Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-13
HOPES OF MEETING IN
SALT LAKE CITY, 1912

Reports on the biennial followed. In
Guiding that Of Mrs. C. H. Mcmahon
on her recent visit to the convention.
where the subject of Utah's candidacy
for the meeting OF 1912 was bronchcd.
and also the reports OF the chairmen
OF local committees who have been
gathering data of inducements to BIO
presented to the general federation
board. which meets In November. Mrs
Mcmahon said:
The morning Of May s found the three
delegates of the U. +. w. C. on their
way to the tenth biennial at Cincin-5
natl. Over the Union Pacific to Oma-.
ha, from there to. Chicago over the
northwestern. where. on the morning
of tho 10th. they We're met by n repre-
sentative of the Pennsylvania road who
transferred them. bag and baggage to
the Pennsylvania station, where they
Joined the Chicago woman's club dele
CATION, of over 100 women, on II per-
sonally conducted special to Cincinnati.
Thanks are due the Union Pacific, tho
Northwestern, and especially the Penn
sylvhnia limited for many favors and
courtesies shown the Utah delegates.
As soon MS possible after Joining the
Chicago club women, the Utah dele
gates announced tho fact that they had
come instructed to ask that the next
biennial be held In Salt Lake City In
1912. This announcement did not seem
to meet with a very enthusiastic re-
ception. and VIC soon discovered why,
for these Chicago women disclosed the
fact that they, too. We're going to the
biennial with the same request: for
Chicago to entertain the biennial In
1912. This knowledge. I must say, for
u moment overcame us, for what chance
had the Utah delegation. SO few in
numbers with that large and we'll or
ganized delegation of Chicago club
women? But-iust for the moment
were we daunted--then with true vest
crn spirit we made our plea; that Utah
needed the inspiration and uplift that a
federation meeting could give; that we
were far from the center of things: that
we We're broad in our plea. as we In
Guided the whole intermountain country
as we'll as Utah: that the east and the.
middle central states had so recently
entertained the federation, that Justice
demanded that the western states be
federation needed Utah and the inter-
mountain country. Utah and the inter-
mountain country needed the fedora
ton. And the result OF our earnest
plea? Well, before we reached Gin
cinnnti these women had almost de-
cided In favor of Utah. and before the
close of the convention nearly every
SltllG'S OGleEdtlcll ". WIS lIlHliStI OIL 4itC-
cepting Utahs invitation for 1912. Very
recently had q letter from one of the
prominent club women OF Oklahoma,
and at the close of the letter she added:
II hope to meet with YOU In Salt Lake
city In 1922" That was the slogan.
utah in 1912" firmly believe thnt
1t now only remains for tho director of
the general federation from Utah to so
toSthe board meeting of that orgnnizn-.
ton to be held next month, with the
assurance and pledge OF sufficient
money to cover the necessary expenses
attendant ton federation meeting: and
also that n suitable hall--or halls--will;
be available In which to hold the vari-
| Gus meetinCs, IN order to secure for
| Salt Lake City tile 1912 biennial.
. Mrs. Moore, yvtlpsc 4recentivfsit to Salt
| Lake City was made partly to look over
| The ground tin8vjewao of the next biennial
being held here, was most favornbly
Impressed. and while nthere Is many n,
s,ip 'twixt the cup and the lip" and
while ] do not speak with authority on
1 this subjcct,3I firmly believe that It Is
| none too soon for Utah club women to
| commence making arrangements for
entertaining the 1912 biennial,
Instead OF having three delegates
| from the state federation and one from
| tho I. T.. c., + wisl, that every club in
| tile state belonging to tho general fed
Grafton could have their full quota OF
i delegates represent them, form the 10
| minutes allowed each state delegate to
make her. report, very littleEof the real
work OF the general federation can he