The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-10-28
Unanimous Action of Dele
gates to Federation Puts 300,-
900 Definitely on Record.
REAL BATTLE IS OUTSIDE
Political Ballot Getters Go at
Each Other as in Old
Ward Days.

The question of the seven inch from
the ground skirt was settled favorably
and without much discussion yester-
day at the autumn convention of the
New York City Federation of Women's
Clubs at the Hotel Astor.
A resolution was adopted by the
meeting which means that 100000
women will kick off entangling draper
les and free themselves from fashions
ankle length dresses. The resolution
follows:
"As designers and dressmakers of
women's apparel are now introducing
garments whose edges very nearly or
quite sweep the ground. and as such
clothes bring germ laden dirt into the
home, thereby exposing 10 great danger
its hygiene and sanitation. the fedora
ton protests against such dictations
and urges all women in the interest of
health and safety TO insist that their
garments. including draperies and
panels. be not nearer the ground than
seven luCHeS anu Cut AL ouCH Hidiiiiel
and with sufficient material to permit
of perfect freedom of all parts OF the
body"
Mrs A. NJ. Palmer. president of the
Rainy Day Club offered the resolution.
News from across the river yester-
day told how Jersey club women are
assailing their end of the problem. The
women's clubs of Hackensack. Bayonne
and other cities have petitioned the Pub
lie Service Railway Company to lower
the steps OF the trolley cars so Il will
not require q standing high jump to
board them in the long dresses. The
Bayonne resolution. though seems 10
take it as certain this will not be done.
for II pledges the members TO wearing
skirts suitable for mounting the eight
wheeled electric steeds. Nowhere in
Jersey. though, has there been concerted
and decisive action such as the New
York club women took at the Astor
yesterday
The principal scheduled business Of
tho day went through 80 smoothly that
the meeting would have been devoid Of
excitement had Il not been for rather
unexpected developments along other
lines. IneSe lurnlSneu picnlE. IN IuSl'
the question OF how many delegates are
going TO vote the Republican or the
Democratic ticket nearly rent the gath
ering TO bits and caused the doorkeeper
at the corridor entrance to call upon the
bell captain and the assistant manager
before the electioncering could be
quelled.
IL began at the morning session, when
every delegate entering or leaving the
ballroom door was invited TO accept
political campaign literature Of the
women's favorite candidates. Mrs. VIII
lis X Howell, president OF the Colorado
Cliff Dwellers, finally made an appeal
from the floor Of the convention TO have
the political enthusiasts suppressed.
Mrs Emma Kip Edwards, an enrolled
Republican. then moved out into the
main corridor. where Mrs. Belle de
Rivera was installed at special table
for the distribution OF pamphlets on
anti-vivisoction. Mrs. Edwards seated
herself r.ear by and as delegates stopped
20 talk with Mrs. dc Rivera she slipped
n william NJ. Calder for United Stat
Senator" button into their hands.
IL never saw SO much political cam
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