New-York tribune., 1909-06-03
,YpHOLDS MRS. DE RIVERA.
c:tu Fed" Presidents Declare
Troublesome Incident Closed.

-. o,nosjng clements in the City Federation Of
,,,s Clubs fought another hot battle yester-
w ,t,s-noon and again victory perched upon the
.-s - nf the president, Mrs. Belle de Rivera.
o.. nccssIon council of presidents. called by
- De Rivera. at No. 222 Madison avenue. the
W ~ Mrs Gilbert E Jones and the outcome
-. vote Of confidence in the president on mo-
~, If Mrs Harry Hastings. president of the
-~r;sr, Ilovd Garrison Equal Rights Association.
.e resolved with two dissenting voices. That
"a. bo5v sustain the president, and declare the in
-ssn, that disturbed the federation closed
-be meeting was held behind closed doors. and it
:, oa5ciailv stated afterward that il had been
,-alv peaceable. Unoficially Il was learned that
=, resolution was not allowed to go through with
=. IN. discussion. Most of the insurgents stayed
,vzv Those Of them who are directors not
s-stss as they bitterly complained. because-as
,,s De Rivera party eXplained-the meeting
.,uucl OF presidents. This excluded Miss Flor
s,cs Guernsey, vice-president of the federation;
VS. John Francis Yawger, secretary, and Mrs
Egssner Slogan. treasurer Mrs. William Cum
,r Story. leader Of the insurgent party. and hon
-srr president Of the federation. received an in
1.,tion as president of a federated club but did
-, 70 Mrs. William Grant Brown also stayed
svsy Miss Mary Garrett Hay president of the
n,urhters OF Indiana. and leading macontent.
mas there Mrs. David Mason. president Of the
csIfornians Mrs. James Garrison president Of
-he Iowa New Workers, and Mrs y F. Hubert
the daughters OF the Empire State. OF
,hs Story pary were there also. but the burden OF
s.srtve representation fell upon Miss Hay, and
sra stood alone against the meeting in a way
which won the admiration even of the enemy. and
contributed not q little the excitement Of the
occasion
But the cause was lost from the beginning. While
The majority Of those present were probably not
svOngly partisan. they wanted peace and felt that
tts want Of il in The federation is becoming a
prsac scandal and effectual bar TO the purposes
for which il was organized So there was no doubt
from the beginning which way the would GO
Whether the ultimate outcome will be peace re-
mains 10 be seen. The presidents friends maintain
that the affair cannot come up in the federation
again but the Story party declares that no subject
can be debarred from consideration by the conven-
tion and that the council OF presidents en-
tireiy an unio-al body. with no power TO bind the
federation
Among those present in addition to those men
toned were Mrs. Gerard Bancker. Mrs. Thomas H
Whitney, Mrs. John s Crosby. DR. Adelaide Wal
lerstein. Mrs. Priscilla d. Hackstaff Mrs. Julian
Heath Mrs Helena Secor TONES and Mrs. Thomas
Vivian About forty clubs were represented.
Another addition TO the series Of statements that
have been issued by the contendng parties has been
made by Mrs. Story. who has sent to every presi-
dent in the federation statement OF her position
in regard 10 the committees which Mrs. de Rivera
refused 10 recognize This ruling was sustained by
the convention but Mrs Story says il did not have
an opportunity 10 learn the truth.