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Show Last Week of Biennial Convention Will Be Busy One. San Francisco, Cal., July 1. This was "Exposition day" for the delegates tc the eleventh biennial convention of tho General Conference of Women's clubs, In session here. Trees were planted on the "Woman's plot" n the exposition grounds. Tho exposition management explained its plans for the fair, and pointed out tho location of the future buildings to tho two hundreds who accepted its invitation to visit the site In automobiles. The regular session of the convention conven-tion was held, but the subjects under consideration today wore of less general gen-eral Interest to the mass of delegates There were reports on forestry by Mrs. I)vell White, of San Francisco, on waters by Mrs. J. D. Wilkinson of Shreveport, La., on "Conservation of the Soil," by H. H. Gross, president of the National Soil Fortuity league and on "betterment of farm conditions,' by Mrs. Emmons Crocker of Boston. Greetings from the National Conservation Con-servation congress were read by Captain Cap-tain J. B. White, its president A review of the coast artillery crops at the presidio has been arranged for late in tho afternoon. San Francisco, July 1 Before the chairman's gavel fell today in the big pavilion where the General Federation Federa-tion of Clug Women of the United States Is holding Its biennial sessions, a very busy time was in prospect for tho delegates who entered upon the last week of their sessions. Proposed revisions of tho bylaws, nomination of candidates, the election of officers, and, possibly, the question of equal suffrage will be tho main events. The first of these will come beforo the convention when the report re-port of the council is made on Tuesday Tues-day morning; tho second on Wednesday Wednes-day morning and the third In the afternoon af-ternoon of the same day. There Is a great divergence of opinion opin-ion regarding tho advisability of bringing the question of suffrage to tho fore, many of the delegates inclining in-clining to the belief that a discussion might bo precipitated that would rive the prevailing harmony Some of the Texas and southern California women, it Is said, are eager to force a showing show-ing of hands by the Introduction of the subject from the floor of the convention. conven-tion. The matter has not been brought beforo the board which would probably quietly but effectually squelch the vexing question Contest for Presidency. The contest for the presidency. In succession to Hrs Philip N, Mooro of St. Louis, goes blithly on. The friends of Mrs. Philip Carpenter of New York, and of Mrs. Percy V. Pen-nybacker Pen-nybacker of Austin, Tex., who are the only two candidates who hae so far appeared in the field, aro busy day and night, buttonholing tho delegates dele-gates and insistently pleading their cause. Saturday was certainly Penny-backer Penny-backer day, when the Texas candidate blazed in the limelight in making her report as chairman of the Field Endowment En-dowment committee followii which and the pleas for generous and speedy action, a frenzy of entehuslasm swept the gathering and more than $S.000 was subscribed to tho endowment fund within a few minutes. The friends and supporters of Mrs. Pennybacker made the most of the occasion. Then the supporters of Mrs Carpenter Car-penter arranged an informal reception that was hold at her hotel last night and attended by many delegates, who were importuned to give their votes to the New York candidate. What the outcome of the election Is Impossible Im-possible to forecast as both side3 are refusing to publish estimates of state federations which they have set down in their candidates' column Unlike the Baltimore convention, there is no talk of a dark horse. Tho Massachusetts delegation is pressing the candidacy of Miss Georgia A. Bacon of Worcester. Mass., for first or second vice president. Miss Bacon is a prominent club woman wo-man in the Bay state and for three years was president of the state federation. fed-eration. Iowa will advance the claims of Mrs. B. B Clark of Red Oak, la., for treasurer, and the Iowa delegates are expressing some hope of success, but it is doubtful if any candidate can succeed Mrs. John Threadgill of Oklahoma, Ok-lahoma, the incumbent. An exhibit of maps and photographs was one of tho features marked for the session of the department of conservation, con-servation, today. There were addresses ad-dresses on forestry, on the work of the Woman's River and Harbor congress, con-gress, on the conservation of soil, good roads and betterment of farm conditions. The meeting was in charge of Mrs. Emmons Crocker of Fitchburg, Mass.. and Miss Myra L. Dock of Philadelphia. At the afternoon session the department de-partment of art was the feature. Mrs. Everett D. Patterson of St. Louis, as chairman, had charge. Health topics and social hygiene and pure food will have their innings tonight Mrs. S. S. Crockett of Nashville, Tenn., will preside pre-side at the session. nn |