The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-21
Will Effect the Organization of
a Federation for Public
Good.
MRS. FRENCH. AS INSPECTOR,
A Mass Meeting Will Be Held at the
Y. M. C. A. Auditorium To.
Morrow Afternoon.

A mass-meeting of women interested in
the suppression of vice has been called for
P. NJ. tomorrow at the Y. M. G. A. audi
torium.
The plan is the outgrowth of several
earnest conferences by the committee on
plan of organization appointed at Sun
days mass-meeting. A plan of organiza-
ton will be discussed at to-morrow's meet
ing which will be submitted to the assem-
blage at the First Congregational Church
on Sunday afternoon. The plan is one
formulated by the committee at yester-
days meeting and contemplates the
organization of what is to be known as
the Women's Federation for Public Good.
1t will consist of representation from all
women's societies in the City having the
public good for their object, and the appor-
tionment of representation is one dele
gate for every twenty-five members, and
at least one delegate from each society.
Each local organization is entitled to
district representation aside from that
which is due to it as an integral part of
some county or State society. Mrs. J.-G.
Mason and Mrs. c. 3. Williams were
added to the committee on organization
The programme for Sundays mass
meeting was also prepared by the ladies to
whom that work fell. There will be q
scripture.reading by Mrs. Henrietta f..
Brown, opening prayer by Mrs. ]. c..
Mason. reports from the committees on
plan of organization and plan of work
addresses by Mrs. Rose NJ French and
Mrs. S. C. Sanford. Mrs. French will have
ample opportunity TO speak of her extern
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women prisoners, and Mrs. Sanford will
talk of cases similar to those of Lane and
his associates which have come under her
observation through her connection with
the Humane Society of Oakland.
Mrs Lois Anderson will have charge of
the congregational singing and quartet
of deaconesses will sing Mrs. H. 1. Ben
iWilt Thou Be Made WholeP" Mrs. III. |.
Benson, Miss -Kerns and Miss Butterin
will compose the quartet. A symposium
of expressions of opinion as to the recent
North Beach outrages will conclude the
meeting.
There will be larger representation of
women in Judge CampbelPs court this
afternoon, probably, than at any previous
time, as Mrs. Benson, the deaconess, Sc
cured Carroll Cooks permission that her
sex should be we'll represented.
While the committee on organization Is
effecting its work, looking toward per-
manent body, the committee on plan of
work, having for Its purpose specific plans
in regard to the cases under general public
discussion, is not idle. Mrs. Addie l..
Ballou, the chairman, will submit resoiu-
tons at the meeting of her associates on
Saturday, and which, If approved, will be
presented to the Supervisors, asking that
body to create the office of inspector of
homes, that office to be held by woman,
whose duty will be to report such habits
of living as she believes conducive to vice.
1t is the opinion of many that this office
should be held by Mrs. r. M. French.
The resolutions will recommend. fur
ther, that woman physician be appointed
to examine delicate cases of women pris-
oners and that her duties shall extend to
post-mortem examinations of such prison
erS.
A plan is being evolved for the open
ing of kindergarten and provision for
mothers meetings and lectures on social
purity.