The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-17
SALT LAKE CITY is VISITED BY DISTINGUISHED WOMEN

| Of one OF which sat John Henry Smlth,
polygamist and apostle of the Mormon
church At this table was also seated
Mrs. Emmeine b. Wells, president OF
the Young Ladies National Improve
mcnt association and other women or
ganizations Of the Mormon church, who
was POSTMASTER of the evening
Mrs, Wells, in welcoming the guests,
expressed the love Of the Mormon pco.
pie for all men and women in the world
who desire to live pure and righteous
lives. She declared that the Mormon
people, whom she represented desired to
be at peace with all the world, and
wanted all the world to be at peace with
them. She said:
Our people have always been taught
10 arbtrate their differences without ap-
peal 10 force or the courts. and we wish
TO see the day when all the dlIlerences
OF the world may be arbtrated In the
same manner.
Mrs, Wells then introduced John
Henry Smith as the first speaker. He
said:
on behalf of all right thinking people
Of Salt Lake City and Clah, welcome
sea Of America. 1t is a matter OF salts
faction to us that our brothers and sis
ters from all parts of the world have
found a home under the stars and stripes
on the shores of the Great Salt lake.
Germany, sweden. Norway Denmark.
Holland, England, Wales, and every other
We welcome you to q people who love
liberty and live for the wel-belng OF the
human race. Every man and woman can
ibelleve In any faith they wish. The peo-
pie | represent laid the foundations of
this commonwealth
Apostle Smith then briefly reviewed
; the history Of the early settlement OF
the city and referred to the hardshlps
of the lives of the pioneers. He con
tinued
We invite you to come to us from every
part OF the world and join with US IN
love and fellowship To the Mormon
church, America is the land or Joseph.
You will find us noble and brave, chaste
and pure men and women. May you DC
happy and contented here; may you ell
Joy yourselves; may you nave IN youl
memories when you leave these shores
the women who have loved all that is
righteous and noble, who love liberty.
who strive to uplitt and make the hves
of men and women better. May you re-
joice that you have met and known a
people so broad minded and Just in their
hearts whose hands are ever open To
all mankind
Miss James Is Heard
Mrs Wells then introduced MISS
, James, Parliament Mansion, London,
England, president of the British Ioun-
ell Of Women, who said:
We have had the opportunity of visit
Ing many wonderful places and seeing
something of the promises that the
United States of America holds out to
the people of the world. We have seen
nothing more striking than the contrast
between the barren desert, through
which we have just passed and the beau
tiful city TO which we have been wei
coined tonight We see In this city the
example of industry and purpose direct
ed to wise ends. To have created state
with the most upIto,da,e appalStncftS pmntn Ur
and the arts, is OF the greatest achieve
ments, ~ 1., -,
10 the ladies OF Utah and OF salt Lake
city for extending such warm wei
come. We will always recall tne Flslt
with interest and pleasure we kne"
much OF Salt Lake and all OF IT'S pecu
iiarities before 1 think we Will know
a little more now.
!, Rabbi Charles j. Freund of the local
Jewish synagogue was called upon TO
respond to tho toast; Inc Jewisn idea %
of Woman.'' He briefly stated that
!; the literature of people is a reflection
| of it's life The literature OF the
Jewish people from the most remote
| times has paid high tribute to the
: beauty, to the virtue and the chastity
of its women. The newspaper of the
present age will be the only literature
that will be left to other generations.
, 1t teens with scandal and with tales
! from the divorce court. Will 1t reflect
truthfully the condition of this agel
"Any class of civilization that can
tell us that its women have been their
guides and inspiration, he SAID, are
noble people. ] saw different types
of women at the tabernacle today. salt
, Lake NAV welcome commercial bodies
/ from Chicago and other cities; She may
! entertain great fraternal organizations,
as she did last week, she may open her
| gates to social organizations; but the
9 most good will come when such repre-
| sentative women as You come 10 share
!. our hospitality and give us Of your IN
G spiration. As YOU 90 TO your homes,
/ may God speed you on your journey, and
. may you have pleasant thoughts OF our
t mountain home.'
E Frau Stritt Responds.
[ Frau Marie Stritt, president Of the
; German Women S congress, was then IN
c troduccd After expressing thanks foI
). the reception which had been accorded
n the delegation, Frau Stritt said;
I We are now at the end Of our long
c journey and are passing through your
u beautiful country with feelings of delight
Q Your America is wonder. 1t is a jour
4 ney OF wonder from the Atlantic to the
u Pacific. and we seeing new and
! greater wonders on orr way from the
c after another greets us in unending sue
: cession. After a terribly hard journey OF
v two days ana TWO nlSHts, II rs SuCH d
q relief, such as 1 think your forefathers
= must have felt when they saw the shores
i of this Great Salt lake. we came tt
q personal friends. Several Of you were
y with us FIVE years ago at Berlin. and you
were welcome. There We met the first
= woman who was member OF your par
q lament I wish to thank you for your
;. hospitality on behalf Of the German dele
CATION,
. Frau Stritt, who is the first woman
y, ever permitted to practice medicine II
. Germany, and who was forced to study
.S in Switzerland, AS women were barred
. from the medical schools In her owT
!. land, has achieved distinction IN orgina
g research in her profession and has writ
e ten number of books that are authori
~ ties on her special subjects. Her ref
- erence to the first woman pariamen
~ tartan was to Mrs, Alice Merrill Horne
=. member of the house of representa-
tives in 1896.
Compensation at Last.
u Nine Marie Topelin, president of thu
L - Ia,