Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05

Women of Pennsylvania. be their posi-
tion what IL may, will be just as ready as
the men when the time comes for united
action. Organizations of every sort have
nledeed aid in furtherng defense plans.
Following the announcement OF a defense
conference in which Pennsylvania women
took the lead. came the announcement that
the mighty strength of the Pennsylvania
Woman Suffrage Association had been Of
fered to Governor Brumbaugh, to do with
as he thinks best
americans first suffragsts after" said
Mrs, George A. Dunning chairman of the
Woman Suffrage Party of Philadelphia and
member of the board of the State associa-
tion. I'VE feel that the time is too grave
TO do anything but see what we can do to
aid the nation. We are not giving up our
campaign. but merely laying IL aside for
the time being"
Mrs Dunning said that the offer OF the
association, which has more than 100000
members. was decided upon at a meeting
of part Of the board in this city yesterday,
at which Mrs. George B. Orlady, president
of the State Association; Miss NJ. Carey
Thomas and other members of the board
were present.
The situation in this city will be relieved.
II the occasion arises, by work of the local
organization, Mrs Dunning said. We will
carefully plan the details at our next meet
ing which is called for February 10. II
ing sooner"
FLAG RAISED IN WASHINGTON
Mrs Dunning also added that the United
States flag that was to have been raised
over the National Woman Suffrage Associa-
tion headquarters in Washington on Satur-
day was hauled up without the ceremonies
that were planned. Mrs. Dunning was to
have spoken for the Pennsylvania Woman
Suffrage Association, who presented the
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diplomatic situation caused the suffragists
to decide on postponement.
The defense conference to fuse the diff
ferent preparedness bodies into one organi-
Sation was staged with Mrs. j. Willis Mar
tin, acting chairman of the Emergency Aid
representing Philadelphia.
The women of the nation, the conference
showed, have stored bandages and surgical
supplies, have pledged or paid thousand
OF dollars for hospital work and have listed
many homes that would be available for
hospitals in the even of war. Many
/ private homes in Philadelphia have been
onered for concentration centers for making
surgical supplies, among these being those
OF Mrs. Colesbury Purves and Mrs. Horace
Lorimer. Money pledged by the Pennsyl-
vania Woman's Division for National Pre-
paredness alone has reached the $4,000
mark
400 NURSES ENROLLED
ihe ulNlslOi mas also enrolled more than
soo trained nurses whose services will be
available to the Government at short notice
The high state of efficiency of the Penn
syivania Division, achieved through actua
experience in the days of mobilization las
June, VIII be used in the proposed natona
body' The plan calls for a central burea,
10 coordinate the State organizations
For example, in addition to the Prepa red
ness Division of this State, there are also
many women's clubs doing individual work
and there is also the Women's Section OF
tne Navy League The women of the Navy
League have also issued call for volun.
teers. The appeal was sent out by Mrs
frederick r. Payne, wife of Lieutenant
commander Payne, of the United States
naval Home, Twenty-fifth street and Gray's
Ferry avenue
several committees already have beer
placed ON an efficient basis in this city, in.
e,uding those on supplies, workrooms, first
siu and enrolment, according to Mr.. VIII
son Pending the meeting today, neither he
nor the other executives of the CHAPTER
would say just what would be done, to com
Ply with the requests of the parent body
s All asserted, however, that arrangements
would be made to furnish any supplies or
assistance that might be required in the
event of war.