Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-15
FRIENDS YEARLY MEETING.
Opposition 10 Lesalization of Weed
nnsainn of the Snnlect.

Opposition 10 Lesalization of yice-Dls-
cnssion of the subject.
Women's suffrage as means to put down
the proposition to license vice in Philadel-
ph Il was suggested Tuesday at the second
business session of the Friends yearly meet
ing.
When the report of the philanthropic com
nittee containing n clause rebuking the
action of the two grand juries that recon-
mended the licensing of vice in Phiiadel-
rhia was read ut the women's meeting.
Susan w. Lippincott said that were won on
given equal rights with men the threatened
social upheaval would be ayerted by the
ballots of women voters.
Sarah Flitcraft said that although she
favored universal suffrage she thought that
the movement should not be agitated in
religious meeting.
Mary Jane Hoag commended that any work
that tends TO make people better is properly
a religious work.
Emma Bancroft of Wilmington held That
women's moral endeavors should be eSer-
ciscd in their homes.
Dean Bond of Swarthmore said: The
proposition to legally regulate the social
evil by permitting il to exist is danger
that constantly threatens the lovers of virtue
and we must be ever yigilant to meet and
overcome il.
The matter. was referred back TO the
philanthropic committee for action. In the
/ mems meeting discussion on the subject
was preeipitated when an effort WIS made
to- add department OF equal rights tor
women to the work of the philanthropic
committee.
Frank i. Gartley said he believed in
| efforts TO bring about women IS suffrage, but
opposed its consideration in the yearly
| meeting.
| David Newport of Abingdon, N. j., said
I'm afraid that women generally will act
| like my good old grandmother, who, when
I l.,.l tt.la N
| Jersey years ago, would hide in some dark
/ corner on election day. fearing some one
! would force her to vote. If women are
/ given suffrage the cnes who would vote
right will remain away and permit the other
| kind to run the elections.
Thomas H, Speakman, joel Borton,
Joseph Powell, William w, Birdsall end II.
! W. Jenkins, who made speeches in favor Of
the proposition, said wonlen's votes would
be Il safeguard to social purity. The meet.
ing decided to add the department to the
phinnthropic committee with instruction,
to the members of 1.-THE committee TO ayolC
any hasty action.
committee composed of Joel Borton
Joseph Powell, Elwood Roberts, William w
Birtisall and Jesse S. Holmes was appointed
to prepare minute to express the meeting
condemnation OF legali2ed vice.
The report of the educational committee
showed that S7,55U had been expended t.
assist schools, while smaller amounts wert
used for lectures, salaries and loans TO thost
who desired TO obtain an advanced educa
ton.
The Joseph Jean fund for the support o
aged Friends was drawn upon for $9,6GS.Gi
which supported 9S people. The report from
the Georges School, Newtown, said that 49,
pupils were taken care of from the endow
Inant fund of S2i, 20a.77, supplemented b.
$40, 351. rs contributed by the pupils. In tn
discussion that followed the reading of tn
| hat lnUl 90 thnf ba taG
need of the Friends Schools is pro
fessionally trained teachers.
The trustees report showed that til
guardians of the general trust fund ha
J exacted only 81, 500 for the collecting an
reinyestment of more than $1,000,000
David Ferris of Wilmington said tha
the representative committee should hav
prepared n minute condemning war i
, general and those now going on i
! particular.