over the issue. and
the board of directors, on the other hand,
heel that they have taken the wisest
co urse possible in refusing to establish
the precedent of accepting a club made
up mostly of colored women, as is the
New Ira club, of Boston, Of which Mrs.
RuGfn is president.
Delegations from Iowa, Colorado Mas
sach zsetts, California and many other
states are here an dthe convention prom
Uses to- make a new record in numbers
and enthusiasm.
As expected, the Indiana contingent
have presented their controversy TO the
in Indiana in the general Federation only
nNe are III liS 1oAdl6 GieTd loJl / ne
other eight insist on recognition. The
matter has not been decided.
There was a meeting of the council in
the Anthenaeurl. The two topics under
discussion were "Co-oDeraticn between
club women and wage-earninG women"
and Reorganization No action was
taken regarding reorganization blu the
discussion covered the many diametric
views on the all-inIoortant issue.
In the afternoon there was a meeting
at the Anth enaeum presided over by Mrs
Sarah PIatt Decker of Denver. The re-
ports from state presidents and state
chairrnen of correspondence showed the
total number of individual clubs in the
General Federation to be 65S. with a
of 50, AS, while there are ABA
clubs, in the state declarations with a mem
bership of 165. S39 The reports were also
devoted to the work in which the states
are engaged, as art, education and domes-
tic science.
. Following the business meeting today
there We're three brilliant receptions in
the evening.
Tomorrow the convention proper Will
open at the Alhambra theatre, with Mrs.
Lowe in the chair There will be ad-
dresses Of welcome and the biennial adj
dress Of the president. The evening pro-
gram at the Alhambra viii be devoted 10
sculpture.