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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08
Women to Aid
Election of Three
Representatives
Sufragists Plan Campaign TO
Fill Two Vacancies in Brook
lyn and One in Bronx

Sufragists laid plans yesterday TO
enter the campaign for the election Of
'hree Representatives from New York
% take place IN January. There are
,se vacancies I'm Brooklyn and one IN
me Bronx, Tor which women VIII be
entitled 10 vote IL the routine legisla-
uon 70 make the suffrage amendment
Sueetlve can be transacted before the
Jay OF the special elections.
he City Congressional Committee,
o which Mrs. Rosalie Loew Whitney Is
SS,nlalrman, met yesterday AZ East
thiriy-eighth Street, and adopted the
'VHo"ing recommendation:
That the Congressional districts make
more complete their organization that
Dy use The same IN Assembly and eiec-
uon districts % reach The new women vot-
~ With civic education. and after nomi.
"Shons are made 20 start an educational
,4inpaign on the issues involved and the
ssalLcat0ns Of the candidates that while
clhsrng 20 the nOn-paFti-an policy OF the
~ suffrage party Of not alyinS ss
w with any political party. the Con
.t,esioual committee VIII nevertheless eA-
Seet any candidate elected 20 work Tor me
lsoffsl amendment II that Il SUI an "a
saf That 10 will. above All, expect sneh
..Ahdids'e 10 b. loyal 10 the Cause for whieh
- country Is spending IL treasure OF
ne and property and that the Consres-
s'oni committee viii especially assist IN
70. purpose II the Ciy Suffrage parry 70
pIlhE out large woman vote IN the Non-
Sfesslonsl districts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08
Local Sufragists
Plan War Service
AT Camp Upton
Convention Outlines Cam
paign and Elects Leaders
for Five Boroughs

War work was the keynote OF the
convention of the Manhattan sunra-
rists held last night at the headquar-
ters. 3 East Thirty-eighth Street wheh
leaders Of the borough suffrage orgSni-
cation were elected. d,
Mrs. Charles Tiffany, newly elected
chairman for Manhattan, outlined 'ne
war service plans for the winter. THESE
will include Wednesday afternoon VS.
its to Camp Upton. where the su1ra-
cists will undertake to furnish enter
tainment for the colored mems dlvi-
sion. A collection was taken up to buy
china Guns for the Wednesday. feeds
as tho negro Y. VI. c. A. hut has only
Ne charlotte Delafield, who was
elected corresponding secretary or tne
borouqh. announced shat the party VIII
s.ssist in the Red Cross membership
drive in December by taking l,Oco
booths.
DR. Katharine B. Davis, elected as one
Of tba directors of the party, urged the
women 10 90 slow in accepting pollticai
oeices She spoke from her own ex-
nerience. she said, when she ADVISED
The women how difficult it was some
times 10 know whether TO sacrihce party
TO principle. Ill .T
an the last campaign" she SAID !.
even had people come 10 me ana sa
they could swing so many VOTES =
Fusion, if would secure parole IL
a certain prisoner. ,-.., =,
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, chairman oi
the Woman Suffrage party, sara hs'
she could not prevent women from IN.
ming for Office If they wanted 10, pu'
sbe honed no one would take any Po'
Iitical aupointment or run Tor once
until they were a little better srseo
in the technique of political arai RS;
Elections were held in all th = nv'
horouohs last night, and the ticke
nominated for city officers OF TN party
was as follows:
ch.i,msn. Miss Mary Garrett n iy wee
.hsisnsn Mrs.. y. Louis Slxde. MIS- kichsf'
KIS-;ch Mr. George hoffman. jSs Annt
Da,gh,y Ms. 3 Robertson Jones recofolnss
..',.resa,.,' Mr.. Thomas u. Welis borrehpohu
-, secre.ary. Miss Adahne Ster ing : ueas
,,rsr Nj. Herbert l.. Pratt M.
directors Bronx. Mrs. LonE' x. W.
,,il,sy. brooklyn Mr.. Alice hu'c DIE
MANHATTAN DR.. Katharine Is DhVis ~.
.,o,d Ms Charles Simonson; -Querns' M
Eliza Macdonald .,crpS
MANHATTAN BOROUGH OFFICERS
ch.,,ran. Mrs. Charles l. Tiffany We, v,se
shsirmsn. Mrs. Joseph Dee ne. mse TT ~
s.~ih,ns Mrs. Herbert l., Prat ana III
Jsryis Fairchild recording. seere'Ar'' '"'''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08

