Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-15

states" and Miss Strauss, OF New York
ana Mrs, John Reed, giving some cley-
er readings supplemented by u charm
ing solo, THE Island OF Dreams" by
MISS Mooney Refreshments were
served after the program
Tuesday was open day at the Review.
ers and the feature OF the day was
the reading by Mrs Adams OF letters
from the father, W, G, Damon. who Is
commissioner OF education In the Phil
ippines,
The d. A. II. win be entertained at
the home Of Mrs. Chisholm ON the az.
ternoon OF Washlngton's birthday. the
chief feature Of the meeting 70 be an
address by Mrs Weld Of Iowa enu-
tied ours" Mrs Anna G. Pummer
win render vocal solos.
The Woman's Democratic club held
an interesting meetOlng on Wednesday
at the home OF Mrs Joseph Cohen.
The Cleofan met with Mrs Clara
ClaWs0n on Tuesday and the topic Of
the afternoon was Michael Angelo"
by Mrs Annette w. Gunner. The
club will meet next week with Mrs.
Clawson and the topic, Influence Of
the Renaissance win be given by
Mrs, Susie r. Wells
AT the Reviewers Sub on Monday
Mrs John Cain gave 9 sketch of short
story writer's and Mrs Elmer Jones
lV.ll IDll az ~
which appeared In last Saturdays
News II was opttl day and about
% guests were present Refreshments
were served after the program,
The tourist section Of the Ladies Lit
erary club viii meet Monday morning
Feb. Il, at 10 o'clock at their club
house. The topics viii be Nuremburg
and RegCnsburg by Mrs, Woodruff ana
Life and Works Of Schiller by Mrs A.
c. Ewing.
The February meeting Of the Daugh-
tiers Of the Utah Pioneers Is ordered
cancelled owing to the absence Of the
president, Mrs. Hyde and Nlce-Presi-
dent Mrs. Dougall,
A business meeting viii be held
March "A at o'clock at the residence
of Mrs. G, Il. Hyde 80 West North
Temple street to which all members
are invited,
The program for the fourth biennial
of the National Council Of Women Is
taking shane. The first evening, FEB,
~ VIII have for IT'S topic, organized
Effort Among Women" and II Is ex-
pected that Mrs l.. NJ. ~ Stevens OF
Maine, president Of the Women's Chris
lian Temperance union, win speak FOR
that work, Mrs. Weaver for that OF the
Rathb0ne Sisters Of the World, Mrs
Monntfort for church work, Mrs. Fen
wick Miller for work Of English women,
and Mrs Sewal for the International
Connect. The second evening VIII be
devoted TO a presentation OF 'Cosino-
roltan America" with representatives,
from New England, the Southern lo.fs
inc great cities and the Pacluc coast
10 speak. Mrs Isabella Bcecher HOOK
err, Mrs. Coonley- Ward Mrs. Sanborn
and others are expected The thlrd
evening Feb u, VIII have for It's topic,
"The Ethics of Race Relationship
with representatives TO speak for the
Ahlc-Amerlcan, the indian, the Wo-
men Of our New Possessions ana, 1t
is hoped, the Chinese. The Rev Anna
shaw win be the closing speaker The
fourth evening, which falls on Feb, %,
WIN De patriotic celebration. at which
Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson has been
invited to preside. At this Mrs Ellen
Richards and the Rev Anna Garlin
Suencer of Providence viii speak, II is
urged that organizations send names OF
delegates as promptly as possible.
The rumors connecting Miss Margaret
]. Evans Of Minnesota with the candi-
dacy for president Of the general feder-
alton, which have finally crystallized In
her name being put forth by ST. Paul
paper, brings out an explicit denial
from Miss Evans, who says II could
not accept the presidency Of the gener-
a, federation under any circumstances
: dislike to refuse anything before II Is
offered to me, but ! wish my position in
this matter to be clearly understood. y
with the recent utterances Of Mrs.
HeurotIn on the reorganization of the
general federation may BIZ coupled Il
statement from Mrs. Josephine ;. Yates
of Kansas city the recently elected
president Of the National association
of Colored Women, which she has made
in response to much solicitation, EN-
planning that her statement Is not
official because the matter has not been
discussed formally In the association,
she says that il Is consensus Of opln-
ion which she deduces from individual
talk among the members and her own
knowledge Of their opinions. Briefly
she considers that ito make race or
color of one skin the basis OF ones
right to membership or other recogni-
ton In organizations supposed TO be
formed for the elevation Of humanity,
is a long step backward, and that 1t
embodies principle too narrow for the
assumed broad -gauged mentality of
the nineteenth and twentieth centur-
les" 70 the suggestion that the assoc
citation had possibly first drawn the COLI
or line in its title, she replies that from
the beginning the word color" was