Evening journal., 1918-04-04
WOMEN
Work TO WIN WAR

The Philadelphia League of Ulltarien
ami other Liberal Christian Women
met today In the First linltarlan
Church, Wilmington. w.ih tle NJ
liencss of Wilmington. Philadelphia
Ninelend, Germantown aud neddonneld'
N j.. represented
Mrs A. ID Warner. president OF she
league. welcomed the members and
guesls o' thc opening or the session ai
a O'Clock in room brighlencd BY
spring flowers. About ono hundred
women attended.
The annual report OF the secretary
MIS- n. = Frost and or ihe treAsurer.
Miss INissirr. showed chat much war
emsrs ncv work had been accomplished
by the league.
4 Miss Anna II. Howell of Germantown,
read the report of ihe national director
Mrs Lester WOODBRIDGE Many ma
3 tiOna activities were reported The
annual meeting Of The National Alliance
? VII be held ln Boston on May %. Lib
erty Loan drives and other wsr work
have been. ond will be- heartily sup
ported by Unitarian women.
Mrs Woodbridge spoke 20 tho leasue
concerning congestion OF mail as ihi
front Tor the American Expedltonsrs
forces She said 30 is impossible fol
The Government 10 distribute The hug'
parcel post mail without weeks OF de-
lay. and asked relatives 90 be patient
and also lo send fewer parcels. especial
iy articles The boys can buy "oyol
there"
Mrs. Woodbridge said lhe alliances Il
the various churches were ensrossed Ii
Red Gross work; she kuoNv bed Cros
work had prevented many PHILADELPHIA
delegates from attending todsys meet
Ing in Wilmington.
Mrs Woodbridge end several womei
10 the Germantown Alliance are par
ticularly engaged m visiting ihe home
or soldiers and sailors. writing lottrr
90 the absent men and helping inei
families IN AN ways They do this p
members Of the Rcd Cross Home ssryic
Section.
Dr. Charles Riedel. paslor of The I'm
b tarlan Church In Lancaster. Pa, Rl
dressed the league on The subject. "Oy
noriuniiies Of Che Liberal Folih IN th
Present World Crisis" Or Ricdel Is q
! Alsaiian. who spoke French until mir
years old. when DE was compelled
80 90 a German school IN Alsace II
has been in The United States iwcnil
nine years and is an enthusiastic ma
ufalized American
ile said % was lhe duty of ihe In
tartan church 90 stir UP me m0ii'
power OF deep moral convictions. whic
viii set going an the machinery 90 sul
ply Americas war needs. and Will he
. IN the reconstruction work after q
1 war. ne said the patriotic idealis
! brought out by the war should be kel
alive By The churches he believed th
after The war there would be a great
p degree of tolerance between human D
inrs than ever before lie urged q
{ teaching OF Righteousness by righieo'
. action.
Germany has trained itself into
a mililarisiic frame OF mind. The tiE
: viii come when 70 WIN be seen, fro
+ what has happened az a result of %
D, German thought training that The mi,
'' important thing is 90 train ihouG
v away from the animal 30 thc high'
vi humane principles said the speaker
J. In discussing church work,
IN speaker advocated teaching the lives
modern famous Jniiarians. Emers
le Lowell and others. as well az Old z
ie lament men, lilo David and solomon.
II the sunday SCHOOLS.
IN "A commonwealth living for Co
was the speakers ideal FOR Americs.
3. The following nominating commit
J. was appointed 10 meet durine thc Ian,
D. con hour: Mrs. =. g. Robinson. "
"a mnEion; Mrs. d. A. Frost. philadI
phia; Miss Anna Howell Germaniow
Mrs William Gilbert, Nilclan0; Nh
William Bates, Philadelphia
The election will be held al the a
nusl meeting OF The League In Via
n land. y. j., th middle Of May. A "Iloov
' Luncheon was served by The hoste
, alliance following the League mcctir
m Tho Rev. William &. Nroom0n. d
= nevly-insialled pastor OF the WiImin
y ton church, was introduced 10 tnc ana,
I. ence. he Is o Canadian, and spoke
M The splendid spirit of The Canadians
the war. lle said Dee expected the sar
r. fine Response TO war needs on the na
h. OF America. lic added. "lhe Canada
z said The war is won, whrn Ameri
d. antarfd Tho eouHfcl %