The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-17
WOmen's Clubs

The most important gathering Of women
in 1910 will be the biennial convention
of the General Federation of Women 5
Clubs. to be held in Cincinnati in May.
There are 10000 women in the member
ship of the general federation, and about
5000 delegates will attend the May meet
ing Mrs. William EbersOle, chairman OF
the hotel committee, says it will be an
easy task to assign these 5000 women to
satisfactory hotel accommodations
Among the att andants will be represen-
tatives from the declarations OF forty
seven states, the canal zone. Englan
Germany, China, Chili, Hawai-, Mexico
and Alaska. The Ohio federation is plan
ming a special home coming for Ohio
club women who have removed to other
states.
The first evening OF the convention will
be devoted to a concert by the Cincinnati
Symphony society. which viii be a mu-
steal festival worth travelling many miles
to hear. There will be a reception al the
hotel which will serve as cluD head-
quarters and then days Of earnest dis
cussOn of topics near to the heart OF inc
mother ana home maker. The topics VIII
be as varied as the interests OF the nome
" been made an issue in the. general fed
Grafton will be discussed this year from
the viewpoint Of the woman who wants
suffrage, the woman who does not and
the woman who favors restricted suffrage
for both men and women.
Among other topics VIII be child LABOR,
civic conditions. pure food, juvenile court
sanitary measures for the home ana city,
and similar subjects of interest 70 woman
Even clubs organized solely for the study
of art and literature nowadays nave thslI
philanthrnpic and civic departments, anu
combine charitable deeds with literary
study. II seems wholly foreign to the ma
lures of most women to pursue course
OF study simply for their own DeneIlI
Thev must always add committee OF
two to help those less fortunate
ion a
WonaD's Magazine. viii be OF great IN
ierest to the club women OF SAT- Lake
and throughout the state at large. eulte
a delegation of representative cum women
will he present from Utah. including Mrs
q II Mcmahon, president OF me tan
T7edaration of Women's Club; MIS-
George w. Dorsey, Mrs. A. 7. McCanne
and Mrs. J. NJ Bishop OF ogden also go
60 deIerates from the state Federation
Mrs. Elmer b. Jones and Mrs + n Co9k
VIII renresent the Ladies Literary cluo,
and it IS hoped that other pro pTon Al 81 y
club women may Iino II ,, possioie ~ az
tend the important meeting 80
The Utah delegation hopes 10 OBTAIN
rooms i'm the Sinton hotel, which Will pc
The official headquarters OF the deheFai
Federation during the e SESSION *
Friday afternoon, April p viii be
Educational day at the Ladies Literary
club. when it will be an open meeting
An interesting program will be pre-
scented on educational lines. Mrs. +. y.
Ieatherwood will read paper, Spirit
of the Age and the Early Churcn. Su-
perintendent D. H. Christensen VIII
sneak on Some Proposed Changes IN
the public School Curriculum" Must-
cal numbers viii be given oy MISS Mar
s-uerite Duvan and Miss Romania hyde
on piano and violin. All parents and
those interested in the imp rtant SUD
iact are cordially invited.
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The annual election of officers for the
Current Events and Current Literature
section of the Ladies' Literary club
took place Friday afternoon at the reg
ular meeting of the section, with the
following result: Mrs. H X Kllngen-
der unanimously reelected chairman;
Miss Jessup, assistant chairman; Mrs.
Frank Anderson, secretary. DR.. T.. ?
Goshen was the speaker of the after
noon, and gave a scholarly, eomprehen-
sive talk, ''The Social and Economic
Conditions in the United States" dwell
ing particularly on what Christian So
cialism means TO women. The next
meeting of this important section viii
be held Friday, May 6, and viii be
section meeting when a member Of each
section of the Ladies' Literary club viii
contribute a number.
The Poets section of the Ladies' Lit
erary club meets tomorrow (Monday)
afternoon with Mrs. ii. W. Bramel, 529
Ninth avenue. The study of Tennyson
will be continued.
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The Art section of the Ladies' Liter
arr club will meet Thursday morning
at 1915 O'Clock at the club house. Mrs,
W. e. Traughber viii give the topics,
ssMasOlino," "MasacciO"
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The College club will meet Thursday
afternoon, April p, with Miss Spalding.
444 East First South street.
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The Browning section of the Ladies'
Literary club will be entertained Sat
urday at luncheon by Miss L. NJ Quail |
trough at her home. S510 South Seventh |
East street. The regular Browning /
program viii follow in the afternoon.
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The Seekers Literary club viii meet
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. w. N.