The San Francisco call., 1913-09-20
SAYSWO|NEN
ARE BEST
BOOSTERS
Mrs. Denniston, Club Leader,
Asserts Fair Sex Lead
in Helping City

suggestions have come from some
of the women leaders in club and
civic life in this city as to What
san Francisco Needs Most" and
among the number is Mrs. Edward
Gere Dennfston. past president of the
Forum club She also was president
OF the local biennial board. the or
sanization which made ready for the
great biennial convention OF the ma
t4onal body of elubwomen year ago.
According to Mrs. Denniston, the
FIRST and greatest need in San Fran
cisco is that the citizens work to-
gether.
The greatest fault to be found
here she said, is that private inter-
estx have gone beyond public spirit.
Lei any movement be commenced,
env enterprise undertaken here, and,
no matter how emphatically II may
be for the citys good. if IL is faith
cred by a certain group Of persons,
there are sure to be others who vio-
lently oppose and condemn it.
BOOST ABROAD, KNOCK AT HOME
TOO much partisanship prevails,
and too little of cohesion.
san FranciscanS are proud of their
city-devoted TO it. Meet them
abroad and they speak with affection
of everything about it. Come back
here and meet these same people and
YOU will fnd them lighting against its
Z best interests because of private pref
udiees
TO my mind. ones city should be
like ones family, 1t should never
permit its disag greements to become
factors affecting its general welfare.
There may be internal dissensions,
{ but when it canes to large affairs or
TO its public life we should present
unbroken ranks.
'sThe people of San Francisco are
not willing to sink their individual
feelings, either personal or because
Of business affiliations. enough to en-
case IN any general public enterprise
If they disapprove of those at the
head OF things.
This fact becomes known else
where and is certainly not to our
-sredit. nor does it bring Us new and
loyal citizens.
6 e WOMEN GET TOGETHER
4 think the wonfen of San Fran
cisco are beginning to realize this
more than the men. That is an ad-
vantage of women's clubs and of fed.
.-eration. We realize that we must
work together to gain our point
Women have had so much trouble
getting what they want in a public
way that they have had to study the
: matter and take every possible means
te strengthen themselves.
Men have not had to contend with
so much as women in their public de-
sires. Consequently the women have.
n the matter of achieving success in
general movements, gone a little be-
yond the men. / think. sHe =
Women do not always agree, by
any means, but we have learned to
keep those things quietly among our
selves.
1T used to be familiar joke that
anS body of women striving for some
object ended their plans and delibera-
tions in disagreements- We have
: changed all that. When we can not
agree, we give in to the largest num-
eber and work together to gain the big
object for which we are all striving.
II the men OF San Francisco would
take a lesson from the women in that
one thing It would be better.
FORGET ANIMosITIEs TO BOOST
We may not like some of the
women with whom we must be asso-
ciated any better than they do some
Of the men who have leading parts,
but we forget that when we are all
pulling together.
The lesson must be learned here
that the good of the city is the good,
after all. OF the individual When
there is the lack Of cohesive force in
pubhc matters 1t means less eventu-
ally TO those who make their homes
and their interests here.
Another need I think, is that the
people whose sources of income are
here be more loyal TO their city in
stneir expenditures. Let those who
get their livings from San Francisco
'patronize San Francisco firms.
There are too many who spend
their money abroad. Very many
: things are bought in Paris or New
York which might as well be pur-
chased here.
EXPLOIT GOOD, FORGET BAD
yet one more thing that San Fran
ciscans need to learn is to exploit the
good things of their city instead OF
the bad.
There are other cities which have
been very materially aided by the
capacity of their citizens for boost
ing. Tell all the wonderful attri-
butes of your place of residence and
1t Influences the world at large.
80, let san Franciscans pull to-
gether in everything and they will
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