The San Francisco call., 1913-10-02
President of Woman's Club
Advises Citizens to i'Drop
the Hammer


What San, Francisco needs most is
civic unity says Mrs. ]. w. Orr.
president Of the California Federation
of Women's clubs
ITO express an opinion" says Mrs.
Orr, ION the needs of San Francisco
requires as an incentive some strong
personal conviction.
Every reader Of the daily papers
must feel the lack of civic unity.
There seems to be no lack of civic
sentiment on occasion, determined by
self-interest or inspired by some def
mite end in view.
But the spirit of civic unity Is an
enduring thing, is not to be confused
with boosting. advertising or cele-
brating. II Is rather the spirit of
the hive continuously at work for
the upbuilding of the community.
CITY SHOULD DROP HAMMER
San Francisco needs to drop the
hatchet or the hammer, which is ever
turned against itself.
TT needs to support the municipal
administration. and II criticism could
be directed against policies instead
of persons; If methods and measures
could be considered apart from their
proponents, it is fair to assume that
the community would Judge adequate
Iy of its own civic, social and moral
needs.
IF business or political interests
conflict with slightly and beau
tiful city. or with socially clean
city, or with sanitary and health
full city, then the issue should be
made clear.
publicity is the most effective
weapon we can use, provided 1t is
based on absolute yeracity and an un-
biased statement of the facts. If a
comprehensive survey of San Fran
cisco,s needs could be published 1t
would be valuable object lesson to
its citizens in the eternal necessity
of pulling together for the final ac-
complishment Of the things that tend
to the public good.
KEEP IDEAL CITY IN MIND
1--WE can only grow in civic beauty
and civic health by having the ideal
city ever in mind.
I'VE have in the Panama Pacific in
ternational exposition an evidence of
the possibilities that lie in unified
desire and demand
I'VE pulled together with a will to
get the exposition and generally
financed it.
But now that it is assured, II
seems somewhat as IL we had lost in
terest At least we have fought over
| tunnels and the municipal railways,
| the opening and closing of streets
and criticised the methods of the man :
agement until we have rather lost
sight of the ultimate beauty and
glory of the undertaking as we first
visioned 1T.
Possibly the one thing that the
women citizens of San Francisco can
do Is to foster the spirit of unity, the
spirit of cooperation.
'If we could find basis Of COM
mon understanding and through our
organizations arrive at comm on
agreement to support specified poll
cies after a thorough investigation
of their merits 1t would be our best
contribution to politics
WOMEN NOT OFFICE SEEKERS
I'VE have not yet. in any numbers
become office seekers, nor do we
magnify business interests above the
human welfare II we can keep this
disinterested attitude and follow q
| policy of supporting such practical
| movements and measures as shall
serve any just need of our city, we
shall be the balance of power that
| can not be bought with a price nor
| appealed to for any selfish considera-
| ton. San Francisco as a city will
survive us of the present hour.
What impress we leave must stand
| the test of the future. The streets
we build, the park, the boulevards. in
short all physical features, will rep
resent us In the eyes OF the future
citizens, will express our ideals IN