Evening journal., 1914-04-02
WORK OF WOMEN
ALONG civic Lines
Church Workers Hear What
Sisters Have Done for
Philadelphia
CONFERENCE WILL
CONTINUE ALL DAY

"What Women are Doing for Philadel
phia as a City was the subject of
paper read by Miss Anna H. Howell
this morning at the opening session of
the spring meeting OF the Philadelphia
League of Unitarian and other Liberal
Christian Women. which is being held
in the Unitarian Church. West street
above Eighth, today with delegations
present from Baltimore and Washing
ton as visitors. Included among the
Baltimore women present are Mrs. n. ii.
Perry, Mrs Alfred Hussey, Miss Pitt
and others.
A hymn in which all present Joined
n singing. opened the meeting
Routine business was conducted, which
included reports of committees. the
secretary, treasurer, etc. Miss Lwiss-
Ter. the treasurer reported receipts for
he month, including balance from
.ast month, as S7l,99; expenditures tot
she month, $7.O5; balance on hand,
s6435.
Speaking of her subject as such an
enormous one Miss Howell said il was
her intention to deal only with work
done bv women entirely 1t was not
until the time OF anti-slavery, she said.
;hat women attempted TO combine IN
civic work Previous TO that time all
work Of the kind was individual.
The Civil War and the work for and
among soldiers was the next step in the
combined work OF women, the speaker
said. Later came the Sanitary Fair in
Logan Square. Philadelphia, in 1861,
which the speaker said was the real
Beginning of civic work for women.
Speaking of the work of modern
times. Miss Howell told Of the work
Of the New Century Club of Phila-
ielphia. which was the first of its
kind. and was really the awaken
Ing of the civic spirit in the women
of Philadelphia.
The Consumers League, the Civic
Club branch. League of Good Govern
ment, the Home and School League
with SO branches in the public
schools. are all the outcome of the
Civic Club, of which Mrs. owen Wes-
var and Miss rockingham were the
0riginators twenty years ago. She
referred to the High School I'm West
Philadelphia, which was obtained
through the efforts of the Philomu-
sian Club. the speaker declared.
Special mention was made of the
New AtMAuAg AuAAnf MAlNh Ao1 a
membership of LOO, and feeds on an
average 140 members q day.
To Mrs. Elizabeth Turner, a per-
gonal friend OF Mrs. Drexol, was due
the fact that the DreXel Institute is
open to women, it being the inten-
tion of Mr. Drexel to found it for
men and boys entirely. For three
years all the industrial bills were
paid by Mr.. Drexel to prove that wo-
men needed industrial training.
IN closing, Miss Howell quoted the
New Century Club Motto. which is
Higher public spirit, better public
service"
Adjournment was made at noon
and luncheon was served with mem
bers of the local church as hostesses.
At the session this afternoon the
speakers viii be Mrs. Whiteman
Cross and Mrs Frederick Wood, who
will tell about Alliance Work in
Maryland
Mrs U. S. G.. Pierce will discuss the
Washington Alliance Work.
The officers of the Philadelphia
League are:
Mrs. Henry Hayward. Jr., presi-
dent; vice presidents, the wives of
the ministers OF the churches which
form the League, namely: the Will
mington Church; Germantown First
Unitarian Church, Philadelphia,
Girard Avenue. and Vineland. n. j.,
who are Mrs Frederick A. Hinckley,
Mrs Oscar Halves. Mrs. Charles t.
St. John, Mrs. Kenneth Evans; secre-
tary, Mrs Deborah A. Frost and
treasurer Miss Zwissler.