Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-29
WOMEN TAKE UP
THE PLAN FOR
UNIVERSAL PEACE
First Week of Convention of Gen.
eral Federation of Women's
Clubs Closes With Much
to Do in Sight.
POLITICS A GAME PLAYED
Dark Horse Out Of Race and Interest
Centers in the Contest For
President
WEST AGAINST THE EAST

New York, May 28. The first week
--of the thirteenth biennial convention
Of the general federation OF Women's
clubs closed last night with scores
OF dinners and receptions, after a day
Of committee and conference meet
ings at which were formulated the ma
tional policies OF the organization to
be voted on next week.
One Of the questions upon which
interest is centcred is the proposed
propaganda for intcrnationalism, in
behalf OF world peace, and its corol-
larry, a pan-Amcrican congress of wo-
men IN 1870. Two amendments 10 the
bylaws which have been offered also
were occupying the attention of the
delegates. They provide for the in
vestment Of 100000 endowment fund
and for charging the board Of direc-
tors from fifteen TO fifty-seyen mem
bers, so that each state may have
representative on the board.
The chief topic of conversation to-
night, however, was the presidential
election to be held May 81. Interest
was enhanced by announcement OF
the withdrawal from the race OF the
three dark horses, Mrs. John ID. Sher-
man, Chicago; Miss George Bacon,
Worcester and Mrs. b. w. Corkran,
Jr., Baltimore. The contest now Il
definitely between Mrs. Josiah Evans
Cowles, Los Angeles, and Mrs. Sam
uel b. Sheath, Iiffin, o. Their sup
porters assert personalities will not
figure in the fight. The west, they
say, will be arrayed against the east.
Claims of Mrs. Denniston
Mrs +. o. Denniston, chairman OF
Mrs. Cowles' campaign committee,
claims the entire vote OF the deleqa-
tons from the Pacific coast, north
west and southwestern states. Mrs.
Sneath's supporters claim the south
ern and eastern states.
The Ohio candidates. strength in
the east and middle west is discounted
by Mrs Cowles' adherents because at
caucuses held this afternoon, the dele
cations from New York, Illinois.
Iowa, Maryland and Massachusetts
decided to go TO the election un-
Miss Bacon, who now holds the Of
fice oi second vice president, has an
nounced her candidacy for the first
vice presidency. She will be unop-
posed, her supporters say. No candi- /
dates have yet appeared for the other 4
offices.
At this mornings business meeting
an effort was made to bring the /
amendment increasing the member
ship OF the board of directors TO a /
vote, but after long discussion, the
subject went over until Monday. All
the recommendation made by Mrs. /
Percy V. Pennybacker, the president
~ her report, we're adopted. They in
clude the pan-Amerlcan congress.
national survey OF motion pictures.
the continuation Of the work OF Amer.
icanizng the immigrant and improve
ment OF rural conditions. Her nro-
posals for time and money-sayinq
methods to bring about closer con.
tact between the state federations and
me national officers, also were ap-
proved.
For National Bird Day.
:. A resolution advocating the estab-
llshment OF a national bird day. April
5, the birthday of John Burroughs
the naturalist, was adopted at a CON
terence OF the conservation commit
tee. The resolution will be presented
to the convention.
Another resolution already adopted
ny the art committee was approved by
inc conservation committee. Ii me-
inoriallzes congress 10 stop the erec-
ton OF the Washington, ID. C.. light
aud power plant. on the ground thar i
destroys the architectural Continuity
OF the government buildings.