New-York tribune., 1911-02-04
LOSE LUNCHEON TICKETS
Lively Mix-Up at Meeting OF the
New York Federation.
MRS. BROWN NEW PRESIDENT
Resolution to Honor Mrs. de
Rivera Goes Through After
Stormy Debate.


Stormy Debate.
we'll the row came of at the Hotel AS
,or yesterday. But II wasn't in the grand
ballroom. where the New York city Fed
ara,ion Of Women's Clubs held its conven-
ton and il wasn't in the Laurel Room,
v-rare they cast the ballots that made Mrs.
William Grant Brown president Of the
Fed" FOR the next two years. II was In
tho Rose Room, where the 52l delegates
and their friends ate luncheon-or trie1
20 eat The attempt resulted in no end
of confusion and SO many bumped heads
that more than one woman wished her
neigrhcrS had invested in some Of the
hatpin guards in the hatpin side-show
that was arranged in one Of the corridors
by Mrs Robert Cartwright. chairman Of the
Feds" public safety committee
Ard Mrs John II. Van Tine. chairman OF
the luncheon committee. thought she had II
all planned 80 nicely. There were luncheon
tickets. with coupons showing the seat num-
hers attached. and when hungry clubwom-
an passed into the Rose Room she hand
ed her ticket 10 the man a the door. who
All went well thus far but unfortunately
four-hfths Of the hungry clubwomen. their
heads buzzing with club politics. tossed th'
coupons on the floor. II wasn't until the
four hundred and fifty women who had
bought tickets all got into the room and
teean their couponless search for seat:
that the plot really began TO thicken. but if
was very thick indeed by the time they
realized what the coupons meant ant
rushed back to pick them up from the floor
Many Went to Restaurants.
Some got some one elses coupon and q
bumped head, and some got a bumped heaC
and no coupon. There never was a lunch
con, even at the Fed" where so MANI
women found themselves tete-a-tete witt
their dearest foes. Some wouldn't stay 5,
there and for an hour clubwomen by one
and twos and punches hurried out 10 near
I by restaurants
No one fared as badly as Mrs Van Tine
who was discovered after luncheon stand
ing cloakless at the door Of the cloakroom
II ate my cloak check" she walled d"
gave IL in for a coupon. and now they won
give me my cloak. and I've an impOr-dn
meeting TO attend uptown. and, oh. dear
what shall / do"
The surprising thing about yesterday
election was the number Of ballots tina
| had 10 be thrown out The 'voids" anC
blanks" made no small part of the total
one Of the inspectors was asked why thi
was.
We'll. you see she said, some womel
I Lefr
didn't mark them at all. The ballots wer
sort OF hard TO understand They are mod
elled after the ones used in the last mu
nicipal election"
The women marched out Of the ballroom
by clubs to the polling place and voted
Brooklyn was first and iast. The "Happ.
Hours OF Brooklyn began the procession
and at o'clock p. m. Mrs. de Rivera, IN
retiring president was lending her ear Z
an anxious Brookly mite who implored he
TO keep the polls open till $3.50 O'Clock, tina
three Brooklyn teachers who were hasten
| ing electionward might not lose their votes
The time was extended. and the teacher
/ had the pleasure of swelling Mrs. Brown
f plurality by three.
All the while the voters trickled out ora
/ tory trickled down from the platform
speeches. resolutions AMI reports cam
thick and fast Mrs. Priscilla D. Hackstai
] created some excitement in the mornin
by announcing from the platform ina
bogus ballots we're being circulated wit
I her name left Off and there was anothe
ripple when Mrs. Augustine :. Wilson aros
10 state that she wished 20 correct rumo
that she had Withdrawn her name as
candidate for the presidency.
/ n was q resolution offered by Mrs. Char
| lotte Wllbour that caused the most dis
/ sensiou. Mrs Wilbour proposed that Mr.
| de Rivera be made honorary president 70
/ life with vote" There was loud opposi
ton on the ground that 1t was unconst
tutional. and Mrs. de Rivera declined tn
honor. which so affected one clubwOma
that she said it was like julius Cesar re
/ fusing the crown. But Mr.. de Rivera 90
the crown. Mrs. Wnbour fixed it mp :
/ the constitution could be amended, and he
resolution passed.
Mrs. de Rivera got something elsa s6
diamond pin from the clubwomen. ID
I Adelaide Wallerstein presented it after tn
retiring president had made her farewe
address-a long address, in the course r
which she reminded her hearers that wheE
a wear ago. an attempt was made t
amend the bylaws TO permit OF reelection
10 office she might ii she had chosen. nav
thrown her influence for the amendmer
and so have been made their presider
again But she did not choose. she saiC
70 do this.
! At 7.30 o'clock the impatient and dinner
/ less clubwomen. waiting 10 hear the resu
of the election. saw Miss Cherry Clarke
chairman Of the board of elections. march
/ ing in at the head of her assistants, an
/ raised noise which the ushers outsid
agreed must be hurrahing. The result a
. announced gave Mrs. ". q. Brown L
votes for president, Mrs. Harry Hasting
50 and Mrs Wilson %. The rest OF tn
/ ticket stands thus
First vice-president Mrs. Howard No
/ Mutt: second vice-president Miss Laur
/ skinner: third vice-president, Mrs. Jon
/ Sberwin Crosby: recording secretary. Mis-
/ Henriette Strauss; corresponding secretary
| Mrs. Albert Garfield Bage; treasurer. Mr.
/ Priscilla r. Hackstaff; historian. Mrs
William =. Walser
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