New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-03
TOUCH Of DONNYBR0OK
AS FEDERATION MEETS
But Women'S Club Members
Assure Reporters That
There Was No Row.
ANNE RH0ADES is PEEVISH
Threatens to Have All the News
paper Girls" Discharged,
SO They Turn Back the
Free Lunch Franks.

The newspaper women who reported the
annual convention Of the New York City
Federation Of Women's Clubs at the Hotel
Astor Yesterday did not have luncheon
with the clubwomen. according to imme-
mortal custom. They were presented with
lunch tickets. rs usual. but the hospitable
chairman Of press. Mrs. Emma Kip Ed
wards. but events happened I'm the course
Of the mornings programme which made
them feel that the luncheon would not
taste good. With mingled solemnity and
Indignation they gave the tickets back.
IL was stormy convention. and made
YOU think Of the good old days before
suffrage had united women and when
nearly every club meeting yielded a row
and good story.
Hardly resolution went through peace
fully. Mrs. Herman dc Fremery (nee
Rodman) made an indignant speech be
cause the convention turned down her
resolution urging the Board of Education
Ia amend its bylaws so teachers could have
husbands and babies without prejudice TO
their professional prospects She "chal-
lenged the judgment" Of the federation,
and Miss Florence Guernsey. the pres-
dent challenged hers by pounding the
savel and making her sit down.
Then came resolution prepared by
Mrs. ]. Hedges Crowell. Of the Round
Table club, a secret order TO influence
elections I'm tho "Fcd." II moved 10
amend the Feds" bylaws so ballots
q -. IL nd "A,
few precautions like that There was an
acrid debate. for the Round Table put up 4
ticket against Miss Guernsey last election,
and-well well. the girls sitting at the
reporters table ut Miss Gucrnsey's feet
sat up md took notice during that debate
They Ngan - compare notes about the
BALLOT said to have been burned last cleo
ton.
one Of them reached mp and took a copy
of the resolution that a woman on tho
platform handed her. Just then the reso-
luton was referred 20 the hoard. Miss
Anne Rhoadcs saw the copy In the hands
of the reporters and swooped down upon
them
Don't YOU dare 10 publish that resolu-
ton Miss Ehoadcs cried. her face
flushing I'm write 10 the editors Of
every one az YOU and have you dis
charged Don't tol know letter from
me carries po,..tr Why do you know
who / am
"Oh. yes" said Mrs. DC Ruytcr, suaye-
~. you're Anne Rhoados."
"I'n call an officer and have you ar
rested II you don't give that paper to Inc
Instantly" Miss Rhoades threatened them
Mrs. Thomas Slack and others threw
themselves into the breach and per
sIsded Miss Rhoades 10 calm down. No
body knew what became OF the paper she
demanded. but the reporters knew pretty
well what was To- n. and told each other
that the present press 81 news would
probably prevent lie being printed IN their
papers.
Then they strolled out. leaving lobby
full Of ciubwomen chorusing after them.
There wasn't any row. Good gracious.
no. There wasn't any row
The Rev. John Haynes Holmes. VINO
talked on ~ Social Problem made quite
a stir among the women by dcclarinS that
the kitchen gave more women to the UNI
derworld than id any other department
OF WOlk IN NNlch women are 'Hbdb'"'
Numbers OF committees. as usual, were
represented AT the convention. Mrs. Rob
ert Francis Cartwright chairman of the
Committee on Public Safety. got through
a resolution favoring a subway station
at l2lst or l22d street on the West Side.
She had sheaf of letters from Barnard
College. Union Theological Seminary and
other institutions I'm that locality saying
that such "A station was much needed.
Mrs. \. NJ. Palmer. introducing herself
az 'thc milk lady" told how much had
been done and how much more ought To
be done TO get pure milk I'm New York
City.
Fifteen new clubs were received into
the "Fed"-one with the curious title OF
THE Bronx Book and Thlmble Club