Mary Potter: co rres ponding secretary OEar-
lotts Delafield director. Or. Katharine d
Davis treasurer, Mrs. Richard Billings.
BRo.aKLYN OFFICERS
Chairman. Irs. II. Edward Dreier; vice
chairnoen. MJI. Frederick Crawford, ldrs;
George Notm; o., Miss Ida L. Noolworth ara
Mrs. r. L. Whitney treasurer, Mrs; Nl,leH'
c. NacHn: according secretary, MISS A,hh
NJ Wilbur: corresponding secretary NIT
Richard Chapman: director, Mrs. a r.
BRONX OFFICERS
Chairman Mrs. Daniel A. Palmer; vice
chairnnen. Hiss Edith Bsyreuther. Miss
Elizabeth Ifoagland. Mrs. j. NJ. Dawson.
Mrs Willisul Swan arl Mrs. Olive Pierce
reeordinQ secretary, Miss Harriet Eames
financial secretary. Mrs. +. Hirleman
treasurer. Miss j. A. Gsiney: corresponding
secretary. Miss Sally Mccarthy DIRECTOR
Mrs. l.. x. Welzmller.
QUEENS OFFICERS
Charm ~. Mrs. David Il. Rodger; vice,
chairmen, Mrs. N. c. Courten, Mrs. Edward
= TAYLOR and Mrs Maud Judd correspond
ing secre tary. Mrs. William j. Hancock re-
cording secretary. Miss Mary Gallagher
treasurer. Mrs. Harry n. Huber director
Miss Eli 5a Macdonald.
RICHMOND OFFICERS
Chair man, Mrs. William G. Wilcox; vice
chzirmen., Miss NJ Cameron, Mrs. 5. IL.
White and Mrs. Thomas Il. Salmon record
ing Sc t!.etary. Mrs. Walter Mayors; CORE
spondi Jg secretary, Mrs. Lester p. Clark
treasu rf,r. Miss Amy Blake; director, Mrs.
Charl.s Simonson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08
Five Years More
Of War Predicted
BY c. II. Sheriff.
Adjutant General Tells the
I'D. K. E." Men State Is
Doing Duty Well

With the prediction ;hae .hc w7r
probably would last five or six years
longer, and the statement that i was
necessary 20 20 90 work on thai as
sumption, Adjut4ut General Charles H..
Sheriff.. director Of the draft in this
state. praised the work aud patriotism
of New York State last night AZ the
sevcnty-frst annual convention ban
quet of the Della Kappa Epsilon fra
tcrnity. James c. Colgate. postmaster
Of the banquet, read the roll OF honor
Of "Dekcs" who had been decorated FOR
yalor or died IN the war.
Although the government was pre-
pared FOR trouble IN enforcing the SC
lectivc draft law" said Adiutant Cen
eral Sheriff. "the patriotism Of the
men of tins country made their pre-
cautions i'm most cases unnecessary.
New York State alone already has con-
tributed 69.2i1 TO National Army
camps, and in spite of tie ease with
which trains can be missed, there have
only been less than 40 unexplained
absences.
"The state gave 1900 men when the
National Guard WAS modified and
there are about 5000 IN the Nava.
Militia. In addition to this, there are
between 10000 and 10000 who have
gone as volunteers New York can be
as proud of it's record in contributing
men TO the service as 1t Is OF the fact
that ii led in the Liberty Loan.
"More than that. there are $4,000 men
who are doing guard duty at nome, and
they deserve every credit. The state
is spending Sl50.000 month in taking
care of property, and II is not always
easy or pleasant work for those on
guard duty In the work of guarding
railroad bridges alone there are now
200 men engaged"
The following roll of honor Of Amer
lean members of the fraternity dec
Grated in the war was read by the toast
master:
From the French government:
Sergeant Jacques IL a Chape.ie. French In
gl.ecrs. college " tho fiiy of Sew YORK. t'oidcl
Cross " War. The highest honor ~ France iof nI'
Kenneth weeks. ~ Foroigr LEGION. ,ia.ssaclu-
,efs institute OF Tec,ino.or. Siiied DE acti'n' war
rauI g. Osborne Dartmouth. ambulance service.
r,, hri- American killed aftsr entrance ~ United
states iuto war: drroriticn and c'uNs ,...,,,.
pIug.as Ala'nouaga. Hi'r-sl'N ~ lauioii. la;;
aviator Lafa,etts EsgusdriIie. MLod 40 mont cle-
rs aH especially daring aviator .,,., d.,
Robert Hall. ilive sI'y %, Minneapolis Alled lh
ar,0g ar.c, service. Given War Cross Tor BRAVERY.
If.I,1I ID B.tnrr Yale. War Cross Tor bravery
.l ambulance amt cam ou service.
From the British government:
Lieutenant Arnold Nlithddge. Yale. Military
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08
Suffrage Service Flag
Ten Stars Will Represent
Women Workers Abroad

