Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-06
WOMEN
AT MEETING F On
GIRLS WELFARE
Representatives Of Three
States And Hawaiian ISL
ands At Big San Fran
cisco Meeting Plan Cam
paign

notable conference of women from
Arizona, California, Nevada, and the
Hawaiian Islands who are interested
in the welfare of the girls and young
women of these states was held in
San Francisco on October % to p.
This was called at the request of the
women themselves who are interested
in the work of the Young Women's
Christian association and it's addi-
tional war work that has been con-
Quoted. much of it at the official re-
quest of the United States govern
ment: these women at IL national
summer conferences OF the association
voted TO ask the country to support
nationally the great work for girls that
must go forward now that the war Is
over, instead of being retrenched.
The conference in San Francisco was
a preliminary one to this campaign for
the girls of the country, and was ad-
dressed by four of the best known
| leaders of the Young Women's Chris
ton association. Miss Harriet Taylor
| has been executive of the foreign de-
| partment. whose chief activities have
! been in France during the time that
! the War Work Council of the Young
| Women's Christian association was
| called upon by the women of France
| and the French government to stand
/ by the munition workers during the
/ last two years of the great war.
Tribute BY Pershins
The American secretaries also had
a real contribution to make, in help
| ing our own nurses through the strain
of the war, and signal corps girls,
! who were promised the chaperonage
/ of the government, and have been paid
a tribute by General Pershing for the
noble work that they performed. Miss
Taylor and her associates had charge
| of this. and she was able to tell most
graphically of the work accomplished
and the appreciation of it by French
officials and civilians.
Miss Bertha Condo had been sent to
South America where she spent six
months interviewing the leading women
of six of the great South American
republics. She brought the message
back to US that that nation witch shall
win the friendship OF the Latin Amer
lean women in helping them to attain
to their own leadership in the new life
of the world will also win the devo-
ton of the countries and their friend
ship in trade. The time is ripe to send
some of our best to our South Ameri-
can neighbors, as well as SOM of the
worst features of our life at home
which we now send, notably all the
films that our censors refuse to re-
lease, and which are shown below the
equator with the caption, Life in the
U. S. A
Twenty From Arizona
Mrs. Katharine Willard Eddy, exc
cutive for the World Friendship de-
partment, brought a vivid picture O
her experiences during a recent toul
through the countries Of the Orient
Miss Louise Holmquist a woman o.
brilliant mind and great nersona
charm, who presides over the work o
the specialist of the department o
method, added her contribution abou
the diversified activities that keep TIL
| life of the National Young -Tomen'
| Christian association pulsing free am
| full.
Twenty-nine Arizona women wer
| guests of the New York Council at thi
three day gathering. They representa-
| IL cities, and comprised business an
| leisure women, members of the loca
boards where the work is alread
organized, and secretaries from som
of the associations.
Mrs John bennett, Jr., of Phoenil
president of the local association, c
the Arizona delegates, along with MIS-
Lorraine Andrews, town and countr
secretary of the field for Arizona, an
miss Edna Porter, general secretar
at Phoenix, who was instrumental i
carrying on much of the preliminar
work. The following women attended
II Five From Phoenix
II Phoenix, Mrs. John bennett, il
Mrs. Garrett SCHUYLER, Mrs. C. F. Aims
worth, Mrs. Helen Sterling, and Mis-
Edna Porter; Tucson, Mrs. E.
Sporleder, Miss Annie G. Rochelle
Miss Jane Rider, and Miss Hele
Slaughter; Douglas, Mrs. Harol
Steele, Mrs. frankie ]. Howell, Mrs
L. Guy; Bisbee. Mrs. F. A. Crocke
Miss Frances Cummings, Miss Els
Toles, Miss Gregg; Prescott, Mrs.
G. Irving. Mrs. Dunning; Jerome, Mr.
Edwin Kurmeir, Mrs. George Sails
burg; Flagstaff, Miss Chas. Ishar
Mrs. Thos Rees; Globe, Mrs. r.
Kennedy; Miami, Mrs. George Rey
noids; Williams, Mrs. Carolyn Roc
Nogales, Mrs. r. c. Howell, Miss I'll
comb; Yuma, Miss Louise Boehringel
and Miss Lorraine Andreds, field SCI
| rotary.