The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07

~ ALT LAKE club women are be
ginning to look forward to the
1 biennial meeting OF the gen
cral federation Of women s clubs
in San Francisco. juno % to July 8.
Mrs. C.. II. Mcmahon, chairman of the
programme committee and also 4 mem
ber OF the board of directors of the
general federation left Friday for st
Louis to attend Il meeting of the
board of directors. where arrangements
will be made for the San Francisco
meeting. The directors meeting will
begin Monday and last all Of the week.
Mrs. Mcmahon carried greetings from
the Utah federation with an invita-
tion for the Delegates to the biennial
to stop in Salt Lake for at least q
day on their way TO San Francisco.
Among the social functions which
the executive board of the general fed
Grafton will enjoy in st. Louis arc an
automobile drive and coffee at The
home of the national president, Mrs
Philip n. Moore, who is well known in
Salt Lake.
Mrs. Mcmahon has the programme
for the general federation meeting out
lined and will submit it TO the exeeu-
five board. As soon rs it is passed
upon arrangements will be made for its
publication.
The following account of the plans
OF the biennial made by the local COM
mitteo in San francisco WAS given in
recent issue of the San Francisco
Chronicle:
Tho last hope for an auditorium FOR
lie biennial in June passed away ycstcr-
day morning at meeting OF tho local
biennlal board at tho Palace holcl, when
Mrs. Henry Payot announced that IL had
been definitely stated by the proper au-
thorlies In connection with the Pana-
nna-Paciflc exposition that there Is not
lime 20 build the permanent civic cen
Ter, and there was no inclination TO build
o. temporary one. Tho disappointment
was very acute, and faith In masculine
promises was very much less acute after
the delivery of Mrs. Payots message
inodaGons In skating rlnks or tents was
promptly appointed, and Sc was given
Out tnat the work Of preparation will
hindrance from the masculine popula-
tion.
The presence in the city and at the
meeting of Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles
vice president Of the General Fedora ton
or Womens Clubs OF the United States.
pushed many matters under the consId-
Grafton OF the board TO final issue, as
Mrs. CowIes is on her way TO the last
meeting before June OF the general
board, which takes place In st Louis
from January Q. and must make a state
ment there as 20 the intentions OF the
OF the board OF directors of the general
federation TO compile the programme OF
the biennial conventions. but before do
Ing this the general board must be In
formed as TO what plans the local boards
may have for entertainment and diver
sion,
discussion OF these, therefore. occu-
pied the greater part of the attention OF |
the meeting. The principal amusenIents |
planned were reported TO be u concert |
on the Monday evening preceding the |
opening day OF the biennial, which comes |
on Tuesday: an informal reception on |
Tuesday afternoon; a trip to Santa Clara
valley OF June rs: a visit to Berkeley |
on July 2: and series Of lunchcons by |
the large departments Of club work
The request for all clubs OF the city |
10 hold open house on one day during |
the biennial will be made of mems clubs |
as we'll as women's. and an interesting
feature OF the biennial Is anticipated |
from this hospitality. The subject OF
auditorlums, however. Will be carefully !
avoided and no reference made TO this |
particular incident In masculine delIn- |
quency.
Otherwise the biennial board discussed
accommodations in tho matter OF hotels |
and places for conferences and executive |
sessions. Mrs, Abbic Krebs reported |
that reservations had already been made |
for the president and other officers OF |
the general federation at the Palace ho- |
tel. and that for the first time In the |
history of wornen's clubs bennials SINH |
lar arrangements werc TO be made for /