Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-28
CONCERNING THE
= COULTER SPEECH.
Mrs ", 4 Nclden Produces Let.
terS Bearing on the Much
Discussed Proposition
OGDEN WOMAN WILL NOT SPEAK
This 10 Effect is the Burden of the
Message Received Here - Mrs.
Neden's Statement

Concerning her connection with the
protest against Mrs. Coulters appear
anee at the biennial meeting Of the
General Federation OF Women's clubs,
to be held at st. Louis May Il to 95,
Mrs. w. A. Nelden makes the following
statement.
About three weeks ago announce
ment was made IN the salt Lake papers
that Mrs. Coulter had been invited to
speak at the approaching biennial at
81. Louis. IL surprised me very much,
because Mrs, Anna d. West, chairman
OF the program committee. had vol
UNFAIRLY told me Of the efforts being
made to secure place for Mrs Coulter
and that they had been denied
81 paid no more attention to the sub
ject until some 10 or II days ago,
when | learned that | was getting the
credit for the appointment This was
more than | was willing to stand for
50 /, individually and not 10 voice the
indignation Of others. or because 1 am
a member Of the general board Of d.
rectors, but individually wrote to Mrs.
West, expressing my surprise at the
appointment and asking for informa-
tion
MRS. VESTS LETTER.
",rhe reply received on Monday is as
follows:
"Old Point Comfort. Va,
April 10, 1904.
MY Dear Mrs, Nelden
10 ma
here, which Ia the reason OF my delay
in replying. ! do feel very sorry about
what you write me IN regard to
Mrs. Coulter. did everything possible
90 keep her from appearing on the pro-
gram. Two different people wrote me
asking me 10 give her the place. ]
answered and said she must select
some special topic ON which she wished
TO speak and then apply to the chair
man OF that department. After this |
heard that she wished to speak on
Household Economics, so ! wrote to
Mrs. Neville the chairman. and asked
her not to give her place. This
seemed to cover the ground, 80 ! had
no fears about IT, II seems she has
asked her to speak two minutes or al
lowed her better say, 70 speak for this
length Of time,
Now you can say this from me or
over my name or any way that VIII not
implicate you: That her name does not
appear on the program and II she Is
20 speak at all II Is 20 he in'discusslon
that Is open TO all You my make
this statement az public as YOU please,
print II II you want to over my name.
Mrs Neville had on right to allow
the public 20 know Of anyone that is TO
speak IN discussion, for II Is supposed
that all speakers In discussion are to
speak lmpr0mptu and that there Is to
b. no arrangement made for the dis
cusslon. have written Mrs. Neville
what / think about It, No one can feel
moro sorry than ] about this and |
want you as favor to make public the
fact that she is not to be a speaker at
the biennial.
with much love,
ANNA D, WEST"
MRS. NEYILLE's POSITION
Mrs. Neville, In a letter to Mrs, Nell
den. received yesterday, explains her
position In the matter az follows;
Green Bay, Wis. April %. My Dear
Mrs. Neldon-Mrs. West writes me that
there Is trouble in Utah and |, all UNI
Willingly, am the cause. Mrs. West
wrote me when first set about prepar-
ing my program that l would receive
an application for a position when |
was not 70 grant, She would explain
when we met She did not mention any
names and thought | would understand
which, OF course, | did not but fitted
ia tho md
Of her own state. When ! received a
letter from one OF your state officers
asking recognition for one who had held
prominent position In the federation
] replied that Utah was the only state
which had not standing committee on
economies, and, when a letter from me
asking that o II. II, b. appointed was
read at a state convention. and refused
] did not see how one from there could
expect TO teach there or speak but II
the person had anything 10 say she
could take part IN the discussion and ut
the conference would also have an OPP
portunlty
II wrote the same TO the person her
self, saying l would give her FIVE min
utes at the conference Her name VIII
not appear on any program. The dis.
Cusslon and conference are free 10 all,
so TO her Is accorded only the same
privilege accorded TO everyone who win
be present, except that / may have
written that she could speak from the
PLATFORM do not remember that,
Of course, was only IN the smaller hail.
you are at liberty 90 make just as
much Of this letter public as YOU desire.
I shall not mention N so your ConncC-
'tlon with the aifalr win never be known
unless you wish 10 tell only | am SO
VeXed and chagrIned AZ my mistake
that ! could not refrain from writing
"Yours most sincerely,
ELLA II. NEVILLE"
WHAT MRS, NELDEN SAYS.
IN talk with a "News" reporter to-
day Mrs. Nclden expressed her deep re-
grets that the matter should have cree
ated such a stir, but candidly admitted
that what she ala she aid as an individ-
ual club woman and not as a represon-
tatlye Of the federation OF this state.
She further said that she had read Mrs,
Coulter's statement as published In last
nights "Newe." and had only this to
say. that II Mrs. Coulter referred 10 her
when she spoke OF q certain Salt Lake
woman who was continually stirring up
strife in the ranks Of the club women
Of Utah, that the lady certainly ala her
a great injustice, as her desire had al.
ways been TO harmonize conflicting in.
terests, and she had constantly worked
TO this end. 1t was not her purpose to
create friction among the club women
Of this state.