The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-07
WHY E. 0. CLUB
WAS RULED OUT
ui,tske in Wording of Telegram
Causes Trouble.
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rrg0 Of THE LATE BIENNIAL
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cv.RGEs MADE WHICH LOCAL
wowEN STRONGLY REFUTE.
,cgo OF THE LATE BIENNIAL

QUESTION as to the wording OF
4 a. telegram has caused trouble
! between the General Federation
.v-,7,eus clubs and the local chapter
p ID. The message was in refer
3D.. In the representation of the p.
n In the federation at the recent
tim ir Los Angeles. and from its
.,st-rr-fon has arisen a dispute as
..,rbrtrc- the local club misrepresent-
itself fra order TO gain admittance to
t1c federation.
Tho stand taken by the president Of
,.. federation would indicate that it
EI while the president and members
rtra -rrfnfv declare that no miSrep-
.erfaffou whatever was made. that
.t,r. ie only 70 mistake somewhere.
,..,o iaI- message the society was told
.. srrT ~ delegate, but after she ar
srsf she was refused a vote in the
,r,rutfoH ON The grounds that the
,sr.rrl1 had been misleading as TO the
,-r4rfar OF the club. which is Sc
.-et organization. and not entitled to
,anrcscutatiOU, according 10 the rules
af the federation.
Local Women Stirred Up.
The local members are considerably
stirred uu over the matter as the stand
taken by Mrs. Dennis0n, the president
M the federation. is i'm conflict with
tbaf or Mrs. Charles Mcmahon. the
n-esidput of the p. r. O. OF this city.
n IS one Of the rules of the general
federation to permit no secret clubs to
have representation I'm the convention,
and lie trouble came about in this
uav. when preparations were being
made for the convention in Los An
-eIes the local =. +. o. club wrote and
asked ir 10 might send delegate The
president replied by asking whether the
organization was a secret one or not.
Mrs Mcmahon. The president. replied
bv telegram and, according to her
statement said
-Ycs but constitution and bylaws
arc not secret
This message was sent 70 Mrs. Den
risou. and. upon favorable reply. the
club elected Mrs. Mcmahon to repre-
sent them IN the federation, and sent
her TO California. When she arrived
there and appeared TO claim d seat and
a vote. the credentials committee re-
fused her q vote. saying they had
learned that the organization was a
secret one, and that her telegram had
stated that it was not.
Denied a Vote.
They agreed to allow her a seat I'm
the convention. but no voice i'm its pro-
cceiingS. The matter OF the telegram
was brought up. and Mrs. DennisOn it
is asserted. declared that the message
she received from Mrs. Mcmahon. re-
-arding the nature Of the club. stated:
"1is constitution and bylaws are not
secret leaving of the Eyes. which
Mrs. Mcmahon says was in the mes
sage she sent.
Mrs. Deuuisou did not have a copy OF
her telegram TO show. but COntended
that it had been misleading about the
nature of the society. and indicated
very clearly. it is asserted. that the
Society had misrepresented things i'm
an effort 90 secure recognition by the
federation.
Mrs Mcmahon contended that her
message had stated the facts as they
Uere bat her statements were appar-
entity 1f no avail, for she was not al
lowed a voice in the, convention.
Does Not Want Damages.
Whom it became known that Mrs.
McMaLoU had been denied a vote. the
umor became current that she was
SCinE to- demand 5000 damages from
The federation because of the fact that
her club had gone TO the expense of
sending her there to represent them
and then she was refused a voice. She
d'd not DO this. however. and denies
Row that she had any intention OF do
Ing any such thing
When she returned, Mrs. Mcmahon
reported the matter TO her club. and
t caused no little stir among the mem
''rS Mrs. Mcmahon declares that she
stated lD her message that che club
was secret one and that the club
was given permission TO send a dele
gate. but she was denied a vote after
going there under the impression that
j7s club would be recognized. She is
certain that the telegram contained the
word yes. which Mrs. DennisOn says
y DID not and upon advice Of the club
she has now written to Los Angeles for
copy of the original message to sus-
'a.n her iu her statement
The members of the club feel that
laa declarations Of Mrs. Dennison have
placed tho local club in a very bad light
'-i9re t.e NOmen's clubs of the country
and they want 20 see their presidents
'o-1 indicated They believe the
Nloie affair is the result or a mistake