The age-herald., 1902-05-02
CLUB WOMEN ID
 BE KEPT BUSY Several Delicate Questions for
 Delegates to Handle TWO FRACTIONS SQUELCHED The Color Question VIII Como Up Be. fore the Convention ls Two Days
 Old and Some Interesting
 Discussions Expected.
TWO FRACTIONS SQUELCHED

Los Angeles, Cal. May 1.-The formal this afternoon was markedly brilliant. Hundreds of delegates and visitors pack ed the Simpson Auditorium to the roof, the interior was embellished with 50,ooO cala lilies and representative American women sat on the platform while the usual happy greetings were exchanged between hostesses and guests. The open- ing day was otherwise distinguished by two separate frictions which would have developed into sensations had they reach- ed the convention. One of them which got as far as the board of directors had to do with turning down delegation from a secret society. The other which concerned the possible unseating of Mrs. Roberts of Salt Lake City, wife of the former Congressman from Utah in the event that she should try to appear as a delegate was squelched
 The first affair which affects a national organization of 5000 members came up before the board of directors in the morn ing at its secret session. Mrs. 0. H. McMahon of Salt Lake City, 1t seems. had been appointed delegate from the s. P. D. O. chapter in that city which had applied for admission to the general federation and she had received her cre- dentials. But at the last minute Mrs. Denison, as a member of the membership committee, discovered that secret so- cieties were not admissible and so notified the delegates.
 Mrs. McMahon Satisfied.
 Mrs. McMahon, instead of pushing her claims, withdrew amicably on two condi- tions: That the membership committee shoulder the mistake and that she be seated in the convention notwithstanding vote was denied her.
 The Roberts matter has been simmer ing ever since Mrs. Roberts said she. as President of the Authors Club of Salt Lake City would be a delegate to the convention by virtue of her office. Mrs. Roberts changed her mind before an un- derlying current of protest came to the surface and stayed at home. It Is under stood, however, that prominent eastern woman had been importuned by Utah wo- men to lead the fight in the event Mrs. Roberts undertook to push her rights
 In the meantime the colored question will take up much time.
 The rumor having started in California that Mrs. Ruffn intended to come to Los Angeles Mrs Anna West one of the leaders in Massachusetts, sought a denial through the Associated Press
 Address of Welcome.
 After invocation by Mrs Chester P. Garland addresses of welcome were deliv- cred by Gov. Henry T. Gage, M P. Shy der, Mrs Kate A. Bulkley of Oakland president of the California federation and Mrs. Josiah Cowles, president of the To- cal biennial board. Then came greetings from fraternal delegates, including Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg of Philadelphia, who spoke on behalf of suffrage associa- tions. Mrs. Tod F. Helmuth of New York, the president of the national coun- ell of women; Mrs. Linda Hull Larned of Syracuse, N. r., president of the National Household Economic Association and Mrs. Frederick Shoff of Philadelphia.
 As chairman of the committee on rules and regulations, Mrs Douglas of Okla homa, specified among other things that a delegate should speak only twice to a subject and only three minutes at a time; that there should be no proxies and that a member could be delegate from only one organization.
 The official reception took place in the evening under the auspices of the Friday Morning Club at the Womans Club house. Thousands were greeted by the national officers, the local biennial board and the presidents of the Los Angeles clubs.