| Show AT CAPITAL an interview with sirs distinguished people met there work preformed ei ats of women an reporter callb don mrs MAY greenhalgh ho is at the hotel roberts and had a talk with lier rp garding her recent visit to the comans womans national convention at washington the indy went as delegate from milliard county and at the contention met some whom she had keown before becoming a latter pay saint and with whom she had labored for the rights if women in distant landa of course said the lady 1 was questioned on the manners customs and home life of the people of utah and was surprised to find how little we were really known and understood and it was a pleasing task to me to place before them as best as I 1 could the and make them acquainted with the pure and simple lives of alie people of my own country and to assure them that were a fair mormon people everywhere continuing she said dining the week of the meetings washington was a busy city and would have been a gay one but for the trappings of grief upon the public building the black served to remind as of the nations loss A brave soldier a gallant sailor and a great statesman nad passed away speaking ol 01 the death of great men lead to the lady to cun verae of prominent men at the convention among whom is mr lloyd garrison sun of that great apostle of freedom whose voice so many times rang out clarion linein appeal for the emancipation of the dark skinned slave and tha sou today to day is laboring earnestly to the freedom of the olde slave vo aai senator carey ot wyoming ia who deserves special mention he came boldly to the front to represent the youthful detate and behind him hung the flag of america with one folded star on the black shied instead of the lorty two usually seen there he spoke in calm though enthusiastic praise of the work of moman anil the refining influence of her presence at the polla and other public places another gentleman the bev mr Hinckley of aldas did honor to his calling by boldly raising his voice in the good cause mr blackwell the of that noble woman lucy stone and father of the talented and accomplished alien stone blackwell waa another brave champion of the righteous cau e he was of the committee on resolutions for which committee mrs was appointed to represent utah and rendered most valuable service his thorough knowledge of parliamentary rules and his sound advice were invaluable ile was the only gentleman on the committee miss wallard miss anthony miss annie shaw lh national lecturer stand out prominently among the women who have devoted their lives to the ameliorations of the wrongs and the higher home education of women eloquent and tireless in the baua they deserve eigher eulogizing eulogising eulogi sing then we are able to bestow mrs jane the treasurer of the N W S A and the amiable hostess of the begs house gave a reception to the delegates or saturday february 14 from 9 pm to 11 p m it was a brilliant gathering talent wealth and beauty all represented there and eo agreeable was all that it seemed more like a large family gathering than a public reception alra harrison received llie delegates by invitation and as each one was presented by miss willard they were received with a genial emils and welcome shake of the hand the principal rooms in the white house were thrown open fur their inspection the conservatories conserva tories which were truly an treat 1 I had the pleasure said the lady of spending a day in the senate and Cong refeS chambers in company with the hon J T adine and h B amiable wife who with their characteristic pointed out to me all the principal objects of interest in the capital I 1 was invited to join a party to visit mount vernon the home and grave of washington and this we did during a heavy so that the trie was not aa enjoyable as it would have been had the weather teen fine but we enjoyed the sail on the broad water of the potomac Poi omac and were delighted to have the opportunity of paying a tribute of respect to the memory of the father of his country tl received many invitations to private houses and should I 1 ever be enables to visit the capital again I 1 should feel like going home 1 I met several very influential people from cities on the road to washington and from several I 1 received press ins invitations to visita them during the worlds fair year these invitations I 1 appreciated the more as I 1 felt that through me they were marks of kindness and respect to alie latter day saints while traveling warmly quickly and comfortably across those vast plains for which the tongue of england has no name aa one of our talented writers once wrote I 1 tried to picture to myself the trains of os teams and nand carts that trailed eo wearily over them in alie early days of utah but I 1 do not think it is poe ible today to day to form any true conception of their toilsome journey railways towns and villages have opened up all along the route and although there are still hundreds offles af barren and unoccupied land still alie weady traveler who may to elul his way by teams r on foot w uld find so many resting places hia journey be an easy tu those ot our people alio bought a resting place and refuge from their persecutors foty yeara mid gioie ao |
