New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-15
WORK OF UNIVERSALISTS.
THE WOMAN'S ALLIANCE OF THE METRO
POLITAN DISTRICT LISTENS
to REPORTS.
FIELDS OF WORK FOR WOMEN" THE orEs-
TON D1sC-r-ssED-MRs ALvAH g BROWN
WARMLY DEFENDS THE HOME.

FIELDS OF WORK FOR WOMEN" THE or7Es-
TON DIscussED-MRs ALvAH G BROWN
WARMLY DEFENDS THE HOME.
IN. ., ~. mos, deIishtrul and successful meet
ings OF the Tniversalist Woman's Alliance OF tie
Metropolitan District was held yesterday In the
Prospect Heights Church. AT Sxth-ave ana Nln'h-
ST. Brooklyn. Mrs Charles II. Eaton. the presi-
dent. presided the business meeting. ana pre-
sented the recommendations Of the Executive Board
in giving So each to the Greenpoint and Mount
Vernon churches and equal amount TO the
Prospect Heights Building Fund. As many men
have expressed desire 10 attend an alhahce
meeting II has been decided that the next meet
ing on February Il. AT the Church Of the Eternal
Hope in West Eighty-hrst-st.. Manhattan. shall be
held IN the evening
The report on Current Events" was a bright re-
ctal OF all the important happenings az home and
abroad. by Miss Nina f. Conk,in. and the he-
ligious News" by Mrs. John Coleman Adams. was
full OF hopeful signs OF liberal thought. as shown
in the churches and best newspapers Of the day
The genera subject for consideration was Fields
Of Work for Women" under the direction Of the
literary chairman OF the day. the Rev. Alice n
Wright OF The pastors Of the Prospect Heights
Church. The Home" side OF the question was ably
presented by Mrs. Avah Guon Brown. president OF
european.
Mrs Brown first took up vomar's duties ana
obligations In pioneer lie and her emancipation
from the olden drudgery by the forces OF cvil-
zaton-machinery and electricity. At the present
time said the speaker. girls are not deserving
homo FOR business life. because they love II; but
home life has literally run away from them, ana
they are obliged tor the sake OF self representation.
follow II. Civilization moves onward with re-
lenuess strides. and II women have suffered mos'
they have aso gained most The reign OF the home
the centre % Industrial activities Is over; Il
has a higher and holer mission to-day-the upif'-
ing % family. social. civic and National NE the
"a and eve ~ he
Mrs Brown was emphatic IN her statement that
"a wife VINO IS a mother should never bs expected
TO m money" and that women working a. home
below market prices is vita cause Of the pauper-
ism they trying so hard 20 cure.
ITO simplify modes or living. 70 improve domestic
service TO make child-rearlng a science are the
pressing needs OF the hour" said the speaker.
What home-keepers need quite as much az the
ballot ia 20 learn what naturally and comfort
ably done without. Less gowns 10 grow od-tash-
toned. less curtains and carpets 70 shut out the
sunlight and breed ius; and disease less uneatao
profusion al the tab.e lees dlshwashing and gen
eral business. How piuable are most womens at
;empts al economy They send away the maid
servant and have 70 call in the doctor; buy cheap
meat and drive their husbands 20 a club restau-
rant: do the spring sewing and are rewarded by
an attack OF nervous pr0stTatIOn.
Many valuable suggestions we're given on poor
boys should be taught 10 sew and COOK as well as
girls ,,
infancy Is wOnau's fundamental duty" said Mrs.
Brown, and X would - sensible 30 have nursery
attached 10 every girs high school and college and
a ew-born baby given 10 each class 10 he used as
an object-esso To have the mother element
permeate the body polite II ought 10 do, Il IS
necessary 10 begin a. the beginning
"As the nineteenth century has been the woman
century, the twentieth Will he the children $,
and uplift the race not by sentimenta ly
idealizng he mothers ot the past but by sustain
ing reverencing ana cooperating with the mothers
OF the present.
Women in Public had a bold champion in
Mrs Lille Devereux Blake. who IN her own force
full and characteristic manner SCI forth the works
that she dec AIRED were accomplished for woman :
political rights ~ the zeal OF those who have
marched ~ the vanguard u progress Her telling
anecdotes and gentle sarcasms kept the audience
in n ripple 4 laughter
Some general remarks were made by Mrs Eaton
and Mrs. z. Heckstaf and after 4 solo by Mrs.
Albert Dumarest the whole company adjourned
70 the room where t-e tables were attractively
spread for the box luncheon and the continual hum
OF voices tod how much everybody was enjoying
the social hour.