The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-26
CLOSING SESSION
OF CLUB WOMEN
Concluded from First Page)

, of Austin TEX.
/ Directors Mrs Josiah Coates, Gal
ifornia; Mrs Williams. Minnesota
Mrs Charles YariIey. New Jersey
Mrs. Belle Strough,enbury, Nebraska
Mis-. Charles Perkins. Tcnnes8ec,
Mrs. Mary F Wood. New Hampshire.
Mrs f, L. Johnson, Kansas.
The matter of taxing clubs for the
support Of the Federation was brought
up again. ald it became the chiai
subject If discussion, 1t was finally
agreed that clubs having less than q
members should pay $3.50 into the
Federation treasury annually and
that members Of clubs having more
than 25 members shall pay annual tax
If 10 cents each
The matter Of honorary presidents
/ in the Federation was revived by a
motion that Mrs Ellen NJ. Ienroth
Of Chicago. twice president of the
+ Federation, be made an honorary
president of the organization Mrs.
Henrotin had worn this title until
Tuesday. when by her own motion
the Federation recinjel the rule by
which honorary presidents were SO
honored 1t was understood that the
ladies' took this action in order to "a
press their disapproyal of the action
Of one of their honorary presidents
who is said to have recently reunr
rad one man within two weeks after
securing a divorce from another
The motion to restore the honor
10 Mrs. Henrotin carried with a rusn,
and she was roundy applaudei
Mrs. Dow. of New York, moved that
Mrs. Dimies r. s Anderso,. the re
firing president also be made an hon
orary president of the Federation, The
Indies became clamorous 70 second
the motion
Mrs. Robert Burdette was called
to the chair by Mrs. Denison and the
motion was put 1t carried u1nni
mously. though Mrs. Denison appeal
en- TO the convention to wait another
year before comforting this honor up
on her Her appeal was swept aside
ana the enthusiasm of the ladies' he
came such that one Of them hammer
ed the floor with an umbrella dem
onstration new t. the convention
Mrs. Denison responded in very
gracious speech She pronounced the
honor a beautiful tribute from her
friends, and said that when she look
ed out over the convention hall and
saw their bright faces, their white
gowns ANA their dutterirg handker
chiefs, she felt that she walked with
angels.
What was. perhaps, the prettiest
incident Of the whole convention oc-
Cured within the next few minutes.
II was kiss.
Women had sung each others prais-
es every day. but not until Wednes-
day morning had one of them kissed
another--at least upon the stage, be-
fore the assembly
Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, president
of the Woman's clubs of North Caro-
lima appeared upon the stage to re-
port for her state. Mrs Patterson I
is a pretty little lady with dark hair .
and eyes and a manner as sweet as !
the perfume of magnoias. She ex-
hbited considerable timidity in re- /
porting for her state. which has not /
until now been represented In the
general Federation She placed her
arm about Mrs. Denison, and kept 1t I
there while she talked giving the ap- I
pearance OF leaning for courage upon 1
one more experienced in appearing I!
before large bodies of women
Mrs. Patterson said that II was
known OF the men If North Carolina /
that they still believe in God, read
Walter Scott and vote the Democrat /.
ic ticket" OF the women of North
Carolina she said she could say that
they ala as they pleased, and that it
pleased them to do as the men want I.
ed them TO. why shouldn't we?
They love us This pretty sentiment
was characteristic Of the pretty
speech made by a pretty lady. As
she concluded she lifted her face.
kissed Mrs. Dennison, and the con.