The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
National Federation Of Women's
Clubs Opens Eleventh An
nual Convention In San
Francisco
SUFFRAGE LOOMS
UP AS AN ISSUE
Mrs. Decker Expects Votes for
Women" to Win Two Fa-
vorites for President
Contest IS Friendly
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Fress.
San Francisco, June 25.-With 5000
men and women present, 5000 Of them
delegates from every corner of this
country and from overseas ths
eleventh biennial convention Of tha
General Federation Of Woman's cIuba
opened here today
The federation held its first council
meeting, prior to the formal opening
this evening, at the Palace hotel this
AFTERNOON, with Mrs. Philip North
Moore, president Of the National Fed.
Grafton, presiding.
From the great women's organiza.
tions, like the sorosis Of New York,
to the remotest small town club OF the
middle west, there was not a wolnan'a
organization in this country that was
not represented by its president at
the council for the first discussion Of
campaign plans that are to stir the
biennial The Pennsylvania plan ana
general revision Of bylaws, new rsso-
lutions to be introduced. endowment
plans for the year whereby the wo.
mems clubs win edueationally assist
girls all over this csdntfy, and the
discussion Of the federation flower and
badge. all came up at this meeting
for the approval Of the women who
represent the federated club women.
At great meeting to formally open
the convention this evening, after the
invocation by DR.. Luella Clay Carson.
president of Mills college. Mrs. Phil
lip n Moore Of st. Louis, the national
president introduces Mrs. e. G. Den
nlston. president Of the local biennial
board as the presiding officer Of the
evening. Mayor Jas. Rolph welcomes
the great delegation in the name Of
San Francisco. Then in the name Of
the whole west, the Pacific coast,
north and south and the Pacific north
west, the brilliant assemblage viii be
welcomed over again Mrs. Josiah
Evans Cowles Of Los Angeles, who
gave up the certainty OF being the
next president that California might
this year entertain the biennial Git be-
ing the custom that the entertaining
state never names the preslden)
speaks for California: Mrs. X. C. Nc
credie. state president Of Washington,
for Washington and the Pacific north
west; Or. Agnes Mckee Wallace, state
president OF Arizona, for the Pacific
southwest, and Mrs. c. H. MeMahon.
state president Of Utah, for the Inter-
Mountain states
Mrs. Phillip North Moore, for four
years the president Of the national
federation, will respond in the name Of
the 5000 women whom the thousands
present represented. She will declare
that the word. Conservation. struck
the keynote Of what the great wo.
mans movement of the present day
stands for, and that the Federated
Club Women Of America have no plat
form unless it he the broad platform
summed up in women. children and
home meaning in the last, not only
the Individual home but the city. the
state, the nation.
The leaders in San Francisco De.
claFed today that this biennial marks
a tremendous stride ahead by the wo-
men in this country. A new breadth
has left its imprint on the program.
\ that will even govern the conduct Of
the debate over the two gredt cues.
tions that are to engage the eonvent
ton: a-a
Is suffrage to be adopted by the
general federation?
Is the Pennsylvania plan OF govern
ment for future sessions Of this body
to be adopted?
Mrs. Sarah s. Platt Decker. the
noted Colorado suiiragist said today
that the very fact that California. the
latest suffrage state, with its genuine
accomplishments behind it, IS enter.
tanning the biennial, win turn tie tide
in favor Of the adoption Of lhis reso.
lnllon almost By acclaim. Mrs. Car,
Continued On pase Twol