The morning call., 1893-04-14
WOMEN TO UNITE.
They Are to Organize a
State Alliance.
ALL WoMENs CLUBS TO HELP
The New League VIII Have Munici-
pal and Domestic Health as the
Object of Its Earnest Work.

A very earnest and busInesslike assembly
of women met in the parlor of the Hotel
Pleasanton yesterday afternoon In response
to a call that had been issued to organize n
State Women's Alliance, on the plan of the
organization of that nnme that has done
such grand work in Illinois and one or two
other States.
These State alliances are composed of
delegates from the various other women's
clubs in the State. the object being 10
minimize labor and concentrate the work
ing force that would otherwise be expended,
with far less result, In the separate efforts
of individual clubs to bring about certain
eTOrms
Yesterdays meeting was but a pre-
liminary one. but there were thirteen
wOmen's societies represented These were
thSEbell Society of Oakland, Century Club
of San Francisco, Women's Club of San
francisco, the Catholic Ladies' Aid Society
OF California, the Daughters of Israel,
racine Coast W0men,s Press Association,
San Francisco Christian Union Mission,
the HelneTs Of San Francisco Economic
Club of Oakland, State WOmen's Christian
Temperance Union, the Women's Council
Laurel Hall Club, the Helpers and the
Cleaners of San Francisco.
temporary organization was perfected
with Mrs. ). Z. Sanford of Oakland as
chairman, Miss Selma Solomons of San
Francisco secretary. Mrs. Sanford in a
brief address set forth the purpose of the
alliance, which is to promote and enforce
legislation for the protection of women and
children. 1t is not religious or temper
snee organization; no special creed or faith
Is TO dominate in it; no pet reform of any
society Is to be urged at the expense of
others. Each society that enters the
alliance Is entitled 10 three delegates, and
these are expected to become active work
ing members.
There appears great field for such an
alliance in this State. In Illinois. where
the order mad its Inception, the alliance is
recognized by the State Legislature as a
power In the enforcement of such sanitary
and protective laws a S relate to the we'll
being OF women and children in public in
stitntlons. Every member of the alliauce
wears badge, the exhibition of which sd-
mlts her to any public institution in the
State at any hour of the day or night for the
purpose OF inspection. The charitable insti-
tutions receiving State aid, the industrial
schools, ref0rmatOTies, institutions for the
blind, the city and county jails, hospitals
stOckyards. packing establishments, facto-
tories and sweatshops. during the past year
or two have all received the earnest atten-
tiOn of these VigilAnt women, with the re-
suit that number Of crying evils have been
exposed and remedied, good sanitary condi-
lions have been enforced in places where
authorities have become careless, and gen.
eTal superyislon has been exercised over
payers money so often goes 10 waste. They
have agltated for aud have procured the
erection in Chicago OF free drinking fOun-
taIns, free baths aud laundries, and haYe
done splendid work in exposing the evils
attendant upon the employment of children
of tender years and in enforcing the laws
against child-labOr and compliance with the
compulsory education laws in existence.
All these are useful lines of work that fall
pTe-eminenuy within the province of women
TO perform. Their long service In caring
for just such matters in their own house
holds makes them sanitary inspectors par
excellence and they come well equipped for
this work
Reports were read of the workings of the
Illinois Alliance, and the constitution Of
that body was read by Mrs. Charlotte Per-
kins StetsOn. After some discussion this
constitution was adopted as the working
orders OF the temporary organization and it
was decided to invite all organizations of
women in this State to send three delegates
to the next meeting, which is to be held at
the Occidental Hotel on Tuesday, April 81,
at $50 p. NJ
As set forth in the constitution the objects
Of the alliance are:
To agitate for the enforcement of all ex-
istlng laws and ordinances that have been
enacted for the protection of women and
chIldTeR-as the factory ordinances and the
compulsory education law.
To secure the enactment Of such laws as
shall be found necessary.
10 investigate all business establishments
and factories where women and children
are employed and the public institutions
where women and children are maintained.
To procure Inc appointment of women as
inspectors and as members of boards of
education and to serve on boards of man
Rgement If public works.
1t will be seen that the above objects
form wide scope for wOmanly talents and
energies, and that if rightly managed the
State Women's Alliance of California is
bound TO become great power for good. II
it can secure for San Francisco what the
women of Chicago have secured for that
eity-clean streets and good sewers-it will
have justified its existence in the eyes of
the people. aud Certainly these will aid ma
terislly in tie protection of women and
children against the great enemy Of man.
kind.
The question of the employment of child
labor is burning one In this State, and to
this the alliance proposes to give particular
attention.
When the next meeting is held the TEN.
poTary officers hope there will be delegates
present from every wOmen's society in the