, 1902-03-31
COLOR
QUESTION BROUGHT TO THE At.
TENTloN OF THE LARAMIE
WoMAN'S CLUB.
Mrs. GarIock, Delegate. to the eien-
NAL Session Of the General FEEDER
alton, Instructed to Vote Against
Admission Of CoIored Delegates
Letter from Mayor Spicer on
Street Cleaning.

hall Saturday afternoon, at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Bellamy read several communica-
tons in regard to the biennial, and
Mrs. Garlock was elected a delegate
to represent the club at Los Angeles
in May. Mrs. Bellamy is a delegate by
virtue OF her office as president, and
the membership Of the club entities it
to two.
Mrs. Garlock requested to be in.
structed in regard to the color problem,
which will have to be settled in some
manner at the biennial, and the club
placed itself on record as favoring any
compromise which may present itself,
but in the ven the question ome
to direct issue. the majority Of the club
voted to exclude the negro, rather than
divide the federation on the old north
and south lines, which would certain
ly be a step backward, and deprive the
women of both sections of the inestl-
mable benefits of the organization as it
now exists. AS long as it is the almost
invariable custom to insert the word
white" in the constitutions Of secret
and all other societies Of a social NJ
ture, 1t certainly seems an unnecessary
and ill-advised zeal which animates a
small coterie OF high-minded but mar
row New England women. who are de-
manding a forced equality" for color
ed women which would be disastrous
to their best interests and an insur-
mountable bar to the white women Of
the south. Let us rather practice that
charity which begins at home, and
with a steady. friendly hand, help our
white sisters in the south to solve the
problems Of their day and generation
in the light of facts rather than cf
beautiful theories. It has been their
fate to reap the whirlwind Of the mis-
takes Of our ancestors, and to them
much honor Is due.
The following letter from Mayor
Spicer was read and placed on file:
Laramie. .Wyo., March 10, 1902.
To the Honorable Committed Of the.
Woman's Club:
I have the honor of being appointed
by the city council to answer your
timely recommendations as to keeping
the streets and alleys in a p%resentable
condition. l can say to you that the
city council ever stands ready to do
any and all things for the benefit. pleas
r and beauty Of the city that is in
their power, consistent with the means
at hand.
We have decided to set out 200
smooth bark Colorado cottonwood
trees-75 in the park, 25 in the ceme-
terry and 100 on Grand avenue-and
otherwise beautify the city.
AS to the contract matter Of clean
ing the streets. experience is a good
teacher. and we have found that the
best results a be obtained by day
work, under the supervision of the mar
shall. However. we will not differ on
that point.
The park is a dificult problem, as
has been demonstrated by former
councils. Your suggestion as to i'm.
proving a part at a time is a good one.
and I will recommend that the council
act upon 1t. Very respectfully.
N. F. SPICER, Mayor.
Much interesting discussion ensued
in regard to plans for the betterment
Of the city. The president finally up
pointed each club woman q member of
a committee Of the whole to reduce
these suggestions to writing, and ev-
cry member is expected to furnish a
communication to each Of the local pa
pers along this line. Mrs. Corthell
will have charge Of the articles for the
Boomerang and Mrs. Cook for The Re-
publican. Matter for The Republican
should be sent to the once by April
9Th. 1t was further decided that each
woman should begin by cleaning up
her own premises and trying to create
favorable sentiment in regard to the
matter in her immediate locality.
The program Of the afternoon, which
was prepared under the direction Of
the Literature department, was opened
by a piano solo, Concert de Gallop.'
artistically rendered by Miss Rebecca
Cook. Mrs. Hogbin delivered IN in.
formal but extremely interesting and
comprehensive address on Modern
Composer" No abstract or condensed
report could do Justice to her presen.
tation Of the subject, and she had the
clostest attention OF her auditors
throughout her remarks. The last
number Of tho afternoon was a vocal
duet. "Beautiful Moonlight" by Misses
Ida LAngheldt and Annie Reid, with
Miss Title Fraxee at the piano. 1t
gives the members Of the Woman's
club great pleasure to be thus favored
BY the rising young musicians Of the
town. Of whom VI may all well ~
proud.
The next session of the club will b
that Of the Social Science department
which will meet April 18th to discusa
William Morris and his work.
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