The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-26

ports given lEOIi iiO0E VIII &c gen
orally confined to the lines of fedora
ton work and VIII be largely locality
reports. =
Now. friends, if you will permit, I
will speak briefly on the subject OF re-
Organization. Last year, as you know.
the matter of national reorganization
was brought before every club in our
state through a committee whose re-
port was highly satisfactory and de-
serves to be referred to and studied by
all future committees a 5 a model report.
You viii remember that the consensus
of opinion in Utah was secured by
means of a series OF questions sent out
by that committee
These questions were replied to by
twenty-five clubs, ten not being heard
from In reply TO the first question,
Are you in favor of the reorganization
of the g. F. w. c., which Will give the
clubs their representation in that body
through their state federation oply?'
the committee reported but Two mega
tive votes and these were from clubs
which are not mem bers of the gener al
federation, showing that Utah is over
whelmingly in favor of representation
in the general federation through the
state federation
Per Capita Representation.
1.-The votes on the adjustment of rep
resentation in the state show the de-
cision to be for per capita representa-
ton with the number OF delegates TO
be provided for in the bylaws of the
general federation and the method Of
choosing the rest with the state. The
question of dues was decided by an al
most unanimous vote in favor Of ;
cents per capita assessment. Now. with
these matters settled, we could fOresee
that if the minority report carried, and
reorganization of the national body
n would he a a
lively easy matter to remedy like,
grievances here at home. the state fed
Grafton being generally modelled on the
plan of the general federation, and be
ing accordingly open to the same OBJ
jections. The measure was lost, how
ever, by a vote of 2S6 to All and the
evils still exist, unremedied-
In the G.. z. w. G. we see an anOm-
ally in representation The basis of the
federated body under the present sys-
tenn of taxation and representation is
Illogical and even capriciOuS. The an
nual dues for individual clubs are 10
cents per capita, while the annual dues
for state declarations are % cents per
club. The individual club of fifty mem
berS or less has one representative, the
president or her appOintee. The club
OF between fifty and 100 members is
entitled TO be represented by the presi-
dent or her appointee and one dele
gate. And for each additional 100 mem
berS, or majority fraction thereof, the
club is entitled to one additional dele
gate. In case of state federation the
minimum representation is five dele
gates.
Accordingly, let US suppose that in
a given state are three clubs. one num-
bering 400, not a member of the state
federation, but directly allied with the
general federation, and two clubs of
five members each constituting the
state federation. The club of 400 pays
$40 into the general treasury and is
entitled to send five delesa ties to the
national gathering, whereas the state
federation, with two clubs of ten mem
bers, pays 80 cents and likewise sends
five delegates.
Ratio of Delegates.
There is apparently no logical rela-
ton, no national ratio of delegates,
dues and Individual forces As l have
already implied, this irregularJy is not
characteristic of our national body
alone, but applies likewise to our state
federatiO May we not hope through
a conscientious study of this subject
TO supplant these in-adjusted cOndi-
tions by reorganization on a simple
direct, equitable and self-sustaining
basis.
IF indications are not misleading
industrial investigation is doing its
best work by directing attention to
domestic science and domestic service
We have gone on for a century finding
fault with conditions in the home which
none of US have sought to effectively
remedy
1.-The servant question is certainly no
bigger than other questions with which
we are graphing and should in no
sense alright us for we have the intel
ligence and the mower to adjust the
problem to the satisfaction and the
comfort of all concerned.
1T is. indeed. gratifying to feel that
our Utah women are awakening to the
Importance Of this menace to home life.
So soon as We substitute a working
faith for Indifference and fault finding
the remedy viii come"
Thanks the Press.
Mrs. Coulter then thanked the press
for past kindnesses, also the different
committees and clubs of the federation
for encouragement and assistance in
advancing the cause of the association
At the close of the mornings session
the committee on credentials held a
short session, the following clubs being
represented
Salt Lake-Ladies' Literary club.
Mrs. ]. c. E. King, Mrs. William lyle
heart; Woman's club, Mrs. w. H.
Jones. Mrs. G. S. Kinney; Utah Wo-
mans Press club. Mrs. Schiller. Mrs
y c
Mrs. Oscar MOyle; Inquirers', Mrs.
Peck: Council of Jewish Women, Mrs.
Simon Bamberger, Mrs. Theresa Simon:
Reaper's. Mrs NJ e Morris Mrs Min
ME H. James; Authors. Mrs. @ F.
Wilcox, Mrs. Charles CrismOn: AIet1ian
Lyceum, Miss Mabel Jones, Miss Jean
Home
Ogden-Aglaia, Mrs. Gideon. Mrs. G..
A Bent; Child Culture Miss Sara
Whalen, Miss Kate Wright; La Coterie.
Mrs W. J. Wenner, Mrs. a. G. Bigelow:
Historical, Mrs E BischeI, Mrs. j. NJ.
Bishop
Park City - Woman's Athenaeum,
Mrs. r. Whitehead, Mrs. Walter Scott;
Da Cu3a. Mrs. Allen.
PrOvO-Utah SorosiS, Mrs. d. D.
HOutZ. Miss Pearl Gates; Nineteenth
Century club, Mrs. Flora BOnham, Mrs.
Rosetta SchWab.
Orangeville - Union club, Mabel