The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-29
Women's Clubs


From all accounts, the biennial
meeting of the General Federation Of
Women's clubs. which closed last week
| in Cincinnati, was one of the most
| satisfactory of any of the biennial
meetings. and a great deal of good and
| lasting work was accomplished along
the lines of progressive, intelligent
| woman's work.
The following comment from Gin
cinnati newspaper will be of interest
to local club women and the outcome
of the invitation will be awaited with
| interest:
Invitations for the next biennial
were presented by the advocates Of
both Salt Lake, Utah, and of San
Francisco, Cal. Mrs. E. B. Jones and
Mrs. Charles H. Mcmahon of Salt
Lake presented the invitation of their
city. Mrs. Jones, in a particularly
happy speech, told of the advantages
her city had to offer, and of the warm
! welcome assured the General FEEDER
alton. She read earnest petitions from
the Governor of the state, the mayor,
city council, Commercial club, bust
ness organizations and the clubwomen
in general of the city and state. Salt
Lake is backed by the women's clubs
of the entire fntermountain' region.
Mrs. Eliza Kirtley Royle, honorary
vice president, also urged the delega-
ton to select Salt Lake, which was the
home of the first woman's club in the
west
Mrs. Hoar and Mrs Black of San
Francisco presented the invitation of
that city for the 1912 biennial, sup
plemented by warm invitations from
the Convention league, Business Mems
association and the California FEEDER
alton of Women's clubs.
The matter of the selection was
referred to the council. Invitations
for the meeting of the council in the
summer of 1911 were extended by DEL
egates from Portland, Ore; from Chi
cago and from the women's board of
the Appalachian exposition of Nash
vile, Tenn. Mrs. Ellen Henrotin, an
honorary president, made a bid for
the 1914 biennial in behalf of Chica-
co."
St Marks Hospital association held
the annual election of officers Wednes-
day morning in the Y w. c. A rooms
in the Brooks Arcade Annual re-
ports were also read by the treasurer, :
Mrs. c. r. Pearsall, and the chairman
of the charity committee, Mrs. A. J.
Gorham, showing the gratifying
amount of charity work done during
the year The following officers were
elected to serve for the coming year:
President, Mrs. Clifford R. Pearsall;
first vice president, Mrs. +. w. Fran
els; second vice president, Mrs. Will
liam Igleheart: third vice president,
Mrs F. S Bascom; fourth vice pres
i0ent, Mrs. Windsor V. Rice; fifth vice
president, Mrs William c. Jennings;
secretary, Mrs. NJ. l. Richie; treas
urer, Miss Jane Howat; executive COM
mittee, Mrs. W. w. Armstrong, Mrs
w. H Child, Mrs. Robert C. Gemmell; |
charity committee, Mrs. A J. Gorhan
Mrs. ". c. Jennings; magazine COM
mittee, Mrs. George Y Wallace and |
Mrs. w. P. Kiser. The meeting was
the last to be held until after the sum-
mer adjournment. although it is prob |
able that there may be special meet
ings called if it is decided to give any,
thing in the form of a social enter |
tainment in aid of the charity fund.
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Monday afternoon at the home of |
Mrs. Grant r. Brown, the last meet |
ing of the year was held of the Bay
view Reading club. The annual cleo
ton Of officers took place with the |
following result: President, Mrs. A. |
B. Gibson; vice president, Mrs. Grant |
swan; secretary and treasurer. Mrs. |
McCurtain. The. committees are to be |
appointed later by the president.
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The historical section Of the Ladies' |
Literary club held the last meeting |
of the year Thursday morning in the |
club house. The club season can now
be said to be closed until after the
summer adjournment, although there |
viii be many meetings held in refer |
ence to plans connected with the loca-
ton and erection Of the proposed new
club house by the different commit |
tees in charge.
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Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock !
the members of the Free Kindergarten |
association will hold the annual meet |
ing at the home of Mrs. w. II. Bintz, |
230 South Sixth East street. There |
will be an election Of officers for the |!
year, and all members are requested |
to be present
A special meeting of the members
Of the Ladies' Literary club is called |
for Tuesday, May 81, at o'clock. at |
the club house. The meeting is for the |
purpose of submitting to the members |
the question OF selling the club house. |
There will be a called meeting of |
the executive committee of the Amer |
lean Woman's league Wednesday |
morning at II o'clock, in the parlors |
Of the Kenyon hotel. As the meeting |
IS to consider matters of importance. /
1t is earnestly requested that all MEM |
bers of the committee will be present. |
ART ANNOUNCEMENT.