The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
SWEAT SROP EVIL
Miss Bradford Exposes II Be-
fore the Universalist Wo-
mans Alliance.

The Universalist Woman's Alliance of
the Metropolitan District met this morn
ing in the Universalist Church, Summit
venue and Ivy place. In spite of the
storm there was a large number ,of dele
gates present from New York and Brook
lyn as well as this city. when, at 11:15,
the secretary read the roll call. After the
reports by the secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. A. j. Newbury gave a report on
"Denominational News She gave a re-
view of the work of the Uniyersalist
Church both at home abroad. Miss
Ada D. Fuller read a very bright and in
teresting paper on Current Events"
She gave humorous criticisms of the
events of the last month.
Mrs. Charles Vain, who had chsfg of
the programme of the day, then took the
chair. She first introduced Miss Cornelia
Bradford, head worker in Whittier House.
Miss Bradford's subject was "Woman's
Attitude Toward Social Reform" She
said it was a very large subject for
fifteen minutes. She took social reform
to mean society reform. 1t is hardly
necessary to try to say what woman's
attitude is toward social reform. And if
it is true, as philosophers say, that the
foundation of morality is sympathy,
woman is certainly fitted for the work.
Gush and sentimentalism must be done
away with. Miss Bradford told as an
Illustration of the great amount of work
there is to be done of the appalling labor
of working women for low pay. Fancy
wrappers are made for 81 a dozen. 1t
takes about twenty hours to make one
wrapper. She closed with an earnest APP
peal to the Alliance to refuse to patronize
stores where human life is held SO cheap.
The only way to. bring about social re-
form is by working and walking along
with those who are to be benefited.
Miss ane Pierce spoke Of tsVornan's
Attitude Toward Political Reform She
told of woman's efforts in ancient times
to enter THE world of Politics. She spoke
of the work women have done of late in
the political field, telling of the tenement
house canvass She said women must
have gained a foothold i'm all other import
Ito have. THEM Sensibillties must not be
educated; they need a strong dose of log
lc to balance their ~sympauldes. She asked
why should a man be aShamed to have
his wife and daughter converse intelli-
gently on topics of the day? Women
have gained a foothoad IN allither import
ant fields, why not the politician"
Mrs. Sleeseman SANG, and a discussion
followed the papers The ladies' seemed
greatly affected by MISS Bradford's re-
marks, and they ask&d how to tell what
stores treat their operatives we'll. Miss
Bradford announced that theme is a whole
list of those stores.
Miss Vail announced that Miss Gaines,
who was down ON the Programme for for
an address on Religious Reform had
not appeared. A messenger had been sent
fer her, and she was not at home. In
place of Miss Gaines talk Miss Carolyn
A. Paddock rec6ted ..Cqnddle Down Barr
ms and Love in the Garden charm
ingly, as She always does. Announcement
Yves made that the next meeting Will be
held in Newark, and the Alliance adjourn
ed to partake of a delicious l~ucfleon served
by the ladies of the church.