Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25
CHARTER BOOSTERS OFF
TO ATTEND HEARING

About l25 members and supporters OF
the Philadelphia charter revision COM
mittee left Broad Street Station on the
! 1925 o'clock train for Harrisburg today
TO urge the Senate Committee on Munici-
nal Affairs to report favorably the
| Woodward charter revision bill.
John G. Winston, leader Of the charter
| revision delegation. declared just be
fore the train drew away that he was
| confident Of the success Of the measure.
He said the sentiment of the city mad
been growing steadily in favor. OF
charter revision, and he had reason to
| know that the sentiment of. the state
was strongly in favor of legislation en-
| abling the city to improve and purge
! itself by adopting new and adequate
! form Of government.
| Morris H. Cooke. director of public
works in the Blankenburg administra-
ton, expressed his hope Of success of
| the mission.
Says PhiIadeIphia Fayors Bill
81 believe the bill will be reported
favorably and passed" he said. THE
opponents of the measure-regardless Of
whether they oppose it from good mo-
tiyes or bad-will not dare to stand in
the way of this reform measure when
they realize how thoroughly Philadel-
phians stand in favor Of it.
We have the facts on our side and
the sentiment and unanswerable argu-
ments. In fact, even those who oppose
The revision plan of the charter revision
committee admit that there should be
revision and only contend that certain
Of the changes We propose should not be
made"
Mrs Edward W Biddle, chairman of
the Civic Club and o. the women's aux
iliary committee OF Ine charter revision
committee, said:
"Or course, ! don't know what the
result will be. but we are prepared TO
show what the result should be. We
are prepared TO show that the women
, OF Philadelphia who love the city and
want It we'll and honestly and cleanly
. governed are heart and soul with the
, charter revision proposal"
Mrs. Biddle headed the women's sec
ton OF the delegation, of which there
were about thirty members.
Four Coaches Garry Delegation
Four Pullman parlor cars attached to
the regular Harrisburg train carried
the delegation. All those in the party
wore plain white ribbon badges, but
there was an absence OF dramatics and
"ballyhoo" that indicated the serious
ness and businesslilie purposefulness OF
, the party.
Great streamers bearing the words,
philadelphia Charter Revision Com
, mittee," we're stretched across the cars
1 but they were only to aid the crowd In
= finding them. apparently, for they were
: removed just before the train started.
Among those in the party besides Mr.
4 Winston, Mr.. Cooke and Mrs, Blddle
= were Thomas Raeburn White, 5. J.
S Kneass, George Burnham, Jr, Jame'
e Collins Jones, Albert Smith Taught, L
: L. d. Roach, F. p. Gutenberg, director
l Of the bureau of municipal research
Q Mrs. II. s. Prestiss Nichols president o.
e the New Century Club; Mrs. ]. p
Willis, Mrs. Robert p. Brown, Mrs
Hutton Kennedy. Mrs, D. r. Harper
Mrs. Walter Willard. Mrs. Joseph Eshe
: rick, Mrs. John Crane, Miss Alberti
. Van Dusen and Miss NJ. p, Burnham.
: Prediction was made by Senator Au
4 R,stus f, Daix. Jr., that the hearinl
on Philadelphia's char.er-revision bill
l would "clear the atmosphere and brini
Q both sides closer to an agreement on thu
E measure than they ever have been sine
> the project of changing Philadelphia,
: form Of government was proposed /"