Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-04

reopen its meetings, the topic for the
day being the Los Angeles biennial.
The Cleofan will also commence work
next Tuesday, the subject being the
Foundation of Canadian Dominion
and Chartist Collapse Miss Gather
Culmer Will be chairman of the day
The Utah Woman's Press Club met
on Tuesday at the Exponent office, and
a most interesting talk was given by
Mrs. John McVicker on her recent trip
to the coast
The executive committee Of the Utah
Federation of Women's clubs met Tues.
day at the Ladies' Literary club house
and It was decided to postpone the an
nual meeting Of the federation till oct.
49, 30 and 81, il will convene then at
Ogden. Those present at the meeting
were Mrs. T.. II. Corfman of Provo,
who presided In the absence of Mrs.
Coulter; Mrs. c. S. Kinney, Mrs. En-
incline r. Wells, Mrs. Walter Scott,
Mrs. j, +. Cowan, Mrs. +. d. Bichord,
Mrs. David Il. Hemphill, Mrs. G. u.
Blakely and Mrs. Charles d. Moore Of
Salt Lake, Mrs. Konold of Springville
and Mrs. Bichel Of ogden, Another
meeting Of the executive committee Will
be held at ogden prior TO the annual
convention,
A meeting OF the local branch of the
NeedeWork Guild was held Tuesday
at the Kenyon hotel and il was decided
to continue the work, the meetings to
commence this month.
The regular meeting Of the =. Il. o.
society was held this afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. A. G.. Andrews, lA @
street.
The currents events and current lit
erature section Of the Ladies' Literary
club met yesterday and Mrs. Wallace
gave an interesting talk on political ar
fairs abroad. and Mrs. Peabody re-
viewed Mrs Sedgewick'ss latest book
"The Rescue
The state Council Of Women held In
teresting sessions this week.
The womens clubs throughout the
country are well started in their au-
tumn work Discussions Of measures
to come before the state declarations
members in Illinois. Massachusetts,,
North Carolina and other states. Poll.
tical matters are engaging club wo-
men I'm Colorado Wyoming and Monta-
m where. because women have politi-
| raj rights their clubs are real powers.
certainly as wOmen's clubs are now or
gaui2ed they offer the best possible
training for the exercise of the suffrage,
when the time comes for rs general eN-
tension 10 women. Nearly every town
now has at least one club devoted to
The consideration OF public affairs
| child labor. the coal strike. municipal
law and government, the administra-
| tiou Of charities. have been intelligently
| discussed from one end Of the country
IN the other. Women have \ clear COM
nrehension OF political and social mat
| iers. OF which a few years ago. the most
Intellectual Of them knew only theoret-
ically.
The Association for Promoting Scion
fife Research by Women announces
n second prize of $1,000 for the best
thesis written BY n woman on scienti-
Hc subject. emhodyng new observa-
tIons and new conclusions based on In
| dependent laboratory research In biolo.
gical. chemical, or physical science All
| these must be presented 10 the eNecu.
tive committee OF the association and
must be IN the hands Of Mrs. Helen II.
Richards OF the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology in Boston before jan
uary 1. 1905. The prize WIN be award
cd in April. 1905 The theses for the
earlier prize OF $1,000. announced In
december 1900. for research work OF
a similar character. are due Deem
Der 81, 1909. The award will be made
next April.