New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-13
CITY CLUB FOR WOMEN
Womans Municipal League Al
ready Fills the Bill.
70 the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | desire TO call 1t to the attention OF
those who are interested In a possible City
Club for Women that there is an organiza-
ton of that kind already well established. The
Woman's Municipal League was organized In
1899 by Mrs. Josephine Shaw Lowell Tor the
purpose" as it's constitution says, "ot pro-
noting among women an intelligent interest
in municipal affairs and to aid in securing
permanent good government for the CITY Oh
New York without regard to party or section
al lines"
IL has had the support and active co-opera-
ton of large number of the most influential
women of the city. Under the efficient lead
ershp Of Mrs. Richard Aldrich and Mrs. 3D.
ward Ringwood Hewitt, it has grown until II
has now sixteen hundred members 1t wei
comes all women to its membership and its
committees deal with all phases of our munic-
ipal life and are in close touch with the dir
fcrent municipal departments. 1t has dls-
trict organizations covering the whole city
which are vigorous and effective. The lead.
ers in the districts, well as the heads oil
the central committees, are women OF large
experience who are giving much time to the
work The league has no party or political
connection nor is il devoted to any particular
theory or scheme of public affairs. 1t IN
vites the aid of all women who are ready TO
render such aid as women can to the lettering
of our common civic life. II has been success
full in its aim always to work with, rather
than against, the city's responsible heads,
and its aid has always been welcomed by
them
Through many standing committees much
good work was done during the past season.
To the legislative committee, Mrs Resale
Loew Whitney, chairman, came all the bills
introduced in the Legislature at Albany
These were classified and careful attention
paid to such came within the province OF
the league, which was represented at many
Of the important hearings at Albany we'll
as in the Aldermanic Chamber in New York
The department Of health, Mrs. Thomas R..
French. chairman, was instrumental in doing
much to abate the smoke nuisance, and the
department of streets, with Mrs. julius Hen
ry Cohen as its chairman, completed its
years work by giving a number Of medals
to street cleaners and garbage collectors at
the ODD Regiment Armory, under the auspices
Of Commissioner Fetherston.
The officers of the league are: President
Mrs. Henry A. Stimson; first vice-president,
Mrs Travis II. Whitney; second vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Thomas K. French; third vice
president, Mrs. Shepard Morgan; recording
secretary, Mrs. Percy Jackson; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. f. Robertson Jones; treasurer,
Mrs Nelson S. Spencer; assistant treasurer,
Mrs Edward +. LOOMS.
It has offices at ~ West Thirty-ninth
Street. It's expenses are small and were met
even this past hard year without calling upon
the public for the cost of a single ticket. The
league this summer is maturing plans for
increased activities the coming season, and
would be glad TO welcome to its ranks trained
and experienced workers as well as those
whose enthusiasm is as yet unorganzed. APP
plications for membership at 81 a year may
be made to Mrs Edward S. Van Zie, at A.
West Thirty-niuth Street.
ALICE BARTLETT STIMSON, President.
New York, Aug. ., 1915