New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02
Many Want Next Biennial
Convention in Smaller
Place.
ARKANSAS DELEGATES
URGE HOT SPRINGS
No Subway to Get Lost In and
Front Page Publicity
Every Day.

delegation, who yesterday EXTENDED All
invitation to the General Federation OF
women's Clubs to meet at Hot Springs
in 1918.
"The women can't attend to business
in a large city" said Mrs. Albert Retain,
chairman Of the invitation committee.
Let's meet next time in place where
we'll be the whole show. We DOM
want half our delegates going off TO
theatres and on shopping trips when
there are world questions to be decided
and we don't want our important delib-
erations buried in the sensational
papers Of the big cities. In small.
town we could have the front page to
ourselves during the whole of the con-
vention.
Confused by the Subway.
ave appreciate everything the New
York women have done for US and we
know that they have nearly killed
themselves trying 10 entertain US IN
comfort. They are not responsible for
the fact that the distances are so great
between the hotels and the meeting
places, and that we get lost on the way.
The reception committee puts US on the
right train, but they can't go with US
10 see that we change at Ninety-sixth
Street. They understand the vagaries
Of the subway so well it doesn't occur
10 them that we will be bcwildered.
Half the delegates at this convention
have had uncomfortable experiences in
getting about the town. They have
wasted time and temper"
"Come TO Hot Springs, and we prom
ise YOU none but the mildest diver
sions and a comfortable. easy time
We have 800 hotels and hall seating
5000
There was an invitation extended
also for St. Louis. but the matter was
left to the decision Of the newly elected
board Of directors.
Big Majority for Mrs. Cowles.
The official announcement Of the
election made yesterday noon showed
that Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles, OF
California, had won over Mrs. Samuel
B. Sheath, Of Ohio, by an overwhelrn-
ingly large vote ,273 70 43S.
The other officers elected we're; First
vice-president, Miss Georgia A. Bacon
of Massachusetts,; second vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Eugene Kelley, of North
Carolina: recording secretary, Mrs
Carrie A. mcfarland, of South Dakota;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Francis
D. Everett, of Illinois; treasurer lthere
being no majority vote. the incoming
board Of directors will appoint the
treasurer; auditor, Mrs. William r
Harper. of Washington.
The general federation voted TO ar.
fliate with the international Council
Of Women and hello the organized WON
en- OF the great European nations IN
the reconstruction period which vii,
follow the great war. IL was pointed
ont bv the advocates of the move that
IL is women who have kept alive race
hatred after other wars, and u must
be women after this war who will bring
about forgiveness and feeling OF IN
ternational brotherhood. Mrs. W. r.
Sanford. OF Canada, made the CHIEF
speech. urging the American women to
ioin the international council.
Some Ardent Opponents.
There we're a few very ardent oppo-
nents Of the measure. who demanded
that the vote be postponed, on the
ground that because so many delegates
had gone home the vote would not
be decisive.
Much TO the surprise Of the commit
tees, il was found that there were stu
women left in the convention whose
diet was not limited yesterday 90 tea
and toast. There were two hpndred
guests at the industrial and social
luncheon at the Hotel Aston, and they
listened gravely to eighteen speakers
John Haynes Holmes made plea for
international brotherhood.
Instead of preparedness parade,
he said. Suppose we had national day
Of mourning on August 4, the anniyer-
sary Of the great war, and suppose we
placed at the head of that parade rep
resentatives of the warning nations
marching arm in arm TO show that
there is one place in this sad world
where hatred dies
The federation voted to cooperate
with the United States government in
the establishment Of Federal employ
ment bureau for women and girls. In
formation concerning trades and voca-
tions for women IS TO be collected by
the clubwomen and disseminated by
the government through every post
Office.
The Final Session.
The final session OF the convention
was held last night az the It'll Regl-
ment Armory, where the acoustics had
been again improved through 'he SER
vices OF William Henry Harper, acous-
tician. Mrs. Cowles, the newly electe !
president, was installed IN her office,
and Mrs. Percy Y. Pennybacker, he
retiring president. received an ovation
and the thanks Of the women for her
labors in this especially difficult con-
vention.
The subject Of the evening was
What Religion Has Done for the
World" The speakers were Raob.
Stephen s. Wise, Father John L. Bel
ford and the Rev. Charles +. Jeffer-
son.
To-day will be play day. The dele
gates have their choice Of seven eXcur-
sions-to West Point, Tarrytown
Coney Island. Ellis Island, BLACKWELL
/ Island, a municipa! tour, and Brook
Q lvn tour. Tickets for all the trips
! we're exhausted by noon yesterday. and
the committees had 70 flee from the
dozens of improvident sisters who were
/ clamoring for more. DR.. Katharine 3
Davis will conduct the trip 10 Black.
wells Island, and Mrs. Marcus NJ
Marks has charge Of the municipal TRIP