Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-11

house, with a plot of ground where
the teacher can have a settled feeling.
by giving the teacher home
where he might become a dominant
force in the community life, We WOULD
be giving every department in oui
federation a new avenue for reaching
the people. Art, civic, conservation.
civil service, reform, home economies
industrial and social condition. legis-
lative, literature and library, muse
and public health, would be called
upon to serve i'll such Il community as
this
There are today other forces think
ing planning and working along the
line / have indicated, all standing
ready to cooperate with us in this
service.
when representative of 100000
women condemn the existing styles.
well, the slit skirt is on wobbly legs
and about to go" This was the COM
ment today of a leading Chicago de-
signer upon the action of the bureau
of Information of the federation in
adopting sweeping resolutions yes
terday condemning the slit skirt, the
tight gown and other items on the
1914 fashion card. The resolutions
are to go to the resolutions commit
tee and then be presented to the cor
yentiou itself. Mrs. Robert J. Bur
dette, of Pasadena. Cal; Mrs. Blank
enburg. wife of the mayor of Phila-
delphia, and Mrs. c. L. Atwood, OF
Minneapolis We're some of the women
who denounced the prevailing modes.
Clothes Not Designed for Good Women.
THE clothes of today are not con-
ceived and not designed Tor good
women" said Mrs Burdette II would
not say that every woman who wears
an immoral gown is immoral. because
there are so many who do not know
that the world is judging them by
the clothes they wear. But personal
~ | do not like to see a woman III
strong light wearing such few clothes
that her physical perfection attracts
more attention than her higher char
aeteristics."
Suffragists in the federation yes
terday secured a victory in the re
fusal of the federation to bottle
up general discussion by delegates gates
The free speech" policy is the hope
OF the suffrage element in the con
vention. Heretofore suffrage resolu-
lions have been killed in committee.
Differ on Woman suffrage.
Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout, president
Of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Asso-
cldIlDD, uctiditu III iiiNN
woman suffrage
The opposite viewpoint was taken
bv Mrs. 4. y. Fitzpatrick, president
of the Georgia Federation. Il am
against woman suffrage she Salu.
"Women's clubs OF George have had
no difficulty in getting their measures
passed by the Legislature We are
Tie power behind the throne no" ana
would lose. not gain, by a change. /
am opposed to bringing the question:
with its attendant train OF pollllcs'
into the federation. Politics means
dissension. -.
suffrage remains an open ques-
ton. 3" was the declaration OF MIS-.
percy V. Pennybacker, of Houston
Texas. president of the federation:
personally, however I approve OF IT.
a do not think it would be wise tor
this convention to indorse suffrage
resolution" said Mrs. 4. 7. coon,
recording secretary Of the federation
This is a question for the suitraslsts
themselves to decide in their own
states. As an individual, ! am
suffragist.'
With a strong array OF ardent SUI
fra gists determined to force the ques-
lion to an issue, an influential BODY
of anti-suffra gists equally determined
TO oppose Endorsement of woman SUI
frage. and n conviction among many
OF the officials Of the federation that
the subject should be avoided as
likely to destroy harmony, suffrage
threw all other subjects into the
shadow at the opening of the con-
vention.