South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-08
Mrs. Belmont Predicts Women
of Future Will Not Tolerate
Being Referred to as $50
and Sos Wife"
DUCHESS ADVOCATES
GIRLS HOME HOTELS
Prominent Reform Worker IN
England Returns to Native
America to Attend Confer
enCe of Feminine ReformerS,

NEWPORT. r. l., July 8.-'home
botels'' for working girls ana N"''9
tor women as a means OF bringing
.ho,+ necessary economic reforms
nero advocated today by the Duches9
- Marlborough at conference oi
,,er reformers at Marble mousse
.ho na1atia1 residence of Mrs. o. H.
y ReInont mother Of the duchess'
rrbe function which was social a. d.
rair OF a kind new to Newport W~el9 ~
aIso intended as a receptlon 10 tre '9
dnchess who is active in reform Woi n
in England. e.oo Mrs
In opening the conference MI VIE :.
Belmont spoke entirely upon '
present day attitude toward the i0
Tbe time is rapidly passing sne
said when A married woman may De
referred to as ANY mans VIZ.
The women tomorrow will be TOO IN
denendent TO tolerate any such eA-
preston.
Don't ''Belong" to Anyone. =,
"And so I open this conference
said Mrs. Belmont, "by reminding YOU
that once upon time Wheh IelSi
ring to a woman IL was not ohly tl'0
custom but the usual method or en-
douino- her with respectability 10
sneak 10 her as belonging to some
nan his mother, his sister, his wlfe'
his daughter. and later on, when the
sturdy oak had fallen, his relic. Inc
v-ornen who have travelled from the
four corners Of the United states 10
confer with US can claim relationship
to men who have won honor anu
fame and whose achievements nave
made the nation their debtor ana
rC Z
TO introduce our speakers as DelOhs
ing TO any one"
Mrs Belmont then enumerated the
work which is being done by women
reformers. her remarks beng breI.
The most Of the address of the
Duchess Of Marlborough was taken
up bv a description of the nome .or
prisoners wives and children whlch
She founded in London, and Oh the
hotels which she has endowed IoI
Want Vote to Work Reforms.
After describing the hotel for
working girls and advocating their
construction wherever women are
compeIIed TO toll, she said;
.It is in order TO obtain such re-
forms and others of equal linpOr-
tance that we women are asking TOT
tho vote Those of us who are en-
,-aped an anv form OF social service
realize that, without Legislation lnul-
viduaI and voluntary work can ac-
complish but little and must necessa-
rilv be sporadic. / therefore close
wishing those Of you who have Ia
bored strenuously in many fields
bearing the torch of civilization ana
progress, a speedy and successful
ending OF the great work OF wom-
ems enfranchisement which YOU have
under ken"
Prominent Women Invited.
Among those who were invited 10
come and address the conference
and TO meet the duchess were:
Kate NJ Gordan of New Orleans,
president of the Southern States
women Suffrage conference.
Helen r. Robinson, a member Of
the Colorado state senate.
Ella Flagg Young. superintendent
Of the Chicago public schools.
Mary NJ Bartelmes. assistant
fudge OF the Chicago Juvenile court
Katherine 3. Davis commissioner
Of corrections New York.
Maud Balllngton Booth OF the
Volunteers OF America
Julia G. IathrOp, chief Of the fed
eraI children's bureau. Washington,
D C, and Rose Scheniedermann,
vice president OF the Women Trade
Union league