Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-27
WOMEN WILL PURIFY
CITY RULE, SAYS BANK
After-War Efforts Will Be in Mu-
nicipal Government, Predict
Corn Exchange
= Il a 5 ES PATRIOT Is VI
Important National Work Summed
Up in State
mcnt

An aftcr-war result OF women's activity
IN the war is certain to be a more active
participation OF women in municipal govern
ment with the result that it will be con-
Quoted along better lines, with greater re-
sults, according to the Corn Exchange Ma
tonal Bank.
In a tribute to American women, the bank
has expressed the sum of women's work
and WOmcn's sacrifice and has estimated
what womon's war work has meant to this
country since the opening of hostlitles.
In Il thousand workshops men of brain
and Drawn are responding to the call aud
are playing their part as soldiers of the Re-
public in providing ways and means where
with and whereby our armed forces can give
a good account of themselves" says the
banks public estimator. "On 4 million farms
real PATRIOTS are lighting, often against
heavysoddS. to increase production, decrease
consumption and give out of the surplus born
of suffering Il new strength and new hope
to our allies overseas: new force and new
power TO our soldiers, sailors and marines
"But there is another division of that ST.
lent army which has been playing Il most
important part in the national war work.
This division of the silent army Is made up
of women Of America. working through their
numerous club organizations which have
now a. total Of more than 100000 individ-
ual units or working through the efforts of
the individual woman either in the home
circles. where economies inauguratcd and
enforced by them form the real hope Of the
food administration. or through the greater
and nobler task of inspiring patriotism in
SONS, husp""uS' l.''''etn , "" VI -, ,
Even 'hc NUS ','9u'i, 'llN'o'ie'N.I'
tnues tic st"''''teh'' S"o"s oN -, ."
evidence III the aI"pe ol icsutln VI tre r no'N
of this army of American women There is
no s u'"Dv 49, ,,.htnh ,b, eoI.c,iva arnnv
was chosen has been due primarily to the
IA, att "A
sympathel'c "tIi'uuo, 'ne oo'i ',' ie .t.r'e - ~
titude oi Ahef'C" 'l,o'neiS .'"o "',ea' WY WHY,
have ENCOURAGED ooeuet.r 70 ',e lew 80 a"u
cheerful compliance WIZ" 'i'iS "''''eu'
call for service o'erScaS
"Along practical lines and beyond the walls
of home their activities ind flower In such
wonderful features as the guest homes at
homes in which mothers, wives and sweet
hearts can meet their dear ones in an en-
yironment which adds to that meeting every
possible pleasure and eliminates friction and
danger The moral safeguards which, sur
rounding our camps, have kept the moral tone
higher than ever before witnessed III sucn
military gatherings, is child of the vigilance
and the energetic campaign waged by the
wom.n OF America against that vice which
not only threatened the wel-being of their
sons and dear ones, but which, through such
A threat endangered the protecting quality
and power of our great army of defense.
such an experience by a great body OF
poDulatlon in any nation at any time would
he sure to leave a distinct impression on
the character Of that division Of the popula-
tlon for all time to come, and the active
and Intelligent participation in the war prepa-
ration work of the women of America is GER
tain to influence tremendously, and for great
good, the part which women are likely to
play in the future development Of the Re-