25/33 The meeting was entirely in the hands of women. Presiding over the immense throng was Mrs.Sarah Platt Decker, formerly president, and still leader of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Beside her sat Mrs.Helen Grenfell, for thirteen years county and State superintendent of schools, Mrs.Helen Ring Robinson, Mrs.Martha A.B.Conine, and Miss Gail Laughlin, all women of note in their community. The enthusiasm aroused by that meeting did not subside, and on the day of the election Miss Meredith ran so far ahead of her ticket that it seemed as if every woman in Denver, as well as most of the men, had voted for her. She took her place in the Board of Election Commissioners, and was promptly elected Chairman of the Board. |