The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-05
CLUB NOTES

The result Of the presidential vote
for the national Federation of wo-
mems clubs at San Francisco was an
nounced last evening and for the past
few days excitement has run high.
champions Of both leading candidates,
Mrs. Philip Carpenter Of New York
and Mrs. Percy ". Pennypacker of
Texas. claiming the honors for their
favorite.
Election day proved one Of sur
prises. The nomination committee
did an unprecedented thing, reporting
the names of two candidates for the
presidency, thereby sitting all posi-
bility Of an open fight on the floor of
the convention and stopping the food
Of oratory which was expected in be-
half of the rival candidates the COM
mittee might have overlooked. Many
speeches were awaiting the signal for
release and these the committees re-
port relegated to things unsaid.
Mrs. e. NJ. Shepard of Missouri, the
mittee's meeting had been most har-
monious and it's decision based upon
the question Of proper distribution
geographically, and the efficiency of
all candidates. recommended"
Although politics and the question
of suffrage occupied the center of
the stage at the convention and there
was much important work in the line
Of department activities. Miss Jo-
secretary of the literature department
Of the convention, reported Wednes-
day on the work taken up in that
line. The organization of a national
movement for the study Of the Bible
as literature was announced. a pro-
ject in which nearly every state is
co-operated. Courses in literary study
and by six state committees YER also
reported as activities which the club
women have taken up.
This literature department has in
dorsed the Drama League Of America
Of which Miss Mary Peck. recently OF
the faculty of the University of Min
nesota, is secretary.
High tension In the contest FOR
presidency OF the general federation
Of women's clubs was softened by the
appeal to feminine sympathies and
the genuine distress felt over the sud
den illness Of Mrs Sarah Plat Decker
of Denver, former president of the
federation.
Mrs. Decker was stricken wednes-
day night and vas removed to a san
tarium. A consulting physician, asked
If appendicitis was threatened, said
he would not make any statement
about the case until further observa-
ton.
Mrs. Decker's room at the sani-
tarium overlooked San Francisco bay
held Is many flowers as the doctors
would allow in 1t and as many more
were stacked UP in the sanitaTium Of
flee. The federation as a body and
scores OF delegates sent them.
Despite efforts to keep out the suf-
frage question, it appeared to be an
active factor in the contest Mrs
Carpenter in two public statements
has declared herself an active suffrage
worker. In this, Mrs. Pennybacker
has added that she does not think the
question should come before the con-
ventton, a statement which thus far
Mrs. Carpenter has not made In 9
public way. Whether for this reason
she would attract to her standard the
faction which wishes the suffrage
suggestion acted upon by the feder.
alton, was widely discussed. The to-
tai vote In the convention Is 972, OF
! which California and equal suffrage
state. has 208.
One Of the pleasant incidents Of the
outing Wednesday in Alameda counay
was the visit that several hundred
delegates made to the home Of Joa-
QUln Miller, FOSt or Ihe SterraS.
The aged poet received his visitors
with much pleasure and his daughter
Juanita, read to them a poem thai
he had written in honor OF the coca
sion.
The following is the resolution pre-.
pared by the Minnesota delegation
which has been presented at the civic
| conference and at other conferences
and before the resolutions committed
of the general federation.
The facts Of the McNabb white