The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-05

clubs at San Francisco were extensively
entertalned yesterday In honor OF Inde-
pendence day. The first event of the day
was an excursion around the San Fran
cisco bay, a courtesy of the Commercial
club. An Informal reception was given
from to in the afternoon by the Cali
fornia Federation OF Women's clubs The
delegates witnessed the special Fourth of
July exercises at various Of the play
grounds Of San Francisco during the af-
GRAFTON was held in the evening when
announcement Of the election Of officers
was made,
The selection of Mrs. C, H. Mcmahon,
of Salt Lake. for auditor was a we'll de-
served compliment and one Of which Salt
Lake club women are proud Mrs. Nc
alahon is becoming quite a figure in the
on the board Of directors for some time.
1t seems Inevitable that the question
Of suffrage will be brought to an issue
at the present meeting of the federation.
The San Francisco Chronicle says:
The prediction made several days ago
that the question of woman's suffrage
would be forced into tho consid Grafton
Of the eleventh biennial convention Of the
General Federation OF Nomens clubs.
despite the studied efforts OF the officers
and many leaders OF the federation to
Just in what form It will be introduced
Is impossible to state. but there are three
or four alternatives.
The resolutions committee has been
forced to consider the plan OF the In
diana delegation to have the fedora
ton refer the question back to each
of the affiliated clubs for individual
club action. to be reported at the next
biennial convention. with instructions TO
the respective state delegations as to
how TO vote. Not much hope Is enter
plan. however. as tho resolutions com
mittee Ia expected to follow It's usual
course Of putting the ''crusher" on all
political or sectional questions.
.~l1 1,f Go
this plan is, also too tame and admits
of too much delay, DR.. Cornelius Du
Bey of Chicago says that the question
should be acted on in the convention and
getio action than the Indiana plan
should be taken DR. Blu Bey said she
might mother the motion herself.
This movement. if IT materIalizes. as
| Il seems sure TO do. will manifest itself
Saturday morning, and the last day Of
the convention, under the head OF new
mittee makes report giving an. oP-
portunity for test vote, These lead
ers Of the conservatives oppose the dis
enssoT of the question nas1n on the tsrsGa Hb
ject germane to the aims and Ideals OF
| the organization and believe IL fraught
with danger to it's high reputation and
| coheslveness. A withdrawal of several
clubs from the federation Is feared II
| the invention expresses itself either
way,
| ton is another one which Is perhaps OF
greater moment-the negro question OF
the South; 1t was upon. this sectional
question that the convention t came 1a"s near tei
| was saved when the resolutions COM
m!ttee killed measure to decide
whether negro clubs should be ad-
m!tted 10 the federation. The oppon-
ents OF the Endorsement OF universal
suffrage express fear over the results
of enfranchsing the negro women OF the
| South
'Thc most significant statement on
this phase of the question was made
by Mrs. j. C. Terrell OF San Antonio,
Texas.
of universal suffrage Is no less. portcn-
,ous of danger to the South than was
| the fifteenth amendment said Mrs. Ter
relI. While the passage OF a\ law
| franchise the intelligent white women
OF the South and many Intelligent
negro women, well able 10 cxerciso
the the ballot In the hands OF ten times
as many ignorant negro women. We
are not 10 enthusiastic about suffrage
| in the southern states rs they are In
other sections because We are not sure
we arc ready for It,"
charming visitor in Salt Lake Ia
| Miss T.illy g Gerry ~ Washington. u. C..
who has been the recipient OF much So
cal attention during her stay here. In
company with her brother c. y, Gerry.
whom she has been visiting, she leaves
| fornia-
A. NJ. Mason. farming near Canaan,
Me-, was badly CRIPPLED with sclatic
rheumatism due he says to uric acid in
his blood "Foley Kidney Pills en-
tirely CURED me md also removed nu.
II n,arous hlack specks that were continu-