Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-05-02
Governor and Mayor Extend Welcomes to
the Land Of Flowers
FORTY NEBRASKA DELEGATES PRESENT
Many Former Residents Of the State Mingle
with Their Old Bsighbors.
POLITICS PROMISES TO Be INTERESTING
Nebraska Delegates want Director
ship and Are Divided on PresI-
deBcy Between Mrs. Bur-
dette and Mrs. Decker.
CFrom a stsr CorresnondentN

(From a stsff Correspondent)
LOS ANGELES, Cal, May I.-Cspe-
cial Telegram Forty Nebraska badges
are 6uttering IN Los Angeles today
upon representatives from the state to the
General Federation OF woman's clubs.
while many more are being worn honorarily
by former residents still loyal to Nebraska
Ibut whose allegiance has been transferred
by a change OF home. Twenty-Five voting
representatives have registered, the dele.
cation making good showing from a CEN
tral position on the ground floor Of the
convention.
While no formal meeting has been held
to outline the delegations policy. many
are desirous OF securing a member on the
board OF directors. Lincoln Is evidently
covetng the office and willing to concede
the successor to Mrs. L. L. Ricketts, as
general federation secretary. The tempo
Tary appointment Of Mrs. Eli Plummer OF
Lincoln to that position by the Nebraska
executive board today may throw the board
membership to another part OF the state.
However, the delegation is divided in It's
choice OF president between Mrs Decker
of Denver and Mrs Burdette Of California,
also on reorganization.
An attempt is being made to unite the
states Of the middle west in the advance
snent Of a plan that may harmonic the
Georgia and Massach chusetts factions. II in
cludes an amendment to article II. section
of the general federation. which reads,
"only such membership tests shall be ap>
piled to clubs asking membership in the
General Federation OF Womans clubs as
are applied to clubs seeking membership
in the federation OF state in which the
club is located except as otherwise pro-
Tided by the by-laws Of this federation"
The proposition Is receiving favorsble
Consideration Of Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa.
Colorado, Illinois and many other states
of the middle west, and while Georgia may
not accept II. II offers the most popular
adjustment yet proposed and has the favor
of many states opposed to the admission
OF colored clubs.
Formal Opening Brilliant.
The formal opening OF the clubwomen's
convention this afternoon was brilliant
Hundreds OF delegates and visitors packed
the Simpson auditorium to the roof, the
interior was embellished with $4,000 Gala
lilies and representative American women
sat on the platform while the usual happy
greetings we're exchanged between host
esses and guests.
The opening day was otherwise distin>
Euished by two separate questions which
would have developed into sensations had
they reached the convention One of them
which got as far as the board Of directors
had to do with turning down a delegate
from secret society. The other, which
concerned the possible unseating OF Mrs.
Roberts OF Salt Lake City wife OF the for
mer congressman from Utah, in the event
that she should try to appear again as
delegate, was squelched.
The frst affair which affects a national
Of g ha.
fore the board of directors in the morning.
T.. E. O. Members Get In.
Mrs. II. c. Mcmahon Of Salt Lake City,
II seems, had been appointed delegate from
ahe P. e. o. chapter in that city. which had
aAolied for admission to the general fed
eration, and she had received her creden-
tisls. But at the last minute Mrs. Deni-
son, as a member OF the membership COM
mittee, discovered that secret societies
were not admissible and notified the del
egates. Today, before the board acknowl-
edged the error. Mrs. Mcmahon, instead OF
pushing her claim. withdrew amicably on
awo conditions. One was that the member
ship committee shoulder the mistake and
she be seated in the convention. potwi:h-
standing a vote was denied her.
The Roberts matter has been simmering
ever since Mrs Roberts said she. as presi-
City, would be a delegate to the conven-
tion by virtue OF her once Mrs. Roberts
changed her mind before an underlying
current OF protest came to the surface and
stayed at home. II is understood, however,
chat a prominent eastern woman had been
emportuned by Utah women TO lead the
light in the event Mrs Roberts undertook
10 press her rights.
COIOred Question the Issue.
In the meantime the real skeleton the
colored question. will make away with
enough time in the course OF cbnTs..iou
events. The rumor having started in Call
afornia that Mrs. Rufin intended to come 20
Jos Angeles impelled Mrs. Anna West
one of the le lers In Massachusetts. to
seek a denial Il ough the Associated Press
Undoubtedly one feature that largely
snsde impressive the opening session was
ahe floral scheme, only possible in the land
Of flowers The ealla lilies not only banked
Bolidly the back OF the platform. but the
two balconies their entire length, while
great clusters we're tied to every aisle
seat in the house.
The state banners, placed here and there
20 designate the delegations. added 20 the
pioturesqueness- The women lined up on
the platform, moreover, were charmingly
gowned, Mrs. Lowe leading on with q stun
ming creation In black aud white.
After Invocation by Mrs Chester P. OAR
land addresses Of welcome were given by
Governor Henry 7. Gage, Mayor NJ. p.
Snyder, Mrs. Josiah Cowles. president OF
the local biennial board. and Mrs. Kate A.
Buckley of Oakland. president of Cali
eornia's federation. Mrs Buckley said:
Welcomed by Mrs. Buckley.
I'm the name OF the California club
NSrsn. l bid you welcome. We have
S~Iooked forward for two years with pleas
ant anticipations TO your coming and now
thai you are here, happiness "a ours. We
are glad you have accomplished the weary
Journey across the plains and deserts and
over mountains and have come 10 the land
of promise and plenty. OF sunshine ana
Ummer-Our California.
The doors OF our homes stand opsn and
lcOatiaOsa On Second RAsAl