New-York tribune., 1901-12-31
CLUB WOMEN AT WAR
THE LONG DELAYED TRADE SCHOOL THE
BONE OF CONTENTION
FEDERATION REsENTs THE ACTION OF THE
HEALTH PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION IN
FOUNDING JENNY JUNE
MEMORIAL.

a merry war is well on between the State Fed
Grafton Of women's Clubs and of its most i'm
portant and influential members, the New-York
woman's Health Protective Association. The cause
OF the trouble is the action of the latter,
taken just before Mrs Jenny c. Croly's death.
looking TO the raising OF club women's fund for
Mrs Croly. The associat tons intention
provide for the mother of clubs" during her life
and then TO apply the money to the establishment
Of a trade school for girls. memorial to Mrs.
Croly whose suggestion first caused the federation
20 begin the efforts for such school. Those ef-
forts thus far have had practical result, and
there's the rub In the present clash.
The Womans Health Protective Association ap-
pointed a committee TO take the necessary meas
ures and this committee invitations the
presidents OF all the clubs in the city with
It for conference upon the feasibility Of the scheme
Among those who responded Mrs. Dore Lyon,
president OF the Eclectic, who astonished the Wv.
II P by announcing that she. chairman of the
new federation committee the industrial school,
must object She could not sanction, she said,
such an encroachment upon the domain of the
committee. Then. for the first time. the associa-
ton learned that committee had been ap-
pointed since the Buffalo corvention.
A member of the wv. H. p retorted with some
sharpness that, the federation had done moth
ing talk the school for FIVE years. they all
supposed that the field was open for practical work
any who chose enter. She asserted. fur
ther. that membership in the federation could not
any ov sR in 0I anR US r % % 6a n a
Another member remarked that the federation
by the chairman of the former school committee
in going 10 Albany several times TO bring the mat
Mrs Lyon replied that the committee intend
she must therefore protest against the Gsurpation
Of It's duties by any individual CLUB. Her protest
among the w. H. p committee and the meeting
was dissolved.
WERE TREATED RUDELY."
Mrs. Lyon then invited the committee to attend
E meeting of her committee her house,
II both could not come an amicable understand
Ing whereby they might work harmoniously. After
some persuasion her part the others agreed TO
60 and presented themselves at the time desig
aated. They soon came 10 the conclusion, however.
wished they had stayed away. They declare they
federation committee, and when Mrs. Harry Hast
TO go. only remaining long enough to state that
As they Tpsrehed out Indignantly several mem
oers OF the deration committee followed them into
the hall TO express regret for the discourtesy
The unexpected death of Mrs CroIy coming so
ltosuAtes, and Mrs Lyon said yesterday that she
Sssty regretted vas at an end It is not certain;
sonsisersng he advisability of carrying out the
,tres ~. 9ar c, its previous plan and , raising in
tederaticn wiz sgree TO make its school-'when
,-..,a. shs's'-saeh memorial The federation com;
- 5og inclined 20 Go this, and thus fruitful
sEnSec{ for tcture disagreement remains
81, ne - Oman Health Protective Association feels
nat mar Mrs Croly deserves some lasting recognition
ION women OF her position as pioneer in the
Womsns movement" and especially in founding
,.n5s which every true club woman regards
y ne prime factors in the wonderful development
ol lernift}ne capabiity- II the federation should
refuse mis- acknowledgment. therefore, IL is not
tnlprooabie that the association may make il
lauoaa4 snc not a State. affair, asking clubs all
over the Union 20 contribute
ne new federation committee under Mrs. Lyons
snalrmanship has already sent circular TO all
ne federated clubs in the State. calling every
~eIi6n 10 contribute 81. As there than
.nifty thousand club women in the State" said Mrs.
-yoh yesterday, we shall certainly receive a good
y sum as a nucleus. and l assured OF the help
the local boards in establishing trade school
/ we raise even part of the required