New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-28
delegates Didn't Hear Mo-
t;on-Feared They Joined
International Council.
pAN-AMERICANlSM
BILL ALSO PASSED
federation to Call Congress in
le2o-Mechanics Still Tinker
with Armory Acoustics,

-.;sis 10 inform the delegates 70 the
.,.bromen's convention that the reso-
,,o,,, they passed Yesterday were not
-. ioin,rr the international Council OF
Women.
s6rt,hire WAS passed, for they had
e.. .,ke four votes before Mrs. Percy v.
p.nnvbacker. the president. could count
-. v,ss and nays. The women thought
..,v we're voting 20 join the interna-
..,rsl council and work for world
-,se. Another reason to believe that
..r..lirg was passed is that one dele
a.. demanded that the convention ad-
..,-, ~ a smaller hall and take the
vote over again.
Only The few delegates immediately
a., from, m the platform could hear
49,. the chair said IN spite OF the
,oy,d;nr board as big as a Harlem
g, officials OF the federation gave
-. statements after the meeting say
-L.. he international council reso-
ir,ior had been passed. However Mrs
p,,rvbscker said last night that It had
-, been among the resolutions. That
,.,,l,s Il. a. least FOR those who read
-. newspapers. Others will probably
.,,tirue 70 20 about rejoicing or wall
:-r The Daughters Of the American
psro,y,io7 were worried about their
,.,,l status in the international council
asst night.
still Tinker with Acoustics.
Owe cannot join any international
examination" they said. "0ur consti-
tuition forbids il. We refused 20 JOIN
bs international council when Lady
aberdeen asked US. and nov the gen
,-al federation has joined and dragged
Us with it,
Enemies Of the international move
vera indignant, thinking tina, the bill
had been foisted upon them when the
delegates could not hear enough TO
now what they we're voting about.
The recommendations which were
psssed we're those approving a Pan
American Congress OF Women for 1920
FOR which Congress is TO be asked TO
psv the bills, and establishing a board
10 investigate motion pictures. The
International council section OF Mrs.
Tcnnvbacker's report viii be discussed
independently next week.
Carpenters invaded the eth Regiment
Armorv again yesterday afternoon and
strung wires across the hall in a last
attempt TO improve the acoustics. The
nov sounding board vas swathod in
gray curtains 20 hold the sound in at
the sides and send It out straight in
front Of the speaker.
The Rev. William Norman Guthrie
voiced the general feeling when he
s,oppsd short in the middle Of his sd-
dress Yesterday morning and declared:
"7h'- hall defes everything. You
can simply roar like the bull Of Bashsn
and hone the front rows will hear"
pr. Guthrie spoke for IAN honest
national hymn. one that Americans can
sing without lying
Nobody can sing our present ma
tonal hymn about the land where our
fathers died. except New Englanders,
he said "It isn't honest, and isn't far
10 the newcomers TO our shores
The convention took an Adjournment
10 hear Or. Guthrie and George OTIS
Smith. director Of tho United States
Geoloc cal Survey After that they
wen, back % business. and those who
could hear voted 10 amend The bylaws
- As 70 increase the number Of d.
rsctors from fifteen 20 6fty.even. The
heard all now consist Of the seven OH
GERS and one delegate from each state
instead Of eight delegates at-iarge. his
Was victory for the Middle West,
which has large and wealthy clubs VIII.
ing 20 bear the additional expense OF
sending more delegates 20 the board
meetings Heretofore the general
board has borne the expense. but II
will now have TO he paid by the indi-
yidusl states.
Margaret Wilson Lost"
Stories that Miss Margaret Wilson
was lost gave the convention few
hours o. excitement. II was not until
personal friends assured the ofhcers