The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-20

much weigntier matters on our hands, the
most important being the formulation OF
the set of resolutions which The Republic.
I believe. has already printed. They en-
body our most pretentious effort namely a
suitable celebration in commemoration o!
the Louisiana Purchase. which includes a
programme and a permanent memorial.
NO MENTION
OF CANDIDATES.
mo mention was made at any time of a
candidate for representation on any wom-
ans board or as the head of any woman s
department. As chairman OF the conven-
proposition. We were there for different
work. and no concern with any question OF
leadership. IL Is decidedly early. in my
thinking OF who shall take the lead, ss-
pecially since any such appointment does
not lie within the province Of the club worn-
President Mckinley.
We drew up and adopted set OF reso-
lutions against specified woman's depart
msnt in the Worlds Fair bill, one that shall
restrict the exhibition OF women's work 10
this particular section We want womens
work to go where 1t win stand entirely on
its own merits. II our painted plaques and
embroidered violets are poor, then they
should be cast aside and not allowed ap-
cannot compete favorabIy with that OF men
along the same lines mean, and uf
couse. / speak only concerning that work
OF the sort which both sexes will have on
exhibition, painting. sculpture stc-then
Il has no place in the Fair. women's chief
work is naturally in the home and cannot
that Of textile fabrics, necessarily will have
no entries from men. This matter will reg
ulate itself. But we want no sex consider
alton.
FEDERATION STANDS
DY MRS MOORE.
'As to the matter OF a controversy and
the position which the Wednesday Club took
last spring. when ii indorsed Mrs. Philip
N a On
agers. supposing that such board would be
provided for, have no statement whatever
70 make. The Wednesday Club has its own
Press Bureau and can speak for itself
THE State Federation indorsed Mrs
Moore. and is pledged. therefore 10 stand
by its guns. There are several very nice
distinctions to be made by the Federated
clubs. 1t is only fair to state that the let
ter and the business OF its Endorsement by
of the Joplin session. and being put in an
affirmative manner. since IL was the uni
versal sentiment that a club representation
at the time OF the Fair. the delegates. with
out being especially instructed by their
clubs. voted aye. and the resolution was in
dorsed-
Now. many of those same delegates de-
clare that they voted without proper knowl-
edse; and. also Influenced by the fact that
there is candidate for a totally different
position in the field. Mrs. James Lawrence
Blair. dispute the regularity OF the pro-
ceeding. and announce that they do not
propose to stand by what they did at that
time. Then. too. many Of the federated
clubs had no delegates present. as the Jop-
lin meeting was a small one. and thsse
same nonrepresented clubs. as, for ex-
ample. the Query Club ma ainfain that they
cannot be expected TO abide by what was
done for them by other persons
QUESTION ABOUT
'Tt seems TO me that We are cropping very
much in the dark. We have absolutely no
defined idea as TO what the Qualifications
are for the position of woman on the
board Shall II be purely social? Shall IL
nation? My own Individual opinion IS that
both women should have place on the
board. each secure In her own niche and
each filling her place to the best Of her
ability"
Former Governor David R. Francis. when
asked yesterday as to what action the 81
Louis directors might take with regard to
IN amendment ts he - Asv psadinG IN