New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-11
RIFT WITHIN THE Lutte.
THAT BEAUTIFUL ACCORD" or FED
FRATION FESTIVAL BROKEN AT
LAST MOMENT
LAST MOMENT.

d has leaked olJ tilat the federation festival
which wound lp "a successful three days run at
tHs Naldorf-A~toria on Saturday night in a blaze
ri glory wound up also "a fierce squabble over
one Of the voting contests
The women who were actively concerned in the
festival had been ooneratulating themselves all
along about the halcyon. the dovelike peace that
rrooded over the whole undertaking. Not an eddy
of dissent not q Whit OF jealousy. hardly a back
wash II hostile criticism had arisen TO ripple the
ealm mirror q ladylke agreement and mutual
satisfaction.
Everything is as harmonious as possible cooed
one of the press committee who was stationed
near the principal entrance on Saturday afternoon
give points and pointers 10 the glileless There
hasn't been 30 much as a dssentient voice Every
one says she never saw such harmony among such
a large body Of women"
The federation festival people not only pIumed
themselves on the concord that sWayed their ac-
lions and reigned in individual breasts. but they
oyed in openly drawing comparisons between their
JUNCTION and the affair q certain woman's p
sanitation q few weeks ago
See how refined and dignihed show is com
pared 10 that OF the Professional Woman's League
they said. And, Every one is looking TO see US
Fare up in a general smash like the Professional
Wonan's League, but we shan't crafty them. No.
sire And. We resolved at the start that there
shouldn't be any ructions. and there haven't been
II was too. bad that the eleventh hour
when the festival had reached its apOgee Of hnan-
10 Al
memory. uutoWard accident should have
o1eered' things II could not take the money
hack out Of Inc apron pockets of the women who
smiled visitors from their booths from the
safe in the funny Lrte brass cage Of bank
fortunately nothing could DO that. What II did
10 stir zap lively feud between two promi-
neut clubs.
II All centred around that desk which was to be
voted TO the most popular clubwoman. II was a
desk in Empire style and handsome In the early
hours OF the bazaar there talk Of its going to
Miss Helen NJ Gould Gradually two candidates
crew our from the Others. From time to time the
their booths Wlen business WIS duiI to sa,inter
over TO the blackboard where the voting returns
[~g- -ney we're MS Dore Lyon; President OF tne
Eclectic Club and the deyiser and manager OF the
national Society Of New England women
Isn't Al beauty" sighed an Eclectic WomaI
~ she gazed its ornate decorations 1T viii
.tsl match the furniture lu Mrs Lyons drawing
IT'S lovely desk" murmured New Englander.
y Just matches Mrs. NaethlnE's bed
Two women O' sna tbetr sibs S2olrb t6e o xo,es
we're Only = cents apiece nearly 500 had been re-
@heI at The eleyenth-no. 10 be quite literal, the
-Ss Iour Lyon 5-pt2rIeI thLe~ il'- tfr .l5o
hand s. for 10 votes for Mrs. Lyon.
mai admitting that last block Of 10 votes was IL
.f.s- as The contest had ALREADY closed a Lyon
man shrteked back denial The referee shouted
-nd b. would stand by his decision. For about
Eve minutes pandemoniurn reigned Then the two
'4cions dispersed, the Lyonites jubant. the Nae
When seen yesterday with reference 10 he cpl
soc, Mrs. lyon presented calm front III. .
she said NV friends happened to know how
an been put into The contes; in Mrs Matching ;
name, Il would not have altered the result as my
aroused I v-anteS r., reopen the contest but nv
friends assured M that reopenrg II would simply
IS they felt confident the result would remain the
-anF. they dlCn want 20 co IT,