The sun., 1918-10-09
WOMEN TO SERVE
TEA AND AL SMITH
Small Tempest in Their Own
City Club Results in Cam
paign Move.
PARTIsANsHIP CHARGED
Democrats Say Whitman Sup
pOrters Stole March at
McAlpin Meeting.

McAlpln Meetlng.
Any woman who wants to enjoy q
nice cup OF tea and learn all about Al
fred Il. Smith. Democratic candidate for
Governor. and be told why she ought to
vote for him, has only TO 70 to room 400
Hotel McAlpin, any day from now until
election. The hours are the conventional
ones for tea to 8. Miss Helen Todd
Miss Mary Chamberlain and other women
who believe that Mr.. Smiths record en-
| titles him to the support Of their sex
will be there to pour the cup that cheers
but not inebriates, and to furnish infor-
nation and statistics and so on. and an
ewer the questions of Mrs. ana Miss New
Voter.
II the women's City Club. which held
supposedly non-partisan political meet
ing at the McAlpin Monday night, had
only permitted some information about
Mr.. Smith to be uttered from the plat
form this Smith committee that Is going
to have the teas might never have been
formed. The committee was BORN as IL
were, in n burst of Democratic indigna-
ton. Nobody Is blamed for what hap
pened at the Women's City Club meeting.
1t was one OF those things that just
occur.
Maintaining Her Neutrality.
As Miss Mary Garrett Hay. president
OF the club and also chairman OF the
New York City Woman Suffrage party
frequently called the Big Boss--as Miss
Hay explained In opening the meeting Mon
day night, the rumor that she Ia carry
ing the Women's City Club with her into
the Republican column Is absurd. She
Is strong whitman woman. and was
chairman OF the committee on resolutions
at the G. o. p. convention at Saratoga,
but In that she acts as an individual.
Various officers Of the club are Demo-
Gratis, she pointed out.
In accordance with her non-partisan
intentions Miss Hay invited Miss Helen
Varick Boswell, Republican, and Mrs.
Margaret Chanler Aldrich. Democrat. to
speak to the club Monday night for their
respective parties. Miss Boswell touched
on the State Issues and mentioned Gov.
Whitmans name in praise. assuring the
women before her that they would be
safer with the elephant than with the
donkey" Mrs. Chanler spoke on ma
t!onal issues alone. Various women In
the audience noted this.
"why." demanded one, didn't the
speaker for the Democrats mention the
name or qualifications of their candidate
for Governor"
Because Miss Hay requested me not
to touch on the State campaign" Mrs.
Aldrich replied.
Miss Boswell jumped up. looking
troubled. II didn't und erstand there was
any such prohibition" she said.
'Oh. yes. there was" said Miss Hay.
Nothing more was said about the mis-
understanding. and Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait, the third speaker was intro
duced. But Miss Mary Chamberlain,
known as an Investigator OF factory and
cannery conditions in New York STATE,
and Miss Todd stole out with wrath IT.
their souls. II there was n woman there
who wanted to know about AL Smith she
ought to be told about Al Smith, they
felt.
Consequently It befell that when Miss
Claudia c. Murphy. an officer of the
women's City Club and a stalwart Re-
publican. issued forth from the meeting
room on the twenty-fourth floor her hor-
rified eye fell upon Miss Chamberlain
and Miss Todd giving out to the women
as fast as their hands could move liter
ature hastily gathered from the Smith
Club In the same hotel. literature with
Mr. Smiths well known features I'M
printed upon 1t and many reasons why
the women ought to vote for him.
What's this, what's this?" demanded
Miss Murphy. who by her name ought TO
be n Democrat but as already mem
toned is not. You haven't any right TO
DO this. Who told you to give those
things out? Whom are you doing it
for?'
Miss Murphy is large and awe inspir- !
ing. but Miss Todd Is no coward when
she wears cause close to her heart. as
she does AL Smiths.
why, women are wanting to know !
about Mr.. Smith," explained Miss Todd
to Miss Murphy, and as he has done
more for women and children than any
nan in New York We thought they /
ought to be told" Meanwhile she and
Miss Chamberlain continued 10 give out
literature.
Miss Murphy fastened back and
out Miss Hay. who rebuked the
arrant Democrats With grief in her
ones.
Tea Unit Ia Recruited.
My dear. my dear. this isn't fair"
The told Miss Chamberlain.
on. WE'LL said the alsmithites re-
hgnedly, well go down to the lobby on
he lower floor and give out our leaflets
here, Ladies, any who would like TO
inow what n fine man future Gov. Smith
Just meet us ut the elevator doors on
he lower floor Which many did.
After the last of the literature was
'iven out Miss Told and Miss Chamber
ain and few other Democratic women
leld a conference and decided right Off
he bat that something ought to be done
o enlighten the shocking ignorance con.
erning Alfred L Smiths qualifications.
'efore midnight the tea committee was
ormed Early yesterday morning Miss
odd was NJ tho phone getting members
o serve. She recruited Mrs. w. Is.
'hamoers OF the City Club. Miss Anne
zee, Mrs. Marie Jenney Howe, wife of
he immigration Commissioner. and sew.
raj others. Before the end of tho week
he hoped 10 have a large body of {
iomen. Meantime tea and information {
Pill begin to flow to-day. I
1HnNr EYCrnc nEry~- II