Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-18
WOMEN WAR WORKERS.
TO HOLD GREAT RALLY
Unique Parade Will Precede Met.
ropolitan Opera House To.
morrow Night

The great rally of women war workers.
which will crowd the auditorium Of the
metropolitan Opera House tonight will be
one Of the most important demonstrati ton.
that has ever taken place in Philadelphis
Thousands OF women most of whom are
in uniform. will meet several blocks away
ordered battalions These thousands Of
workers, some in the blue uniforms Of the
city organization. others in the Khaki bloom
ers of the workers in the munitiG,l plants or
the factories for war essentials represent
virtually every field of. patriotic service
1t is the object Of these women that the
entire nation the Government, and the flsht-
irg men shall have evidence OF the zeal,
enthusiasm and endurance OF the women
workers in whom they are beginning to
place their trust. The gallant service which
women of the Allied nations have given their
countries has proved an inspiration which
no American woman can fail to follow with
devotion.
TO Fire Enthusiasm
The primary object of this conference.
which is leading feature of the women
war workers week. is that Philadelphia
women shall be the first to fire a great
renewed enthusiasm.
II will be a meeting of and for women al
most entirely The audience will be seated
in groups according 10 their uniforms; and
spirit of democracy in the truest Of
the word. which will have swept away all
the trivial boundaries Of social position, cir
cumstances and breeding will bind the
woman power Of this State into the solid
unity of a common cause.
Except for the Mayor. the few men who
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The rally will be held under the auspices
of the Mayors committee of women on ma
tional defense, and George Wharton Pepper
will be the presiding officer there will be
also some members of the council for
tional defense. who will sit in the boxes. and
some men speakers. The orchestra. COM
posed Of members of the Philadelphia Or
chestra. will be conducted by Wassili Leps.
On the stage there will be brilliant group
OF foreign uniforms: 700 foreigners who
compose the alien squad will sit there
Poles, Armenans and representatives OF
many other natlonaities allied in sympa thes
with the American nation.
Secretary Bakers VIII. to sinr
The presence Of three women, two Of
whom have recently returned from abroad
and all Of whom have given distinguished
services to the country, is an important
feature. Mrs. Newton Baker, wife of the
Secretary Of War. will sing She has been
untiring in her work in the camps here,
where she has been singing for the men
Mrs. August Belmont, known here and
loved by Phiadelphans as Eleanor Robson,
the actress, will be a speaker. She has been
in France until recently reviewing the work
of the Red Cross
Mrs. Vernon Kellogg. another speaker, was
the last American woman to leave Belgium.
She was there with the Hoover mission, and
is the author of the book Women of Bel
GUM" Mrs. Kellogg will speak of the food
administration and food conditions here and
in Europe.
The men speakers will be Raymond B.
Fosdick, chairman of the commission of
training camp activities and Captain Wal
ter Gilroy Harris, commander Of the Drake
Battalion of the Royal Naval Division.
Reinald Werrenrath, well-known baritone,
will sing
Tickets may be had from Mrs NJ. L. Wood
ruff, executive secretary of the Mayors conf
mittee of women national defense. at
Room 202 City Hall.
This rally is a feature of the conference
which the Liberty Loan, food administra-
tion committees of the Pennsylvania diyi-
sion OF the woman's committee of the coun-
Gil for national defense are holding this
week for directors and representatives Of
the sixty-seven counties Of the State Of Penn
sylvania.