New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-16
Women's Federation Says
Visiting Men Will Be in
Way at Meetings.
COMMITTEE HEAD
SOLVES PROBLEM
All Visitors to Take Trip to
Edison Plant and Other
Sightseeing Tours.

Husbands who accompany their
wives to the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs, which opens here May
%. will be turned over to the tender
mercies of the New York mems clubs
This announcement was made yester-
day by Mrs. Henry Meeker, chairman
Of the committee on husbands, and
comes as an answer to tho gravest
problem which has beset the women
who are planning the convention.
international law, conservation, rare
suicide and women's fsshionS-these
women have felt perfectly capable OF
handling. But what to do with the
husbands? This puzzled the women.
Mrs. William Grant Brown, chairman
Of the convention, threw up her hands
in despair when women from Spokane
and Red River and Indianapolis began
writing that they were going to bring
their husbands. The honor OF New
York is at stake, and If anything
should happen to the least OF those
husbands from afsr the women would
never forgive themselves. At first they
tried putting subtle little things on the
programme to please the club hus-
bands, but they didn't seem to get
along very notably. Last week Mrs.
Meeker had her great inspiration.
Coming to See New York"
"Those men aren't coming to the
she said. "They are com
ing TO see New York. Let's turn them
over 10 the men to show them the real
thing"
Accordingly negotiations have been
opened with the men By which the nos
pitality Of the clubs will be offered all
visiting husbands. Thi scheme has the
practical advantage not only OF enter
tanning the men better than discussions
of pure milk and Ibsen. but serves the
women. too. in that II prevents the
horrible danger OF the husbands get
ting too chummy with one another.
Not more than ten husbands will be
apportioned 10 each mems club, and
while ten men can do lot OF talking
they can't make much serious trouble.
The only function on the club pro-
gramme per Sc at which husbands are
expected will be the excursion TO the
Edison plant in Llewellyn Park on May
%. This will be preceded by lunch
con at the Essex County Country Club
for club presidents and distinguished
guests.
Mrs. Fred Joel Swift is chairman Of
the hospitality Committee, and her aids
are under obligation not only to see
that the husbands have a good time, but
also 10 put them in their AUTOMOBILES
at the station, see that they like their
bedrooms, that they can get their
checks cashed at the banks, and learn
the way to the best hairdressers.
Elephant a Talisman.
Mrs. Swift is the woman who pulled
an oar for eight hours in lifeboat
after the Titanic sank. The ivory ele-
phant in the gold meshbag. which was
the only thing she saved, has been
adopted as the talisman OF the hospl-
talty committee.
The first of the delegates are expect
ed at the end Of this week. Yesterday
the convention committee went TO the
7th Regiment Armory, where the large
meetings are TO be held, TO see that the
decorations are freproof. Seven thou
sand five hundred yards OF bunting, IN
blue and buff. are to be hung, with hve
carloads of smilaX and a small grove OF
fir trees. Miss Mary Garrett Hay
touched a match to the bunting. IL
didn't burn, so she called to the men
to 60 ahead