Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-16


the body of the convention. fight
Considerable feeling was manifest but
not in a quarrelsome way.
The doubt has arisen, in the minds
of some, whether it would not have
been fairer to candidates who received
a minority vote on the informal bal
lot taken to instruct the nominations
committee. to have had read the COM
plete result of that ballot, instead of
only list of those receiving the lar
gest number of votes for certain Of
fees. An interesting fact may be men,
toned here. in this connection. that
Miss Harriet Lake. of independence,
retiring corresponding secretary and
newly elected general federation secre-
tary, received votes for every office in
the list. Since only the one list was
brought in by the nominations commit
tee, however. those dissatisfied with its
being allowed to stand should blame
themselves in the words of the fed
Grafton president, for not taking adj
vantage of the opportunity to make
further nominations from the floor,
privilege which furnishes power to
checkmate wire pulling should any
such ever make it's appearance.
It is felt that the new method OF
getting a nominating committee will be
productive of better feeling and a
more representative result than the
old one, whereby the first five names
proposed from the floor are accepted
without the sanction Of the informal
ballot. Now one member from each
district will be member of that
committee, each member OF each dis
trict will feel that she has had a voice
in the matter subordinate to none, and
time will be saved at the meeting of
the biennial, into which so much is
crowded.
1t is a most beautiful thing to see
the affection of one woman or an or
ganization of women for another OF
their sex, and by Mrs. T. j. Fletchers
firm refusal to be candidate for the
presidency of the Iowa Federation of
Women's Clubs another year. to which
she could undoubtedly have been
elected without opposition, that or
ganization lost a most able leader, who
has endeared herself to all with whom
she came in contact in every way.
Mrs. Fletcher, by her own act, steps
down into the ranks Of the Iowa club
women, who have, however, once
more chosen wisely, and heartily sec
onded by their former president. have
placed at their head one fully fitted to
preside, Mrs. j. j. Seerley, of Burling-
ton, whose prominence in club work is
already so we'll known.
From the point of view Of every
woman who attended the biennial, it
is believed, no more, generous and
eager hospitality could have been
shown than that rendered by the la
dies of Waterloo, to whom hearty
vote of thanks was extended at the
last meeting Of the three days ses-
sion.
The club women have decided to
place Mr.. Grover Cleveland on the
general federations mailing list, so
that he may receive all the current
literature in the way of pamphlets and
and circulars, to broaden his mind"
This in spite of the fact that several
husbands of club women have been
heard to say, in a convincing tone,
II guess Grover will be glad to let you
women alone before the storm of pro-
test to his article dies away"
George Horace Lorimer, the author,
puts into the mouth of "Old Gorgon
Graham" the statement: There are
two kinds of discomfort in this world,
the discomfort that works. and the dis
content that wrings it's hands. The
first gets what it wants and the second
loses what it has. There's no cure
no cure at all for the second, especially
if a woman has 1t, for she doesn't
know what she wants, and so you
can't give it to her." Americas best
womanhood is happily imbued with
the first kind of discomfort, and is rap
idly working out it's own cure, sue
cess. While many times the activities
in which it is engaged do not yield the
best results for the amount of energy
employed, experience is ever wise
teacher. Large numbers have the mis-
taken idea that all women who call
themselves progressive either individ-
ually or as organizations, mean by
that, they are determined to 80 sue
cessfully initiate their fathers, hus-
bands and brothers as to supercede
them both in the business and politi-
cal world. Women do not have to be-
come mannish women to be of use in
this world. The womanly woman's
sphere is just as distinct and in some
ways higher than the mans and it is
what we are doing as true hearted.
earnest women, not as mere imitators
of men that is going to count.
"Beans and Brains" were the capital
possessed by plucky American woin-
an the story of whose rise in the world
is being told in the press as follows:
Mrs Elizabeth Brent is in many
ways the most remarkable American
widow in Great Britain. She has her
town and country houses, liveried SER
wants. and has fad for horses with
pedigrees. In addition to her wealth
she is charming woman socially. Her
rise from poverty, seven years ago, to
her splendid position today is sample
of pure grit. She and her husband
left Wooster, Mass, in 1897, he having
the exclusive right to introduce pat
ent lawn mower in Great Britain. He
was accidentally killed in London, and
the widow found life before her with
$3.50 in her purse. Her income now is
near $1,000 day, and the story of her
rise has been told in moro than one
fashionable drawing room in England
"She hired modest room, wrote
cards to all prominent Americans III
7 o,,ann and Informed them that she