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Show Hi AGITATOR REESE AND OTHER OLD ! LADIES RESOLVE. i H; The Rev. W. W. Reese, that dangerous So- Ht cialistic 'agitator, who on Sundays may be found Hj at St. Paul's church, met with a number of other H, old ladies on Tuesday last to pass resolutions H and tell those who have spent years of study H in an attempt to better local moral conditions H: just how it should bo done. H Among others prominently present were E. 9, H! Leatherwood, the ponderous; the Rev. Ransom P. Hj Nichols, whoever he is; Mrs. Joseph M. Cohen, Hj Mrs. Allen T. Sanford, Mrs. C. B. Allen, Mrs. E. H V. Fritz, Mrs. Emily Richards, Mrs. E. B. Critch- H low, Mrs. Ruth M. Fox, Mrs. A. V. Taylor, Mrs. H C. J. Waldron, Miss Helen Boxrul, Mrs. Kate H S. Hilyard, Mrs. J. F. Cowan, IV' s. Clarissa S. H Williams, Mrs. P. A. Simpkin, and a dozen oth- H ers all of whom ought to have enough to. interest H and occupy them in their own homes without H finding it necessary to meet every time someone H gets a resolution inspiration, pass it, and ap- H1 point committees to see what the next one wi'l H be about. H The Reese effect and the Leatherwood scin- H tlllant were the principal speakers, though there H were others present who were perfectly willing to H save the city. H In the brief time that he has been here, H Brother Reese has dashed into the spotlight on H' every possible occasion, and if his activities con- H inue Brother Spalding had best look to his H laurels, or his understudy will take the coveted H place as the center of attraction in ministerial H Wliat a delightful spectacle these two Episco- H pal clergymen make, and how refreshing it is to H their congregations to see them in their new H fields of endeavor. There was a time, when one H of the beautiful things about the Episcopal H church was the utter absence of anything of a H political nature in connection with it, but not so H now, at least, not locally. Imagine if you can, old H churchmen, the Rev. Putnam lowering his dig- H nity to mix in the battle of the "stockade," or H preaching a Sunday sermon full of inflammatory H misstatements calculated to rouse the beast in H anyone of anarchistic tendencies. H The Spalding-Reese branch of the Episcopal H church must be a new institution unheard of by H the parent body. H But this is diverting. How familiar Brother H Reese has become with local conditions may be H learned from his reported statement that the ma- H jority of the hotels and rooming houses here are H as bad as the "stockade." After Reese talked, H Mrs. C. E. Allen, probably the best little resolu- Hj tion offerer in the intermountain states, pulled H one for the abolishment of the "stockade," which H was passed oonanimous. Mrs. Allen said in sup- H port of her res that she had studied the question H and had found that the best results were ob- H tained where the fawst ladies were not segre- H gated, but scattered. H This is an idea, mayhap, that would make H it less noticeable that they were in our midst, H at the same time making it more convenient for H certain citizens. H Three rousing cheers! H A little later Kid Leatherwood wrestled with H Long Argument, displaying how little he knew B of conditions with the statement that "I know H he (the Mayor) could have improved these con- Hl ditions if he would." What he really knows is H that the conditions could be improved by the R Mayor if every time he attempts to Improve HE them he could be left to do so without the in- H terference of the sheriff's office. H Mr. Leatherwood, the meal ticket ministers, Ej and every woman present at that meeting all H know that there Is no one in this city with a cleaner personal record than Mayor Bransford, and that ho has always done and is doing what he thinks is best for the welfare of this community commu-nity without fear or favor and with no strings attached. He has neglected his personal business busi-ness to conduct his office properly, and has devoted de-voted his time and attention unsparingly to seeing see-ing to the needs of the city, and to have a cluster of afternoon-tea time men and near suffragettes gather to hurl abuse and point out supposed mistakes is pretty nearly the limit. And in passing, it might be well to And out how long the Commercial club is to bo" used by every Tom, Dick and Harry who wants to hold a political meeting. |