Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-15
NEW QUARTERS
NOW IN SHAPE
Women's Citizens Committee In
stalled in Rooms in Com
merCiaI Club Building.
SUCCESSFUL DISTRIBUTION.
More Than 10000 Packages Of Flower
Seeds Given out IN Two Days
List OF Committees.

The Womcn's Citizens committee or
tho forty-third encampment of tho o.
A r. has opened up its headquarters
in tho Commercial club building the
three rooms heretofore occupied by inc
Metropolitan Life company having been
vacated for the purpose. Tho rooms
which consist OF two committee rooms
and one large assembly hall, are being
renovated and retntcd and the WIN
dovs adorned with appropriate signs
etc. indicative Of the use 10 which they
are 10 be used. The quarters are next
door 10 the general headquarters Of the
general executive stan, OF Wmch CuL
Sterrett is director, and are Just 10 lhe
right Of the entrance TO the Commerc,al
club on the first floor
Mrs W. IA. Jones, chairman or lne
executive department OF the women ;
Citizens committee, VIII have hef OF
Ace I'M these rooms, as viii also the
heads of the other committees, and
within a day or two an furniture Wih
be installed and everything will oe m
readiness to carry on the auNillary
work Of preparing for the encampinenL
MANY SEEDS GIVEN OUT
Today the women are continuing the
distribution OF flower seeds when was
begun yesterday at the home OF Mrs.
Elizabeth Cohen, chairman Of the
flower committee. Mrs. Cohen inns
morning said the distribution had oeen
very successful more than 1000 en-
yelopes. each containing five packages
" flower seeds. having been given our
already These seeds were furnished
by the government through tho intu-
encc Of the Utah delegation in Con
gress, and consisted OF candytuII
snap-dragon, peoples, nastmu unis'
sweet elysium. astcrs pansles iopelds
and yorbenas. In addition to this
tho committee purchased and dis
tributcd about GOO packages OF seeds
including sweet peas nasturuums, pal
sans. marlgold, Candytuft callopsls
poppies. mgnOnette. and sweet tlE-
stun. all Of which flower In August.
The names and addresses Of each one
receiving seed was taken and the
promise secured that flowers would
bo furnished TO the committee during
the encampment week
BIG CALL FOR FLOWERS.
'~You can imagine the number OF
flowers we will have TO furnish SAID
Mrs Cohen There win be 10000 but
tonhole bouuets, one for each Of the
| 30. 900 veterans IN line IN the great pa
rade. Then we are going 20 shower
flowers along the parade, and that VIII
REQUIRE a large number. We must also
decorate many halls with lowers for
| the public meetings. There will be
many carnation plants distributed soon,
and other plants from which to secure
/ cut flowers for decorative purposes.
| These VIII be given out later and a
/ large number are being prepared IN
/ some OF the conservatorles in the VI
/ ciuity
The flower committee Is large one,
| and each member viii be given GER
| tain district and regular calls viii be
made at homes whore seeds are given.
/ and the progress OF tho flowers VIII
/ be watched, and when blossoms are
| wanted, our committee viii know Just
/ exactly what can be had In the way OF
4 flowers We expect not only 70 see
| the city greatly beautihed as a result
/ Of the seed distribution, but when the
/ flowers are needed We expect to know
| where we can get them
| The press committee, under the direc-
| ton OF Mrs. Annie Wells Cannon, Is
beginning the work OF publicity, and
IN fact an the committees are getting
| into shape TO take care Of the various
duties Of their departments.