New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-18
A STORM OF PROTESTS.
SEVERAL VIEWS ON THE REoRGANIZA-
TON OF THE GENERAL FEDERATION.
1T is PREDICTED THAT WAR is IMMINENT IN
LESS SOMETHING DEFINITE is DE-
CIDED SOON

A storm OF argument protest dissent etc. is
| going on among the various women's associations
throughout the country regarding the proposed re-
! organization of the General Federation.
1t has been proposed by the Massachusetts So
cieties to change the of representation, and
have the clubs belonging to State federation rep
| resented in the General Federation through the
! State organization It has been urged that the
membership of the General Federation is increasing
| so rapidly that it Will soon become an unwieldy
/ and burdensome body.
| 1t has been wittily stated by a prominent woman
OF Philadelphia that delegates to the General Fed
! Grafton Will soon be coming in such generous
unlimited mass that they VIII be nkened the
| kings army that ponderousy walked up the hill
and then down again
Another woman states the function of feder-
alton Is to bring together large body OF women"
Stih another asks: why should the General
Federation of WOmen's Clubs be composed of State
declarations when it is supported main by in
diVidual clubs? The single club pays. and pays
fheerIuiy for DIRECT representation and IS entitled
TO the same, according TO the law Of justice
ilSned at the noted tea party of our ancestors"
In Article of the plan Of reorganization proposed
ny the Massachusetts federation it is provided that
ec Wh s Rcs onfs br6 60iey qf ha staf
cluoS IN the state shall hold direct membership in
bership in the General Federation The chairman
dition OF affairs as mudde To ATTEMPT TO cary
Out the provisions in Articles I and II of this plan
is an opinion from Nebraska
imminent unless some more feasible plan Is sug-
geSted. references to the state OF things known
IN FteVoIutionary days "a miscarriage Of Justice
ana non-beief in taxation without representa-
tlon are heard every side other woman
belleVes IN unlimited expansion She boldly saws
hetter expand 20 the extent that thousand
women can go TO the biennial than cut off ten who
crave It's privileges and seek its
Inc president OF the New Century Club Phil
aoelphla suggests that ii would best TO follow
the principles Of the House of REPRESENTATIVES
70 divide the State into districts delegate or
uelegates from each club district could then he
CHOSEN from the clubs of her their district
ENTERTAINING AT THE BIENNIAL
At the biennial meeting which takes place in Mil
waukee next June innovation will be introduced
regarding the entertainment Of speakers Mrs
Buchwalter is chairman of the Programme Commit
tee, and she Will write to each speaker asking her
II she wishes entertainment. Should she not do
SO her name Will not Re handed to the local boa I'd
Should a State president State chairman be on
the programme a speaker and wish entertain
ment she Will inform the local board of this fact
This only applies to the speakers and is done be-
to hotels. 9e
IL Is learned that the programme of the biennial
VIII not be given out until toward spring but
enough Is known TO predict its marked success
many new features. AS in former years, education
Will be given a prominent place, and il is under
stood particular attention will be paid TO Industrial
education Philanthropy will also occupy a con-
SplcuOuS place upon the programme.