New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
MRS. MOORE ELECTED
Heads General Federation of WOm-
ems Clubs.

ton of Mrs Philip N Moore. of ST Louis, as pres
ident Of the General Federation of Women's Clubs
for Sae next two years was the most important
feature of to-days sessions, the closing meetings
of the biennial convention of the general federation
in this city. Mrs. Moore received 51S of the sos
votes cast, the remainder. $50. going to Mrs May
Alden Ward. Of Boston. the candidate named yes
terday by the nominating committee. With the
exception of the president all the other candidates
of the nominating committee unopposed and
were elected follows:
of CsIifornia: second Nee president. Mrs Belle
King Sherman, of Illinois; recording secretary, Mrs
secretary. Mrs. Frank n. Sheik. Of Wyoming;
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rectors; Mrs Guy r. G Allen. OF Wheenng;c II ;ct w:
Mrs. sarah .P 4. Evans Of Portand, Ore Mrs viii
lam A. Johnston. OF Topeka, Kan. and Mrs. O. P
When the result of the banotfng, announced
saah was Pa becke presdenp Of the general
federation. having requested that the delegates re-
Under the general topic of Press Problems
several brief papers We're read this morning Miss
Journalsm The Sunday Supplement was de
and Mrs Robert J. Bprdette., Of Pasadena Cal;
spoke Of The Persona Appeal 81 discussion nio on on
many allied topics. followed.
This afternoon there were three separate sessions
The first devoted to the civil service reform
work and addressed by Miss Anna Lewis
Clark, of Missouri. At the second Mrs. Clarence
Burns. of New York. presided chairman Of the
legislative Industrial conference committee, and
addresses made by Senator Albert ]. Bever-
'dge. of Indiana, and Mrs J. Borden Hartman, of
New York The meeting devoted to the library ex-
tension conference was presided over by Mrs. Ad-
olson F. Broomhall. of Ohio, and there several
speakers.
The closing session of the conference held at
$50 o'clock tonight Symphony Hall, the retiring
president, Mrs Sarah S Patt Decker, of Colorado
presiding The meeting given up to a ''presi-
dents evening"" and interesting speeches
given by many of the prominent delegates.
The motto of the federation, Unity in d.
versity, received prominent consideration in the
evenings programme. Mrs. w. X. James, of Mis-
souri,, spoke the topic, In Essentials Unity:
Mrs Frances Squire Potter, of Minnesota, on I'm
Non Essentials, Liberty" and Mrs. J. w Orr of
California, on I'm All Things Charity"
Old familiar songs were sung. and then came the
introduction of the officers. who received
with hearty applause from the three thousand
more delegates and the biennial convention came
to close.
Mrs. Moore has served the federation in some
official capacity almost since its organization. Her
public interests are all along educational lines She
has been a member of the board of directors of
Vassar College for many years. She has for
years been the educational committee of the
National Educational Association, committee
composed of representatives of other organza-
tions. Her home club is the Wednesday Club of
St. Louis. club composed of wealthy and promi-
nent women, which has taken the lead in estab-
fishing Fairgrounds and other movements for the
benefit of the schools and the children.
Never since the biennial held in Denver and
the long remembered contest between Mrs. Alice
Ives Breed. of Lynn, Mass, and Mrs. Rebecca II.
Lowe, of Atlanta, ended with the election of the
latter. has there been much electioneering and
as much bitterness of feeling after presidential
election in the federation at this time There Is
an l1nwritten law in the federation that the pres
ident shall not be elected from the hostess town.
for the simple that the hostess state always
has an undue number of delegates at the conven-
ton held within its borders. At Denver 1t was
thought best not nominate Mrs. Decker, of that
city. although she elected at st. Louis some
years later. At the California biennial Mrs. Robert
J. Burdette declined to stand, although many want
ed her and at st. Louis Mrs. Moore did the same.
1t was felt. therefore. at Boston that Mrs May
Alden Ward should have followed the precedent
set by her predecessors Out of 1197 votes in the
convention 2o7 came from Massac chusetts. 1t was
felt that this unfair advantage for any
candidate take. but Mrs. Ward made the race.
Mrs Moore has been first viCe-president of the
federation and Mrs. Ward the second during the
last administration. There has been unpleasant
feeling between them, and this feeling came into
the convention.