The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-13
Mrs. Young Gives Excellent
Account Of Federation Meeting

Mrs. m. g. Young Of Eleventh stree
south, has returned from san Francis
co where she attended the biennial
Ee athsFlns' rs and gives the fol loosnF In n.
ennial meeting of the General Fedora.
ton of Women's clubs at San Francis,
GO, North Dakota was represented b3
Mrs Frank White of Valley City, Mrs
G. E.. Wolfe and Mrs. w. S. Lauder Of
Wahpeton, Mrs. Silver Serumgard oil
Devils Lake, Miss Abbie Simmons, Mrs
Julia Hazelton and the writer OF a
"As the meeting was held at the ex.
IRENE western rim OF our continent
the delegations from all but the west
ern states were smaller than for some
years. However, the California clut
women were present in large numbers
and SO although the delegate body was
only 1880, yet the sessions were crowd
Cd to the capacity OF the pavilion in
One interesting feature OF this
gathering was that for the first time
every state in the union is federated,
the Philippine Islands. San Francisco
extended a royal welcome to it's guests
n all the clubs Wed with one another
in providing entertainment.
Opportunities were afforded for
sightseeing at amerely nominal cost.
Among the man pleasant excursions
they provided two stand out with
prominence as being especially pleas
1AiS-LnC Trip uOWu luS DdILd NldIh VAL
ley with a stop at Leland Stanford
university, and a picnic luncheon al
Congress Springs provided by the vari-
Gus clubs of the valley; the other the
visit to Berkeley and the fine orchestral
concert in the wonderful Greek thea
tire. Everywhere we were showered
with fruit and flowers.
This meeting marked a critical epoch
in the life of the General Federation OF
Women's clubs. All through the ten
delightful days of programme, confer
ences and social courtesies was felt
the constant stirring of an undercur-
outlet, but, which let loose, might, II
was cared either carry with 1t the
Women's clubs of America along Its
own channels into an entirely new
course and one quite alien, or lei
worse might forever dissipate and de.
stroy them in a food of d~issension
Ten days passed, filled with eager con.
sideration Of vital topics and with
much educational profit to all womeT
present, pleasantly i~nterspersed witt
most enjoyable social gatherings, anC
all the pleasant making of acquaint'
ances which such occasions afford, hu'
on every side you heard whispers Of tn,
threatened equal suffrage resolution
contrary to the precedents and polio,
Of the federation, which in the pas
had steadfastly maintained that 1T wa
an educational body and that such
resolution carrying with 1t nsce5sar.
tcncion and ~sdissension among Clul
members. was out of order and 0
trnry to the broad spirit ~ CLUB won
en-
Naturally this discussion was inter
mingled with that of the coming pres
idential election, and chief interes
conferred in expectancy as to what atti
Jude the two candidates, Mrs. Penny
hacker of Texas and Mrs. Carpenter o
New York would take in the matter
Up to the last moment both expressed
themselves as upholding the position
of former presidents, that the question
ought not to be raised. But New Yorl
state had sent a large delegation, age
to push the suffrage resolution n
they united with the large representa-
ton from California, II hostess stat,