The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-09
4 Floral Surprise For the Club
Women Assembled at Los
Angeles, Cal.
CALAIS REPLACED sy CARNATIONS.
Thousands Upor Thousands Of the
pink blooms FILLED the Great An
aitorium with Their Fragrance
The First Big work of the Com
venttOn 10 Now On.

prise Monday morning. for when
they entered the great auditorium,
which last week was decorated with
10000 Gala lilies. they were greeted
with the odor of thousands and thou
sands of pink carnations which had
replaced the lilies as solid back
ground to the platform and as a bor-
der to two balconies. The local com
mittee was up at daybreak, and with
n corps Of assistants accomplished
their tasks of decoration for the
opening session ut $3.50. This flower
feature. which is such distinguish
ing work of the California conven-
ton, began by local committees meet
ing trains ut outlying stations with
loads Of bouquets. Almost every day
curing the convention punches OF
blossoms are handed around while
the delegate who does not receive
from some source a bouquet or
box of oranges at regular intervals,
belongs 10 the Order If the Over
looked
Mrs. loves room, moreover. is n
flower bower from morning until
night.
There was an air of expectancy on
every delegates face Monday morn
ing. for there was a probability Of the
color question cropping out.
Upon the opening day OF the con-
vention il was evident tina. tho spirit
Of tolerance would rule. There was
absolutely no bitterness in the pre-
liminary talk outside the convention
hall. This morning, as predicted,
there was suppressed excitement dur
ing the consideration Of the charter
which came up first, and when Mrs.
II. Q. Granger. president Of the Geor-
gia Federation. moved tina; sections
and 3 of article H.. parts If the
proposed amendment. be considered
first, every one knew the battle was
! on.
When points Of order and inter
rogation points few thick and fast,
Mrs. Lowe retired from the chair
temporarily. giving Mrs. Denison an
other opportunity to preside. Sec
tion 2, which was considered and
finally adopted. reads:
From state where club is a
member If the state federation, il
would also be eligible TO the general
federation if recommended 10y the ex-
aeutive board Of the state federation,
the power Of admission 10 remain as
! given in article H.. of the bylaws. rs
follows: section three Of article H.,
LtcL x.-s1l fn-IaN sh0kld Inc
given now to help to an understands
ing Of the situation. II reads:
"The president shall refer all ap-
plications for membership 10 the
committee on membership appointed
by the board Of directors, for its ac-
tion upon the same. The action of
sae committee on membership shall
be in writing, and an unanimous vote
Of the committee shall be required ia
elect. In case the committee fails to
agree. the application shall be re-
ferred to the whole board, the writ
ten vote of two-thirds of which shall
be necessary to elect TO member
ship"
The color discussion has entirely
but at the same time reports are Ty
ing fast. There seems TO be "A feel
ing that the Decker forces are gain
ing ground.
AColorado woman stated last night
that II states had already expressed
their intention Of voting for her. Al
five o'clock this afternoon the ncini
mating committee is scheduled e
meet for the making up Of the ticket
The rumor that Mrs. Denison has
Withdrawn was promptly denied b.
her last night.
The report of the committee ap
pointed to secure national charter
made by Mrs.. Mary Lockwood, callc'
forth much discussion and entangle
ment. This committee was instruct
ed TO continue the work Of accepting
the charter and perfecting it unde
the new organization.
The invitation made by Mrs. WIN
Tod Helmuth. of New York. that tn
next. convention be held in that cit.
will, like the one from Minneapolis
be referred to the board for action.
LAST niSHt tHe VuuS"'''h"' H'sNio'
was star attraction. with Presiden
David Starr Jordan. Of Leland Stan
ford university, as chief speaker, ol
"The Education Of Women
Other speakers were Miss l.. J
Martin, Of the same university, 81
Art for Children From the Point Q
Physiology" and Mrs. Lillian Dun
canson. Of Chicago, on "Fads in Edu
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