Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-11-18
JUST GOVERNMENT LEAGUE.
Held Large and Enthusiastic MessiDs
Yesterday.

nefd Large aBA L1t1ne5osai~ NA~~eA~S
Yesterday,
Every chair was occupied yesterday
afternoon in the hall Of the just Gov
ermept League when its members and
friends assembled at $50 for their
regular weekly meeting in the Adver-
r-Republican Building.
In the line of their work to bring
the best speakers here in the inter
est of "Public Education" and for
the advancement OF their cause, at
Yesterdays meeting Miss Aida Arm
strong, secretary TO the Henry Wat
son Children's Aid Society. was pres
ent upoa invitation.
Miss Armstrong, woman OF rare
culture and literary attachments,
held the attention of her large audi
ence throughout her splendid talk.
She told of the object 0i the Society
she represented and its attachments,
of what it had done for girls, espec-
ially fallen girls She enlarged upon
the conditions Of the Social Evil
and methods of fighting came.
Miss Armstrong spoke in regard to
the work of that society for children
and through children for the parent
or parents. This work she showed
as distinctive and different from
that of the institution; that cared for
the child until it reached adult years,
bul brought it up, apart from life,
| as it were. so that the boy or glrl
| found it hard TO adjust oneself 70 an
absolutely new environment ;the work
of. the Aid Society is more construc-
tive, aiming always for the reorgan-
| ization of the home, when this was
still practical. failing in this, it finds
temporary homes for children among
people willing to receive them.
Their board is paid and they often
become so incorporated with the home
and the foster parents so pleased to
have them they become members of
the family until they reach years of
capacity and become seli-supporting.
Many incidents related bv Mics Arm
strong in an effort to show the work
ing of the Society, stirred deeply the
| sympathy of listeners and showed a
necessity for cooperation in a good
work, of which the large class OF
sheltered women are ignorant. She
/ solicited questions from her audience
and her answ RS to these showed her
thoroughly acquainted with her work,
/ deeply impressed with its magnitude
and Importance and capable of arous-
ing for it the interest of others.
Although the Society does not or
/ ganized work in Anne Arundel coun-
| ty, she cited an interesting case that
had come up to it from Annapolis of
& helpless father and his little son
who, steadfastly refusing TO be sepa-
rarstt from his parent, for whom he
worked, was left with him and cared
Tor by the good people OF this city.
| The speaker said the work in this
section bad beer chiefly among ma
| tives: there were few aliens and
among them had been found a large
percentage of feebIe-minded, but in
many cases of apparent normal men
tality there was found absolute moral
degenerscy; the figures of the press
ing needs of the poor and the hard
ships OF women aud children seemed
appalling.
Miss Armstrong believed one could
hardly sppre ciate the practical need
for woman's voice in public matters
until she had had experience as q
social worker, end experience in the
courts of justice and found necessity
for better laws or better administra-
tion of those already good. Her in
sight into life of struggle and suffer
ing has made her an ardent suffragist,
and her belief in the success of suf-
frage for women and its practical
adequacy to great nee de was abso-
lutte.
The talk was pertinent and pointed
and was instructive as we'll. After
the address tea was served. These
meetings held under the auspices of
the Just Government League are
promoting great good, and are of
educational benefit to this community.
The next meeting of the League will
be on Monday, the 24th, and there
will be an interesting address. All
| are invited TO attend.