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among the women there was no sign Of
disorder e'' VI
Tho Southwest branch Of the Y w g
y Is at 67ls Chew street and is tho
negro branch Of the association. Mrs
y. +. Mosellc, representing that branch.
was refused admission although she Is
member of the board Of managers
mrs Eva Johnson, president of the
branch, however. was admitted
IL was stated by a number of the
women In the crowd on the street that
not only were the entrances to the buIld.
ing closed to them, but the gymnasium
adjoining the main building had been
locked so that no one could gain en-
( trance through it.
Police Make Women Move
Shortly before II o'clock the police
caused the crowd Of women gathered on
Eighteenth street to move across to the
opposite sidewalk. As they did so a
number Of women in the upper windows
Of the building looked down and shout.
ed gleefully at their discontinue.
lnsurgcnt members of the Y. w. c A.
who have the backing Of the Philadel-
war commission, which comprises some
uf the most prominent women in this
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out Mrs. Hudson and the entire board
Of managers.
The "revolutionists" claim that the
present management Of the organization
is inefficient and disorganized. and that
tho Y. w G. A. is being run for the
benefit Of few who are i'm powcr.
They claim that the archaic manage
ment of the organization is a menace to
the wellbeing of the numerous mcm-
berS and that new methods should he
instituted that will make the Y. w.
6, \. an efficient and up-to.date body,
able e. cope with conditions brought
about by the war.
Charges that officers Of the Central
Y. w. e. A. Eighteenth and Arch
streets. have been Criminally negligent
In failing to properly investigate board
ing houses to which young working
girls were sent have hocn made by Miss
Laura Platt, for twelve years president
Of the Pennsylvania Association Of
Women Workers, and at present chair
man of the finance committee Of tho
Boarding House Bureau of Philadelphia.
Want Accounting of Funds
Those who are leading the fight
against Mrs. Hudson, although they
are emphatic I'm denying any implica-
tion of dishonesty against any one, still
want a detailed accounting of the S43,-
GOO Whe!an trust fund and the s1O.-
600 Shipman legacy, neither of which
appear in the report of the managers.
A request from the insurgents to the
Y. w. 6. A. attorney that they might
he permitted to examine the books Of
the organization has resulted in re-
ply that amy officer in good standing
may examine the books"
More than $50 of the girl members
of the KensinEton Branch went to the
meeting in a body to demand the right
to vote whether or not Mrs Hdson
shall continue in office
At a meeting last night in the Church
Of the Rrdeemer final plans were made
for the campaign which is being waged
today and "A committee representing the
minority side was selected to head the
combat This committee is Mrs.
George NauN, Jr., chairman; Mrs.
Frank T. Grswold representing the
minority at large Mrs. William A. FREQ
mantle, representing the KcnsiuEtou Y.
w. g. A.. and Mrs. Adalla Bond. repre-
senting the Southwestern Branch The
last three women win select two mem
bcrs from their branches aud these will
aid them in the campaign.
Want Charges Publicly Read
The minority leaders propose to insist
that the report charging instances of in,
justice perpetrated against the kensing-
ton Young WOmen's Christian Associa-
tion. which, it is claimed, was sup
pressed at the January meeting. shall
be read publicly. They will also insist
that Miss Nan DOhner and Miss Laura
Musselman, both of whom, it is alleged
were deprived Of membership cards, be
reinstated. They viii demand an cX-
PLANTATION Of the failure of the manage
ment to give the kensington girls mem
bCrship cards for this month.