Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1902 — WOMEN AT LOS ANGELES. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WOMEN AT LOS ANGELES.

Federation of Clubs Hold Biennial Session There. ———._ZZ One of the largest gatherings of women the world has ever known assembled at Los Angeles, Gal., recently, where the

biennial convention of the club women of the United States was being held. The city was en fete. Thousands of banners — red, green and yellow—hung in every thoroughfare and the framework of doorways was draped in the tricolor buntings. Date palms, pepper boughs, mountain laurel and cypress

completed the decorative scheme, while the yellow poppy—the floral emblem of California—is now in full bloom. ' The S 3 la day of the convention was the feast or flowers. This feast, which is called La Fiesto de los Flores, exemplifies the romance and history of the Southwest. There was the spectacular procession of flower-covered vehicles and a parade of Chinese residents with a dragon 225 feet long. There were other spectacular features. With the addresses of welcome and other preliminaries out of the way, the convention got down to business. The •first proceedings closed with a reception at night to the delegates at the women’s club house. The president of the Los Angeles club, which entertained the National Federation, is Mrs. Robert J. Burdette, the wife of the celebrated humorous writer. She is an enthusiastic club woman.

MRS. BURDETTE.