The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
BIENNIAL MEETING CON
VENES


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who vas to have introduced the res.
oluiion cannot be present It IS
thought that either Mrs. Decker Of
7 M.ss sophoHista Breekinridge, The
New York sntirasist, who is counting
pn the endorsement in next years
New York suffragIst fight. viii appeal
to the three thousand delegates for
z the endorsement this week.
The Pennsylvania nlan II the reor-
aanszafion 81 the federation into a
congress. the senate TO be composed
Of state presidents, state secretaries
4 and convention delegates; and the
house to be composed OF delegated
members from every individual club,
each body to Be presided over By a
vice president of the general fedora.
tion, while the president OF the fader.
alton IS the general manager Of the
whole There is tremendous opp0si-
ton TO this plan, especially by the
western wing, who consider It obi.
| garchie in tendency They say that
the obscure club win be virtually
non-existent as far as voice In the
! government Of the federation goes.
Under the present plan, with every
delegate having a voice on the floor
OF the convention in the direction OF
national affairs, the representation,
the insurgents declare. is fair to the
small clubs. The president Of the
Pennsylvania State Federation, Mrs.
Edward W. Riddle, VINO originated the
plan. win introduce it this week, and
fire the opening gun for the plan on
the floor Of the convention.
The contest over this matter of gov.
ernment has made even the election
Of the next president a matter Of les.
ser Importance Mrs. Phillip Carpen-
ter, the brilliant New Yorker for eight
years a practicing attorney, president
Of the New York Womens Lawyers
club and past president of the sor-
asis club, win swing the powerful east
ern delegations in favor, with small
section Of ths west, including Califor-
MIA, is the forecast. Mrs. Carpenter
was a Mills college girl, and for many
years a Californian. She has many
friends throughout this state.
Mrs. Percy v. Pennybacker, the pop
ular Texas club woman, is likely to
rally the votes Of the solid south and
the middle western clubs around her,
the politicians" say. Mrs. pennypack-
er, a gifted woman, The author OF the
text books used in the public schools
Of Texas, and one Of the hardest
workers on the endowment plan Of the
general federation, is considered by
many the logical president The fact
that thrclGh Mrs. Pennypacker the
largest amount raised by any state
for endowment came from Texas car
ries weight with many Of the dele
gates. These two leaders today laugh
ed over the rivalry which they have
each sworn will make 10 difference IN
their long friendship
Women Of the federation today are
pointing with pride to this years pro
gram and its absence of men experts
for the special addresses. The ten
days program has but eight men
speakers on the whole roster Of celeb
rifles. the names of the world-cele-
brated women throwing the men far
into the shade. The men who will
speak are II. L. Weir, secretary Of the
National Playground Recreation as
soolatIon. Capt. J. p. White. National
lNHatfNhlAHN 1biihifnn H. H. 'A'f'li
National Home Fertilizer league; VIII
liam Hard, the author; Hector Alliot
artist, 0. F. M, So d.. Clinton Rogers
/ Woodruff. secretary National Consum-
ers league; J. Horace Mcfarland,
president American Civic association,
and ogerton W. Price, forestry expert
from Washington, D. G.
Among those who make up the long
roster Of celebrated women speakers
IN San Francisco today are Prof Maria
Sanford Of the University Of Michi-
gan: Louise Graham, the journalist;
Mrs. Frederick Nathan, fist vice presi-
dent Of the National Conservation
league; Miss Laura Drake BID, d. G..
\ II. Of the University Of the South;
Mrs. A. Barton Miller president ol
4 W0man's Rivers and Harhors com
mission; Dr. Rachel Yarfos. the social
worker Of Hull House Mrs A. r Nor
rison, president National Collegiate
4 Alumnae; Dr. Jessica Piexotto Of the