The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
Women's Clubs

Cameo will represent Utah at the hi
ennial convention of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs to be held
this week in Cincinnati. With the ex-
ception of Mrs. Jones. who left Fri
day, the delegation will leave this
morning at Z o'clock. and will join a
special train for delegates to the con-
ventfon at Chicago, reaching Cincin-
natl in time for the opening meeting
May IL. The delegation from Utah
will splendidly represent the state and
go armed with credentials, together
with invitations from state and city
officials and leading local organiza-
tons. urging that the next biennial IN
1912 come to Salt Lake. The women
composing the delegation also have the
honor of taking with them nag
which has lately been designed and
made which will stand Tor the state
in connection with the federation The
flag, which will be in place to mark
the seats of the delegation during the
meeting, is made of sage green for the
background, with a sego lily hand
somely worked out in white, and the
shades of yellow, the state federation
colors. The motto inscribed in: See
Europe If You Will, but See America
First"
Wednesday Mrs. J. F. Cowan, Mrs.
L. NJ Bailey and Miss Ethel Paul will
go to Springville to attend the district
meeting of the State Federation of
Women's clubs, which meets in that
place. During their stay the dele
gates will be the guests Of the Spring
vile club women.
The Ladies' Reading club was pleas
antly entertained Monday afternoon
by Mrs. ]. A. Sanborn, with the fol-
lowing program: Roll call. Social
Customs of Holland; lesson. Brave
Little Holland" Mrs. E. v. Smith
gave an interesting paper. Town and
Country Life in Holland" and Mrs. w.
F. Beer read "a Thought" by James
K. Stevens. The next meeting, Mon
day, May 16, will be held with Mrs.
c. w. Martin. Last Wednesday MEM
bers of the club were delightfully."- en-
tertained by Mrs. Sanborn and Mrs. T.
II. Smith at a matinee party, followed
by an elaborate dinner given in the
dining room of the Lion house, which
was Beautifully decorated.
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Women of the u. of U. will hold
their meeting Saturday, May IA. in the
| training building. A full attendance
is desired, as officers for the year will
be elected
The Wasatch Literary club met on
| Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Shad
Smith in Blaine avenue. A business
| session occupied almost the entire aft
ernoon, at which time there was a re-
vision of the clubs constitution and
bylaws. A social half hour followed
| the business meeting, When the hostess
served delicious refreshments.
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The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Literary club will be held Friday aft
ernoon in the clubhouse, when the an
nual election of officers will be held
The nominations have been made and
| everything indicates that it is the
unanimous wish of the club that Mrs
Hutchinson continue to fulfill the du-
ties of president for the coming year
Other business of Importance will be
transacted, several amendments made
to the bylaws and the annual reports
read.
An interesting meeting of the Salt
Lake Women's club was held on Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. Helen v.
Kimball, 70 Gordon avenue. After the
executive session a very interesting
program was given, special features
being the musical selections by the
Misses Gertrude and Becky Almond,
pupils of Prof. J. j. Mcclellan, their
rendition of the various selections re-
flecting great credit upon their in
structor. The next meeting will be
| held Tuesday, May 10, with Mrs. VIII
hart, 723 South Eleventh East street.
A full attendance is requested as it
will be the annual meeting, and Of
ficers will be elected and reports read.
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At the last meeting Of the Brown
ing section of the Ladies' Literary
club the annual election of officers
took place, Mrs. Elmer B. Jones was
reelected chairman, Mrs. W. r
Hutchinson treasurer, and Miss Hague
secretary.
The following officers were elected
for the year at the meeting of the
Seekers Literary club Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Rumel
President, Miss Greenwood Weep resi-
dent, Mrs. w. NJ. Havenor; secretary,
Mrs. Temple; treasurer, Mrs. r. n.
Thompson; critic. Mrs. B. B. Owens;
parliamentarian, Mrs. Z. c. McCullow.
The first four officers named consti-
tute the program committee. The next
meeting of the club will be held May
II, with Mrs. Reed, 672 South First
West street.
The last meeting of the year of the
poets section OF the Ladies Literary
club was held Monday afternoon with
Mrs. J. c. Hooper In the Emery flats
The following officers were elected to
serve for the coming year: Chairman
Mrs. Thomas Marioneaux; assistant
chairman, Mrs A T. Volmer; secre-
tary; Mrs. w. H. Bramel; critic, Miss
Katherine Page. A pleasant social
hour followed, when refreshments
were served by the hostess.
Mrs. J. 7. Beless, state organizer of
women's clubs, went to Nephi last
week and organized a club to be
known as the Ladies' Literary club of
Nephi. The organization starts out
under the most encouraging auspices,
with a membership Of twenty-five.
The regular meeting of the Ameri-
can Woman's league will be held Sat
urday evening, May IA, in the parlors
of the Kenyon hotel at o'clock sharp.
The regular meetings are held the sec
ond and fourth Saturdays OF each
month, one an evening meeting at s
o'clock, and the other an afternoon
session at $3.50 o'clock. All interested
are heartily invited.
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