New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
TEXAS WOMAN FAVORED
Mrs. Pennybacker Probably viii
Be Elected Federation'S Head.
LIVELY BATTLE EXPECTED
Declaration Favoring Equal SUI
frage Cheered by Women Dele
MISREPRESENTATION Urged.
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San Francisco July lit was stated TO-
day by several of the delegations to the
convention Of the Federation Gf Women
Clubs. vino are supposed to have inside IN
formation that Mrs. Pennybacker, OF Tex
as, would In all likelihood be recomme1 :
ed to the convention as Mrs. Philip Moore's
successor rs president by the general nomi-
mating committee. II this action should lie
taken then the name Of Mrs. Carpenter
will be proposed before the convention and
The battle OF ballots will follow for the
executive head Of the organization. TIE
adherents II both the New YORK and Texas
women were busy to-day lining up eeVry
delegate possible for the election, which IL
now only two days off.
Tomorrow the delegates are going &c
enjoy another outing as the guests OF the
clubs OF Alameda County. II will be known
as the East Bay Cities Day" Following
an automobile excursion over the exposi-
ton site, the fair management this after
noon took hundreds OF other delegates on
q similar trip, the occasion was made
further memorable by a special military
review at the Preside. Tree planting
exercises were also held at Lobos Park.
Before the convention adjourns 1t Is the
hope OF the Field Endowment Committee
that a greater part Of 100000 will be sub
scribed for making the work OF the federa-
ton more effective by carrying its propo-
ganda to every part OF the country.
Mrs. Emmons Crocker. o. Fitchburg.
Mass, chairman OF the darart.rent Of con-
seryation, explained TO the convention To-
dav that since the bienG'al Of 1910 the
forestry committee had been reorganized
into the conservation d. artment, thus
making the name consistent with the WORK
She said:
We must keep the lamp of CONSERVATION
Of natural resources ever tTIuneu an,
brightly burning. II must D, the Deacon
iiaSt 70 lead the way, while all the lesser
lights should closely follow OF. COnserIa-
ton OF natural resource, Is me grant,
block, the pedestal on wh'rn c.u.t aeS' 'n'
statue Of conservation OF I'll tNneH'
Addresses were made by Miss Myra l''
Dock. OF Pennsylvania; Mrs LoWell "hNe'
Of California, and Mrs. j. Elmer Lawrence
Of Ohio, on the same subject
Mrs White made an appeal to women 10
holm IN preserving TO the state and TO the
world the giant sequoias OF California
which, full grown, looked serenely Oh
when Abraham and Isaac and JACOB were
making history"
A declaration in favor Of woman suffrage
caused cheers and handclaps from the won-
on when addressed by II. r. Gross, preSl-
dent OF the National SOIL Fertility League
We said he was an absolute believer In IN"
equality O, the sexes In every walk OF me-
and that he wanted 10 address women VINO
,o tb,pgs-yomen who are dreamers and
vino are making their dreams come true.
Pennsylvania's proposed Reorganization
pIan 70 divide the general federation into
t,co bodies, like the Congress OF the Uniteu
states-senate and House of Representa-
tIves-was laid on the table Inc pa. was
nut TO the convention without the inoorSo-
ment OF the board and promptly vetoed