The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-09
MRS. DENIS0N ELECTED
CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF THE FEEDER
ALTON OF wOMEN's CLUBS
Mrs. ~att-Decker Friends CIamored
for Her, but the Colorado Woman
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LOS ANGELES, Cal, May S.-Two things
distinguished the last day of the sixth
biennial of the General Federation of WOm-
ems Clubs, one being the election of officers
and the other the address of the retiring
president, Mrs. Rebecca Lowe, of Georgia.
The election, which was full of dramatic
incidents, resulted in the acceptance by bal
lot of the entire report of the nominating
committee, as follows: President, Mrs.
Dimies T.. S. Denison, New York; first vice
president, Mrs. Robert ]. Burdette, Cali
~fornia; second vice president. Mrs. Emma
Fox, of Michigan; recording secretary, Miss
Louise Pappenheim, of South Carolina;
treasurer, Mrs. Emma Van Vrehlen, of
Iowa; auditor, Mrs. George Noyes, of Wis
consin; directors, Mrs. Anna ID. West, of
Massachusetts,; Mrs. ]. c. Terrill, of Texas;
Mrs. Jane Humphrey, of Kansas; Mrs.
Lydia Williams, of Pennsylvania; Mrs.
Samuel Hayes, of Idaho; Mrs. William FL
licott, of Maryland; Mrs. w. w. Boyd, of
Missouri; Mrs. w. A. Nelden, of Utah.
The scene at the election of the president
this afternoon was easily the most sensa-
tional in the history of the federation.
Those who at three biennials nave clam
ored to have Mrs. Platt-Decker, of Colo
RADIO, as their leader were reused to enthu-
siasm at the mention of her name by Mrs.
Gallagher, of Ohio, who made the nOmi-
mating speech amid intense excitement.
Mrs. Decker arose in the gallery, where
she sat with the Colorado delegation, and
with earnestness declined the honor. Many
of Mrs. Decker's admirers voted for her
anyway, the vote standing 667 for Mrs.
Denison and 25s for Mrs. Decker.
The election proceeded with more or less
disorder, and Mrs. Hamlin, Of Minnesota,
moved that a committee be appointed to
devise some saner way of conducting cleo
tiOns. The motion was carried.
Aside from passing upon minor amend
mentS to the bylaws the convention set
tied the charter matter by accepting the
report Of that committee while the report
of the committee which suggesed the cree
ton OF a hall of philanthropy at St. Louis
vas referred TO the board OF directors, the
convention evidently being overwhelmed
by the demand of 800, 900 as their contribu-
ton toward the plan.
A motion of Mrs. Conley Ward, of Illi-
nois. that for the next twenty years the
federation devote its enegry TO mainte-
nance and Improvement or child labor laws
was accepted, as was one from Mrs. Mary
Mumford, of Pennsylvania, that a standing
committee on forest reserves and irriga-
ton be formed, and another from Mrs.
Trautman, of New York. that there be a
similar committee on civics. A motion by
Mrs. Hersler, of Illinois, that the board of
directors employ an official reader to read
announcements was, after some debate,
adopted. The afternoon was devoted TO
memorial services in honor of Mrs. Jennie
Croly.
AT the final session tonight Mrs. Lowe
delivered her biennial address. The usual
closing courtesies followed. Though to-
night ends the official programme, at least
500 delegates will be the guests of Pasa-
dena tomorrow, while smaller parties will
linger for sightseeing and entertainment
for days to come.