New-York tribune., 1902-05-13
WOMEN HERE AND THERE.

The International Council of Women will cele
brate the anniversary of The Hague conference
in fourteen different countries next Thursday
evening. May Is These countries tho United
States, Canada Germany Sweden. Great Britain
Denmark New South Wales Holland, New-Zea-
land. Tasmania Switzerland Italy. Franco and
Argentina The New-York members of the peace
committee OF the International Council are Mrs
Mariana NJ. Chapman. Miss Sadie American, Mrs
Emma Keith Booth and Mrs. Elizabeth B. Gran
mis-.
The anniversary will be marked in this city by
a meeting held o'clock Thursday evening
the Educational Alliance, to which the public
is invited. Addresses will be given follows
Women and War Ernest Crosby; The Moral
Deterioration Following War. Mrs. Charles Rus
sell Lowell; Ethical and Religious Call for Arbi-
Between Industrial and International Peace
Marcus NJ Marks Of the Giyic Federation "a. ar6i,
the East Side, win also speak, and Morris Rosen-
Miss American will preside. Similar meetings
to be held all over the country at the same hour
Miss Sadie American. who was elected last week
TO the presidency of the New-York section OF the
Jewish Women's Council brought with her
NewYork. when she came here year ago. repu-
tation gained in practical work for the community
in Chicago She the hrst person who eyer Sc
cured from the city Council appropriation
for summer schools and Fairgrounds For three
successive years the city appropriated $1,000 for
this purpose and turned the money over to her for
summer Fairgrounds and vacation schools
posed Of delegates from fifty wOmen's clubs which
developed the idea successfully that the city
has adopted the work and is now conducting
number OF municipal Fairgrounds. Colonel Francis
Parker wrote her before he died: II consider
cation schools conducted by you Invaluable
feature OF educational system"
The work became well known that Miss Amer
lean invited describe il before many schools
and organizations. among them Leland Stanford
Jr, University. Many offices of trust at time or
another given her by the Womans Club of
Chicago. She Vice-president and director OF
Of the executive committee Of the Chicago Civic
Federation. and also of the Chicago Educational
Commission Of One Hundred
Since coming TO New-York last summer Miss
American has been elected president OF the New
York State Consumers; League and chairman OF
the City Hall committee Of the Woman's Municipal
League. This committee is probably the most i'm
pOrtant of the league. 1t has subcommittee on
municipal activity. The different districts of the
city being actively organized. with chair
and secretary and corresponding committees
in each 1t is this committee which is putting
in the ice water fountains. not as a work OF
philanthropy, for the league is not organized for
sUch purposes but municipal object lesson.
Mrs. Clarence Burns organized neiRhborhood
club Of girls last November, with thirty-two mem
borhood for it's relatives and friends St
Mchaers Parish House. Over four hundred tene-
ment house dwelers present On the pro-
gramme were Mrs Camille Birnbohm, Mrs Hum
bert Fecheimer Mrs. Stephen Barrett. Julius Wit
cent Stramer, Miss Alma Robert. Miss JEANNE
Bulmer Miss Aiken and Miss Edna c. Rupell.