Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14
JUDGE GRAY PRAISES
WOMEN Of AMERICA
FOR PATRIOTISM
Tells of the Great Work They Are
Doing for the World Struggle
in Behalf of Democracy.
MRS. r. c. DU POINT SPEAKS

MRS. T. c. DU POINT SPEAhS
81 had no idea how inspiring 1t wouic
he to see so many women devotcd 20 ,h'
interests of their country, SAID Judg'
George GRAY last evening at the Ne"
Century Club. when introducing NrS
Coleman du Pont, who spoke on women
in industry. for the Consumers League
and the women IN industry committee o'
The Council of Defence. w omen De
voted to the interests oi theH country
,,,,s tbe keynote of the meeting, and Mrs
", pnrt's address and Judge Gray's
;ntroduction were both so tremendously
;nsn;ring that they should have been
sr,nLen before the 5000 seating capacity
b.U bong demanded by the community
.;n,, movement There was large audit
once nrcscnt. MANY OF them men, but
I,1ge Grav. in his eloquencc over the
nrcscnt efforts OF the women OF the
ca,,ntrv addressed his remarks almost
entirely 10 the women. I'm times IKE
those ; he SAID, ''wc are compelled 10
como together for encouragement IN the
CROFT cause Of humanity. The boys who
6cbt under General Pcrshlng are carrying
tho Stars and stripes nearer the hhinc.
beca,ise thev know their mothers. wives
sisters and sweethCartS are Xearnlng Tor
them and sending up PRAYERS lot 'hetf
eafot,. The women OF America play 4
,rre.,ter pnrt than they know IN supporting
Ir,cr,can arms and the cause ot the
tIl,es You NAV feel that YOU do part
ha-dlv secondary To that of the men
,iIth recs IN their hands You are sup
,,nrt,nr them rs truly rs II YOU were IN
The second hnc Of battle. Your hopes
are higher. Your. purposes inner than
- DAYS before the war What YOU arc
do,nc Will be a great chapter IN me his
tory Of the war.
The Judge was tremendously impres-
.,ve when he spoke Of Edith CaNeH me
arnthc,,~iS of woman. he called her, anu
the deep sincerity ot the man whom all
kmcr7ca honors. never was more ap-
parent than while he reviewed very
SIMPLY and with 3 reverent rcmeInhrancr.
the trial aud martyrdom 81 INC woman
whom the Huns pronounced g'i'tN. iic
sa,d he hopes to sec her statue IN great
place before IN institution dcVo'ed 'o
women.
lis dccp sympathetic voice almost
brnsc Is the nudge spoke Of the Civil Y War,
,,ben N woman or child Was injured or
ins,,lted and then compared Amcrca
ua,-s with the German violations. hcSc
things are scared IN our hearts. he eN-
claimed. that's why We are here to-
NIGHT The war is going on because the
women ol America are determined 70 have
Il oo on till bArhariticS cease on are
living IN a higher plane than ever before;
Won are dong more than YOU ever dld
before. and YOU are gong 70 DO more
FRENCH AND ENGLISH WOMEN.
"Jf American women need spur or
lnspiration to help them carry on. they
have only to hear Of English and French
women as Mrs. du Pont tells of them.
sjnnlv and clearly and with 80 much adj
miration and sympathy, that It sinks IN
very deeply and leaves lasting lmpres-
sion
In almost all plants and factories in
France. Mrs du Pont saw few men and
many women: IN France all the farming
is done hv women with the help OF old
men and BOYS In one plant there are
1000 women working from n. m. 10
n. m with two hours AZ noon. The morse
and dir are indescrbable and the women
are shaken with the vibrations, 50 that
they leave the building tired. dirty and
forlorn. FOxers have been opened for them
hv the Y W & A. and there they are
entertained at noon, and IN response TO
their demand hey are taught English and
other things in night classes. In a great
camoufaCe studio, women were making
hedges out Of canvas, and IN another
citv Mrs. du Pont saw a great many
women stenOgrapbers.
MORE THAN MEN.
In one great plant near London. Eng
lIsh women are turning out 175 per cent
more work than men. and three-quarters
of All supplies for the British army are
made by women Ii they stopped the
army would have 10 lay down IT'S arms.
One Engllshman told Mrs. du Pont that
nothing Is too good for their women. they
are doing 50 much 70 win the war
Everywhere III England women are
wearing uniforms. IN as great numbers
and as great variety as the men 5. There
are 'Waacs' helping the army IN France
and England. "Wrens. helping the navy.
and "Wrafs' assisting the AIR forces.
Mrs du Pont was Interested In their
housing and she found them well cared
for, housed IN barracks for sleeping
quarters and eating In canteens
One OF the amusing incidents Mrs.
du Pont told was about being introduced
to Princess Alice An English woman
described the Princess, III advance Of the
visit. as not al all pokerish' and told
the Americans they must put in a few
ma ans. when addressing her
In closing, Mrs. du Pont spoke OF the
conference OF over 500 women workers
IN France-A American. English French.
Belgian and ItalIan-held IN Paris last
month and their keynote lctory' she
eft with the audience.
The star Spangled Banner was sung
with evident feeling and sympathy with
Miss Ethel Wilson leading, after the
audience had voiced its appreciation Of
Mrs du Pont 5 address by vote Of
hanks, called for by Judge GRAY.
The meeting was one Of the finest
occasions brought about BY the war. and
the audience owed Its arrangement 10 the
state Council Of Defence, Mrs. Charles
r. Miller. chairman and the Consumers
League, OF which Mrs William Stanlar
5 president; Mrs Miller and Mrs.
,tanlar were on the stage with Judge
tray and Mrs. du Pont Members Of
he motor messenger service Of the Red
IrOss acted as ushers.