A suffrage service flag with ten
tafs viii De displayed for the first
tine a. The annual convention Of the
Woman suffrage Association. which
will open next Wednesday IN Washing
ION. The ten stars represent ten OH
tlals of Che national association who
have given uu suffrage service TO work
under the Stars and Stripes abroad.
The first star is for Miss Heloise
Meyer daughter OF George Won /.
Meyer Secretary Of the Navy under
Presidcn. Taft. who resigned her post
as auditor ef the National Woman Sui
ifage Association TO do cantcen work
IN France.
The others are Dr.. Esther Pohl-Love-
JOY, president of the Oregon Woman
Suffrage Association, who is stationed
N a base hospital in France; Miss
Mary Dewe0u. Of the Massachusetts
EQUAL Suffrage Association, now dbing
social service work IN France; Miss
Lodoy.ge lie Noyue. Of the Massaehu-
sets association. now az United
States base hospital. Miss Elizabeth j.
hssel. Iowa Equal Suffrage Associa-
uon, now doing cauteen work for the
french Red Cross: Miss Irene {. Boyd,
Of the New York City Woman Suffrage
party. now .n q French base hospital.
The four doctors who organized the
suffrage unit which has ben accepted
Tor service ty the French government
are also .ouuted on the suffrage service
nag They are DR.. Caroline S. Finley.
~ !. Won S. Holly. DR.. Mary Lee Ed
ward and Dr. Alyce Gregory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08

Strcetcar Conductor No. 1852, whose
nails obviously were not infrequent
visitors to the manicurist, whose hair
dress showed the effects of professional
attention and who made little effort 70
conceal pink-tinted powder puff,
ground the mysterious mechanism OF
the fare box on a Broadway car and
smiled at an approaching passenger.
But the passenger showed no great
evidence Of surprise at these hitherto
unheard-of features Of a conductors
toilet For he further noted that this
particular streetcar employe also wore
skirts, high-topped suede boots and a
back comb that failed to keep several
vagrant curls in confinement
No. 1882 had been grinding the fare
box. pressing the foot mechanism that
opens car doors, and answering qnes-
tions of curious passengers all day,
and she hopes 10 continue to do so for
the duration of the war. She had
stepped into the position made vacant
by a brother, who is to help push back
the German lines in France, and she
evpects to retain il until he returns to
claim it for himself.
30 Women Now Conductors
No. 1882 was one of thirty women
who took over as many jobs on Broad
way cars yesterday took them over 50
quietly and with so little ostentation
fbat broadway hardly noticed the
cbsnqe To-day there will be more
stn5ent conductors. who will be grad
nated into actual service, and to-mor-
row there will be still more, until every
lob vacated by departing soldier has
been filled by female relative, If pos
Sible. or a skirted applicant, at any
The newly acquired female condue-
tors Of the New York Railways COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08
r orbes-Ro5ef-tson Guest
of Pilgrims at Bankers Club

