New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-03
HARLEM WOMEN INTERESTED
A MASS MEETING CALLED TO CONSIDER
WAR RELIEF PLANS.
SEVERAL HUNDRED OF THE HARLEM PHILHAh-
MoNIc MEMBERS TAKE coNTRIBu-

MONIc MEMBERS TAKE coNTFIBu-
TON ROLLS TO FILL.
mass-mee,ing designed to awaken interest In
the work OF the Woman's National War Rehei
Association held yesterday afternoon at the call
OF the Harlem Philharmonic Society. which mas
organized ms a branch OF the former body, In the
Iecture-room Of the Second Collegiate Church. One
hundred "a nd-twe n -third-st and Lenox-ave
Several hundred OF the most prominent women
Of Harlem were present The Rev. Dr. w j.
Harsha. pastor OF the church. presided and intro
duced as the first speaker Mrs. Ellen Harden wal
worth. director-general OF the Woman's Nationa!
War Relic. Association.
Mrs Walworth began by euloeizing President Nc
Kinley and referring the Secretaries OF War ana
OF the Navy as his right and left hands She SAID
that she all women must want 10 support
them in this crisis and In order that none might De
debarred from doing the association had placed
It's membership fee at rs cents In order 20 sho"
that there was need FOR the womens work she De-
scribed her visit the ship Relief where she anu
her companions welcomed as angels might
be They were told that the ship yet needed many
things which its officers would be only TOO gao 10
have furnished by patriotic citizens. Mrs. wal
worth added that by acting promptly the women
could save hundreds Of lives that would other"'se
be lost She said that her organization mao Al
rea " sent $4,000 70 the SUPERINTENDENT for car
Donating plant and It had supplied electric fans sor
the ship.
Mrs. Walworth concluding By urging her audience
~, 70 look ,pon the work as one OF charity. and TO
keep in view the higher sentiments that alone maze
war endurable. the sentiments Of humanity ana
finally she hoped for neutrality.
O,her addresses were made by the Rev DR.. Ezra
: Tipple Of the St James, Methodist Church,
and he Rev DR. W. c. Biting, OF the Mount
Morris BAPTIST Church and Mrs. Mary Low DICK
'hSoh' WAR NOT UNFAMILIAR.
Or FITTING hogan his address by saying that war
uos M unfamiliar thing to him. as 1t was 20 most
n, .hose nresont He remembered taking 1000 10
hts father In jan where he had been placed De-
cause he would not take the oath OF aeglaince ~
the Tinted States Government; ana ne hhu So 90
Southern women tearing up thelr rers
,oiioflsed Nevertheless. he IL sure there Il 10 oo
moro loval ,han ne is to-day. and ne thousht ne
conls CAV the same for all Southerners -,
Ur Tinple said that tho great reason lot ,lls
,,art ,rorosed was not that the Government was
unwilling or unable 10 provide what VS. ,s,Si.ss
OR me soldiers but the uncontrol lapit lIp-t
felt by all 70 make some sacrlilces 'o' " WIZ
We're sacrificing themselves Qualification, ~
NJ DirkinsOn's address was a jusuncauoiI VI
hos. Who dlsapprOved OF war and YET "ete oo.'as
aii thev could 10 uphold their country IN me pI,r5
a., r-ieis ono could disapprove with near, anu
soul Of war said. and yet work nearC ai,u ~, d
so~ .r successful issue when II was once emf 90
ION gave statistics or mo rdNhsts W
- and mentioned that the military opera iVIr ~
- iast one hundred years had taken the ives OK
a. r,fiior mon She said she felt great syrnpatny
v.i,h tha spanish women. and told how one Hiou i
had said when watching ,roop o, usr. going TO
marching through Seville that 'neF "''' e''"9 -
Sor.ributior rolls distributed 20 all presen,
90 Zach ono was asked 20 try 70 MI her ron WIN
,5ur 4 S,iilwen. No. iis West One-hunired-ahd-
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