Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-03
UTAH WOMAN
MAKES A Scene.
Mrs, C, l. Kirby StartIes Women's
Clubs Convention,
WANTED TO BE UP AND DOING
Then the Audience Hegan 10 Roar
Members Of Delegation Think They
Have Suffered Greatly.

Los Angeles Cal, May 1.-THE polit-
ical feature Of the club women's con-
ventlon is the withdrawal tonight Of
Mrs. Robert j. Burdette Of California
from the presidential race. This as
sures the election of Mrs Denison OF
New York 10 that office, with Bur
dette's chances for the first vice presl-
dency excellent.
Following the morning session, when
an attempt made by Massachusetts,
delegate to precipltate the color Ques-
ton fell fiat the club women took a
recess to view the flower parade, Mrs.
Lowe rode In a victoria decorated by
the Friday Morning club with 5000 pink
roses, accompanied by Miss Lily Free
mont daughter of the Pathfinder"
and attended by eight outrlders in
white flannel. The ladies were gowned
In gray and carried parasols Of the
same shade.
The afternoon session was devoted to
two-minute reports Of stale presidents,
who told of the practical work Of their
declarations. Such announcements as
the establishment of 500 free travelling
libraries In Ohio and the opening Of
20 rest rooms for farmers wives In
Texas precipitated so much applause
that the presiding officer asked that IL
be suppressed In order to save time,
feature not down on the program
was the appearance Of Mrs Charlotte
Ives Kirby 10 report for Utah The
president Of Utah was not present, and
Mrs, Kirby announced that she was to
represent her. Mrs. Elizabeth X.
Royle Of Salt Lake City, honorary vice
president Of the general federation, was
sitting on the platform and unobtru-
siyely made her way to the president s
chair in order not to attract the atten-
ton Of the audience, and begged that
the speaker be stopped for she was
talking about herself any way instead
Of making a report, and the whole
house was In litter Mrs. Kirby was
allowed TO proceed, however and when
the two minutes were up and she had
been called down twice she began 10
repeat Let US, then. be up and doing,
when the audience began to roar and
ended the farce.
A Utah delegate arose and said Mrs
Kirby was not even a member OF the
Utah delegation and that II denounced
her Mrs. Kirby, who had in the mean
time sauntered off TO the press tent "a
give out her speech, said she had been
sent by the governor OF Utah
Members of the Utah delegation
think they have had more than theil
share Of troubles, inasmuch as the rl-
NOR Is abroad that Mrs, Roberts, wife
Of the Mormon leader, has come tc
push her claims as a delegate. As a
balm for injured feelings Utah wants
IN claim the office Of recording secre.
tary.
During the afternoon there were
| meetings OF state declarations and the
, usual amount of caucusing TO I'LL places
on the important nominating commit
| tee. Illinois has named Mrs Thaddeu,
Stanwood to serve In this capacity ant
New York has selected Mrs. ST. Johr
Gaffney. New York has In state eau
Gus also decided to support Mrs. Deni
son for president and Mrs. Burdette FOL
first vice president.
This evening the session was monop
ollsed by one man, Mr. George Guntor
Of New York who delivered an address,
on Association Progress" Tomorrow
the double bill will begin.
At the meetings Of state delegations
this afternoon an effort was made e
promote new amendment In substitu.
ton for that recently accepted at the
New. York color conference by Massa.
chusetts and Georgia representatives
but afterwards rejected by Massachu.
sets, The new amendment originated
with Nebraska and already has the
support OF Massachusetts,, Missouri
Montana, Idaho and Iowa, II provides
that II the New York compromise fails
Of ACCEPTANCE by the convention that
''all future applications on the part OF
individual clubs for membership in the
general federation shall be made TO the
state federation and that qualifications
for membership shall be only such as
are provided for admission to the state
federation except they shall show no
political or sectarian test"