New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
BoSToN'S LATEST CLUB
A Municipal League, Scith Many
Ambitious Projects.

-. ,..,x4 thing in clubs IN the much hecluooed
,s.y Of Boston Is the wornsn's MunicipaI League
vyrlsch rose the Back Bay region ana mas a4!-ul
tso1s 70 spread into every corner or the CITY -io
- :, not ,,oIittcsI nor IL touch on the Ques-
-, - suffrage for women: It simply aiu1s al ru-
rio;uzl housekeeping and housecleaniIs IL hopes
10 unite in a common aim the women whose SUE
,asnoasfblity is 60 preside over LUXURIOUS honles
z,4b tbe women who must go out by the oay
-,bbinr It's membership fee OF 70 cents year lS
so low that II is believed the humblest VorKns
woman can afford membership. ana Il Is hopeo
that It's democratic policy VIII oTlns huI1oltuS -,
,o-n.n together in the course Of the year TO work
z,- the beneat OF Boston tn general and Tor Bos-
tens women in particular
To- r-gzrizers OF the club have been using every
-. - ,nanoe women from the tsnements. the
80. srd factories women in the stores servants
:, @zrasl,es Of moderate means. women OF every
rsce and condition and creed, TO become InslOeIH
as ir no other way they think can the Woluon %
-. BACK Bay get an understanding OK the prop
lanos % sveIlers IN the North, West ana SouIh
ends -, D,,. -
The first meeting held in the ballroom ~ %
z<,ss Fannie P. Mssons home on Cornnnol"ealc-
v1,enre and the suggestions as TO probleIns 10 Oe
-, =. -.,os so nick and fast that II looked as
40 :. ,,ls require the combined efforts OF the en-
,sra feminine population Of Boston 10 CaIIS OU
cz,sr half OF them. Certain things are setueo' NJ
-, Then. g 70 be investigation OF Ine In'4N
= Eoz.on zi+, rpeciaI reference to ten@
,.-, districts and 10 hospitals and other paoiC AL
et,,utions And here is is expected tnst -I
--o-, sFs tenement house districts may sN0 va
usble ald. ..A,,.. .
7rhsre is already an effort on toot 10 esUAO1Sil :
- of industrial training in the schoolhousee III
-. North End, during the hours the oollo1nsS q :
=. a -,.s for school purposes A group Of wise
50 educated raaIrons Will endeavor To 0eas>n ene
T.. e3rrbrened young mothers as ro the OaEe "a
80 crsl6ren A committee has already oeen aP-
a,-..5 - GET in touch with working women par
.f,,er1~ those who have only casual employ Inen@
y,,.ss4ira-jons will be made 10 secure a oeO'ei
,,zs--tsnding Of the conditions under which these
women work. end TO proV1os IA<seI oPp ~ -
zor 4ber, committee has been appointed 10 looA
s, or,ls lfte IN Boston and still another VIII COZ
49, material hearing upon home life. nousekeeplns
o-or,v and a2preciation of the arts II Is eN-
+s5 thar eventually there Eill be a loan museum
~ ,r.+it,7t{on 10 be in permanent focstlons win
,,.t-,,c,ion in the domestic arts Women VIII Dc
@z,,gf,t and will te6ch others how TO make h0ineS
with limited means ssA.-
later on the league viii consider Thecnel
A-,.-ss. zbo,,Id he permitted in buildings used as
tenement houses: the evils Of dark mans IN 'eno
- IS lo6z4ng houses snd the supervision OK
bildrer WIN ere discharged by the 3IVenale court
Already II has pledged itself 10 extend . hellle
t1,d +o 4boss who leave the truant scnoois aH1
~.fo--,stories and 10 women who are dischaTseu
from maternity hospitals
-rbera Uiu be no paid officers The Work Is ali 70
-. done By volunteers and during the lsst "eeA
t.-s ~ +hs leas1,e have visited working WON
e,-a -,,,,-cb aocie1ies and even ths tenement
rouses q search Of members for the orsan1-a'i0N
TIE 1,-esident Of the league is MIS- 3. james
-,Its- 4f,s sister OF the newly elected pTesloenI
:. Iss-vzr5 College, Professor A. Lawrence Lo"el-
la treasurer IS Ms James = SooEroE' VIE OF
,,-o-,,nsnt banker. On the board OF governors sTs
Miss Mary Boyle o'Reilly and Miss sarao r All
r1s 6ear Of Simmons College