The Greeley tribune., 1903-10-22
BRAINS AND DRESSES
Both in Plenty at Annual Meet
ing of the c. F. W. c.

Dear Old Tribune ;-Don'J DC seem
bit audacious for Just plan, sum-
mor-place club woman to venture 10
give heI point of view OF the annual
meeting OF the Colorado FeiC.atlon
Of Womeu's clubs after the bIt-ltest
newspaper women Of the civ nave
given thciG version in the sInday
papers OF the metropolis? Even after
the brilliant, if erratlc, Poly Pry
has dipped her pen in strange
mixture of yitriol and hone and
characterized all that she thought
worthy of Characterization, TO sa
nothi X OF the little Butte product
a no made little word pictuga Tor
us without much foreground or back
ground in very truth, but w!tDaI
pretty little impressionistic sketch.
! But since YOU ask it and sine | am
nothing if not ACCOMMODATE, ! do
not mind telling you that ii was al
together one of the most brilliant
assemblases Of women it has ever
been my good fortune to mee-, not
withstanding the fact that have
been an interested spectator a. three
of the great international biennial
meetings of women's clubs.
The City Of Sunshine opened vide
her portals to welcome US; old Dame
Nature touched all her trees and
shrubs and vines with gorgeous
autumn tints: the sky above was as
blue as only Colorado sky eau be:
the sun shone in mellow radiance:
even old weather beaten Pixies Peak
seemed little less forbidding than
usual, and all the people seemed glad
to see us, along with the reception
committee who met US at the train
and whirled us away in biz red
automobile through the wide parked
streets TO the Plaza hotel, club mead
quarters, and then the. show began
and lasted without cessation three
whole days and nights. When the
women we're not talking, sometimes
two or three at time. the biz pipe
organ was peaing forth the triumph
ant strains OF Dudley Bucks Star
Spangled Banner or Lemari's An
dante under the magic touch of a
master hand. The sweetest singers
in all the state were there and sang
their sweetest songs. We discussed
education, legislation, literature,
morals and philosophy, rummaged in
reciprocity bureau for subjects. In
fact, ! can safely challenge you to
name any subject that was passed by,
from our city, county and state iusti-
tutions through the entire category to
art--aIt illustrated in our own towns
woman's winsome manner, art illus
trated by the Pre- Raphaelite broth
erhood and illustrated, too, by beaL-
tiful pictures galore. This was on
Wednesday evening and already the
chairman of the program committee
was receiving requests to put the lit
tie lady on the program again next
year.
Mrs. James Lewis, president OF
the Kansas Federation OF Women S
clubs, gave very scholarly paper
on the development of intellectual
ideals. Mrs, Percy V. P, Penny
backer of lexas, a little woman with
a big lot of personal magnetism and
enthusiasm, spoke without notes on
the work of Texas women; Mrs.
Dore Lyon, editor of the Club
Women's Magazine and president OF
the New York City federation, is as
bright as she is beautiful and she
tossed some mighty pretty WORD
boquets to the Colorado women and
got lot of subscribers to her maya.
zine in return. Mrs. Burdette
brought golden greetings straight
from the golden gate of California
DR.. Slocum gave us the right hand o
fellowship and Miss Flansburg was
mistress of the situation when she
welcomed US in behalf of the City
Federation of Clubs. Mrs Denisor
talked frequently and most pleasing
~. Colorado women are very loya
to Mrs. Denison and her admipstra
tion, but all the same they do no
like the two term precedent in thu
general federation and are going t
st. Louis next spring In the firm be
lief that at that time Mrs. Plat
Decker will be practically the unani
nous choice OF the convention fol
president. This hope is being con
hrmed from many sections OF thu
country aud this fills their hearts
with Joy and pride, not only becaus.
Colorado women want the honor tt
come to Colorado, but because Colo
rado has the one woman that the
general federation needs as chief ex.
ecutive and her name Is Mrs. SaraF