Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-07
Prominent Club Woman Says
Its the Girls, Not the Boys
That Need Saving
THINKS THEM WORSE MORALLY
Believes the Girls Arc Usually Re-
sponsibIe for the Shortcomings OF
the Boys-Messase from Roosevelt
Read at the Club Won,ens Conven.
tion-Mrs. EIecker Elected.

ST. Paul. Mimi, June Morally,
girls are worse than boys declared
Mrs. r. X. Tracy, prominent west end
club worker in Chicago, in addressing
the convention of the General FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs.
every one is always talking about
saving the boys, keeping them in
nights, making their homes attractive
and all that. But say that if the girls
were more closely guarded there would
be less danger for the boys.
This may not be true here in St.
Paul. don't know very much about
your city, but 1 know the care of the
girls is the great problem of today be-
fore Chicago women and mothers.
II believe if more amusements and
more real fun such as all girls enjoy
were provided in the home, the dance
halls would find fewer victims. Nearly
all girls start in their downward slide
In the dance hall.
For it is always a slide. No girl
gets bad at once. 1t is gradual work
ing of bad surroundings and it is here
that mothers should feel a responsible
ity. So much is contrived to amuse
the boys. J, say let us find more to
amuse the girls.
Message From Roosevelt.
Mrs. Decker read a telegram from
President Roosevelt in reply to tel
egram sent by Mrs. e. L. Upton, presi-
dent Of the Women's Outdoor League
Civic Association, urging him in be-
half of the convention Of womens clubs
to do all in his power to secure the
passage of the Burton bill to save
Niagara falls. The message read:
Telegram received. cordially agree
with your hope for the immediate pass
age Of that bill and trust that the
CLUBS will do all in their power to Sc
cure favorable action thereon by con-
gress, which has exclusive power in
the premises.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Mrs. Wilde, of Chicago, introduced a
resolution calling on the speaker of
the house and senate ito take immedi-
ate action on legislation relative to
packing house inspection in view of
the disclosures made in relation to the
Shocking conditions" in the packing
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the resolution committee.
The report of the nominating COM
mittee was made by Mrs. A. j. New
berry, of New Jersey. She stated that
Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker was unani-
mously nominated for president. The
other nominations We're:
First Vice President-Mrs. Phillip
N. Moore, of st. Louis.
Alden Ward, Boston.
"Rece.iing Secretary - Mrs. John
Dickson Sherman, Chicago.
Corresponding Secretary - Mrs.
Charles Perkins, Knoxville, Tenn.
"Treasurer-Mrs. Josiah Evans Cow
les, Los Angeles.
Auditor-Mrs. Percy v. Pennyback-
or, Austin, Tex.
.'Directors-Mrs. O. p. Kinsey, In
diana; Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, Oregon;
Mrs H. Johnston, Kansas; Mrs Alice
NJ. Johnson, Rhode Island; Mrs. Philip
Carpenter, New York; Mrs. Guy r. c..
Allen, West Virginia; Mrs. William P.
Orr, Ohio; Mrs. Frank sSchiek, Wyom-
ing
The nominations Of directors made
from the floor were: Mrs. Charles p.
Yardley, New Jersey; Mrs. ]. H. Hart
Connecticut; Mrs. H. c. Burchell, Ne
braska.
relieving the nominations, Mrs.
George Barker, of Lawrence, Kas.,
made stn address on Laws Women
Should Know" and Judge Benjamin
Lindsey, of Denver, spoke on THE Ju-
venile Court" declaring that the de-
linquent child law was misnomer;
that it was not the child who was de-
linquent. 1t was the parents the state
and the authorities who We're delin-
SaNnt
later the election was held, at which
the nominations of officers previously
announced were ratified.