Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-30
WOULD COORDINATE
EFFORTS OF CHARITIES
clearinghouse Proposed to Avoid
Duplication and Waste Among
Organizations.
u WILL ATTEND CONFERENCE
Three Delegates TO BE Sent From
Richmond to Woman's Welfare
Department of National Civic Fed
eration-Committee to Report.

eration-Comnlfttee to Report.
While large number of civic, phi
lanthropic and charitable organiza-
tons exist in Virginia. and especially
in Richmond. much of their efficiency
Is lost through lack of cooperation.
They interfere and duplicate each
others work. A central body or bureau
with membership made up Of repre-
scntatives from all societies and clubs
having like interests is greatly de-
sired by many active workers, SO that
no effort put forth to raise Industrial
and ethical standards in the community
shall. be lost
10 this end three of RichInond's
mort prominent women will go AZ dele
gates to New York this wcei; to attend
the. eighth annual meeting OF the
Woman's. Welfare Department of the
National Civic Federation. which will
be held Thursday at the Colony Club.
l2o Madison Avenue, New York City.
These delegates arc Mrs. j. Allison
Hodges. w..o is the Virginia and West
Norginia section chairman; AIrs. James
Branch Cabell and Mrs. y. w. Pattcr-
son, treasurer.
WILL REPORT ON CONDITIONS
UNDER WHICH WOMEN WORK
The special work TO be reported by
| the Virginia delegates will he the con
ditions under which girls and women
are working in the Industrial fleld, and
the agricultural problem offered by the
| state in regard to womcn's labor
The Civic Bulletin, issued by the
Womcn's department, sets forth in a
recent issue the ground covered by the
department as follows:
The womcn's department is gov
crncd by the fundamental principles OF
! the National Civic Federation, favoring
neither the employer nor the employee,
and looking upon neither of them as
privileged being whose interests
should be especially looked after.
Standing on this neutral ground II
works first for the one, then for the
other-but always for the good o.
both. The Civic Federation counts
hundreds of employers among it's mem
borship. The representatives OF the
big labor unions are among it's most
ardent supporters. 1t is with the
credentials OF both these forces that
the Womcn's Department gains admit
lance to places where the interests of
women and children are at stake"
MANY COMMITTEES
DIRECT SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
There are several committees, among
l
employees. which looks after prisons.
jails and police stations and conditions
In the post Offices. where, In the mail
bag division. the death rate from
tuberculosis Is SO per cent. The COM
mittce on buildings point out certain
omissions on finished plans which will
interfere with the efficiency of the
working forces.
The vacation committee induces girls
to save their quarters and dimes for
real summer vacations and investigates
, boarding-houses which cnn be recon
mendcd to the girls as perfectly re-
liable. One branch OF the vacation
committee. society for the proven
ton OF useless giving. the "spugs" Is
waginS campaign against the custom
that prevails In the majority OF shops
where the employees at Christmas time.
present the head of their department.
with gift which most OF them can
Ill afford to make
SAVE TIME AND MONEY BY
AVOIDING DUPLICATION
New committees are formed in a
section of the country according to it's
! needs. with the consent OF the ma
/ t!onal federation. The Bulletin fur
ther states:
AN organization national I'm scope
must bring infinitely more weight to
bear in public opinion than a local
one. which too often, alas. is divided
into warning factions. y section. he
Ing part of national movement. can
gather on it's executive committee all
the heads OF the various organizations
and committees in town, and can act
as clearinghouse, often saving timc
and money by avoiding the duplication
of work.
This is the phase of local work
which Mrs. Hodges expects to under
take immediately after the national
federation meeting. Leaders in So
Geological work i'm Richmond will be
asked to confer With the idea of in
oreasinS the membership for the Vir-
sinia and West Virginia section.
In the report for last year, when
all the sections throughout the coun-
try were indicating progress and in
creasing- membership, this negative re-
port was made for Virginia and West
virginia: "A growing interest in well
fare work throughout these States is
reported, but no increase In member
ship, as the advantages derived from
n national organization are not vet
understood
The women who go TO Now York
| from the Old Dominion are very anx-
. ious by another season TO BIO able to
report n membership made up from
every welfare organization in the
State.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was the hon
orary chairman of the Womans De-
partmcnt. The chairman is Miss
AIaude Wetmore of Rhode Island; sec
rotary. Mrs. Roger H. Beacon New
York City, and treasurer. Miss Anne
Morgan.
The Womans Department. following
Its own annual meeting, will attend
that of the Mems Department OF the
National Civic Federation. which will
convene ut the Hotel Astor. Friday
and Saturday.
The other officers OF the Virginia ard
West Virginia section OF the Woman,s
Welfare Department are: Mrs. r. a.
Cary, secretary; Mrs. +. H. Ellington
chairman Industrial employees, and Mrs.
Arthur Lee, Elkins. w. Va. vice -chair-
man.