Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-07-01
YERINGTON'S DELEGATE
TO THE WOMEN'S BIENNIAL

her successor, Mrs. A. &. Whitman
Mrs. H. S. Pohe, the retiring presi-
dent of the Woman's Club of Yering
ton, appointed Miss Felice Coin az
delegate of the club to the Biennia
Convention of the General Federation
II Woman's Clubs recently held in
New York City. One of the conse-
quences of the appointment was the
interesting letter from Nevada's
charming "1awyerettc" from which the
following is taken:
Your letter of recent date, with
credentials enclosed for the Biennial
was duly received. | thank you sc
much for same. l had compcmplated
going to New York and attending
the convention, but when | saw the
blue card fall out / no longer con-
templeted but just went. Leaving
Washington at noon on the 23rd J
arrived in New York in time to attend
the opening reception and entertain
inent that evening at the Astor. ]
had not registered or secured my very
necessary badge, but was admitted
when | showed the credentials. Mex
morning bright and early, with sew
eral thousand of my sisters, | wended
my to the Seventh Regiment Army
out on 9th street, there to register
get credentials approved, and then
be presented with the bite badge
which was the passkey to everything
going on. The first day there was
little doing, except to get acquainted
and it was such a pleasure to move
around in the crowd talking to ev-
cry one, as introductions were super
fluous-the badge constituting the
bond of acquaintanceship. | did not
succeed in locating the Nevada dele
CATION until the evening at the large
opening reception. There were fiji
teen thousand women and few lone
ly men attempting to get into the
Army hall which held nine thousand
so you can imagine the crush. In
fact we were wedged in SO securely
that it was impossible to move in any
direction. The fire department had
to be called out to break up the crowd
When we had finally separated our
selves, the accreditated delegates
from the mere alternates and visit
ing club women the delegates were
allowed to enter. | wish | could
decribe the wonderfully beautiful
hall, lavishly decorated with flowers
and lights, and the thousands of wo-
men brilliantly clad in evening cloth
es. Such a scene of life, color and
beauty is ready accorded one. | have
very fine fashlight of the scene
which | will show you all when re-
turn home. The speeches were very
good, especially Mrs. Pennypackers-
that is what | could hear. The
acoustics of the hall being very poor,
much was lost. / found part OF the
Nevada delegation, Mrs. Ellis OF
Carson Mrs. Trent of Reno and Mrs
Sampson, formerly of Carson. | met
Mrs. Squires several days later and
saw Mrs. Martin not at all The diff
fcult thing was to select the confer
ences that would most interest one
OF course | attended all civic, econo-
mic and legislative conferences |
could, and missed MADAM Duff Cord
on's fashion display. | find that il
was impossible to be in two places al
once. sacrificed the Garden Party al
the White House and dinner engage
ment to meet the former Russian
Ambassador and Mrs. Marye and
General and Mrs. Scott, in order tc
speak at suffrage demonstration.
attended legislative luncheon Civ.
en- by the women of the of the New
York Bar, and after arriving was told
my place was at the speakers table
and | was to speak on Woman the
Law Breaker" | nearly had pan
ic, which did not lessen when learn
&c that | was the cnly woman to
speak on the same subject that man
was to handle also. There were
two men speakers. However,
spoke and did little boosting for
Nevada, with the result that | was
interviewed for every New York pa
per, writ up" and pictures taken
The other speakers at this luncheon
were Mrs. William Jennings Bryan.
Miss Nellie Carlin, Guardian of Cook
county, ILL.,, Mrs. Ellen Mussey, found
ed of the New York Law College
Judge Morrell of Bowling Green
Missouri, Judge Keen, Dean of the
New York Law College. Miss Amy
Wren, Miss Mary Wood, Mrs.
Gabriel, Mrs. Hartshorn and other
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