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There is, however, a committee of the Woman's Federation, which 

 is engaged in just this work. Any man or woman can start an 

 association, and the need of them is great. 



As we look about un at our own state and see its constant loss of 

 natural beauties, we are reminded of stern Cato, the censor, who 

 never entered the senate without saying " Delendp. est Carthago! 

 Delenda est Carthago!" There are hundreds and thousands of 

 people who seem to be saying, "Our trees must be destroyed, our 

 forests must be destroyed, our bluffs must be destroyed, our lakes 

 must be destroyed." The village improvement association says, and 

 not yet hopelessly, "These things must be saved." 



Mr. Hartwell, (111.) : So that is what the Women's Auxiliary- 

 is going to do.- 



The President: Yes, that's it. 



Prof. Pendergast: When I first heard of the Women's 

 Auxiliary I asked the same question my friend on the left did. 

 Since these papers have been read the question has been fully 

 answered. It reminds me of two classes of justices of the 

 peace. When I was a boy in New England the governor ap- 

 pointed the justices and out of a very large number appointed 

 from the whole state he selected a few who did higher and 

 more important work than the rest. They got certain cases 

 that the others did not get. One class was called justice of 

 the i^eace and the other justice of the peace and quorum, 

 meaning "of which ones." After he had selected a large num- 

 ber of justices and quorum he selected of those certain other 

 ones with higher attainments, better versed in the law, to do 

 higher and grander work. We are all members together, men 

 and women in this society, but out of the whole number we are 

 selecting those that have the best preparation for the work, to 

 carry on the best part of the business we are trying to follow, 

 and so we may say they belong to the "justices of the peace 

 and quorum." (Applause.) 



The President: I am sure we are glad to join with Prof. 

 Pendergast in paying that tribute to the Women's Auxiliary — 

 they do not want to be called "ladies," but "women." I am 

 sure they will not disappoint us in our hopes and expectations. 



Mr. Barnes, (Wis.): I would like to say Godspeed to the 

 Women's Auxiliary, and I would like to move you that we 

 pledge our support to this society by at least a rising vote for 

 a compliment. 



A rising vote of support was then tendered the Women's 

 Auxiliary amid enthusiastic applause. 



Mr. Elmer Reeves, (Iowa): If there is time I would like to 

 offer just a remark or two. I presume the ladies, or women 



