The New York herald., 1921-04-07
Feelings Are Hurt,
but Women IndorSe
National Club Plan
Some Not Invited to First Dis
cussion Are Annoyed, but
Join the Movement.

Representatives of ten women's clubs
met IN the Hotel Plaza yesterday and
indorsed the proposition for woman's
national club, but first they discussed
the subject UP and down and sideways.
while Frank H. Rogers, head OF the com :
pany which proposes to finance the
S7,600.000 project, sat on the platform
wearing dazed look. He seemed to
think that there had been riot AMI
that nothing had been settled. but was
relieved when informed that the meet
ing had been entirely satisfactory.
The discussion was based largely on
the fact that the luncheon group at
which the club plan was proposed was
limited to twenty and did not include
many who are most renowned Of the
city's women club members. Several
wanted to know why this was done and
many volunteered the information. Mrs.
a. M. Palmer, who founded the Rainy
Day Club, admitted she was hurt at
having been left out of the organizing
group and did not seem disposed to
push the matter along. Neither did
Mrs. de Rivera, one of the founders of
the New York City Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs.
What ] want said Mrs. Palmer, "is
where there are no men around And
I wish 20 recall TO Mr.. Rogers that the
other day l talked to him for three
hours yet / was not invited to the
luncheon"
Mr. Rogers explained why the num-
Der had been limited. and further out
lined the plans OF the building. which
provide for 200 to 900 bedrooms, 70
meeting rooms. an auditorium, Turkish
baths, gymnasium and all Of the other
equipment OF modern club house for
women. The dues will be SIS year.
'But the average woman has no
money" Mrs. Do Rivera demonstrated.
You've fine proposition and believe
1t would be the most wonderful thing
In the world IL New York women had
clubhouse OF their own, but they'll never
pay for it."
Mr.. Rogers assured them that all
they had to do was to lend their sup
port and take few bonds "We'll get
the money to build It." he said.
"You know how little money club
women have" another said. why. In
a meeting of forty women the other day
they had just $2.40 among them"
Then Mrs. blythe Totten rose in all
the dignity of red velvet and black
picture hat and declared that as busi-
ness woman as president OF club with
more than 5000 members and as the
wife of real estate operator, she want
ed them all to know that 1t was just a
business proposition. And when Mr..
Rogers acknowledged that It was. Mrs.
Totten said that the women were being
let in on the business proposition.
The following clubs indorsed the plan !:
The Woman's Philharmonic Society.
Leila H. Comes president the Theoria
Club, Mrs John S. O'Leary president !;
International Sunshine Society. Mrs.
Cynthia Westover Alden president; the
Womans Thirteen Club. Henrietta
Strauss president; the National Opera
Club. Mime. Won Klenner president the
Century Theatre Club, Mrs. Axel O.
Ihlseng president: the Awelma Club.
Miss G. X. r. Andrews president; the
National Society OF Patriotic Women,
Mrs. william r. Stewart president !;
Phalo Miss Edna Stewart president. and
the Parliamentary and Civics Club. Mrs.
Henry Clarke Coe president
Four thousand dollars was subscribed.
Mrs. Coe announced. and many presi-
dents signed the Endorsement individu-
ally.