SIR Johnston Forbes-Robertson wss
the guest of the executive committe.
OF The Pilgrims yesterday at a lunch
con. in the Bankers Clue. The Very
Rev Canon Cavanel. chaplain OF
me 7th Army Of France. offered grace.
Those at the luncheon included
Lord Aberdeen. General Daniel Apple
ION. General J. Franklin Bell, Henry
Clews. Jacob n. Scaif, Frederic L.
Coudert. General T. Coleman du Pont,
Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves. Con-
troller Prcndcrgast. Fire Commits
sioner Adamson, Byron {. Newton.
Collector of the Port; Deputy Police
Commissioner Cooley, Dock Commits
sioner Smith. Colonel William Hester.
William Feliowes Morgan, T.. n. Outer
bridge. Oscar :. Straus. Frederick d.
Underwood, William c. Breed. Melville
f. Stone, Porter CLYDE Shannon.
George k. Sheldon, General Thomas l..
Watson, Oliver Hartman, Walter II.
Merrall. General f.. D. Hoyle, Otto II.
Kahn, Frank K. Lawrence. George
Maxwell, J. J. Milbank. Herbert F.
Gunnison and Lewis c.. Clarke.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08

pany appear to have boz selected be-
cause of a rare combinat ion OF physical
strength and presence or mind. IN
every case il was necC sssary that they
pass muscular tests in order TO prove
that they could mani pulate obstinate
windows for less favored male passen-
gers. grind ventilator rods that ordi-
narily resist first efforts, and hold their
own with teamsters who might argue
over their right of ay.
Not all of the women conductors
carry the distinctly feminine proper
ties that are to be found in No. 1882 s
vanity case, but all agreed that they
expected to effect marked improve
ment in the moral tore of the car barns
and busy corners whCs'e cars loiter dur
ing the rush hours.
No Difficulties Encountered
81 haven't had the slightest difficulty
all day." said No. 1889 as she headed
her car toward So nth Ferry for her
sixth trip yesterday afternoon. Every
body has been polite TO me, and ]
think Pm going to get along fine. It's
great fun after you learn the streets
and know how to watch out for bum
transfers that were good yesterday or
last week"
The manner in which veteran street.
car employees accepted their new asso-
ciates was indicated yesterday morn.
ing when Miss Eta Heine, the first OF
the new conductors. took her car out ~
the Fiftieth Street barns at 6;45
o'clock.
Number 92." shouted an assistant
superintendent.
Miss Heine, clad in a dark brown suit
that is doing service pending the ar
rival of her unif1 I'm suit, emerged from
a waiting room, waved farewell TO sew,
eral other skirbed conductors, Jlngled
the bell rope anil was away. ID,
Meanwhile. the Interborough Rapld
Transit Company is taking applications
of women for ali station positions, sue
as ticket chops srs, station agents, and
even porters. The elevated roads arc
classifying applicants for similar JOBS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08
Plays and Players

Tuesday next will be Scottish day
at the Hero Land Bazaar The pro
gr mme will be under the auspices Of
.',rd and Lady Aberdeen in conjunc-
ten with committee working for
I he community hall at Camp Upton.
A feature Of the event viii be the ap-
pearanee Of the massed bands.
The apple Tree which Charles Pur-
cell plants for Peggy Wood in the
first act Of "Maytime," at the Shu-
bert Theatre, will be used by the cast
as Christmas tree. Mr.. Purcell,
Peggy Wood and William Norris will
be hosts at the party back stage"
Christmas Eve.
The special matinee played by Guy
Post in "The Nasquerader' at the
Booth Theatre yesterday afternoon re
suited in gross receipts Of SS35.6O,
which has been turned over TO the
and musicians all contributed their
services free.
Robert Forsythe, who appears in
"Good Morning, Rosamond!" at the
Forty-eighth Street Theatre, Monday
night, is one of the. oldest actors in
the profession. He made his debut
more than half century ago, and has
played with Booth, Mnntell and
Richard Mansfield.
Everything is in readiness for the
presentation at the HIppodrome to-
morrow afternoon and evening of "A
Day al Camp Upton" a production
with only soldiers Of the National
Army in il, which has been termed
"the greatest military show Of the
year"
The two performances are being
given by members of the 305th In
fantry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08
Cardinal Farley
Guest of Honor
AT Hero Land
prelatc. Escorted by Woman $
Motor Corps, lnspects
Charity Bazaar

