The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-22
Women's Clubs


The biennial meeting of the Gem
erai Federation of Women's Clubs.
held IN Cincinnati beginning May IL.
closed last Wednesday, after q very
successful and satisfactory session.
Subjects OF importance before the
women Of the country were intelii-
gently discussed. and at the evening
open meetings orators and men OF let
ters OF worldwide reputation were
heard IN scholarly and instructive adj
dresses. The election Of officers was
held the last day OF the convention,
resulting in the reelection OF most
Of the present officers. The result of
the election follows: President. Mrs.
Philip n. Moore of Missouri: first vice
president, Mrs. Josiah Allen Cowles OF
California; second vice president.
Mrs Mary Ball King, Illinois; CORE
spending secretary. Mrs. Frank N.
Shiek, Wyobing; recording secretary.
Mrs. Henry II. Dawson, New Jersey;
treasurer, Mrs. John A. Treadgili, Ok
lahoma; auditor, Mrs L. L. Branken-
burg. Pennsylvania
Among the directors Mira c. H Nc
Mahon, president of the Utah Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs was elect
ed, much to the qualification OF the
delegation and her hosts OF friends in
Utah and Salt Lake. The place of
holding the next biennial in 1919 VIII
be decided at meeting of a women's
council to be held next week In Mem
phis, Tenn. when Salt Lake will be
prominently considered as q possible
meeting place, with San Francisco
close competitor.
An extremely Interesting and sue
cessful meeting was held at the La
fayette school Friday evening under
the auspices of the educational COM
mittee of the Utah Federation of
FRANKIE presided. The object of the
meeting was TO interest the parents
of the pupils of the grade schools,
who were well represented. A per-
manent organization was formed, to
be known as the Parents-Teachers'
Association of Salt Lake. with the
following officers elected: President,
Ledyard NJ. Bailey; first vice presi-
dent, Professor ". NJ. Stewart: sec
Spry; third vice president, Miss Lu-
ellie May FRANKIE; fourth vice presi-
dent, Mrs. o. w. Moyle; fifth vice
president, A c. Nelson; sixth wee
president, Mayor John S. Bransford;
seventh vice president, John E. Caine;
secretary and treasurer, J.. H.
Coombs. A constitution was adopted,
and the next meeting viii be subject
to the call of the president, Ledyard
NJ. Bailey.
The College club is preparing to
give a matinee for women only on the
afternoon of June 4, in Whitney hall.
The eighteenth century play. Gross
Purposes" will be presented, with the
following members of the club in
the cast: Mr.. Grub, Miss Rowe; Mrs.
Grub. Miss Rose Cassidy; Miss Club,
Mrs. Campbell; Frank Beverly, Miss
Florence Jennings; Charles Beverly,
Miss Ina Boutwell,; George Beverly.
Miss Helen Boxrud: Jennie, Mrs.
Charles Heuser. The College club
held the last regular meeting Of the
year Thursday afternoon with Mrs. NJ.
A. Daugherty. special meeting has
been called for June II. 10 be held
with Mrs. E. o. Leatherwood.
The Wasatch Literary club met at
the home Of Mrs. Earl Dunshee Tues
day afternoon. The program was
AN Afternoon With the Wits" Mrs.
E. L. tanning gave an interesting
sketch Of the life of Walt Whitman,
the poetic philosopher" A reading
by Mrs. Deason from the pen of Ma
rietta Holley. together with a bit of
her life, was most enjoyable. Mrs.
Hawxhurst contributed an article on
Mark Twain, which was followed by
a general discussion of the life and
works of the great humorist. An
original paper on the subject OF the
Telluride Power Plant" illustrated
by number of views, given by Mrs.
Wight, proved both interesting and
instructive. Mrs. Hays added much
enjoyment by her instrumental num-
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