The sun., 1907-12-03
OUT OF CLUB PRAYERS
WOMAN'S PEACE CIRCLE ASKED
CITY FEDERATION TO no TT


DOdgmg tho 1uIcs OF Procedure IN
order Co Undo IG-Seme side Remarks
on the Question OF the schools.
The orator who had promised TO tell
all about the origin and the originator Of
arbitration TO the Woman's Peace Circle.
which met yesterday afternoon at tho
Hotel AstOr. was suddenly called out of
town. and the man who had agreed 20 play
, the piano was late. Consequently after
| this particular branch oR tho promoters
NJ universal brotherhood had decided that
they didn't want any initials on the ban
nerette that vas to mark them Off from
all other organizations at the next annual
convention OF the New York City Fedora
ton OF WOmen's Clubs but just an Amer
lean rag on white ground there was
really nothing more TO do.
Several members glanced lonRinRIy
toward the door. but before any one could
make n motion to adjourn the president
rose and regarded the assembly sadly
Ladies" she said. II want to speak of
. subject that has been troubling me a
good deal since our last meeting. You
remember that on that occasion a lady
Who said she was not Jewess stated that
many persons who attended the last meet
ing Of the City Federation were offended
by the use Of the words Christ and Jesus
in the opening prayer and urged that
in the interests Of peace letter be sent
from the circle 10 Mrs William Cummings
Story president Of the federation. request
ing her 70 omit prayer from the future
programmes Of the organization.
You will remember also that subse-
quently another member made a motion
IN accordance with the sentiments ex-
pressed and that the motion was carried
by one aye, there being no audible mega
tivee.
Miss Baird, who made the motion, wrote
TO Mrs. Story and has received a reply
from her which l have not yet read. But
Iwish 10 say right here that | am extremely
sorry for the occurrence and ! wish that
the club did not have to take the respOn-
sibility for il. I wish that there was some
way that we could undo il. | have many
Jewish friends in the various associations
20 which belong and have always found
them most generous and broadminded in
these matters. Several of them have
assured me that they did not object at all
20 the prayers with which conventions were
opened, and cannot but think that the
lady was mistaken in her zeal"
Several persons showed a desire TO hear
Mrs. Story's letter and il was read. Mrs.
Story expressed surprise and regret and
said that the protest had been duly laid
before the executive board and that that
body being most anxious to carry out the
wishes Of the federated clubs, had de-
Gfdod to do away with any semblance of
sectariansm by enlisting the services of
clergyInen of different religious faiths.
The secretary remarked that there was
no sense in any ones obiecting to any
words that were used in a prayer because
X you asked "a man TO pray il wasn't fair
10 put rope around his neck
..s.I
really didn't think the Jewasses objected
TO the prayer made at the last convention,
and that she really wished the Pence Cir
Gle hadn't, and she thought il would be a
good idea IL somebody moved that Miss
Baird be requested to withdraw the mo-
tion.
Somebody did and the motion was car
Fied. but Miss Baird. on being duly re-
quested. said that she couldn't withdraw
her motion in justice to the lady whose
mouthpiece she was and who was not pres
ent.
The secretary. like Mr.. Barries Tommy.
found a way out.
"Some one who voted for the notion
she announced, -C8n move to have il ex-
plunged from the minutes
The president beamed and waited for
the expunger to speak. No one spoke.
Il remember. the president said. firmly.
that only one person voted against tina;
motion. Now any one who was here when
the vote was taken and who did not vote
negatively shall be considered as having
voted affirmatively. You see now the evil
results of regecting an opportunity to vote.
Again she waited.
Y At length a woman in the front row rose
and muTmured timidly that she had not
voted at the previous meeting because she
was a new member and did not like To put
herself forward. but that she had not ap-
proved by the motion and that her husband
had told her she ought to I've ashamed of
herself for letting 10 go through unchal-
lenged. She would be delighted to redeem
herself by doing all she could in the ex-
punging line.
At think YOU would he an excellent one
to pJlt the new motion. said the president.
Yes" put in another woman, "we ought
the Board Of Education ia taking all the
hymns ont OF the school song books"
They're not at all. snapped a woman
from beneath a huge picture hat on the back
row. You needn't let that worry you at
all. for it's all newspaper talk"
well. ! guess J know" retorted the
other. Didn't attend the mass meeting
in Brooklyn. and haven't they taken out
Nearer, My God. TO Thee"
-Ladiea," interposSd tho president. -the
motion to expunge the previous motion"
The secretary shook her head emphati-
Madame President" she said. - shall
have 20 call you to order. Only member
Who actually voted for motion can move
TO have 10 expunged'
The president drew herself up with dig
nifty. The Chair has ruled" she said
stiffiy. that any one who didn Z vote against
that motion voted for il and can move its
expunction.H
sBut." said Miss Baird. we ought to
consider the one who --"
Mrs. Thompson" said the president.
will you make your motiong
Mrs. Thompson made It. forthwith and
II was carried