New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-26
FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S
CLUBS MEETS IN FRISCO
Part Equal Suffrage May Play
Absorbing Topic of Eleventh
Biennial Session.
REORGANIZATION OPPOSED
Warm Contest as to Whether
Presidency of the Federation
Shall Go to Texas or New
York Woman.
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san Francisco June 25.-The all-absorb-
ing topics to-day among the delegates TO the
eleventh biennial convention Of the General
Federation Of Won ns Clubs were Shall
Texas or New York carry off presidential
honors this season. ana What part will
woman suffrage play in the deliberations
and determinations Of the convention
Inasmuch as California fought for and
obtained for her women citizens the ballot
the attitude Of Golden state women toward
the convention will be somewhat Influenced
by how il handles this question.
Mrs. Percy V. Pennvhacker, Of Texas
who IS the rival Of Mrs Philip Carpenter
Of New York. for the coveted honor Of The
presidency, has opened headquarters on the
second floor Of the Palace Hotel. and here
she IS surrounded 10y a body Of faithful
workers
Mrs. Pennybacker Is small. dainty and
diplomatic in soft, Southern wav. Mrs
Carpenter IS also small and also diplo-
mat but in a fashion more BETTING. her
Northern home The Carpenter headquar-
tiers are just across the han from the
Pennybacker headquarters and both places
buzz like hives Of busy bees
Mrs. Pennyhscker went on record by
saying
To he sure I am for suffrage I believe
IN IL heartily. IT seems TO me the only
Just and logical position for any woman
10 take
is organized from all sections Of the coun-
Try from all religious Creeds and all pc
litical faiths. / think suffrage should not
be made an issue at this time
Mrs. Z. W Norton, Of Dallas. manager
of Mrs. Pennypackers campaign. said:
The campaign prospects are glowing, I
know
Across the hall the manager Of the
Carpenter campaign remarked with 2 con-
fdence that matched that Of the soft
spoken Texas manager:
Mrs Carpenters prospects are srler-
did, We have inside Information
Mrs. William Cumming story who ar
rived with the New York delegation, IS
killing three birds with one shot. Prlmar-
ily she is delegate from the National
Woman's Rivers and Harbors Congress,
which convenes in Washington every two
years. seCondarily she is campaigning
among the Daughters Of the American
Revolution for the national presidency. and,
thirdly, she is working in the interest Of
the Titanic memorial fund being raised
ny patriotic women all over the United
States to commemorate the heroism Of the
men who persisted on the Titanic.
Several points about the proposed reor-
Canzation Of the Federation Of Womcn's
Clubs We're decided at council meeting
OF the biennial delegates to-day.
The general sense was that there should
be no reorganizations Few rules or regu-
lations i'm the federation were changed.
u. Y,1g I, Ea m
venuon similar TO Congress with two
houses, corresponding 10 the Senate and
House Of Representatives. was voted down
emphatically.
Mrs Charles Howard Mcmahon. Of Utah.
q director. made a good natured speech
against the plan. giving as her chief objec-
ton that it took Congress so long to pass
any legislation that she was not in favor of
shaping the women's congress after it.
On the plan to have two vice-presldents
the vote was in the negative, after a long
discussion. It was decided that the board
of directors shall not be enlarged so that
every state viii have "a member. The pro
posai for the payment Of dues by active
and associate members alone was rejected.
It was aare.d that the presidents Of the
state foderaIOuS shall be members OF the
convention II the federation by virtue OF
their position, but suggestion was de
featcd 10 have the general federation ap-
point the state secretaries.
The press women attending the conven-
ton were the guests Of honor AT a luncheon
given az the Cliff House by the San Fran
cisco Women Press Association to-day.
The nAOHGl officers Of the federation were
also present Jy invitation and altogether
about four hundred women were at the
gathering
4 reception was held in the Pacific Hotel.
~ which the delegates were invited to
meet the general officers Of the general
federation