New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-24
Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Taft,
Miss Wilson and Mrs.
Bryan Among Guests.
MRS. J. Fl. HAMMOND
WILL BE HOSTESS
Federation Delegates Visit Ed/
son-Convention's Sessions
Begin To-day.

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Mrs. Will
lam Howard Taft, Miss Margaret Will
son and Mrs. William Jennings Bryan
will break bread together at tho board
OF the General Federation Of Women s
Clubs to-day. Probably no other OF
ganizaton in the country would ever
be able TO assemble these four women
under one emblem, and IL any PROOF
were wanting Of the growth and power
OF the woman's club movement it would
be this luncheon.
The most distinguished women OF the
country will be guests Of the fedora
ton, through Mrs. John Hays ham
mond. at the Hotel Aston this after
noon. The luncheon is in honor OF
the state presidents and directors OF
the New York City and the national
federation. -,
Among the $50 guests Of honor VIII
bs Mrs. Thomas Marshall, Mrs. Charles
s. Whitman, Mrs. John Purroy Mitchell
Mrs Champ Clark, Mrs. Robert Lans-
Ing, Mrs. Charlie, E. Hughes, Mrs
Thomas ]. Preston, Mrs. Elihu Roo.'
Mrs Whitelaw Reid, Mrs. Ogden Reid,
Mrs, Joseph H. Choate, Mrs. Charles
D. Hilles, Mrs. Harry Payne whitney
Miss Mabel Boardman, Miss Anne Nor
gan. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, Dr.
Anna Howard Shaw, Mrs. Arthur Muir,
raw Dodge, Mrs. E. H. Hartman AND
the wives Of representatives OF many
foreign countries.
California Delegates Grieyed.
Discussion OF this most brilliant
function Of the convention occupied the
delegates and visitors yesterday, anu
when. late in the afternoon, II was
linked up with federation politics 2O'-
600 tongues simply broke speed rec.
ords. It was Mrs. Lily +. G. HUBERT
who first noticed that the name OF MIS-
Josiah Evans Cowles, CALIFORNIA; can
didate for the presidency, was not on
the list of the distinguished guests
Mrs. Samuel b. Sheath, rival OF MIS-
Cowles for the presidency was lnViteu
With tears in her eyes MRS. hupei'
went about asking for an explanation
Mrs William Grant Brown, chairman
~ tho local biennial board, made indlg-
nant denial Of the charges OF taVorl'.
ism. Mrs. Sheath, she pointed out, was
invited because she was viee-presIoeinS
~ the organization, while Mrs. Cowles
ba,d M official position. The outsiders
wers the guests of Mrs. Hammond, and
With that list, Mrs. Brown said, the
offcials had nothing 10 do. Night set
in with the California delegation
grieved. n,
II was also pointed out that Mrs;
Hammond. a California woman, would
mechanically have wished 10 extend all
nossible courtesy 10 the candidate or
her state had she known OF MrS;
Cowles's intentions when she extended
the invitations.
Mrs. Bryan Edison Guest.
Mrs. Hammond's luncheon will usher
in the real activities Of the convention.
The entire day will be taken up with
conferences, and Governor Whitman
tnd Mayor Mitchell will welcome the
delegates at the 7th Regiment Armory
to-night Miss Wilson will be the guest
cf the New York City board OF d.
rectors, while Mrs. Bryan is the guest
Of the general board. There will be sd-
dresses by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
and DR.. Katharine B. Davis.
Mrs. Bryan arrived at the Hotel As,
tor Monday night. and was q guest OF
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison, at Llewellyn
Park. yesterday afternoon. In honor OF
the ciubwomen, the Wizard Of West
Orange left his inventions lying on the
laboratory table yesterday. No one
knows what a setback that reception
will be to science. But the women aren't
worrying, and they think Mr. Edison Is
a perfectly delightful host
Mrs. Edison was assisted In receiving
by Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. Percy c. Penny
packer. president of the General Fed
eration, and Mrs. Charles W. Stockton
rresident Of the New Jersey Federa-