New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-28
CLUBWOWEN WAR
OVER MONEYPLEA
Col" Crafts Motion to
Bar Appeals Stirs 5000
Delegates

Colonel Ida Craft stirred up a
tempest in the City Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs yesterday by declaring that
the federation was in danger Of degen-
Grating into an advertising agency"
Indignant protests from 1900 delegates
filed the Hotel Aston ballroom and sent
the ushers scurrying up and down the
aisles waving their silence" placards.
Miss Craft stood her ground unruf-
fed.
81 move that no appeal for money or
sympathy be allowed TO be made on the
floor Of this convention until it shall
have been approved by the board of di-
rectors," she said.
This remark was construed as a re-
Election on the two previous speakers,
Major Philip E. Reyille, of the seth
/ Regiment, who had asked the women
to support the bazaar for the guards
mems families, and Miss Anna Mos
kowitz, who had urged the members TO
visit the women's night court.
Mrs. Grant Answers.
at is too easy for anybody with any
little mission TO come here and get the
support of this convention continued
Miss Craft
Mrs. Eugene J. Grant, president Of
the federation, retCrted:
81 consider that I need no defence
for anything that | have done here to-
day. If people listen to the appeal Of
the guardsmen and say TO them, Go
/ starve-we don't care all | can say is,
they are inhuman and unpatriotic, and
! if people don't take any interest IN such
| important work as that Of the night
court, then I'm sorry for them"
Madam President / never deal in
personalities" cried Miss Craft. Il was
merely making a resolution 20 safe
guard our association in the future.
Pm not criticising you"
Miss Mary Carrot Hay rose 10 Miss
/ Crafts defence, but Miss MoskONltz
had the last word.
If members are not allowed to bring
things they are interested IN 70 the
attention of the convention she de-
manded. what protection will We have
against arbitrary action by the board
Of directors? What DO we come 10
conventions for? Is it 10 look at one
another? No. We come 10 work. Ger
tainly We have breadth of mind enough
70 listen TO the great problems Of the
day and deal with them iudlcially.'
November "Women's Day
In answer 20 Major Reville's appeal,
the women voted to make November
. "Womeu's Day. at the 69tn kegi-
ment Bazaar. There was lively discus
sion on this point, also, many members
wishing TO call it "ClUbwOmen's Day"
The convention spent much time
passing resolutions yesterday morning.
II approved Of women detectives TO
aid in the white slave crusades, wom-
en- police and a woman Judge in Chill
dren's Court, and commended District
Attorney Swami for convicting sam
the Pedler" l. also called on the
Board Of Education, inasmuch as It
had "disregarded the earnest wishes OF
q large body Of women teachers by
not electing Miss Grace Strachan 10
the recent vacancy in the board OF
superintendents, to give the next va
cency 20 q woman.
Although the biennial election OF
officers will not take place until Feb
ruary, active electioneering went on
all day yesterday. Mrs. John F. Yaw-
GER. president Of the Women's Repub-
hcan Club, and Mrs. Olice Stott
Gabriel. president of the Women Law
ycrs' Club, are the foremost candi-
dates.