The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-05-02
EOMEN'S CLUB
CONVENTION OPENS


brilliant Hundreds oi delegates and
visitors packed the Simpson auditorium
20 the root, the interior was embel-
lshed with sixty thousand Gala lilies
and representative American women
sat on q Platform while the usual hap
py greetings we're exchanged between
hostesses and guests.
The opening day was otherwise dis
tinguished by two separate events
which have developed into sensations
had thev reached the convention. One
Of them which got as lar as the board
oi directors, had TO do with turning
uowu o delegate from a secret socie-
ty. The other. which concerned the
possible tmseating OF Mrs. Roberts OF
Salt lalsc Ctv wife OF the former
Conpres ssman from Utah in the event
She should try to appear as a dele
gate was sQuelched IN its native state.
The first affair. which affects a ma
tional organization OF 5000 members,
came up before lhe board OF directors
in the morning at its secret session.
Mrs c. H. Mcmahon OF salt Lake
City, it seems had been appointed dele
cate from the p. +. O. chapter OF that
CITY which had applied for admission
to the general federation, and she had
received better credentials. But at the
last minute Mrs. Denison, as a mem
Der OF the membership committee, dis
covered that secret societies were not
admissimble and so notified the dele
gates. To-day before the board she ac-
knowledged her error and Mrs. Nc
Mahon. insteaG OF pushing her claims,
withdrew amicably on two conditions.
One was that the membership commit
tee shoulder the mistake and she be
seated in the convention. notwithstand-
ing a vote was denied her.
The Roberts matter has been SIM
mering ever since Mrs. Roberts. said
she, as president OF the Arshurs club
ia Calf Lake City would be a dele
gate TO the convention by virtue OF
her office. Mrs Roberts changed her
mind before an underlying currency OF
protest came to the surface and stayed
at home Ii is understood, however,
that a prominent eastern woman had
been importuned by Utah women TO
lead the fight in the event Mrs. Rob
erts undertook to push her rights.
In the meantime the real skeleton,
the colored question. will make away
with enough time in the course OF
convention events Rumor having
started in California that Mrs Ruffin
intended 10 come TO Los Angeles inn
PEELED Mrs. Anna West, one of the
leaders in Massachusetts, 10 seek a
denial through the Associated Press.
Undoubtedly one feature that largely
made impressive the opening session
was the floral scheme, only possibly
in the land OF flowers.
The calla lilies not only banked sol
idly the back OF the platform but the
two balconies their entire length, while
great clusters were tied 10 every aisle
seat in the house. The state banners,
placed here and there 20 dsigiate the
delegations, added TO the picturesque
ness. The women lined up on the
platform moreover were charmingly
gowned. Mrs. Lowe leading off with
stunDing creation in black and white
After the Invocation by Mrs. Chester
+. Darland, addresses OF welcome were
given by Governor Henry T. Gage
Mayor NJ. y. Snyder, Mrs. Kate a.
Bulkey OF Oakland, president of the
California federation. and Mrs. Josiah
Cowles, president OF the local bien-
niai board Mrs. Lowc responded in
so gracious a manner as TO call out
rounds OF applause. Then came greet
ings from iratcrnal delepates, including
Mrs. Rudolph Banenburg Of Philadel-
phia, who spoke on behalf OF the sui-
irage association: Mrs. VIM, Tod Hell
mrth OF New York, the president OF
the national council Of women Mrs.
Linda Hull Larned OF Syracuse, n, ".
president OF the national household
Economic association. and Mrs Fred
erick Shoff, Philadelphia, president OF
the national congress OF mothers.
AS chairman of the committee olI
rules and regulations. Mrs Douglass
OF Oklahoma pecifcd, among other
things. that delegate should SPEAK
only twice TO a subject and only three
minutes at a time: that there should
be no proNies and that a member could
be delegate from only one organiza-
ton
Al this point Mrs Dimes Denison
was introduced and received in consid-
GRAFTON OF her term acting president,
with long applause. In turn she did
the pleasant thing of moving that Mrs.
Charlotte Severance. mother of the
womans clubs in Caliorna be made
an honorary vice president OF the gem
eral federation. Mrs Severance re-
sponded happily the audience paying
the tribute 10 her age by rising TO its
feet when She stepped TO the front
Official reception, which closed the
day with a crush came of in the ev-
cning under the auspices OF the RI
day morning club al the Womens Club
house a quaint structure of mission ar
chitecture which had been transform
ed into a tropical bower The throng
oi thousands arrayed in best bib, was
greeted by the national officers, the
local bi-enuial board and the presi-
dents of the Los Angeles clubs Mrs.
Frances. as chairman of the introduc-
tion committee, served in this capacity
during the evening
The program tomorrow IS largely
filled with reports.
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