New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-31
Anti-Battle Resolution Is
Thwarted at Fedora
ton Convention.
MEMBERS CENSURE
PROBATION ACTION
Angry at Defence of Magistrate
McAdoo's Plan Providing
for New Officials.

The biggest convention in the has
tory of the New York City Federation
of Women's Clubs took place yesterday
at the Hotel Aston. More than two
thousand women filled the floor and
balconies of the huge ballroom. Many
came in anticipation of a red hot dis
cussion over the peace resolution which
was TO be introduced, as the FED" in
cludes some strong pro-Germans as
well AS sympathiZers with the Allies.
But red hot discussion was what
Miss Florence Guernsey, the president.
was determined to avoid, so the reso-
luton was quietly killed before IT was
written
4 resolution to create a peace COM
mittee in the Fed" was tabled before
any one had a chance to discuss IT,.
Consequently sweet peace brooded over
the convention itself. the only sem
blance of trouble being when Mrs.
Simon Baruch tried to defend Chief
Magistrate McAdoo for wanting women
probation officers in New York City
replaced by men.
A resolution introduced by Miss
Mary w. Lilly, chairman Of the pro-
baton committee, attacked the cen
tralzation of the probation system, by
which seven women probation officers
i'm magistrates courts of the first dl-
vision will be put out, leaving women
only in the Women's Night Court and
the Domestic Relations Court. The
resolution called on each individual
club to appoint a committee on magis-
tratcs' courts to visit the courts and
agitate for women probation officers.
Miss Sadie American asserted that
Judge McAdoo was black in the male
and female age. when woman was re-
garded from the standpoint OF sex in
stead of as co-worker with man" There
were other indignant attacks on Judge
McAdoo, until Mrs. Baruch's defence
of him DETECTED the Indignation 10
herself
81 think it shows very fine feeling
on the part of Judge McAdoo and the
other gentlemen who are trying to
spare women from being in the courts
sand Mrs. Baruch. THE courts are no
tit place for women"
How about the poor girls who are
arrested and taken there? Are we too
good to stand by them delegate
demanded. There was chorus of
Kisses and denunciations. till Miss
Mary Garrett Hay arose and reminded
the delegates that they were forgetting
the rules of courtesy.
William H. Maxwell, city superin-
tcndent Of schools. spoke in the after
noon on "A New Compulsory Educa
tion Law" lie condemned the present
law and said that a new one, suggested
by the women principals, would be in
PRODUCED i'm the New York Legislature
this winter.
"The Women Principals Association
OF Manhattan and The Bronx. Of which
Miss Katherine Blake is president.
drew up this measure, the best that
has been proposed" he said. 1T pro
vides that every child between the
ages Of fourteen and sixteen who is
not in school shall 90 to school two
hours every day. The present law
makes every boy of this age girls are
not mentioned attend night school.
l say makes them, but the law is not
enforced, nor should it be. A child
who works all day needs the evening
for rest and recreation
Other speakers were DR.. Katherine
Bcment Davis, Park Commissioner Ray
mond V. Ingersoll, Of Brooklyn, and
Francis Wilson, who talked about "The
Children Of the Stage"
Miss Guernsey presided in a gown
made of cotton crepe. and many Of the
women wore necklaces made of tiny
cotton balls.