-..5t,. trr officers and privates
h''o' .r...~ CORN. 81 tho
Of the "''' 9
National Woman ''''''' a.
5;,,i Farley visited Hero Land ycster-
-s..~-ror. where he took tea, made
cay ...-,c...5 tt, crest war
q speech "''
bazaar 90 INC N''''' "'',
r, feminine bodyguard commanded by
,....,-s-. Adelaide b. Baylis. stood at
l@'1'. ...-. Do had tca escorted
at'en,'" ,..,. ..5 ..a. r.,
Lin from oooi. 10 ..U ....i '''io ga" Nun
safeiy back fro ..S g 5t..4 .,,o ,a...
The day wa. ,'.,.,'' w ~ .''
and t5t 'A'-." wa ~ 's'' - Sh',~S u,
honor l'N ".. ~ 49,
greeted BPM ", .' ia. 'I ,Iy 'SVu -
tsz room and, h.e'.i.HI' NlSs'n ms manu-
later t5c 'ai1...' o'.Se.iD'a " ole
Grea, Hail. "'''t '' "'"uy SP'SNn
eonmcni.ns ,ht o'1aaI ana So'c HAS
BLESSING ,' INC "~o'''.l. =
"Hgr0 Land IS "tthS crown o.
New Works Wondct INi o,Splay OF Cnar-
ity since the var began, said cardinal
Tarley.
p-owotors Called Samaritans
,.--.- .....-,.. no collod catholic
inc '"-- .-.., 80 .4e '' boDov "i'lor,N
IN ."s ,.l..,. ,vcr,- fo~n, Of suf-
i strives 90 i,.,.' ,.,' i H.. ill., VI , Sa,
ieTng "aa '..s 80 -! III 80
The money eo'---.l- 100 IN. IN -. ,,V,p
The soldier, I" ITO, '..''''S ''..I ~ pa.so''s
and will ihc"i.t hi..- some aPP'ntSS
20 the .oE-ce n''l".'S '''e "s'u' WIZ
oVs ana orphans.
The .aa',s ana t,I.' ..l. ~''o az
conc '.'..- .t.C-s.ci,. tLis rrivcrssl
lope 'g '......ri b., -; orouob 40 1io,
i'el. Do .. ...'. for tLc eRictc5 ~
'ne 80 -..5or but .bov have one,ed
3 'l-S -. +o IN ,rbc have a loqitimatc
- -- Co.. s.-r,rsthy 90 the Allies
cam q. e. mn, ,rs scv.ortbv and
me NV 1870. - -
CONNIE. --'.'. L.. =. Ill %,
ssay OUT ~ iS 9 so''V ~ ~,
vfich 1-..t ."g S.i"O' NJ -
breai ana .,....s 49," ,a.roSs;5io az.
tuna -.-' -,;, ,'-S "
lH@ w ...i NV. .....e,-..,..,,;,s L.. liz
ln. Ce' t,-.'-,o- Tba,'~s Csy~o IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08
War Workers Call
Criticism of the
Red Cross Unjust
Deny Charge That Femi-
pism Has Undermined
Its Efficiency

