Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-14
CLUB CHAT.

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The Daughters Of the Revolution
win meet OIL Monday i'm the Exponent
office at O'Clock
rht Ladies' Literary club meetins
yesterday afternoon was IN charge o,
the home and education section. Tire,
topics along the lines of work done
and undertaken by the club were pre-
scented, Mrs. William g. Jennings
spoke ON Looking Backward" DR. y.
b. Beatty on Looking Forward and
Mrs. \. j. Gorham the president of
the club, on Looking Upward" The
| music was furnished by Miss Edna
Dwver and MIS-. Graham f. Putnam.
Tea Was served and a social hour en-
joyed following the program,
The Spirit OF Liberty chapter, Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution met
this week at the home Of Mrs. ]. K.
Walker, 1905 Brigham street Mrs,
James Deitrick had charge OF the at
ternoon.
In many states preparauo are al
ready on foot for the annual meeting
n October Federation month" Octo-
Der Is rightly called, for no less than
10 state conventions are held during
the month. There appears to have been
genuine reaction against making fed
GRAFTON meetings too social IN their
character The Nebraska cluDWomeu
have been advised in the club depart
ment of the Nebraska state Journal as
follows; 1T Is perhaps none too soon
to notify the women over the state that
no formal receptions are to be given in
their honor during the convention, and
that il viii be quite unnecessary to pre-
pare new evening frOckS Tor the Oc-
casion This decision may cause disap-
polntment to some. but the reception
is usually regarded as nuisance By
delegates ON account Of the extra
clothes required, and the break in the
convention routine. II is the intention
to endeavor to introduce the element
Of socabllty IN other ways,
The colored women's clubs of Mime
sofa have Just held a state federation
meeting In Minneapolis, delegates from
- clubs presenting themselves. Mayor
Jones OF Minneapolis welcomed the
delegates. and several speakers of prom
incnce contributed to an interesting
program Among the speakers were
Mrs Lucy Thurman president Of the
Michigan State Federation of Colored
WOmens clubs. and MIS-. Carrie Clifford
Of Ohio. Mrs. Thurman made a plea
for the establishment of day nurseries
and free kindergartens for the young
children OF Co'ored working women, and
Mrs, clifford y Jke ON social conditions
I'm the south, which the intelligent col
ored women OF the country are counted
upon to ameliorate, There la certainly
an amount Of work ahead OF these
clubs No class of young people stand
la, nf sattlafaauY ttspYlF lifnV-
airy and other clubs, and social endeav-
or generally, than the colored boys and
girls OF this country. The womens
clubs have a great responsibility, which
they viii undoubtedly fulfil
The women Of Madison. wis, made
up their minds this summer that the
town needed n new high school. A spe'
cial election having been called TO de-
eide the question OF an issue Of bonds
for the purpose Of building, the women
especially the cluhWomen OF the city
resolved 10 exercise their limited right
Of suffrage and secure the school Few
women had ever been known TO vote lt
school elections, and their announce
ment that they meant to work for the
new building troubled the opposition
very little. Before election day II be-
came apparent that the women were
i'm earnest on the day Of the election,
July %. the women were out IN full
force, Many sent their private car
riages 10 be used to convey voters 20
and from the polls. Housckeepers
brought their cooks with them. The
result OF the election was % majority
~ 2si votes In favor OF the bond issue.
The male vote showed majority Of l31
against the bonds, while the women's
vote polled a majority Of AZ In favor
of the proposition. Practically all Of
the opposition came from two wards In
the CITY. but even IN those wards only
6S women were induced 20 vote against
the question. The opposition threatens
to contest the election ON the ground
that women have no right under the
law 10 vote on a school bond Issue, al