New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-16
TRADE SCHOOL FUNDS.
Republican WOmcn Have Harm
Discussion OUcr Their DispOsaI.

The subject Of the State Federation Trade School
for Girls proved. as usual. bone Of contention
when introduced among the items of new 5usi-
ness at yesterday afternoons ating of the West
End Women's Republican Club. at ite rooms a No.
2S01 Broadway. II was question Of how the dele
gates to the Utica State Convention should be
instructed TO vote as 10 the distribution of the
funds in hand
For my part, said Mrs Belle De Rivera. her
voice betrayins deep feeling 'is We wait :.ntil We
have enough money to build trade school equip
it. ana keep II in running order. most OF us will
have gone to the great beyond before such result
materializes. AID the rest of Us Will be tottering
into our graves. Now. my proposition is that the
few thousands we have ne handed a newly
started ana much needed training school Am
sterdam y J.. which. in recognition OF this will
let the institution be known thereafter the
Why not give it to the Manhattan trade school.
rlght mere IN 0,if own city interrupted Mrs cut
I don't see why ii should he given to some little
Ny niece teaches there and for nearly two Years
/ have had my clothes made there and ! can
But would that school allow our members to he
on their hoard Of managers and give their school
the state Federation name spoke up Mrs Rood.
who had thorouEhIv investigafod the su5ie" The
question Of apnropriatng the capital interest Of
ous trade schools disposed of by Mrs. Burns.
stated that under existing circumstances the
m2ney could not legally be 80 applied After SOM
posing voices to let The Amsterdam school be the
peDeIf'ldFN 50 lar HS the vote OF the W est End
women concerned. ana the next question 40
he considered was whet her the club should pledge
doued
Mrs. Robinson. Of the campaign committee,
he husbandei for fbS csIIee f.; Win m" club
stood. Mrs. De Rivera again on her feet at
No political issue could approach in imPor;;
tance. she said. the value Of single girl fitted
Cor her life work in the Federation training school
and after having so Loyalty supported he school
idea IN the past. how can We now virtually rePuul
I think replied Mrs Robinson warmly. that
furtherance OF the school fund. and We should he
untrue to our pledges as members Of ms organ.
In hand from the crying need Of the work here in
Mrs De Rivera pleaded for at leas, s.. II think
IL will he embarrassing for our delegates 10 have
10 report that we have practically Withdrawn our
The chair suggested that if anything be voted it
would have to be "A representative sum -.-
Mrs. Ostrom wanted to know Why woman :
club had TO supply campaign :HaiS Gut 81 Its IN
men who candidates? We will rever gsJ my
uals or. sex. where IS hundreds II women will
benefit by the trade school"
Mrs Louise Sherman. Mrs Rood AMI Mrs Ostrom
had previously been chosen delegates To the Jtca
Convention. ard when tre question Of money 'T no
money put 10 q standing vote Mrs De Rivera :
consideration and when no one Of the opposition
seconded her in This. left the room saving that her
'ercst IN The subsequent prrcealings
Walter ''handler and J. leslie tTossin addressed
the club the issues Of the political crisis. Miss
HELEN Varlok Boswell aSted for p rising vote Of
thanks the speakers. ana in response to requests
from I'll rarts Of the room consented u speak
from the platform
Mr.. chandler is such q good Democrat that 7
h- great hopes she said. of his soon bcCom-
ing Il Republican. You seo the most ve women
can do is to make converts. Some ono has called
las repea tors because those Of who fortu-
nate &C 81 have influence vote number or
times tnrnuch the ner Of our acquaintance.
rs noon o., Saturday the two csmraign head
quarters Of the West End Womers Republican
&o t'ighfh-aNo.- and No 246 Tenth
81. viii be- in fiIl blast. equipped with ample al
tenG.-5- literature and general 1araphernaiia.