The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-19

~LUB women throughout the state
viii bc vitally interested in the
following excerpts from the
last paper written 10y their be.
loved Mrs. Sar:h Plat Decker. thc one
which she was 20 present on the night
of July . last, and which she WAS pre-
vented from reading by the illness
which terminated fatally few days
later. The paper is published IN full
i'm the repolt Of the eleventh bicnnlai.
u is written in her happicst vein and
Is rcplcie With that keen aud Kindly
humor for which she was so well
known. As only brief extracts can be
given it is stripped Of The delightful
stories with which all her speeches
were aptly illustrated 1t should have
followed paper by Mrs. .lcesica
picxotto on "Womau in Industry and
in ;bc Home and ono by Mrs. Philip
Carpenter ON ''The Silcuccs Among the
Statutes.
After a few Introductory remarks
Mrs. Decker said in part:
The two previous speakers have
taken up the questions of the Ger
tain relations OF women 20 kinds OF
conditions or we might say, tho re-
lstIons of conditions TO certain kinds
ut women. II Ia n curious fact that
'hc twentieth century woman Is
iickctcd and labeled, done up. so 10
speak. In a parcel, and each one put
upon separate shelf. There is the
society woman. the business woman.
the church woman. the home woman,
the philautiiropic Woman, tho organ
va ton woman. cite In a sense, these
divisions and classIlicntions are Just,
because VIC llayc all had The eX-
pcrieHce that often the particularly
iuiuued woman, whose interest per-
hsps Is FOR suffrage o. temperance
ar hereditary soCitics or phila nthropy
rs not even sympathetic with any Inc
oI work bot her absolute own. Who.
then. Is the other woman Of our title
tonight?
The other woman should DC our
selves. The other woman should be
tin club ard federation woman. The
othcr woman should be the well
rounded American woman, believer
and Workc! in al good causes. The
other woman should be a careful In
vcsiigatoi' she should Judge With
wisdom. She should hear both sides
of 4 question. She should keep an
npcn u1ilId ana Il clear vision. size
should porsund" ana argue. but never
attack or deer. She should build
up. but not tear others down. She
mus, have the realization. the great
and glorious realization. that 10 her |
X 'c7'ng the supreme test. the Test |
= Wn"thcr This nation shall live
DE. Thc other woman muSt help 10
3@N whether We shall fuliIl tho
yuisHly ideal upon which We are
ioun'i"u. y iauI for The protection
"f Inc weak. for the rescue OF The
.o"i f"r the welcome 10 the OPP
lrcas"J. Tor tic teaching of the iG-
u"I.'i Tor Tho r2islu= "f tho down
i-"d..er. for human kindness aud
i5iicc aud courage an1 hope. Tie
"'i"r T"'nsu must not res; content
N'tl' what may Lc simply agreeable
- pleasant; for herself Or her own
she nrust know Tina: the future ar
~ ra"c- ay. Of this people, can only
nc vita no. help in lhe rcgcucrs-
tl"u a"d redemption which is tho stop
''umc1latclE and Inevitably before MS
n order t'lat this great republic may
s''h rrIhl ITS destiny IL the hope of
tn" world.
Nud wha, ahuut the other woman?
'"es yhc enow tho way. tho some
i''rcS iiard Nud thprnj path and viii
No." "!li therein: asked woman
J%n,rnaGst of hceu perception.
What j. the status of The other
W.on,an' she hasn't any" she re-
phcn. status Implies standing: ahs
~ sitting sun. While this is per-
hui's rather too drastic comment.
N"i n" ourselves must confess thai
nor not lIaE this other woman bcou
WILING ar ready !u make her calling
mo election sure. There arc so
ina'lr obstacles, butt Inherited snJ
cultivated. ! am going 10 mention
lhrcc only. and have alIitor,tcd
thcm. "a la sprak. so tra, VIC NAV
nctter keep them In mcmory. Tie
thrco iilndranccs 10 the status or tho
"'u"r woman arc tho three p's: Pre-
lu"i"c, Pride. Partisansip: and throo
feiucdles arc the three rs: Fair
,r,, sss' raithfulness and Freedom.
J ae5r Three hndranccs arc no. 10 !
any great extent because of outqidn
conuu'ons. but are Absolutely of bcr
n"n mimi and soul. aud therefore tbe
~,," Tcmeuies are for her alone 10
"o"pr' Our first obstacle is preit,-