The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-06

The Compromise and Its Effect.
The compromise so often referred to
In club circles was reached only at the
fifth session OF the compromise COM
mittee which consisted of Mrs. May
Alden Ward, AIRS. Anna D. West and
Miss Helen L. Whittier of Nassachu-
sets. and Mrs. J. Lindsay Johnson and
Mrs A. o. Granger of Georgia. The
Club Woman describes the conference
as courteous but strenuous, and in
view Of the recent Individual Note"
from Georgia which is given below. il
is believed TO be at least interesting.
Tie compromise is as fellows:
Resolved, That the color question be
settled without reorganization by the
strict application of the doctrine of
states rights. individual membership
in the general federation to remain as
it IS
Resolved. To offer the following
amendments: Amend article ,. section
l. Of The constitution so it shall read;
Every organization desiring to join the
general fe6erauon shall make applica-
tion through the president of its state
federation TO the president Of the gen.
eral federation. They must show that
DO sectarian or political test is re-
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and rulst agree to the constitution and
by-la rs Of tine general federation
Further amend article to read:
Any club that Is a member of its state
federation is eligible to the general fed
Grafton recommended BY the executive
board of the state federation, the pow
eT OF admission to remain as given in
article II, section >, of the constitution
section 3. The president shall refer
an applications for membership to the
committee on membership appointed
by the board OF directors for {Is action
on The same. The action Of the COM
mittee on membership shall be in writ
ing and a unanimous vote of the COM
mittes shall be required to elect. In
case the committee fails to agree, the
application shall be referred TO the
whole board. the written vote Of two
thirds Of which shall be necessary to
elect 10 membership"
Georgia sends the. following Individ-
ual Note" in regard to this compro-
mise:
The executive board of the Georgia
Federation of WOmen's Clubs, having
r@ceiY ed the report of the committee
on conference and being extremely de-
siroils Of preserving the harmony Of
the General Federation of Wonen's
Clubs. has resolved to accept the fol-
lowing substitute as agreed Oh by the
conference committee from Georgia
and froIa Massachusetts. The Georgia
federation in doing this, believes the
question Of membership by this plan
bids fair to be solved freely and salts
factorily to all parties. and in ali issues
of this matter. as Wei as in the i'm
portant question of representation at
the biennial. so vital TO the southern
women, the Georgia federation believes
that il viii be safe in trusting that
the fairness and courtesy Of the club
women of the country win obviate the
possibility of a contingency which
would force the southern clubs TO leave
the national organization. membership
an which they value SO most highly"
Programme For the Biennial Meeting
May Morning: Meeting of advis-
DRY council and board Of directors. |
Afternoon; Address Of welcome, pres /
ldenTs address Evening. Reception
al Woman's club house.
May Morning: Report Of officers
and committees. hOTal pageant given
by business men. Afternoon: Reports !
of state presidents and meeting state
delegations. Evening: Address by !
George Gunston of New York on "As-
ISOLATION Progress.
Nay 3-Morning. Education" Miss
Ellen Sabin. Milwaukee; Industry"
Mrs Florence Kelley. New York; Re
cipr9city," Mrs. Philip Moore, st Lou
Is. Art" Mrs A. H Brockway. /
Brooklyn Afternoon; club House"
Mrs. James Whitmore Denver;
Press Mrs Eliza Peattie. Chicago. /
Evening: Literature" Mrs. May Al
den Ward. Cambridge, Mass.
May Sunday intermissi0n.
Nay 5-MOrning: Business. After J
noon. "Civics." Mrs. Anna West, SOM
ervine. Mass. Forestry Mrs. J. p. [
Mumf0rd, Philadelphia; Travelling Ii l
brary and Art Galleries" Mrs Annie
Moore, Mount Pleasant, Tex; 'Audu-
hon. Mrs. j. T. Illick. Burlington, Ia. /
Evening: Education" Miss Sabin.
May 6-Morning: Business After /
loon. Civil Service Reform" Miss /
Perkins, Concord, Mass; Art, Mrs. (
Brockway; Value of Subordinate Fed /
Grafton" Mrs A. \. Thompson. To-
peka San Evening; Illustrated mu-
steal lecture, Wagner Festival, Bay |
reuth." Mrs. Charles Rhodes of Carl /
fovnia.
Nay AN day excursion to Long
Beach. Evening: Art" Mrs. Brock /
Nay Selection Of officers. After (
noon: Industrial Problems" Mrs. /
Kttiiczz Evening. Closing exercises.
The list Of speakers for these ses- !
siOns includes prominent American I
club women and an unusual number 4
of men, some Of whom are Mrs. Fred I.
erick Nathan. New York: COrnelia /
Fairbanks. washington: Mrs. Lucinda 4
Larned. Syracuse; Mrs. Frederick 1
Scoff. Philadelphia. Mrs. Sarah H. /
Platt-Decker Denver; Miss Jane /
Adams, Mrs. Julia Lathrop and Mrs. I
Herman Hall. Chicago; Miss Mabel /
Craft, SLn Francisco; Nathan Barrett. I
New Rochelle. y. Y; Mrs. Charles T. (
Lummis, Los Angeles; President David (
starr Jordan, Leland Stanford univer- /
sity, and john Fox. jr Kentucky.
The large allowance Of business [
meetings is a wise provision for the /
settlement Of ,he color C'lestiOn and I
reorganization, which promise 20 pre- 4
cipitate the most spirited discussionein I
the history Of the organization. Spec /
ial trains to the convention city are /
to be gun from every section OF the 4
country.