The San Francisco call., 1908-03-21
WOMEN ENLIST TO
HELP GRAFT FOES
Organize Campaign Club and
VIII Launch Vigorous Fight
on CorruptiOnists
Ten Thousand From All Walks
VIII Be Enrolled to Aid
Prosecution

Inspired by the courageous and de-
termined fight being waged against
graft, the women of San Francisco pub
licly came TO the aid of the city yes
terday and in the ranks of the Woman S
campaign club launched a gigantic
womans movement, the main purpose
of which Will be TO lend their mighty
aid to Langdon and Heney and do their
share in obliteraung corruption
Thousands of women from every rank
of life, from clubdom and union, from
drawing room and factory, Will be in
cluded among the members, and at the
head viii be the women who fought
for Taylor and good government and
10 whose efforts and enthusiasm was
made possible the sweeping victory
which snapped asunder the last hold
the grafters had on san Francisco.
Their power was recognized then.
The need for their help they recognize
now.
TEN THOUSAND TO JOIN
Nonpartisan in its Inception the
Woman's campaign club, which was
organized solely for good government,
was reorganized yesterday with the
same end in view. During the cam
paign il possessed about 1000 women
workers. but in the campaign against
graft the thousand Will be sweIledf to
10000 and the efforts made in the cleo
tion canvass viii be multiplied a hun
dred fold.
The immensity of the scheme is stu
pendous and is equaled alone by the
daring and pluck of San Francisco's s
women, who in their love for san
francisco are undaunted by the vast
ness Of the undertaking.
1t is time for the women of San
Francisco to once again take up the
hight against graft said Mrs. Horace
Coffin, president of the club. yesterday.
Our policy up to the present is gen
eral. but in few weeks we will be
down 10 specific details. We. tried to
have Mr.. Heney at our meeting this af-
ternoon for the purpose Of discussing
our plans with him, but he was unable
to come, and until we have had an op-
portunity of talking TO him it will be
impossible TO say in just what direction
our practical efforts will lie.
our work VIII depend upon the cir
cumstances that arise as time proceeds.
Though nonpolitical, the organization
heartily indOrses the movement of the
Lincoln Roosevelt league, the members
of our club recognizing that the aims Of
the league are for good government
and for good government are we.
whether in state or civic or national
life"
WILL HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS
The reorganization OF the Wonan's
campaign club was effected at a meet
ing of the executive committee in the
afternoon, and the evening saw 1t
launched with membership of $50. All
the head Of the movement is Mrs
Horace Coffin, president of the club
and with her are the officers OF the or
ganiZation who took up the work with
an enthusiasm which indicated that
their work of old was not brought
about by the heat of a political cam
paign. but solely for the cause of clean
iiness in public life. They are Mrs. A
W Cornwall. first vice president; DR..
Minora Kibbe, second vice president;
Mrs l. B. Bowers, third vice presi
dent; Mrs. Robert Dean. recording sec
retary; Mrs. T. A. Stark, recording sec
retary; Mrs. J. T. Touhey. assistant
corresponding secretary; Mrs J. c.
Levy, treasurer: Mrs. Louis Hertz
financial secretary, and Mrs Mary T.
Gamage and Mrs. A W. Scott. auditors
The board of directors is composed OF
Miss Frances Meeker, Mrs. E. de Witt
Taylor, Mrs. L. A Hayward. Mrs. P H
Noise and Mrs. Helen Mckee
The first citizens meeting will be
held April 4, when the policy of the
club viii be made public and when
prominent speakers viii discuss the
graft question in San Francisco.
Following this meeting will start
the enrolment of members. Every
women's union in the city will be ap-
preached Mattresses. laundry work
ers. telephone girls, clubwomen, moth.
ers, sisters from every walk in life
from every station, will be invited tc
join.
The tremendous success which the
club met with during the city cleo
tions has given the members conf
dence for their present undertaking
The executive committee will NEE
early next week. and following tn,
meeting the work will be pushed unit
there will be ready to aid the prose
cution and the Lincoln Roosevelt
league one of the biggest political ma
chimes the city has ever seen.
At Quannicassee, Mich, two Indian
brothers. John and Dave, are l0C
years and 80 years old respectively