Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-18
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Society Me,us

curding secretary, Miss I.chrcuN,
corresponding secretary. Mrs. kapple
The badge of the league will b. the
shamrock and white ribbon. symbolic
Of growth and purity; the l"aycs of
The shamrock svmbolizing the three
C's--Character. Crystal Purity. Christ.
The white ribbon the emblem of pur.
i,y and Temperance in All things. The
plan Of the league Is to take up prac.
teal work IN the loou field and 10 bc
prepared for intelligent service by
lectures and round table sessions. \
personal workers class viii engage
IN practical work IN the field and VIII
STUDY The Relationship of Woman
10 society. of Woman 10 the Church.
to the Firm by Which She May be
Employed. 20 the Home, 10 Man or
Woman In Dali, Life
After the business hour delight.
nl social season was oniuNcd that
ended with refreshments.
Miss SAKE. secretary of The Y W
G. \. delivered the following adj.
dress To the Young ladies';
"A Vision"
The cry We hear ON every hand.
especially from the women of to.
daN' tx. -. | cannot take up ANYTHING
else. ! am so tcarlully busy Busy
with what Are We not more busy
with The question OF how ". look
than with the more vitai question Of
what We are?
For n little while will ash con 10
anchor your little boat with minc IN
the peaceful harhor OF Gods power
and love. and together leg M quietly
consider What wc arc Whore We
are"
When the most serious minded
men IN the world are troubled be-
cause OF The conditions found
amongst womcn-in society. in bust.
ness life and the home. is h not time
that Ne considered this matter?
In one of our leading periodicals
only iasi month ! Laurence Laugh.
I'm SAYS, That a new crystallization.
however. Is going ON IN our life under
he pressure of great economic forces
seems 10 be- beyond question and The
Is,ri in IL PLACED by ihc women of tho
United states Offers in itself an In.
torcSting study"
The truth is. YOU ana I have been
80 busy with the trivial things o; lifo
thai We have become passive, vc
have allowed circumstance aud con.
di'iuns To control us instead Of our.
selves being masters OF The situation
To use the words of the popular
-uihor-- We have been SO blinded by
the iog of things that We could not
s,r the truth. We have been So deaf
cned by the din Of things that w
could NOT hear the truth our brains
have been SO powdered lbs the Whrl
Gf things that wc could not think tho
truth. our hearts have been so dead
'ncd bN the weight uf things that We
could not feel the truth and our
Threats - chokcd by the dust ~
things that We could NOT speak the
truth We have been passive Ion;
enough
The old methods do nor auplt to-
daN. Tor conditions are nor the saidc
there MAS a time when 10 WAS hot
necessary for women 60 grapplc with
economic ana social problems Our
grandmoth"rs were protected AMI
sheltered. bur The woman OF toda, Is
producer AS well ~ n consumer.
she Is an individual whether IN the
home the office, store or school room
and must doCid, and work ont thing
tor herself \ power She was in The
Odcn times. hut In setting social
ethical and moral standards toddy
she Yields an influence cnthousand
'old NOR. potent DO YOU not realize
iha' Nuu. a woman. possess an nflu-
enc and power which H. practicable
llnlilcss' \, the iransmittcT ol good
or bad blood. as the muldcr Of the
thoughts of the fathers of men. can
Nou NOT understand that your power
reaches ont over the centuries of
iim'P
NOW that YOU have permcatrd the
business world and entered into
manifold avenue Of service. nov
that Won are pOt'nt fNctor ia IN.
stliuiionai aud governmental affairs
a. well ~ the compass of The homo
and society, whether Won viii to
have u 80 or not. II Is So YOU are
responsible tor the social siaudl Is.
for The ethics ana loY the ideals OF
the world not only for tnda, hat Tor
that great tomorrow when yuu chill. F,
drens children viii rise up and curse
YOU ~ coll you blessed
There was "A time when al litcra. |
turc. al poetry all art and all non !
praised and gloriiicd woman Bat
how Is n to-day, does he word wo,
man inSpirc reverence Is The name |
of mother and wife as sacred 10 the
modern mind as il was even Glty
wears ago.
Today the press and the public |
dare banter with the word tho word |
that once expressed III most perfect |
and mos, beautiful eilt God gave 80 |
the world woman
~ q BODY of carncslmindcd wo- |
men. you aud | are each and every /,
one responsible for tn mora. ana /
social conditions In Albuquerque
\lhuquo rduc a. II vi, Is r1spon. |
siblc for Albuquerque ~ II r., people ;
tell us much moral prog ,cS7 hls Teen |
made ~ the past five years. nv
wears hence. ten years heucC. iiiiN
years hence. the results OF our lives
viii be- recorded In tho standards
than then prevail In Albuquerque Il
would be easier perhaps plcasanier,
ins, 20 drlil along with the tide ana
no, recognize this lruth-but II you
are true 20 Yourself and the sacred
trust given You. YOU cannot got hAay
from it There Is nm undorc,lienl in
our midst that is rapidly carrying It's
victims into dangerous channels,
h.. al and gniritnal "A a..