Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-17
Her Action in withdrawing from
Reception Committee
Causes Comment.
MRS, WELLS INTERVIEWED.
Declares That She Usurped No.
Authority as Chairman
OF Invitations.
Mrs. Annie Wells Cannon Says AL
Women We're Invited TO isrins
Husbands With Them.

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An exhibition Of the intense partisan artisan
hatred With which everything pertain ls.1i
ing to the people OF the state OF lsall'
and tho malignancy existing IN Ashes
hearts Of many who pose as oEoao-
minded citizens and friends 10 'He
oansa Of progress and civilization His 4
!, de Yesterday afternoon in the action
If Mrs. q. Il. Allen, Wife of an eS *
congressman from this state, Wlio' ~
51he last moment. Withdrew from VIC
committee OF women who mad IN hail,'
the reception and entertainment OF OIL e'is
international delegates to the Souilci.
of Women, recently held in Seattle.
The distinguished party Of deleshte g >
comprising perhaps 100 in number 5Mere
returning to their eastern ana Euro-
pean homes, and all arrangements 'iau
been made for them TO stop over ~
salt Lake. Mrs. Emmeline 3. sWells,
rs president Of the Momen's Relief So
cieties of Utah, which is affiliated WIN
fine National Council Of Women, Aiiu
received letter from Mrs. Lllllan A., 4
Holistcr corresponding secretary o
the National Council, asking her -
take charge of the work of receiving
and entertaining the party of$wonen;
The letter of Mrs. HOLSTER was Oh
fetal. It contained suggestions as 10
the personnel Of the reception commit
tee to be selected by Mrs. Wells.
The names suggested were OF
non Mormon, as we'll MS Mormon
women. The. women were mott
1lod; by Mrs Wells. and the committees e
commenced the work Of arranging for
the reception Of the distinguished par
ty OF delegates With absolute harmony,
and no thought of sdisun:on or discord,
the women working shoulder to shout
der, and no one taking any thought4as
10 whether the membership of the COM
mittee comprised either Mormon, Jew
or gentle.
TURNED OUT IN FORCE, 4.
Several meetings of the entire COM
mittec were held; the non Mormon
women turning out in force; all was II
readiness to receive the guests. 1t wa:
TIL. last day. Then a note was received
from Mrs. Corinne Allen, wife OF eX
Congressman c. u. Allen, withdrawing vi
from the committee and refusing t
further participate in the proceedings
The note was addressed to Mrs. Emme
line b. Wells, chairman of the genera
committee, and was as follows:
at Mrs. HOLSTERS request, ! wa
glad to respond to your call as cl fL,
man Of the committee to meet IN
delegation of women from Seattle.
have proved in the past my respee
forpyou personally and my recognize
of your ability as a leader. would
sIad to ignore all differences OF op Il.
ion and carry out the plans for tr
day. hut as in my judgment the honol
ing OF a man who stands for the VIC
5laticn of tile law which the Nation;
league is organized to uphold. puts !. N
committee and myself in a posltic
lin which the only solution of the que
tlon&is to withdraw altogether. "
shall, therefore, not be present at q
banquet. although ] shall go 70 ~, q
train to meet Mrs. Grannls. WI
very great regrets, :,
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