Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-06-27

two voters at time were admitted
into this sanctum santorum. Sitting
at table were two women guarding
the ballot boxes. They were \as 81.
lent inscrutible, and awsome as the
Sphinx. / did not know that while In
this room to vote, no woman must
speak or show her ballot to the other
woman, so l proceeded 10 show Mrs.
Fleming my ballot. Just then the
chairman of the nominating commit.
tee rushed into the room and she near.
ly had hydrophobia when she saw me
speaking to Mrs. Fleming. In a loud,
excited tone Of voice sne said: ANY
one who shows her ballot to another
person will be put out of this room
instantly" looked the woman In the
eye and said: Upon what meat hath
this our Caesar fed that she hath
grown so great" She gave me an
astonished look and flounced out OF
the room. This same snatch cat"
came near precipitating a rumpus In
a conference we had in the ball room
OF Hotel Aston and II It had not been
for Mrs. Pennybacker's matchless
tactfulness, and her incompatible
"suaviter in modo fortiter in re-" we
would have had disgraceful scene.
Since Mrs. Pennybacker is no longer
our president, | have lost interest in
the National Federation. Her like we
will not look upon again.
presume you saw In the papers an
account OF the reception given the
Texas delegates by the officers OF the
battleship Texas. They stood in line
to receive us, and what body of
splendid looking men they are. We
were escorted all over the monster
battleship, costing fifteen million dol.
lars. We were served with refresh.
ments. had band concert, and we
all Joined in singing Dixie, then de.
parted.
! or the numerous entertainments
prepared for the delegates, one OF the
most unique was the Shakespeare din.
ner Many "Celebs" we're present and
It was Joy to listen TO their brilliant
conversation and hear them recite
their own poems. Another enjoyable
entertainment was the garden party
given by the International Garden
Club. The receipts from this flower
show Tor a week were given ror the
relief OF the French soldiers blinded
In war. This International Garden
Club is made up OF mulii.millionaires.
We motored forty miles through the
beautiful estates OF the millionaires,
and believe me. my dear. have never
seen anything more magnificent.
though have seen the estates OF
kings and queens and lords and ladies'
OF high degree. Arrived ut the flow.
or show we were greeted by the re.
ception committee In the most cordial
manner. he II known to you that
each OF these women has her villa In
Newport. The great divide that sep.
aratcs the multimillionaire from the
non.millionairc seemed to be brldged
on this occasion.
The idle Rich" have at last found
n mission in life, and Il Is the Red
Cross work. They are enthusiastic
workers for the relief OF the wounded
and blind French and Belgian soldiers.
They are wonderfully patriotic. keen.
ly alive TO the necessity OF prepared.
ness and talk OF nothing else but
Amcricanlsm, loyalty TO our flag and
woman suffrage. Truly zone touch OF
nature makes the whole world akin. e
and we Texans met these Eastern
women on the common ground Of
Amoricanism. but the thing these
millionaires fear. the thing that makes
their beautiful faces blanch, is not a
foreign war: Il is as they told us In
a whisper. "a war OF labor against
capital. We realize Il is the newt
able" they said. "and when Il comes
God help us all. for the horror of the
French revolution viii be repeated
must tell you Just briefly OF Mrs
o. II. 7. Belmonts reception. sh,
spent $4,000 for this junction. 4
was given at the home Of DUPONT (ths