Show FEDERATION OF CLUBS CONVENTION ENDS St Louis May tny 25 With lh the tho selection locUon of ot the principal officers practically set let tied UM before the tho balloting begun ester yester day without any qU Ilone of or unusual Interest having been heen presented to the ti th convention time the seventh biennial of ot tho ft Federation of ot omel clubs club which convened on oil May Mn 17 27 ended elided to tony day ny after ons on of at tho the most mOlt harmonious conventions In Iii Its Ill history Mrs T 8 S president who retires with lh the closing of ot the con eon convention called the tha last to or der hollowing Following J the tho report of ot the th re result i e suit sult of 0 the iho ho reports report of ot pes Ie dents dent of ot state federations were pro seated HId Time The he result of or the tho election of ot officers wn n as its IS follows President Mr Mrs Sarah Decker ot of Colorado first president Mrs Philip N Moore nf ot St Ix Louis ul second vt e president Mis 1 May lay Alden Ward War Warr of it r recording secretary Mrs litre Mary Mar BIE King 1111 of ot Illinois corresponding orre ng secretary Miss H Louisa H Ii 1 of oC Charleston S C I Iti i tl ti Mis rR V of oC Texas auditor Dr Saran Sarah H 11 1 Kendall I of oC directors Sirs 13 TI Cowles of ot California Mrs 18 W T 1 1 Orr of ot Ohio Mrs litre lrA rharles Vardley tardley of New Jersey Mrs Lydia 1111 1 1 Williams of Mrs Hele of ot kl I Mrs Charles A Perkins of ot Tennessee ennes re Mrs MrA Mary T V 1 Wood of or New Nei ew Hampshire I Mrs Mis I L L I Johnson of or Island It I was Ilas decided to reapportion tho the m 1 nUal dues as nH Tho Time eunuch dues dimes of ot clubs of bt towel fewer than Im 25 2 members mOm hers chall hll bo he JW of ot of ot 26 2 or more lucre members the trie ti dues duell shall be 10 cents rents per por capita A demonstration followed the thus pro nf of the of o Mrs I T 1 i 8 S to he be one of ot the time honorary i lures rel lints of or time the general federation Under t tIle the th provisions of at the new now law adopted nt at this convention which the lie positions of at honorary president and tH re recreated created them under new no conditions condition It I Is I to vote on the names eligible for tor the honor The dole rose roio ro e to their feet teet und anti 1111 n 1 amid in mil HI loud applause some one nun In 11 the tho hall seconded the time motion moton Immediately there then was a 1 storm torl of oC proton ns al a e rh delegate desired the time honor of ot second secondIng hug Ing Inn tho the motion molon Mrs Mr Robert Hobert J Bur Burdene nul dene to whom Mrs Ir ol lund had stir ur rendered the time gavel tried vainly for tor sev RIV e minutes to restore rt tore order An As a it compromise It I was WIM decided that the motion auctIon should be bl seconded by II the con can convention cn venlon ns as IA a n whole the time convention Mrs litre epo briefly She siaM said 1111 that It would perhaps seem strange for tor her hol to speak against a n motion moton of ot this character omit and that thA she did not wish to convey time the Impression oho hu ho did 11 not that tho honor fully rull However sho she continued It pem Nn bettor It If the wait until tho the hl hi all then If It t I 1 stilt mill 11 deserve your our esteem auth r reo re reI l cl I would welcome the time honor you IU wish whelm to bestow helto replying to Mrs r the tho previous question wan Idle Wil moved t and Mrs Denison on was wag IS elected us honorary president by hy a I rising vole ot olt Mrs MrA attempted to express her thanks and appreciation I 1 I rEI I It 01 but choked and Ild with wih tears In Iii her tier eyes stood upon time the delegates while they thE gave her imer tho time solute salute lutc Mrs litre Ir mien M 1 nf ot Chicago n who was president of or the tho general tec fed feil oration In 1806 and 1897 wal then elect elected I ct ed NI Id n U honorary president The fhe name of ot Mrs Mu Douglas tho the thoIn president In 10 amid formerly nn aim n 1 honorary president was not mentioned |