The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04
WILL ASK FOR
HER EXPENSES
Mrs. Mcmahon Believes Society
Should be Reimbursed.
MRS. JONES READS A PAPER
THESIS ON THE CONSUMERS
LEAGUE INTERESTS.

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= Especial to The Herald) =
= Los Angeles, May 3.-Utan to =
= day was again conspicuous at the =
= convention Of WOmeu's clubs. but y
: in manner not sensational like >
= that of yesterday. Mrs. Elmer d. Z
= Jones Of Salt Lake was one Of the (
= speakers at the morning session =
= Her subject was The Consumers =
: League From a Western WOman's >
, Standpoint. Her address was one y
= Of the ablest of the day and re- ,
= ceived marked appreciation. Her =
= statement that Utah was the first 2
= state in the west to take up the =
= crusade against the products Of ,
= the sweat shops was loudly ap- =
= plauded, and the speaker was =
= warmly congratulated on her et- =
= fort AMI work accomplished by =
= Utah club women.
= Mrs. Coulter, president Of the =
2 Utah delegation, has quite recOv- \
y cred from her indispOsitiOn and =
: was in attendance at al the ses- =
= siOns Of the convention today. She =
= felt chagrined over the Kirby in =
= cident. which occurred during her >
= absence yesterday. but she does =
= not consider it serious. The feel ,
Z ing among the delegates is that 2
= Utah's reputation has not SUI >
= fered. >
y Utah women are taking a lively =
interest in the federation politics 8
They are making a fight in behalf >
= OF Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker Of 2
= Denver for president, and it viii =
= not be surprising If one Of the =
= Utah delegates places ne name Of =
= the Denver woman before the con- ?
= veution as a candidate of the great =
| = west for the high honor
y II is claimed that the west, from 4
/ = Ohio to the Pacific coast. is almost =
/ y solid for Mrs. Decker, and viii get Z
/ = UP a ticket to defeat the Deni- I
| y n-Burdette combination. Z
= Utah aspires to one national Of 4
| = fee herself but just which one, 4
! y the delegation as vet refuses TO
/ = divulge, neither will the members I
! = give a hint as to which one of the
/ , bright women composing the del I
/ y egation has been selected as the I
| y prospective representative on the
! y general federation board Mrs. r.
y A. Vincent of salt Lake has been
> selected as a member OF the nomi-
> nation committee.
Mrs. Mcmahon. who has been
. denied a seat as delegate from the
y salt Lake chapter Of the r. T. o.,
= on the ground that It Is a secret
= society, has the backing Of the en-
> tire Utah delegation in her de-
y mand on the general federation
for payment Of her travelling e1~
> penses. Mrs. NIc1IahOn came here
= armed with credentials from the
y fedora ton officials emitting her to
y a seat and believed herself to be
y eligible to ali privileges Of the con
= vention, but was turned down
bv the credentials committee.
The officers acknowledged their
mistake, but claimed it was due 20
> a misunderstanding. As a sOlace.
= they granted her a privilege Of a
seat on the floor of the convention
= without the right of sharing In the
) deliberations. Mrs. Mcmahon
: = would let the matter drop II she
Z = had come at her own expense, but
= the p. z. o. society appropriated
, > $500 to defray the cost Of her trip,
1 , and she feels that the society
r = ought to have its money refunded
y The business Of her claim is gen
j / orally conceded, but action in the
= y matter is held in allegiance.
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