Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-13
CLUBWOMEN MEET
IN PITTSBURGH FOR
STATE CONVENTION
Questions Vital to Prosperity
of City, State and Nation
Discussed by Speakers Be-
fore Federation.

PITTSBURGH, oct. i3.-Questions of
nation-and to women in particular-were
discussed today at the nineteenth annual
meeting OF the State Federation OF Penn
sylvania Women, which opened in the
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall. The
events Of yesterday were merely incl
dental to the formal opening Of the
business sessions this morning
Mrs. Samuel semple. Of Titusville,
State president, was in the chair when
the meeting was called to order. Mrs
Robert D. Coard, vice president of the
southwestern district of the State Fed
Grafton, delivered an address Of welcome,
as did Assistant City Solicitor II. NJ.
Irons for the city The response was by
Mrs Scmple on behalf of the State Fed
Grafton.
Mrs Semple in her response said there
were two classes Of people, those who
lift and those who lean. The spirit of
Pittsburgh was mot to knock, but to
boost" and Pittsburgh's aim was to lift
and not to loan. She thanked the various
organizations for their cooperation. At
the conclusion of her address she asked
the fancy fall millinery was removed
Mrs. G. w. Coblentz, of Clarion. record
ing secretary, read the minutes of the
last meeting.
Dr. S. b. Mccormick, chancellor of the
University of Pittsburgh, in an address
to the federation, said
The form of service OF clubwomen to-
day includes the domestic life of the COM
nunity and the cultural life ANY as
sumption that women's participation in
the affairs of the world will injure the
home is a false assumption, and 1t is
the business Of women to remedy any
belief of that kind. The home is the
economic institution, and ii is important
for the women to make the home an
economic factor. If social conditions are
to be made what they should be. men
and women must cooperate in remedytng
the condition.
When women learn that men are as
good as themselves. and when men learn
that women are their equals, then this
great State will take its foremost place
in many ways as II already has in some
ways in the si5terhood of States.'
Mrs. II. S. Prentice Nichols, of Phila-
delphia, read the report of Mrs. L. II.
O'HAra. of Philadelphia, district president
of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The report showed that 90 new clubs had
been formed in the eastern district in
the last year. Mrs Walter King Sharpe,
OF OnanDerSDurS, as ulStTlCI president
gave the report of the central district.
Mrs. Percy v. Pennybacker, of Austin,
Tex. president OF the General Federation,
addressed the federation.
Mrs. Horace Brock, OF Lebanon, honor
ary president of the State Federation, ap
pealed to the women to remain neutral
on the subjects of suffrage, temperance
and religion, and cling to the ideal OF
the foundation of the federation.
Mrs. IS. F. Diefenderfer of Erie, presi
dent of the Women's Auxiliary of the Ma
tional Reform Association, told the wo-
men to support constitutional suppression
of poygamy. She declared that Mormon
women were seeking places of trust on
the boards of the General Federation, and
urged the women to refuse to elect them
to such positions.
Mrs Louis Piollet, of Wysox, represent
Ing 5000 members of the National Grange
Association. gave a history of the work
OF that association.