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THE IRRIGATION AGE 



began to cry for "papa to stop 

 reading and go home with her." 

 But papa couldn't just then stop 

 unfolding his plans for the govern- 

 ment of the state and it was not 

 until grandma's fan became of 

 startling interest that the little 

 one's eyes were dried. 



An unusual sight that presented 

 itself during the inauguration was 

 the presence upon the stage of no 

 less than four ex- governor's wives. 

 Around Mrs. Yates sat her mother- 

 in-law, the wife of the first. Gov. 

 Richard Yates; Mrs. Tanner, wife 

 of the outgoing governor, and Mrs. 

 Oglesby and Mrs. Fifer. 



At the governor's reception in 

 the evening at the executive man- 

 sion Mrs. Yates made her first ap- 

 pearance in that social capacity 

 she will be called upon to exercise 



during the next four years. A bit 

 of sentiment had caused her to 

 wear for this function the gown in 

 which she was married, and no fair 

 and blushing bride ever looke.d 

 handsomer or prouder than Mrs. 

 Yates as she received the congrat- 

 ulations of the immense throng 

 that passed before her. With her 

 occupancy of the governor's officia] 

 residency all classes are pleased. 

 The masses are pleased with her de- 

 mocratic spirit and unostentatious 

 bearing, the great number of club 

 women are pleased that one of their 

 number should have risen to dis- 

 tinction, and the aristocrats repre- 

 sented by the Daughters of the 

 American Revolution are proud to 

 see the representative of the na- 

 tion's blue blood occupying a sta- 

 tion befitting its purity. 



