Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-07
VARIED SUBJECTS
TO Be DISCUSSED
BY WOMEN'S CLUBS
Members of Many Organi-
cations Will Express Their
Views at Interesting Meet
ings This Week.

woman and Economics" woman
and the Home" and Woman and the
Civic Body"-these three fields of actv-
ity and association will be included in
this weeks program of the women's
clubs and organizations of the city. Tho
program includes a variety OF subjects
for discussion, as well as many matters
of Importance to be acted upon, from
helping the war sufferers In Europe to
dietetics for school children. In fact the
large and varied program on the rosters
and calendars of the various women's
organizations makes one feel of the
"woman's sphere" as unlimited, un-
bounded"
MONDAY.
Great interest centres upon tho debate
tonight on woman suffrage, to be held
in Witherspoon Hall, under the auspices
OF the University Extension Society. Tho
subject as announced will be Woman
Suffrage and the Larger Feminism." on
the affirmative side will lie Mrs. Charlotte
Perkins Gilman and Mrs. G. T. o'Dell.
Mrs. A. j. George and John A. Mat
thews will take the negative. The de-
bate promises to be of unusual interest,
particularly because of the presence of
Mrs. Gilman, editor of the Forerunner,
and considered by many to be one of
the foremost exponents of feminism in
America. Mrs. Gilman Is the author of
many standard books on women and So
cial topics and is poet of no mean re-
pute.
The MONDAY Afternoon Club of Nal
Vern will hold business meeting today.
State federation reports will be read by
Mrs. +. +. Turner and Mrs. L. b. Dis
brow at meeting of the Womans Club
of Ridley Park this afternoon, at
o'clock. Interesting tales of Penhsyl-
vania folk lore will be given at meet
ing of the Century Club of Norwood,
Wednesday at o'clock.
The Saturday Club of Wayne will give
a card party for the benefit Of the Red
Cross this afternoon. The home economics
section announces a demonstration meet
ing tomorrow at o'clock
The Sisterhood of Keneseth Israel will
hold its monthly meeting today at 2:l5
p. M, in the auditorium of the Alumni
Building, Broad street above Columbia
avenue. Mrs. Jennie Medler johnson will
sing n solo from "Mignon," and there will
be trio by Leonard Epstein,- violinist;
Andrew Cacenza 'cellist, and Herman
the program Will be an address by Mrs.
Wendell Rieber on What Philadelphia
Is Doing for Her People" and informal
talks will be given by Mrs. Frank Pfael-
zer and Miss Helen Fleischer, a German
defamation will be rendered by Mrs.
Morris Gay.
There will be meeting of the cXecu-
tive board of the Woman's Club of Ard
more today which will be followed by
luncheon to the club In celebration OF the
Goth anniversary of the club
Plans for increasing the charity fund
and the annual banquet will be discussed
by the Quaker City Ladies' Motor Club
this afternoon.
Tho first in a series of weekly meetings
for the study of the history Of music was
held this morning at the Philomuslan
Club, when Mrs Henry S, Muslin out
lined "The Early History of Music"
The concluding lecture of series on
tho war in Europe given at the New
Century Club, will be presented today
by Warwick James Price, who will dis
cuss ''The Possible Results of the War
and Its Effects on Militarism"
TUESDAY
The New Century Club OF Chester will
hold meeting at o'clock Tho executive
board of the Woman's Club of Ardmore
will meet Friday afternoon.
Or, Maria l.. Sanford. of the University
of Minnesota, will talk on "Our Duty 20
tile Poor at a meeting of the Woman's
Club of Swarthmore, at Q p. m, At 2:SO
o'clock a reciprocity meeting of the New
Century Club Of West Chester will be
held.
Members of the Twentieth Century Club
of Lansdowne VIII enjoy a musicale to-
morrow afternoon. The program VIII be
furnished by the Treble Quartet of Phila-
delphia. Edna Harwood BOUCHER, MauGe
Hanson Petit. Mary Newkirk and May
Walter, The accompanist will be Alton
X. Dougherty
The Philadelphia Mothers Club. which
meets at 1907 Locust street, will have
! round table discussion by club members
on "Conorete Problems OF Youth" at its
regular monthly meeting tomorrow Mrs
Charles Mercer Is In charge of the pro-
gram for the day and will act as chair
man.
A regular meeting OF Philadelphia Sec
ton, Council OF Jewish Women. will be
held tomorrow evening at Dropsie College
Broad and York streets The Rev. Eli
Mayer will render vocal solos from Han
del and Allitsen, with Mrs Mayer as ac-
companist John ID. Mahoney, OF West
Philadelphia High School for Boys, will
deliver am address on "Kiplng." Dr.
Henry D. Jump, through the Pennsylva-
mia Federation of Women's Clubs, viii
make a brief address on "Health Con-
servation"
Under the auspices OF The Literature
and Art Committee OF the Philomusian
Club. 1914 Walnut street, a meeting Will
be held tomorrow afternoon at O'clock
nj zvhfrh Miss Marjorie Benton Cooke Will
give some original monologues. Mrs.