Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-06
COLOR linz Up AGAIN
Turning Down Of Colored Delegate
at Women's Federation Meeting
Making More Trouble.
Massachusetts, Delegates Make a
Vigorous Protest and Get
Western Support
Iowa Women Favor Admission Of
Colored Clubs-The Proceed.
ings In Detail.

Milwaukee. June 6.-The question Of
reorganization was made the first order
of business at today's session of the
federation of women. Mrs. Horace
Brock. OF Pennsylvania, leader of the
reorganization forces, started the de-
bate. This discussion gave way to the
education session at 10. A number of
papers We're read on this subject and
then discussed. simultaneously at
Davidson Theater session was held
devoted to The Press at which sew
teral papers We're read and discussed.
Milwaukee, June 6.-The color ques-
ton, lulled to sleep Monday night,
awoke with a lusty yell again Tuesday
and promises to disturb not only this bl-
scnnial convention of the General FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs. but the next.
The credentials committee discovered
that the admission of the New Era Club,
an organization of colored women of
Massachusetts. to the general federation
had not been completed, and it has re-
called the badge given to Mrs. Josephine
st. Pierre RufIin, representative OF
that club and favored sister of ths
Massachusetts delegation. The badge.
given under protest from the credentials
committee, has not yet been returned
and Mrs. Ruffin says: Il am not quite
sure yet that shall not put it on and &c
to the sessions"
If Mrs. Rufiin stays away for the sake
of peace the Massachusetts women will
ask the executive board of the fedora
tion to ratify the admission of the New
Era Club and to reinstate Mrs Ruffin
The Iowa and Utah delegates will sup.
port the request of Massachusetts. The
southern states, fearing that colored
clubs will be eSrecognized, have signed d
resolution calling for the insertion oi
the word white" before women, in
the constitution.
The petition goes by the name of the
Georgia resolution and will be given te
the council at5its meeting Saturday
thus delaying action but piling up trou
bic for the big organization.
If this subject comes up and the col.
ored women of the country are not per.
mitted to join US in our altruistic work
we Will withdraw from the organiza-
ton declared Mrs. Thorndyke, presl-
dent of the Catholic Woman'ss Club. Chi.
cago and Mrs. j. c. Robinson, ex-presi.
dent.
II should recommend a withdrawal o
the Woodlawn Club. said Mrs. Corinne
Brown. of Chicago.
The credentials committee tried Il
take the badge from me-" said Mrs
Rufiin. Take your hands off, L sale
to a member of the committee. 1t nigh
have been the chairman, Mrs. George II
Noyes. 1t Won't be safe for you t.
touch me- Then they blocked the door
Way so could scarcely get out. / GOV
cred the badge with my hands AM
broke away from them. i don't want t
make a scene at the convention, as
should If they refuse to let me in.
| want to DO only the things I can do Will
dignity and honor, and I'll not decid
until morning. The southern womer
don't hate the colored women, they hat
the northern ones. They are hitting tn
north thru us, and they are backed b,
southern men, politicians"
Mrs. Noyes, of the credentials commit
tee. scorned to mention the affair. Sh
said she would not talk.
| All these things were talked abou
between tines for the biennial ha
opened and there are other thing
| worth while. The women We're tol,
that Milwaukee had been waiting 70
this year and that many latch key
/ were waiting for them. They hear
}ofit at the Alhambra theater and the,
went down in their prettlest gowns
4 They took Off their hats and wave
4 their handkerchiefs at David s. Rose
mayor, as he said: "All is yours. Com
i again. Come often
They applauded Mrs. Sarah Plat
Decker of Denver, whenever she spok
/ or moved, and they saluted Mrs. Re
becca d. Lowe, their president, as sh
came forward. Her slight. resolute fig
ure. her well-poised head and graceful
1 gestures marked her leader of Amer
ica's best product of womankind. Sh
stood in bower of peonies. palms an
! wild flowers, wearing q rich blac
gown and speaking so that the $50
4 auditors could nod and smile.
1 AHldSIuc4Gu AvVF Iccl Ill fuldNl
eter, with every bud and blossom nod
ding back and forth in constant motto
4 so that the colors shifted and glistene
as if reflected from prism in the su
/ light. That would be the theater fror
j the gallery when the convention wa
called to order. Then let the circle tur
to dark hued pansies. with here an
4 there {. golden one-that was when tn
1 delegates seated In the parluet too
off their hats and bonnets. 1t wa
pleasing to the eye. beautiful sigh
land yet there was something about
i that was uncanny. II was an audienc
that filled one of the largest theatel
in the country and there was not q bal
head in all the array.
Mrs. Lowe, president Of the fedora
4 ton, spoke as follows:
There can be little doubt that tn
most significant feature Of the tw
years just past is the growing interes
of women Of the federation in the VIC
men and children who are wage carr
ers in America. This interest marx
perhaps the most significant step til
history of our organizations; by near
Of 1t we seem to say our work hereto
& fore has been for others, now we pre
{ pose, In the broadest sense to wor
with others. The great service whic