The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-28
NOTED WOMAN PAYS
SALT LAKE VISIT
Mrs. Moore, President of Gen
eraI Federation of WOman's
Clubs, in City.
WILL SPEAK BEFORE
LADIES' LITERARY CLUB
Tells in Interesting Way Of
WOman's Work in Panama
Canal Zone.

''My visit here is purely soclal and
for the purpose of coming more closely
in touch with the woman IS clubs here
aud the work they arc doing. | shall
address the members of the Ladies Lit
crary club and representatives of all
the woman s organizations at the club
rooms Thursday afternoon and tell them
something of what is being done by The
General Federation, especially in the
Panama canal zone Our work is en-
tiroly nou-politiCal and concerns simply
the bettcrmcnt of general conditions
OF living,
Thus briefly Mrs. Phillip NJ Moore,
president of ihr General Federation
Of Woman 5 clubs, who arrived here
Thursday morning from n tour OF tho
northwest, outlined the purposes OF her
visit. While in the city, Mrs, Moore
will be the guest of Mrs. George Il.
| Hancock one Of the members Of the
board OF directors of the General Fed
Grafton
Mrs Moore WAS elected president of
the General Federation about year
ago. at the biennial meeting in Boston.
| Among the places visited in the prcsi-
dcut's "trip arc Boise Portland, Seattle,
and other cities of the northwest
Mrs. Moore WIS entertained AT
luncheon, given by Mrs. Hancock We'd
ncsday afternoon, at which number
of prominent club women of the city
were present and viii be guest of hon.
or at luncheon at the University club,
to be given by Mrs. c. T.. Allen, prcccd-
! ing the reception mt the Ladies Liter.
airy club. She viii leave here Thurs
dav night for Denver aud continue her
journey thence 10 her homo III 81.
! Louis.
Well Qualified.
| Mrs. Moore has served the General
! Federation in manV capacities Tor 4
number of years, and is well acquainted
with the workings of the organization.
| Uniting unusual qualifications for her
high position. Mrs. Moore represents,
moro than any other woman. perhaps
those qualities which permit broad
outlook over the social situation of the
country and she has been honored for
her work as have few women who have
cssayed to bring about Improvements in
any lines of women 5 work.
She is "A graduate of Nlssar college
| and one OF the three women houorcd
with a place on the board Of trustees
of that institution. Que can not but
| bc struck with the distinct charm of
presence and with her strong clasp on
The proncr methods for bringing about
|
only To the home. but as well. albeit IN
"a womauIy fashion. in public lifc, II
ono could think for moment that
there might be something of the repre-
sentative of woman 5 rights about her
il is quickly dispelled and in most
charming way she tells one what can he
accomplished by strong influences along
lines best calculated 10 achieve results
through attention to those matters re-
presented by the term. woman 5 sphere.
Panama Work.
Mrs. Moore spoke Wednesday night
to Tribune representative nt some
length Of tho situation i'll the Panama
canal zone and the excellent results
being accomplished there through the
influence Of the General Federation
There are eight separate organizations
there, all working III harmony, under
the supervision of strong patcrnal
government, of coursc. but cffectine
splendid results by attention to sam
tary methods aud wholesome influence
Sanencss and shrcwd common sense are
prominent characteristics of her char
actcr and there is also 4 strong
determination that whatever is bes,
shall be accomplished, with no sug
gestions of spectacular or appeal
other than to the highest qualities ot
American womanhood,