The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-15
MRS.FAIRBANKS DIDN'T CALL,
iND THE ROMANS REPt BLICtN
CITR FEELS SNt BRED.
She Has 10 Re Their Guest Of Honor at
Delmonico's. but the club waited In
Nain--She Was launching Win The
Daughters OF 1917 One Flight Up.

While the Woman's Republican Club
waited patiently for three hours for their
guest OF honor. Mrs Charles Warren Fair
banks. wife Of the Vice President elect, 10
appear ar their meeting yesterday morn
ing in Delmonico's. the guest Of honor was
on the floor above unching with the Ma
tional Society OF the United States Daught-
era OF 1912 whose honor day celebration
il was While the club discussed Child
labor in Our Country its officers. es-
peciaIly the president Mrs j. Griswold
VENT. eagerly watched the door, that she
might give the signal to rise and cheer as
soon a. Mrs Fairbanks appeared.
Mrs. Frederick Nathan Of the Consumers
League spoke on violations OF the child
labor laws, and Secretary j. b. Paulding
Of the Child labor Committee, talked on
Child Labor in Our Country and still
the guest OF honor did not arrive
Where do you suppose Mrs. Fairbanks
is?- whispered one OF the executive COM
mittee.
she surely wouldn't forget to comet
a -ked another agitated at the thought
-of course not promptly responded
the executive officer. She accepted our
invitation several weeks ago Oh dear
no she wouldn't forget
But our programme X over. was the
answer. Now what can We do,'
Al this moment word was received by
the delegation waiting outside the door
To receive the guest Of honor and escort
her in that SIrs Fairbanks had arrived
Mrs 4 r. Lewis, treasurer of the club,
hastenei 10 the president 10 tell her, Our
guest will be here in moment MIN.
Wentz rose and with unconcea1eu uehght
announced that Mrs. FAIRBANKS. the guest
~ honor will be with us in moment
While waiting for her appearance the
,raaident read a funny story about Mr.
and Mrs. Newly-W to beRuile the idle
moments The doors had been closed to
lend 70 tho Vice President elects wife a
n,ore effective entrance, ard in silence the
nToontiye COMMITTEES Of six waited for Mrs.
Fairbanks 70 alight from the elevator.
Five. ten. twenty minutes passed. No
guest Of honor.
There was another consultation between
the president and the treasurer. who had
the welcoming executive officers IN charge.
Tho nre4ident's face grew white. and with
burning cheeks Mns. Lewis left the room.
The rest waited on
To an M the moments Of waiting presi-
dents OF successful Republican clubs told
about the branching ont Of their organiza
tons. Ten minutes passed. Then Mrs.
LAWS returned. and walked with slow
triad to the presidents desk.
Nv this time there was such a wa gging
NJ holiday hats that the room looked az If a
small whirlwind was stirring up the "a ssen-
bled headgear But every bonnet was still
when with gavel in hand the president calmly
announced. though her cheeks grew red
az with strong emotion, that Mrs. Fair
hanks had gone 10 the floor above TO attend
the Honor bay luncheon OF the Daughters
Of 1872. and had said she was really so late
for the luncheon thatlshe couldn't stop in
10 see the Republican women
That ended the meeting. and the guests
f1led into luncheon but nearly every woman
in the room asked her neishbor. why did
the guest Of honor snub us?"
Last night Mrs Fairbanks was the guest
of the Daughters Of Indiana at reception
in the ballroom Of the Hotel Aston.