New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-12
TAFT WOMEN HAVE PLAN
Their Work to Extend Beyond
Present Campaign.
WILL UTILIZE THE CLUBS
Mrs. Henry Thinks They Might
Serve as Employment Agencies
Military Suggestions.

romn,ttee. just organized, with Mrs. Mel
son Herrick Henry as chairman, isn't
Gang TO limit itself 10 advising. II is
starting ont 10 do things. and some Of the
,,inss are not going 70 stop with the end
If the present campaign, but will, Mrs
Henry hopes. become permanent features
# the Republican organization. Such, for
Instance as registry in every Assembly
iistrict Republican Club, where people
rbo are out Of work and people who want
some one 10 work for them can leave
hair names and addresses and come to-
gethsr.
Mrs. Henry is in good practice for do
ing things for II isn't so many months
.ince she organized the woman's Indus
trial exhibition az the Grand Central Pal
ace. That was in March, and right on
,op Of that as chairman OF the Woman's
Titanic Relief Committee. she superin-
tended the work of gathering and dis
bursting 70 the survivors of the Titanic
disaster any number Of thousands Of dol
lars.
The plans Of the Republican women'S
advisory board which Mrs. Henry out
lined 10 the Tribune reporter yesterday
at the Republican headquarters. in Long
Acre Square. are not all the plans II will
have, by any means for there are to De
a number Of women on the committee.
snd Il 1, not really organized yet
Mrs Henry expects that they will all
gethsr 10 carry them out.
we shall have two or three women for
every state Mrs. Henry said Those
who have aiready informed us that they
will serve are Mrs. Lars Anderson, OF
Massachusetts,; Mrs. Margaret Zane
Witcher, Of Utah Mrs Edmund Dwight,
Of New Jersey; Mrs. Ralph Hitchcock.
Of Wisconsin; Mrs. Francis King Sears.
Of Washington; Mrs Abbie E. Krebs. ~
California. and Mrs. Seth Low. Mrs. ].
Breck Perkins. Mrs. George w. Holli--
Ter. Mrs William Einstein Mrs. j. Van
vechten Olcott and Mrs. Colin Carter. of
New York
Mrs Carter is a sister-in-law OF Mrs.
Hughes. wife Of Justice Hughes.
Chance for Personal Service.
Serving on this committee will give
women an opportunity for personal ser
vice That is peculiarly woman's work.
On the educational side We are going 20
put into circulation thousands OF pieces
Of literature which we want women 20
read. because women come into touch
With 30 many people. trsdespeople. work.
men. men who have the vote-and II they
understand the issues they can put IN
word here and there that will do no one
knows how much good.
When q woman goes to her butcher. for
instance. she can ask him, Have you reg
istered? and if he says. No she can
say something about its being 2 duty ard
privilege. because n he doesn't register
Re can't vote.
That might lead the way 10 asking
turn out that he has some wrong ideas
which three words would set right But
woman must inform herself, or she
cant speak those three words.
Many women know in hay wey
that Nj Taft signed some bills that we're
good for labor. but If they know definite
II that Mr.. Taft was the real creative
force back OF the labor bureau. the man
Who more than any other brought II into
being. how much more effectively they
can talk for him!
~ don't mean that women are 20 preach
10 the men. Let them get men TO tell
their reason. for voting as they does
rscisllv II they vote against the Repub-
licsn party Then II there are misstate-
ments they can, II they know the facts,
refute them
Miss Mary Wood. secretary Of the
Woman's Department, is getting out
nns series OF 10 you knowsY addressed
10 the farmers wives and business mems
wives, and so on. telling, in the form Of
questions. a lot about the tariff: and
these are among the pieces OF literature
ve are going to put into circulation"
The plan Of having employment regis
tries at the Republican Assembly district
clubs is going TO be tried first In New
York City. but Mrs. Henry hopes It VIII
spread TO other cities and other states
That Is q piece Of social service work
that might 80 right on In connection with
80 @a'SNhiblJ ulcAi ~ taNOEf ciF SbAb-
Would Use District Clubs.
There are the clubs regular meeting
places for many men who DO not perhaps,
belong 20 other clubs. How simple and
how easy II would be TO just have an ar.
fsngement whereby men and women who
want work could leave their names and
Quali6cat films Than - q ,vor,a, a., chat
district wanted man 20 clean out her
cellar or 10 attend 10 the furnace. or a
reliable girl TO help with something about
the house, how convenient 70 have this
place TO which she could telephone her
need. And, Of course, every applicant for
place would be investigated. and none
Whose honesty couldn't be vouched for
would be placed on tho registry"
This plan. which is Mrs. Henry's own.
viii be started in her own, the 18th AS
semoly District. The clubhouse is on l4ta
street, and the Republican leader down
there. Mrs Henry says, is perfectly will
ing 20 try the plan for the relief OF the
unemployed
Another scheme she Is working on
SHOWS the effect Of her military afins.
uons. That's the Taft Choral club. which
70 De organized in regular army style.
Wen form ore FIRST in New York"
Mrs Henry said. and the movement viii
d followed in other states. We shall
have regiment Of 10 women singers
This regiment Is 10 be divided into battat-
IONS, three OF them covering The ror,b.
ern, the central and the southern nar,s ~