Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-15

the violations found TO exist on tene-
ment houses. in small communities.
which have been started In violation
of the law"
Mrs. Henry H. Dawson. in discussing
the topic of the day Preventive
Work in a Small Community said:
I'VE expect this section of the pro-
gram to be hopeful, helpful and force
full. Hopeful, because prevention is
possible: helpful, because we shall heal
today the experiences of those who are
now actually preventing evils in their
communities; and foroeful. because
each individual present may discover
how TO effectively combine his own
force as d unit with that of the others
in his community. and thus create
public opinion which carries all be-
fore it.
How can we make the prevention of
evil, of crime and of poverty a popular
idea?
by cooperating with whatever force
or forces in our community which are
creating public opinion in this mat
ter. and combining them into one. Find
some such force in your community
that has come to stay; work with it
and for it. You probably have such an
organization in your town. 1t is called
the women's club As a force for
creating civic interest and overeom-
ing Indifference where can you find its
equal?
Since men have not time to become
active club members. their advice and
cooperation as. associate members is
considered invaluable. Many clubs
have children's leagues, so that the
women's club is often a family affair.
The chief value of a women's club lies
in the fact that Il creates public opinion.
1t Is non-partisan; non-sectarian; its
members are not sweet girl grauates.'
but women of experience and ability.
Club women nave found out that
there is a standard which each town
may attain in morals, in health and
in beauty. They are finding out what
that standard is. and they are en-
deavoring, to bring their own town I'm
to that standard or know the reason
why. Clubs are not organized for re
form Many are FOR study only. but
the study tonic which is most popular
with every variety of club is the topic
called Current Events
when women know of the evils in
nv COMMUNITY 10 WHICH Inclr chit
dren are expected. and that suci1
evils NAV he nrevented. do Won think
they will sit supinelv and watch owl |
grow Nav. verify. There are 500. non
federated club women belonging to the
General Federation Of Women's clubs
and Civic and 'Town Imnrovement' is
n of its standing committees. When
these women and their families all over |
u country ret thoroughly aroused. |
YOU will find Prevention p very D
lar and much-talked-obot idea.
"can you and 7 hasten that day in
our own community?" l
Talk on Congestion.
Benjamin C. Marsh, executive secre-
tary of the committee on congestion
of population in New York, spoke on
Town Planning and Housing in Small
and the Importance of the
Problem in New jersey
Wage Earners' Insurance Through
the Savings Bank was discussed at
by II. La Rue Brown, of Boston.
who described the system In vogue in
Massachusetts. Broadly speaking. he
urged the advantages of insurance with
savings banks over the ordinary lin
Insurance." which is the only
form within reach of the -wage-earner.
He cited the great cost of Industrial
insurance, the fact that the stock of
the great companies engaged in this
line is "watered," and that dividends
must be earned on this inflated stock as
the great evils of the industrial system.
The saving banks method, as applied
in Massachusetts, he declared. has
proved a remedy for many of the evils
and given working men real insurance
al reduced rates.
The problems of the small community
were dwelt upo by Alkaline A. Buff
She. pointed out that while
lime, energy and money have been de-
to solving the problems of the
great cities. the srpall town has been
almost overlooked. The extension of
to the small community was
and especially the adoption of
preventive" methods to enable small
communities TO avoid the pitfalls into
cities have fallen.