Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-23

clever step to have the ILLINOIS regency
settled before the nomination OF vice
president general was made In the state
meeting. Everyone comedies that
Naturally the State could not remain
quiet and see all the plums fall into the
Chicago lap. The teYce and determined
stand taken by the influential chapters
in the central and southern parts of the
state told. and there was nothing for II
but TO Weld the national Office, since
the incumbent Of this has the power TO
form chapters and TO hobn0b person.
ally with the greatest women IN the
society at the board meetings In wash
ington, It Is really higher and OF more
Importance than the state chair,
The women whisper of an Illinois
Daughter accused Of DESERVING her can
didate and OF the Daughters dissolution
In tears and subsequent retirement
from public view II Is said she took
the matter so much TO heart that she
went to her hotel and to bed-overcome
by the terrible injustice. They they
do say that one of the candidates. who
had been asserting In organ tones that
the State chapters were imploring her
to lee them name her, was deluged with
letters bearing the postmarks OF var
ious Illinois towns. asking her TO do the
fine and generous act of withdrawing
in favor OF southern Illinois. Some or
these letters. 1t Is asserted, were writ
ten by the very women who were men
toned by the candidate as urging her
to stand firm.
other gossip relates to the clever step
Of one Of the candidates. defeated one
II Is said, In calling meeting for par
llamentary drill in one Of the coaches
on the way to the capital. Some OF the
attendants thought they understood
and some didn't understand at all, but
the politicians recognized the purpose
Of the gathering. OF course, when wo-
men are absorbed In practicng parlia-
mentary forms their tongues are not
employed in electioneerlng.
Mrs. McCormIcks prospective POSI-
ton as the wife Of the American minis
ter TO Austria puts her out OF the race
for the chapter regency, which every
one comedies should have been hers In
April had she chosen TO run for IT, One
Of her jealous friends said In the con-
gress when Mrs. Mccormick comes
back she can have the post OF president
generall' The canary birds twitter;
OHi 1 uuH hHoN'
The state federation OF Tennessee.
seems like the Illinois body, TO be d.
recting its efforts In the cause Of educa-
ton. This year II has succeeded In get
ting a compulsory educational bill into
the hands Of the legislators. Mrs. Chas.
A. Perkins Of Knoxville. the federation
president. has been indefatigable in be-
al 81 mo M ha Ina
ately acted upon. but Mrs. Perkins
hopes that II will be aired sufficiently
to develop public opinion in its favor
and so insure it's ultimate passage,
The Brooklyn Woman's club had
meeting the other day, and Ernest
Howard Crosby was the speaker Of the
occasion Among other things he said
was Society II not going TO remain as
II Is. We are not going 90 continue 10
lead the strenuous life that We do now.
nine tenths OF which is dellrium trem-
ems"
Some women are continuously In the
throes OF club tremens, especially those
who Join seventeen In two seasons and
let the children look out for themselves.
| Mrs Lowe. the president OF the Ma
| tlonal federation. has Just made fruit
less visit 20 Richmond, She went to try
| 70 get the big woman's club to join the
| National federation. The presidents
| speech was earnest and eloquent. but II
had no effect. At It's close one OF the
| Richmond women arose. spread out a
| copy Of The Times Herald, and from II
| read the report Of the action OF the
| Chicago Woman's club on the color
| question. "The subject Is too distaste-
| ful TO mention further" said the Rich
| mond woman. Then she retired. and
tea was brought IN.
| Those women forget or are ignorant
| Of what they are doing and what this
may bring on" writes Mrs Annie r.
| Johnson president Of the Georgia fed
| Grafton This federation has already
| given notice that II will present an
| amendment az the sixth biennial. in
sorting in the bylaws Of the general
| federation the word white" which II
voted would result In making the fed
Grafton an organization OF white wo-
mems clubs. II has been said In club
| circles that n the Georgia amendment
| fails 70 carry the southern women NAV
| withdraw. This would mean incalcul-
| able loss 10 the southern clubs" said
cluhwoman AS the federation has been
a great factor In their development
The Bath club unusual ms II is with
It's mixed" athletic privileges. r. in
suggestive contrast 10 the club-world
In general. In our country club-llfe.
which Is either distinctively masculine
or feminine, means for the man an al
Turing retreat for the enjoyment Of
good dinner, good stories and a smoke.
with probably little athletic exercise
| For the woman club-life means n great
striving After literary "fsds" and seien-