New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-21
GENERAL FED" BIENNIAL
No Presidential Contest in Sight
Mrs. Decker Popular Choice.

That Mrs. Decker the popular president OF the
General Federation Of WOmen's Clubs will have
a "walkover" at the election which is to be
held at the coming biennial convention In st.
Paul on May 80 to June T. inclusive. seems to be
the consensus CT opinion among New York club
women Usually there is considerable uncer-
tainty and excitement over the election Of a
president. This year Mrs. Dec5er's reelection
seems so certain that no other candidate is be-
Iieved to have any chance at the Office.
Mrs. Decker has made immensely popu-
lar president said a prominent clubwOman in
discussing the situation the other day. She has
made a tour Of nearly every state meeting the
leading women at the state federation conven-
tons, and in that way she has met the club
women and impressed her personality upon
them Mrs. c. H. Dennison a wonderfully
popular president, too, but the two women are
as different as day and night.
Mrs. Decker belongs to the breezy Western
type. It is likely her whole ticket will be re-
elected, but one hears little Of the others. All
are strong women, but hers is the personality
that has made itself felt pre-eminently."
Mrs Dore Lyon is said in some quarters to
be ambitious for the presidency. 1t is believed.
however, that she would not stand the slight
est show at the present time would be able
to offer any but the feeblest opposition to the
swelling tide of Mrs Decker's popularity.
A departure which it is possible may be
taken by the federation is the creation Of a
headquarters, or bureau Of reciprocity A de-
partment Of this sort has been run in a lin
tied way in Concord. N. H, but it is known
that Mrs. Decker has the idea of establishing
bureau on an enlarged scale in larger. more
central point.
The hundred or more New York clubwomen
who plan to attend the st. Paul convention are
anticipating very good time. From the special
labels for their baggage. which are to be red and
inches long inches a
postoff1ce and pins. nothing apparently that a
visiting clubwoman could by any chance require
has been overlooked by the St Paul hostesses.
There will be a subcommittee to have charge
of all matters pertaining to club and biennial
meetings and to maintain the necessary bulletin
boards. A second subcommittee will give infOr-
nation about parks, places of amusement. time
tables streetcars etc. A subcommittee on
cial information has been organized for the pur-
nose Of receiving and distributing invitations
rendering advice upon dress. restaurants. etc,
and another will care for lost and POUNDS
most important committeeman one that Is
in danger of being seriously Overworked-is that
on small conVeniences." The beneVOlently
minded individuals composing it will provide
such small necessities as may be needed during
the meetings, such pens, penhoders, ink
writing paper. envelopes. scratch blocks, blOttinG
paper, blank cards, pencils, rubber bands, Irvine,
wrapping paper, express tags, maps and directo-
ries, tacks hammers. nails, screwdrivers, screws
knives erasers. pins Cblack and white), hatpins
(black and white), hairpins, safety pins (black
and White), thread needles, thimbleS. 1t will
also maintain a writing desk. If there is room.
The ST. Paul postmaster will open a branch
Office for the clubwomen in the arInory. Five
stenographers and five typewriting machines
have been offered free Of charge by big type
writer manufacturing company. and two tele-
phone companies will furnish all the telephone
service for the armOry free. special telegraph
Office will also be installed.
Clothes are always a source Of anxiety on
casiOns like meetings OF the federation, and to
them Mrs. Decker has devoted the whole Of a
because of the suppOsition that there is going to
be 80 much dress"