The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-22
Biennial Convention Of Federation Opens
in New York Tomorrow, with 10000
Delegates; Consider Variety
Of Burning Issues
HOOSIERS PEEVED BY
DRESS SUGGESTION
Westerners Resent 'Absurd Efrontery'
Of Efete East in Attempting to Die
tate Duds to Be Worn
al Big Meet
By United Press.

By United Press.
New York, May 22.--An army of
10000 women, modified from the
ranks OF 100000 club women in ev-
cry state and possession of the Unit
ed States, began the invasion Of Man
haitian Isle today for the opening Of
the 18th Biennial Convention of the
Federated Women's Clubs of Ameri-
ca in the Seventh Regiment armory
here tomorrow
AS the squads, companies, regiments
and battalions of handsomely gowned
femininity troop along the platforms
from the long trains pulling into
Grand Central, Pennsylvania station
and Hudson terminal from California,
Florida, Maine and other parts of the
country, they are taken in hand by
Boy Scouts in Khaki, who see them
safely delivered to their appointed
places. Other scouts go arornd af-
terward and give them printed and
oral instructions about getting here
and there in New York. Still other
scouts look after their luggage.
Thanks to these lads and the hard
working arrangements committee un-
der the direction OF Mrs. North Nc
Lean of the New York Federation, the
10000 will be comfortably settled in
New York town and on their way to
hear Mrs. Percy v. Pennybacker of
Texas bang the big gavel on the steel
sounding board that will call the con-
vention to order.
From that moment on until the
night of June 2 the women leaders OF
the nation will make this old town
hum with speeches and squabbleJ and
social affairs and all those other ex-
citing events that women bring about
when they get together. They will
give the world their official opinion
on government and goulash, food and
fighting, marriage and millionaires,
babies and banking health and hair
dressing, short skirts and short bal
lots, big wives and little husbands,
prize fights and tea fights and many,
many other matters of general inter
est.
There has been evidence OF some
rather sharp feeling between the city
and country delegates, over the matter
of style, which may crop up in some
form during the convention.
The only open display of feeling on
the point thus far comes from tho In
diana delegation, whose members have
expressed themselves as being quiet
4 ly determined to ignore advice and
instructions from New York, distrib-
uted gratis through the Federation's
magazines telling how to dress while
here.
One hundred wealthy Indiana wo-
men are en- route here on special
! train to attend the convention. They
are piqued by what they term the
absurd effrontery" of New York wo-
men in seeking to dictate good
! taste in dress and they are coming
equipped with means whereby to up.
! hold their reputation as one Of the
best dressed groups of women attend
: ing the biennials.
For weeks preceding their depart
ure, Indiana delegate held informal
Indignation meetings, snlarging on 8
: twenty-five paragraph of instruc
' tions entitled Correct Dress at the
! Coming Biennial published undel
the name of Miss Mary A. Peck
: "State Chairman c. S. b., and A New
Yorker" in which she informed th,
7 delegates from outlying states hov
t they should dress while III New YorI
j. SO as not to appear in poor taste.
! MANY delegates do not know tha
y New York women wear only strictl,
t tailored suits on the streets or at bust
+ ness meetings, and little or no iewel
0 ry," began the instructions.
n "That woman could never have seel
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