New-York tribune., 1913-10-29
WITH W|LES AND SMILES
THEY WORK FOR FUSION
Much Cash Is Gathered in Office
Buildings by Mrs. FaCk.
Ier'S Busy Band.
NEW IDEAS ARE WANTED
Women's Good Government
League Has Day of Oratory in
Republican Club-Marks
for Appeal Board,

Two organizations Of women are work
ing now for John Purroy Mitchell, and
both got busy Yesterday. While the
Women's Fusion League for Good Cow
crnmeut was dispensing oratory at re-
coption in the Republican Club. No. %
West 10th street thirty other women,
marshalled by Mrs. Fannie I. Fackler'
were starting out from the Mitchell
Leagues headquarters, No. l21 Broadway
TO gather money for the campaign.
Mrs. Packers stunt was kind OF an
indoor tag day. Remembering how the
women of the Progressive party who tried
10 have a tag day in the Presidential
campaign last fall were stopped by orders
from City Hall, Mrs. Fackler armed her
Young women with circular letter to
ianitors and superintendents OF buildings
ard instructed them 10 use their wlles
and smiles inside revolving doors and not
in front OF them. Each young woman
carried a Mitchell collection box, and SO
amiable were the superintendents of the
buildings they visited that they collected.
Mrs. Fackler said, a goodly sum- She
couldn't tell how much. because IT was
IOthtO away bN Niit -hlNNllSi A'OSSN N'' 60
fast as it came in.
Mrs. Fackler went home to the McAlpin
Hotel after il was all over TO think up
new money raising stunt for to-day. She
said the Mitchell Leagues had asked her
10 get her sex at work collecting funds
for good government, and she planned a
surprise for each twentyfour hours till
Election Day. The Womens Fusion
League was anxious to get in touch with
Mrs. Fackler yesterday, but it didn't sue
ceed.
The reception at the Republican Club
filed the big front room on the second
floor on the platform were Mrs John
Purroy Mitchell. Mrs. Charles Whit
man, Mrs. J. Borden Hartman, Mrs. John
Francis Yawger, Miss Florence Guernsey,
Miss Anne Rhodes and Miss Helen Narick
Boswell The one mere man was Marcus
NJ Marks, candidate for President of Man
haitian Supported by the encouraging
eve Of Mrs. Marks, who sat near the
platform, Mr.. Marks nobly overcame his
bashfulness in the presence of so much
beauty. and told all about what he would
do If they'd cast their influence for him
and get him elected. He won his audi
ence by promising TO work for griev-
ance board to which every municipal en-
ploye who had or thought he had griev-
ance might appeal
That is good" Mrs. Ralph Trautman
told Mr. Marks. Had such board eX-
listed a few years ago Mr. Gaynors life
wouldn't have been sacrificed II the
man Gallagher could have gone TO some
board and poured out his feelings when
he was dropped from the city payroll
instead of brooding over it in secret he
wouldn't have become insane. It's great
thing to be allowed to tell your troubles.
and if the fusionists will create board OF
official listeners their ticket should be
elected
Mrs Hartman made a speech. telling
how the Board OF Estimate had cut down
the death rate by smaking it possible to
establish milk stations. Miss Boswell pre-
sided.
Mrs Louis Manley and other women OF
the West End Womans Republican Club
were hostesses. J. Van Vechten Olcott
president Of the Republican Club. made
a speech. telling the women that by at
tending the meeting they were showing
"the kind of political influence that
counts"