Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-08
CLUB WOMEN ADJOURN
Last Day Of the Club women's Con.
vention Devoted to Business
and Literature.
Some Changes in the Bylaw
The Color Question Not
Settled.

The Colorado Democrats Still Wrest-
ling With the Araphoe County
Contest
Milwaukee, June Ali the statecraft
that the leaders Of the General Fedora
ton Of N-omen's Clubs could command
was needed yesterday. The national
board was forced to reconsider its po-
siti on on the admission of colored clubs.
Mrs. Lowe and the general officers gave
up twenty-s receptions and at homes
lyes terday afternoon to hold secret
session and try TO solve the trouble
without compromising themselves Ia
4 tally with one or another faction.
when they brought the matter UP
lagain they didn't know What to do with
lit, and they returned it to the table.
Action was final. and responsibility Tor
1.-THE admission of colored women to the
federation will be shouldered upon the
officers to be elected today.
The action satisfied the New England
and western delegations and placated
Fthe southern delegations, which have
/ been threatening secession
The question will go back to the indA-
A vidual clubs for discussion and Will oe
i an issue at the next biennial
Mrs. loves reelection today 10 ~
I.sured The Illinois delegates got To-
lgether in the afternoon, 1t was SAID. 20
4 lcensure the policy of the national ON
lcers Wise women among them 20
.Istated the presidents cause that the
Idelegates who came to condemn le3s
HAVING pledged themselves to support.
Tact and force We're needed to handle
+ 1.-The convention in the morning, when
q the club women decided that they
would not cnange their form OF govern
: Iment.
The four hours debate yesterday
! was continued until it was shut on
2 aIIsummarily and vote demanded Mrs.
Tod Helmuth. of New York, started r..
Z She demanded a privilege, which MIS-.
y Lowe would not grant. There was 2 ll rin
and Mrs Lowe came out Victorious.
: Then roll call by states was demanded
, for the vote. ~ "a
: ladies' she said, this is not the
$ way to end convention. 1t you yf ~. Ma!s .!Is
dime to contlnue to peeAide: sovAf stMtS:
you AAAA6l - -
+ waste rnyyi.al force In keeping q rot of.
children in order. You must appreciate
Il the i'm portance of your behavior at this
time and heiplhe chairman n 70 maintain
u tf,e dignity of the fedora ton. If you
S sdon't. we might as we'll quit and let
II he men say that we do not know what.
!. we are doing.
a The plain talk of the chairman re-
stored quiet and the vote proceeded.
'eI Mrs Thaddeus Stanwood, of Evans
"a ron. spoke on the need Of uniform legis-
~ 5iI5lation for the protection of women and
Echildren. ss
a The clubwon,en divided themselves in
le ,o5three sections in the afternoon. Some
'e took the incest gowns they had in their
riye ard quarter trunks. which com
I lI putat!on has given to each delegate. and
Is Went TO twenty-sx receptions IN Pros
!. y. pect avenue. Some Went to the David
q son theateI. where there was discus
sion on domestic science and the serVant
~ problem. and the third section vent to
the Alhambra. where the eth'cs OF worrh worh
~ was being considered.
ne The ..orly man On the program" SPOKE
ld last evening at Pabst's theater. DR..
e George Kriehn of Chicago one Of the
isaders Of the anti-billboard movement,
fs gave a stereopticor talk upon the de-
or tacep,e,rtz Of cities and the ways to make
~ ~ them beautiful.
ne II was the ..11lans night" on the bi-
ne enniai program The singers We're men
MT and women had nothing to do but form
y. the audience
The New York delegation nas startle,
ne othe, clubwomen with midnight ucus
90. AT 10 o'clock last night some New
ne York leader recalled that an importan
q. piece Of business had been passed owe
sn in the busy day. The clubwomen hat
gone into retirement. but they came ou
ls at the call. and the meeting was held \
no night robes. 1t has developed that IN
ia federation just escaped contention
ps over equal suffrage.
81 Mrs. Robert Hall Wiles of Chicago
ms representing the Illinois federation a
the convention. has been asked to per
pts nit her name to be used as candidat
0" 4 for national treasurer. Mrs. Wiles de
clined
ior .Tne following are the nominations:
up For president-Mrs. Rebecca Dougla
Love. Atlanta.
For vice president-Mrs: Charles Der
er- ison. New York, president of Sorosis.
is For treasurer-Mrs. Van Eechtei
. Iowa.
Nd For audi,or-Mrs. George H. Noye'
oil Milwaukee.
ut For corresponding secretary-Mr
on George w. Kendrick. Philadelphia.
For recording secretary-Mrs. Emm
a. Fox.
This morning. the last day Of Il
ID club won1en's convention, was devote
G. 10 a short business session and FOL
,m- simultaneous literary sessions. At u
TO business meeting the federation pr
,e'. ceeded to amend the bylaws. Provi
rity ion was made for two vice presiden
ON Instead of one. According to the chant
no, the council Will meet not only at u
,at- call of the board of directors, but .
sti- the call of twenty-five members OF q
,ro council representing as many state
ga with twenty members being consider
on quorum.
out a.. n. :. nu.1
Paris, June S.-.As the result OF
statement published in New York tn
sion the United States pavilion at the exp
this sition is unsafe cards were exchanS