New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
PL4N CITY FEDERATION
Call Sent to AH Clubs To attend
Preliminary Meeting.

Every woman's club in New-York City has re-
ceived a call to attend meeting next Tuesday
afternoon to discuss the desirability OF forming
city federation This will be the first time the
subject has been brought TO open discussion OF
the clubs. and. indeed. it is the first time that
mass meeting OF New-York clubwomen as such
has ever been called. and il is to make possible
their working together as unit that the meeuns
next week will be assembled. 1t is by no means
assured, however, that this meeting viii result IN
the forming of this organization. for the business
OF the meeting is rather preliminary. and the DIS
cussion may bring such opposition as TO squelch
further developments.
What the prevailing opinion Is we are anxious
20 hear" said Of the leaders yesterday, and as
.he result of the preliminary canvass during the
State Federation Convention and since has been
generally in favor Of working for the federation
the women are hoping for success.
Great advantages for practical work are antici-
pated of q city union, and although no SPECIFIC
cause is named for urging its formation at just
this time. there IS no doubt that the leaders
have in view the present agitation for better car
service Numerous clubs of women are working
for this cause. but in different lines and the leG
ers in this vino are also prominent ciubwomea.
aIe sf elS hrough coSosrted action There
probably about ten tho th3nsa9 e tev e could
do more effective work If they worked together 0f
the Individual women who favor the proposed FED @
Grafton the five whose names appear on the can
are Mrs. Charlotte B. Wilpour Mrs. aug gusLne @ :"
Wilson, Mrs. Dore Lyon. Mrs Clarence Burns anu
Several clubs have alreaoy expressed IIleH aP-
provaI, one Of which, the Brooklyn hepubLic@n
the matter. The West End Wonan's Repubhc9an
club Of which Mrs Wilson is president, Is a1so IN
favor as a body. while the Century Ciub Voted IoF
n conditionaIly, Whether not II would give It's
s1nDort would depend the details or SuGn an
orFenization. The Press Club also has hao Nhe
matter presented, though no Vete was taken; @
sFSo opposition the State Federation IS lntehd-
ed or conceived in the proposed CITY feoeIauo als
more than IN military matters the WoIklIisS ot a
civ company are opposed TO the State nllllla sdI
one Of the clubWoLnen yesterday. AS any one
might have readily observed at the federauon meet
teTests quite independent Of those up state ana IN
which as q body they are interested lhere IS no
occasion for rivalry, for city fedefalloh may
quite distinct from the State Federauoh III its
Airs Augustine Wilson said: "A city federation
n,sv ne az greater practical advantage than a
SfsfA Federation. so far work is concerned, pus
II would prove by means rival CITY anu anu
county councils of women IN some paris oL llEo ~.
and other States have proved most efectlve IN
club work Up in Alegany County such an an ot ~
sa1izarion was a means of founding a public IL
hrsrv which the clubwomen built and now mIaln.
tain In Brooklyn the Long lsland Couhch VI
Women is another local federation ,-,
Mrs Belle di Rivera said: In New I ork, nous n
80 large the clubs do not accomplish n!uch OF
don't seem to accomplish so rnuch q III -.
small places merely because they do not work TO-
ge+her II a citv federation were in operation no"
Ii would be a great help In the car IlehIs Iio my =
mani A citv federation would also be a helP 70
clubs irving 10 improve legislation, while win d
rerTnanerf meeting place the money paid py hu-
rnerous clubs for halls and hotels nllghI reFe!
the treasury of the city federation Many CLUBS
rrefer 70 meet at Demonico's or the Waldorf-As-
tora but most of them would prefer a Clubhouse
to eKpenSe