The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-17

The Milwaukee biennial is still such
recent history that a few more notes
concerning the convention will I'M
dOubtedly prove Of interest to the many
club women among The Herald's read
ers. Very ful accounts of its sessions
are now at hand and are reDlete with
interest TO the stay-at-hames. Reading
them closely one can follow the move
mentl the sWaying, so to speak, OF the
convention, and feel the thrill of the
emotion and excitement, now sup
pressed, again bursting forth, Of the
great assembly.
There seems TO be no question that
the meeting which closed the first de-
cade of the federation's existence was
a distinct success, although to some it
brought the disappointment Of hopes
and defeat of ambitions and the feel
ing to many that in one respect at
least the organization had not lived up
TO the highest ideal of sympathetic
wOmanhood.
The Milwaukee papers treated the
convention in a dignifed manner, not
INDUCING in the Righteousness which
was but too conspicuous in some of the
Denver papers during the fourth bien-
NAL.
Any FIVE women reading the accounts
would find different points of especial
interest to themselves, but if all five
were from this community they would
discover in the word Utah" a load
stone to draw their attention at once.
Thus when we see a whole page de-
voted to the Views of Leading Club
Women on the Great Reorganization
Contest" we pass over those Of women
of national repute to see what Mrs.
Chester Y. Coulter, president Of the
Utah federation, has to say on the
subject. And further on we tight upon
familiar face in a group of club
women, which we recognize in spite of
its label. Mary Geigors." the Coulter
having been slipped in some mysterious
wav.
Portions of Mrs. Ewings address
reached US by telegraph, yet we are
glad to read that Mrs. A. c. Ewing
of Salt Lake City read an exceed
ingly interesting paper, making an ur-
gent plea for the Identification of the
city"
On Friday, the Sth, session of the
art department was held, at which re-
ports of the art work from all parts of
the country were given. At this time
Mrs. Frank r. Elliott spoke, taking
for her subject. THE Nation That Has
NO Vision, It Shall Perish in which
she affirmed that the discomfort in the
industrial world is due TO the fact that
our people are starving for the beau
tiful.
AS at Denver, We find that Massa-
chusetts and Utah worked together,
Utah protesting against the exclusion
of the cOlcrsd delegate from MaSsachu-
sets, and when Anna D. West put in
nomination Margaret D. Evans of Min
nesOta for the office of president, Mrs.
Coulter was promptly on her feet with
4 second that nomination"
One of the unique sides OF the draw
ing Of the color line is that Mrs. Ruff
fms club, the New Era, supports a kim
dergarten in Georgia which is conduct
ed under the auspices of the. Georgia
Educational League, of which the New
Era club is a part, and of which some
of the best known Georgia club women
are members. Last year when Mrs.
Lowe was entertained in Boston she
sat at table with Mrs. Ruffin, who was
present as a member of the executive
board Of the Massachusetts federation.
Mrs. Ruffin is also in possession Of a
letter from Mrs. Lowe welcoming her
club into the federation
The southern women claimed, how
ever, that the club was composed OF
coloTed women
1t is impossible to notice, even brief
", all the sessions, each one of which
furnished a feast of good things 10 the
listeners. One of the most delight
full and inspiring meetings must have
been held on Mans night" when DIT.
George .Krielin of Chicago spoke on
Municipal Art in America" 1t is to
be hoped that the address may appear
in some magazine that all may read
and learn and put into practical use
some of the suggestions.
To those women who, in spite of
usual Seif-cOntUOl, yet have not COM
hon.
they rise to address an audience and
find their knees suffering" in spite
of all their efforts, it affords distinct
satisfaction to read that DR.. krielin,
IN spite of his manhood and stately
height. was distinctly discounted as he
stood before that vast audience of rep
resentative wOmanhOOd and that his
voice was distinctly -tTembly" as he
started in Cries Of louder" came
from the back of the auditorium.
One of the most wholesome meetings
was undoubtedly that devoted to the
press for at ii club women could see
themselves as some newspaper women
saw them The raillery was gOOd-na-
tured but salutary. So many good
things were said that one is tempted
10 quote at length. Just one or two
must be given. The club woman
takes little things too seriously. and
the newspaper woman takes big things
too lightly THE club woman loves
hattery, the newspaper woman loves
news"
Miss Bertha Knobe of Chicago, whom
many Utah women viii remember, said
probably the club woman Will never
understand why. when comparatively
little space is given to papers and club
reports. a squabble between two
mighty members of the Psychology
club should have a scare head on the
front page"
And so every meeting gave qUotable
material but not until the biennial
convention shall be held in Salt Lake
can we expect our newspapers TO fur
nish fun accounts.
It is with delight that we are able
TO state that the woman who above all
others seems capable Of winning and
retaining the affections Of other women
is our beloved Mrs Sarah Platt-Deck-
er, who, in spite Of her absolute fear
1essness, Offends none. This year. as
two years ago, she could probably have
had any Office in the gift of the fedora
ton. vet she resoluteIy refused all We
VIII close by quoting her: Talk about
Denver having set the pace for hen
mails, 1t will be Milwaukee'S record
that viii be quoted after this The ar
rangements have been absolutely per-
<ect.'
Daughters of the Revolution.
The Daughters of the Revolution held
q delightful meeting yesterday after
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