Complaints filed with the War De-
partment that the American Red Cross
was feminized TO a point Of inefiic!cncy
end was sending amateurs to France
instead of trained nurses met prompt
response here yesterday. Women CON
nected with war activities doubted the
truth of the charges, as did also one
major OF the Medical Reserve Corps.
"UnofTicially have heard nothing
but the best kind Of reports about the
nursing service said the latter, Major
T.. W. Pinkham. 81 have complete con
fdencc in the Rcd Cross and do not
feel that the Red Cross merits any
such criticism The new Red Cross
since its reorganization is a wonderful
piece Of machinery. think and be
lieve that il has approached the nurs-
ing problem scientifically and care
fully"
Miss Isabel Stewart. O, the nursing
committee of the medical committee
for national defence, acknowledged that
enthusiastic amateurs mad gone to
i
been sent by the Red Cross, and the
organization was doing it's utmost to
divert such material to training
schools.
$4,000 Nurses Waiting
There is no basis for saying that
the Red Cross has sent inefficient
nurses abroad" said Miss Stewart,
"or that the supply Of nurses does
rot meet the present need. The To-
600 who are waiting to go are all
ready and most eager and impatient to
be off. They are not needed yet, Dut
will sail as soon as the demand Tor
their services arises.
1.-THE Red Cross has never sent an
unframed nurse abroad under us aus
pices." she said. "fhe so-called aids
that went over at the outbreak OF the
war went independently. The nursing
profession resented their going, and
the Red Cross never accepted their
services. The French government
since has made recommendation thst
none but trained nurses be sent ana
the Red Cross intends TO do everything
in its power 20 divert INTO training
schools all women interested IN hurs,
ing and thus send nothing but framed
mlfgTl1l lNI ataNltt III
Mrs. Charlotte ". Conger, executive
secretary of the American Women's
Hospitals. also enthusiastically m
dorsed the Red Cross nursing service
Wants n Years Training
"There's nothing the matter with
the Red Cross policy as 10 its nurses,
she declared. "The organization is
becoming more compact every day, and
is going 20 be able 20 meet the situa-
ton admirably. Personally, | favor a
one-year intensive training course.
with an examination al the finish, and
the speeding up of the mobilization of
the trained nurses.
"The enthusiastic young women with
their seVenty-two hours training who
went over as aids have done much
harm to the prestige Of American
women and American nurses. But
most of them have come back now,
sadder and wiser young people, and the
worst Of that sort OF thing is over"
Miss Caroline Van Blarcom, director
of the nursing service Of the Atlantic
division Of the Red Cross. would make
no comment on the charges.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08
Case and Potter Resign

Police Commissioner VI Gods announced
Yesterday the resignation Of Henry Jay
Case, special deputy commissioner. ef-
fectiye next Saturday Mr. Case, who
was formerly secretary TO the Commits
Sioper, has accepted the appointment
Of assistan: 90 Francis y. Garvin, head
Of the division Of Prosecution and in
Yestigation of the Bureau of Alien
Enemy Property at Washington.
Fuller Potter, who for some months
has been a special deputy police com
missioner without salary, has also re-
signed. lie has been commissioned q
captain in the Intelligence Corps. u.
s. A. with an assignment at Police
Headquarters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08
Music
Russian Cathedral Choir
Gives Concert-Mme. Yvette
GuiIbert in Recital

The Russian Cathedral Choir gave a
concert last night in Aeolian Hall-A
concert which In the present unsettled
state OF the Russian Church may prove
N be the last held here for some time.
The evening was devoted 20 a complete
divine liturgy Of Alexander GretchsnI-
nof. and was marked By some excel
lent singing on the part Of the ehon
and some not 50 good. especially as 20
It's intonation.
The solo bass. A. Kandibs. is
singer % extraordinary powers. and
his delivery OF Lord. Have Mercy,
and ITO Thee. o Lord" was superb
The music % Grctchsninof. because
% its distinctly sombre quality, be-
came after q time slightly monotonous.
yet the exquisite shading Of the choir
largely atoned fcr this. The audience
WAS not as large as IL vas last year
but IL was unusually sympatheue IN
its attitude.
Nine. Yvet.c Guilbert gave another
OF her recitals yesterday afternoon at
the Theatre du NieuX COlombier. re
peating her Pierrot programme and
adding to it two Legendes Doues and
three Of her delightful Chansons Grin
cline.
She was assisted by Mildred billing,
harpist, and Myra Jane Wileoxon, one
of Nine. Guilbert's pupils, who APP
peared in most amusing Danse DE-
Jongleur Miss Wilcoxon is a young
artist Of Distinctly ORIGINAL talent.