The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-22
THEY WORK AMONG WOMEN.
Young Ladies' Improvement SSciety
Has Membership Of $4,000.


The afternoon sessions of the National
Council of Women orened at . O'Clock
with the report en- the work of the
Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement As
ISOLATION. which has a memierehip of
some 5000 1t is an educational associ-
alton, and deals with all the things that
women should know.
For the last twelve years it has carried
on courses OF study in several different
lines. Once a month the association
meets conformity with the Young Mems
Mutual Improvement Association The
work of enc association is with boys and
the other with girls. DR.. Lillian Randall
followed and spoke OF the organization
of National Association of Business and
Professional Women. 1t was originally
mSde up of steGosraphers, but was after
ward extended 10 include all business
women. a national conference is held
every two years, and last year the first
was held at Buffalo.
Employment bureaus lunch rooms, and
libraries for working women are among
the things accomplished by the organiza-
ton in New York city. which maintains
gymnasium and also classes in Span
ish and French.
Mighty Cause.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett was the next
speaker Her address, in part. was as
follows:
THE cause which l represent is much
larger than any race or color question.
When, during the last war, hundred
Of our boys were reported fallen. a thrill
of horro- went through all the women OF
the land. l wonder, are all the true wom-
en- dead, that they can be Indifferent.
while 10000 of our daughters every year
go down to dishonored graves in the
potter's field.
THE ordinary institutional way is not
the way to reach woman. She must be
reached by love, through her love of home
and her desire to do for others. We do
not ask tina, the immoral woman be raised
to the platform occupied by the immoral
man in society. but we do ask that he
/ be made to slip down and take his place
beside his victim
IF We want to lid mothers 10 be true
mothers, we must extend our sympathy to
the mother who in the face of disgrace
clings to her child. The Florence CrItten-
ton Mission stands for the mother being
helped and encouraged to face the world
for her fathcrless child.
Are we, as mothers. competent 10 in
struct these women? Let us look into cur
own hearts and see If aims ior our
children are such as will stand through
eternity. / am often asked, Is not
rescue work an encouragement 0f vice.
DO you believe that the story Of prodigal
son can drive a boy away from home2 We
believe that everybody should have a
right to begin over again.
should Have Chance.
I'VE believe that every woman in the
world ought to have chance 20 earn
an honest living. As long as you deal
with people on the basis that all men
can be as good you are, you will
fail. If you are going TO deal with the
colorod people on the basis that they
rever can be eligible to the positions that
white pcai.!o occupy-keep away from the
colorel people. You will do them more
harm than good.
DO you know what arrested develop
ment means? God only knows what mis-
cry has been caused by well-meaning peo-
pie who has started out on such a basis
as that"
Mrs Barretts quiet manner and intense
though simple ana uuuFdildtIC edTNeSlncSS
made an instant impression, and her ad
dress was enthusiastically received.
Mrs Odds then presented the report of
the Ladies of the Maccabecs of Michigan.
She spoke in general terms of the good
done by placing women in positions of
self dependence and responsibility. and
gave an account of the work done by the
association. 1t was then announced that
Secretary Hay would receive the officers
of the Universal Peace Union and the
peace department of the council at his
home II was also stated that a special \
meeting Of the Peace Society would be
held Sunday night at the Universalist
Church. Mrs. May Wright Sewall and
Clara Barton are to speak.
The next address of the afternoon was
made by Mrs Dell p Claim, representing
the Rathbone Sisters of the World. It's
objects are much the same as those of
the knights Of Pythias. 1t is made up of
relatives of the X of p. Mention was
made of the aid afforded by this Organiza-
ton to the sufferers from the Galveston
flood and the jacksonville fire. Fully
$500 has been raised in three years for