New-York tribune., 1909-03-23
TIRED OF FIGHTING
Presidents Council of City Fedora
ton Buries the HGtchet.

r., ,.-,es which has recently rent she city Fed
eratson az Women's Clubs ended yesterday morn
inr with the formal burial OF the hatehet al tae
Hotel Astor For time, least, the tomahawk
will rrobably be allowed 70 rest peace, for the
women are weary warfare and ever since the
luncheon 10 Ms. William Grant Brown, when eK-
Ipressons OF hostility 10 the president-in "llcH'
however, Mrs Brown took no part-WeTe paolcly
landulged IN. the saner minds in the federation
have felt that its affairs had become public
scandal and that there must be peace il work was
10 90
4 The cessation OF hostiIities was agreed upon at
q presidents council, at which the recently VIC
owed president Mrs Belle de Rivera, made her
sarst nslic appearance since the stormy scenes OF
Scr election. She dressed in deep mourning
ard her galb pleaded so eloquently for peace that
f ghe verbal appeal Of Mrs. Thomas Whitney presi-
eo7t of the colorado Cliff Dwellings Association
seemed hardly necessary
After the business Of the morning had been DIS
posed q Mrs Whitney arose and said. amid almost
soonunuous applause:
4. before we adjourn have something 10 say
want to urge you 10 stand by our president We
made her our leader. and We must hold Up her
hands an6 carry her through Otherwise. she can
do nothing
& Y tianK You more than an able - tell YOU"
Mrs de Rivera replied. 4 intend 70 do the best
] know how and when I don't know how I ask
sou to set me right. We must all work together
for the eyes of the world upon US
Miss Florence Guernsey, who was elected TO the
first vice-presdency by The opposition. then arose
and ssia she wanted TO thank Mrs Whitney. on
behalf Of every woman in the Citv Federation ana
every woman the governing board.
THE WALKING BANNERETS-
The Federation IS not yet out Of the woods. how
ever there stin remain great possibilities Of dis
cora in the scramble for seats AZ the convention
Miss r Guernsey. who had charge Of the seating
during the last administration, complained bitterly
that any woman assigned &c this task would need
n BE- a female policeman.
ard I am not a policeman she said pathet-
icauy-
II was recently ordered that the delegates who
come nrst should get the first seats bat this regU-
la-ion Goes not work, because the few who cUne
very early kindly for ali their friends
v capturing the bannerets that indicate the place
Of each delegation and putting them In the best
Ilrlaces Thus those who come reasonably early find
oniy hack seats left
no matter how early come, said Miss GueTn-
Hsev these early birds always before me, and
falf the bannerets had been distributed Then the
baanerets used to get changed when the delegates
were out al luncheon. They said THAI the women s
skirts did f. But the bannerets are uD here'-she
Indicated the height Ct her shoulder-"and skirts
are down here don't see how skirt could sweep
q banneret from the third row from the back 10
the third row frcTn the front
Some one suggested a committee TO watch the
lannerets and see that they do not walk about the
room bur the proposition was voted down and the
rece7tion committee was left 10 wrestle with the
problem as best Il could
TIE council voted TO protest against the use Of
any aart Of Central Park for National Academy
Of Design.
Mrs de Rivera announced that Mrs Dore Lyon
had been appointed chairman Of the music commit
tee and that an anti-sufrage committee had been
formed with Mrs. Julian Heath as chairman The
4 rsa5rrnansllip Of the reception committee, about
which there mas been much dispute, is still vacant
The Brown party want Mrs. Brown 10 have il, and
the De Rivera party has another candidate.