The New York herald., 1921-10-09
RIVAL WOMEN HEAR
SAME HYLAN SPEECH
Mayor Reads at 2 LuncheOns
in Commodore to Show
No FavOritism.

| Mayor Hylan had to use diplomacy
yesterday when he addressed rival gath
erings Of women Democrats. He spoke
first at luncheon in the grand ball
room of the Hotel Commodore to the
| Women's Civic Committee. of which
Mrs. Grace Strachan Forsythe is head.
He made the same speech in another
i dining room on the sano floor. of the
| same hotel. where 500 members OF the
! Women's Democratic Club were lunch
ing with Mrs. George II. Chiids In the
chair. About 1000 attended the first
| affair.
| The militant members of the Women's
Democratic Club met equally aggressive
women on their way to the Civic Com
+, mittee luncheon and told the latter they
didn't think much Of an organization
| that tried to steal the thunder OF the
| Women's Democratic Club, which had
arranged for it's luncheon weeks ago.
Moreover. said the women of the
Democratic Club. 1t was bad politics to
hold such clashing affairs on the same
day in the same hotel and almost in the
same room, and why didn't the Civic
| Committee so to some other hotel, any
| way?
| Calls Attention to JOblcss.
Mrs. Julia Wheelock, associate Tam
many Hall leader in the Tenth Assem-
| bly, District was holding forth in the
hallway between the two luncheons, de-
manding to know just what excuse
Mayor Hylan and his guide, philosopher
and friend, Charlie Murphy, had for at
tending any luncheon that cost four dol
| lars a plate while there were 65,O00 ex-
| soldiers and sailors walking up and
| down the streets Of Now York jobless
and possibly hungry. The figures are
| Mrs. Wheelock's.
! What with Mrs. Wheelock asking
questions and participants in the rival
luncheons trying to explain to each
other. it looked bit dangerous for the
Mayor. But his Honor. dispensing with
all flourishes and ruffles, made digniffed
appearance in both dining rooms. In
each he read the same speech. 1t could
not be observed that he spoke one word
more 10 the Democratic Club than he
did to the Civic Committee. He viewed
with alarm and pointed with pride at
both affairs. Nor was 1t noticed that
gesture was changed.
| While he talked. Mrs. Wcelock talked.
She said the Civic Committee had used
her name on it's invitations without her
tickets to dispense at 81 each and that
she had sent them back. The Civic
Committee tried to mollify her, but
she refused their invitation to drop in
| and talk 1t over. She said:
This Is a piece of brazen effrontery
to the unemployed OF New York city.
! To drive home the utter disregard and
the reckless rampage on which the
Hylan officeholders are trying to hold
their jobs, let me call your attention to
newspaper stories announcing that Muir
ply took five tables at the Women's
| Party luncheon-five tables at $40 a.
table, $500. And other Tammany lead
ers took from 81 to SIS a. table. And all
to show their appreciation of the rela-
tion of the women TO the ballot box
"Onc Gabfcst Not Enough"
ut must occur to a lot of folks that
the poor man and the exyservice man
could use these thousands OF dollars
| This Is but further evidence of the ten
der regard Mr.. Hylan has for the army
OF the unemployed. Look at these peo-
pie sitting around in mutual adnlra lion
while a good part of New York starycs.
One 81 MONDAY gabfest was not enough
Tor these friends of the poor. They had
two.
Think of it! The Mayor and his
officeholders, unquestlonably purchasers
OF seats, going from one sumptuous
luncheon TO another telling women how
much they have done to solve the prob
lem OF living costs while the tax ratio
Is the highest In our history"
Comptroller Craig and Dock Commits
| sioner Hubert attended the Mayor as
he strode from luncheon TO luncheon
Both made speeches too. it was not
observed that they lavished one word
or gesture. smile or quip upon one body
| moro than the other. Diplomacy flooded
the place. Later the Mayor and his
attendants stepped into their motor carc
ana were whisked TO Staten Island
where his Honor was to set In motion
a trackiess trolley car.
| Warns Against "thc Forces.v
The Mayors speech did not vary from
thoso with which he has been RECALLING
| the citizenry. He touched on his strug-
| gle 10 keep subway fares, gas, electric
| light and telephone tolls within reach
OF the people. Ho warned the women
against 'thc forces" that would rob
them OF home rule and then he told
them this:
This administration has done much
TO better life for women and children:
for the sick and the afflicted. Clean
Illness hns been our watchword--clean
lincs0 In our streets and public life and
tho protection and security of the
homc.'
Then he attacked the Gary system
and wound up by assuring the women
that within three years we shall have
provided new schools for s., 900 children.
eliminating part time entirely"
Mrs. Childs said there was no friction
between the two organizations. and
that IL was merely coincidence that
both held their luncheons on the Same
day Furthermore. she said. commit
tees representing the two bodies ,cx-
changed visits between dining rooms
Mrs. Cblds received large oil por-
trait Of herself. the gift OF the Women's
no,nnctafic t'lub