New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-16

should be any national league al all at the present
time. Some OF the women thought that the local
club organized about a week ago, was enough for
ths present. and in private it was whispered that
the real reason for launching the national
Eenization TO enable the local officers to
play the part OF high cockalorums in the larger
body. Mrs. Phyllis Leveridge voiced the opposi-
ton and Mrs. Leroy Sunderland Smith supported
hsz both arguing that a national organization
ought to be composed o. smaller local OF state
bodies which yet DC not exist
The majority voted. however, for immediate or
Eanization, and a provisional constitution which
had previously been drafted submitted for
approval. Everything went smoothly until the
membership clause reached In this It was
provided that the national body should be COM
posed Of anuated clubs, but Mrs, John S. Crosby
thought that the words land individually should
be inserted after clubs" Others ernphattcally
disapproved OF individual membership.
I'VE might as well have individual members OF
the United States Senate" declared Mrs Herman
Bottle.
perhaps n would be better II we had" retortsd
Mira Emma Russell Hirschman- I'VE can't be
Democratic don't give the individuals chance
and there is reason why we should follow
male precedents-"
Mrs. Crosby urged that the individual mem
bership plan had always worked wen In the Won
ans Henry George League, but Mrs Leveridge
replied that the Henry George League was a COM
pa-ztively small body while the Wornan's Ma
ticnal Democratic League destined TO grow
Some one urged that individual membership would
give New-York unfair advantage in the coun-
CHS OF the national body. the meetings would
probably be held here, where individual members
might easily swamp the club representation The
West would stand chance at al under such
conditions.
well. the West might have organized a ma
t1onal league If it had wanted TO-" said Miss Lucy
Yendes. 1t has left New-York TO do II and It
IS only right that New-York should have q pre-
ponderating influence il the body"
The Individual membership clause was carried
and the opposition consoled themselves with the
Election that II was only provisional
I'VE viii change ii al the first convention, they
declared The thing is perfectly ridiculous.
For the present the national body must neces-
Ear!ly be composed Of individual members. there
same as those Of the local organization In fact
the whole thing. says the opposition, is merely
duplicating Of The local society, The president is
Mrs John S. Crosby first vice-president, Mrs.
Harry Hastings: recording secretary, Miss Lucy
Yendes; corresponding secretary, Mrs Herman
Bolte; treasurer, Mrs Harry Compton. and auditor
Mrs. Harry Hastings acted as chairman Of the
meeting and at the conclusion Of the business Mrs
thanks to her for her arduous labors IN guiding
them SO successfully through this stormy meeting
Mrs. Hastings objected to the wording Of this mo-
ton, Mrs. Crosby offered as an amendment.
4rhis DELIGHTFULLY."- harmonious meeting
The national league viii undertake no work until
general convention has been called. but the local
Teal politics The plan Of campaign includes
meetings on the East Side, but house to house
cauvassing. such as has been done by the Re
Yesterday's meeting was small, but fairly repre-
sentative Some Of the women had come from
Long Island and there were rev Visitors from
ether States One woman said she was member
OF the West End Womans Republican Club, but
had only Joined IL because there was no democratic
touch with politics Mrs. Hastings said that she
believed this had happened in many cases