Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-20
is, Md, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1912.

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point not to duplicate good work. II
is quite likely that we shall take up
other lines of work later" The word
playground suggests to me that
here is line in which the Annapolis
league might proftably engage. An
/ attractive. we'll managed playground
| for the children of our town would be
/ an investment worth all the time
and care that might be bestowed upon
it by the League.
In Hagerstown there is pretty
active League, which, like all organi-
cations of earnest, intelligent women
everywhere, finds many avenues
through which to do good. Because
there are women and girls employed
in the stores there, the Hagerstown
League is supporting the movement
to have law enacted at this session
OF the Legislature fixing a ten-hour
working day for these wage earners.
The League had charge of the sale of
Red Cross Seals, and is nobly doing
its share in the effort to stamp out
tuberculosis. ! believe this League
proposes to maintain tuberculosis
nurse for work among the poor of
that city. One of its departments is
humane department, looking after
animals on the streets, and bettering
conditions at the stock yards. Acting
upon your own initiative, and putting
forth effort in any channel where your
fellowmen and women can be benefit
ted, and the city made more beautiful
and comfortable, you ladies here in
Annapolis will have no reason to COM
plain that there is nothing for your
League to do. You can soon see
cause for municipal reform a reason
for quickening some negligent official,
weakness in the public or semi
public service. case for charitable
aid, a thousand and one little things
that ought to be done, but left undone
because nobody has or cares to assume
responsibility or to interfere.
| hope We will have full and free
discussion of the work that the League
can do, and of the lines on which you
think it had best be done. Of course,
at this initial meeting, the inte
change of views and the weighing of
suggestions is the chief thing.
| might say that if you decide to
organize League, as | hope you will,
you will elect the usual officers, presi-
dent vice-presidents, treasurer, secre-
tary and committees or departments
with specific duties.
The meeting, after full discussion,
decided to organize itself into a Wo-
mems Civic League, and elected the
following officers for the ensuing
year: Mrs. ]. p. McComas, president;
Mrs. James NJ. Munroe, vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Thomas Fell, vice-presi-
dent; Miss Louise Linthicum, secre-
tary; Mrs. R. D. Tisdale, treasurer.
. On motion, the president appointed
the following committee to prepare a
constitution and bylaws to be report
ed to the next meeting of the League:
Miss Agnes Walton, Mrs. F. V. Nc
Nairs Mrs. L. d. Gassaway, Mrs. w.
o. Stevens and Mrs. j. B. Henry,
the president being a member ex-
officio.
Prof. Louis Leakey, of New York,
was present and made a very enter
tanning address, briefly reviewing the
work that the League would find it
profitable to pursue and, at the con-
clusion, was given a vote of thanks.
The secretary, Miss Linthicum, was
requested to read a beautiful poem
by the Bentztown Bard. taken from
the Baltimore Sun Cf last Thursday,
headed THE Ladies Aid" 1t was
apropos Of the work of the League and
was we'll received.
The League, after a most delight
ful session, adjourned to meet at the
Hall of the Chamber of Commerce On
Saturday next at 10 o'clock.