New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-14
WORKING GIRLS IN FORCE.
THERE WERE TWO THOUSAND OF THEM
AT COOPER UNION.
ONLY TWO MEN IN THE AUDIENCE AND THEY
WE'RE sMUeeLED IN-EEPoRTs

WE'RE SMUG0LED IN-hEfOhiS
OF SOCIETIES.
Tie large hall OF Cooper Union presented honodS
appearance last night when the seventh annual meet
Ina OF the New-York Association OF Working OirIs
Societies called to order The busy hanos Oh uo
girls had been active there all day, and the appearance
~ the hall did credit to the taste and enterprise Of
the workers. II was decidedly women's night.
There was only two men In tho audience OF over
1000 persons and they were obliged TO smuggie
themselves in, for big policeman at the dOor ueceu
that no men would be admitted
On the platform were the directors OF the assoca-
ton, Miss Grace II. Dodge, Mrs Alexander, MISS
Morse Miss Clara L. Potter, Miss Virginia Pottcr'
Mrs. Richard Irwin, Mrs Charles II. RUSSELL Mrs.
Henry OlIesheimer and Miss Martha Draper. otiers
on the platform were Mrs Alexander, president OF the
Industrial Society of HoboVen; Miss Helen lselIn'
president of the Girls Endeavor Club Of this city
Mrs Gaspar Griswold president Of the Working GIFTS
Progressive Society OF this city Miss X. f. horse'
president Of the Working Girls Society, OF soonest
NJ Dawson, president of the Good VIII CLUB, OF ths
city: Miss Butler president Of the Yonkcrs Library
Association: Mrs Henry Olesheimer president of the
Ivy Club of this city Miss Elizabeth Hayes president
of the Fac and Near Society; Mrs. Erhardt president
OF the Prospect Hill Club; Miss d. W. Hoffman, presl-
dent OF the Enterprise Club Miss Harris president OF
the Improvement Club; Miss Helen G. Green, presl-
dent of the Trenton Working Girls Society Miss NJ b.
Chaplin, president Of the Steadfast CLUB, OF thls Guy
Miss Isabel cCaren president Of the United Cue OF
Jersey City; Mrs. Maxwell, president OF the Mutual
Benefit Society, OF Hoboken; Miss Mary COugmih'
president of the Girls Club of Elizabeth; Elizabeth b.
Curtis president Of the Mutual Club, Of Staten lsiand
and Miss G. A. Reed, president of the Working GIFTS
Society, Of Paterson.
Miss Grace Dodge opened the meeting. ana gave
synopsis Of the report of the association for the year
She said the society had never prospered more than
during the last year. During last summer many men,
bers availed themselves of the society's vacation
nlans and the prospect that many more
would do so this year. Tho mutual benefit
SYSTEM although only lately started, is meeting with
encouraging success, and the societys employment
bureau has also done great deal Of good work There
are now being planned number of trips for afternoon
outings during the summer, aaf arrangements are be-
ING made so that the girls can safely vlsc number
~ niaces near this city whenever they have the OPP
portunity Miss Dodge ended her address by giving
the four notices of the society Labor Is Mighty
KnowIedge Is Power" Cooperation is Strength"
Mrs Ciaspar Griswod gave an explanation OF the
muuotbeneit system, and Miss Jane Meade Wech gave
IN Interesting historical sketch Of New YORK AIter
mandolin solo by Miss Haverstraw, MIS- McDaru lIxIl
told about the new Street-Cleaning Ala society MISE
Mary Mcdowell, of Chicago, spoke on the aIVanlages
nossessed bv American girls over those OF other cOun
RES The meeting closed with the singing OF the Ma
uonal anthem.