The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-18
Two Thousand Delegates Pres,
emf in Worlds Fair City.
BUSY TIMES IN SIGHT
BIG HALL or O5E0N THEATER
FILLED WHILE ADDRESSES
ARE DELIVERED AND
PAPERS READ.

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and responses were delivered ana fra
tcual greetings extended by repre-
sentatiyos Of The various womens SO.
cicties
The big business Of the morning, in
SO far as the greater number of the
/ delegates was concerned, was in ID
curing credentials as delegates The
advisory council of the general fed.
/ Grafton composed OF the president
the secretary and the treasurer of the
larger body and presidents OF state
declarations and Independent cmns
had charge Of the issuance OF crelen.
tal3, ana began Their work at $50
O'Clock at tho Odeon. They did NOT
have moments rest from the time
| that they took their seats until a few
I n inutes before the convention was
called to order The delegates crowd.
/ Cd upon them, each eager to pass
! through the fornality as quickly as
/ possible; but with all the haste that
/ could be made, the number was so
great that many Of the delegates we've
forced TO stand in line for an hour he
fore they could present their crelon
1 tails ana ho properly enrolled.
AT O'clock in the afternoon Mrs
/ DIMES r. S. Danison, o. Nav YORK,
called TO order The seventh biennial
session OF the General Federation Cf
Womans clubs in the Odeon, and the
greatest convention in tire history d
| NE federation began.
Ana bis ball was packed win nun
lred3 Of delegates, ejcn hlsily try
mg to find her place with her state or
ndeDandcut organ zatin, and most
OF them talhing There was the resl
ling Of silks and the swish Of salin5
as tno3 crowded through the aisle a.
tho tap of the presidents glyel and
8. lhen Their talk ana the lruulrou Of
their garments was drowned in a
burst d. melody from an orchestra
The orchestra continued to play
/ while the delegates found thou seats
and when oricr was restored Roy
/ Caroline Bartlett Crane, OF Michigan.
4 invoked the divine blessing en- tae &c.
Jitorati,ng r NJ saseinn
Mayor Rcltl Wells was next intro
/ luccd, and received hearty applause
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