New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Leaders of National Move
ments Invited to Meet
in Cincinnati, October
1925, to Discuss Pain
Ocial Success of.
Democracy ON Trial
Twelve Experts to Make
Reports ON Social Unit
From Their Viewpoints

~ ~ In i n 1ON WAS sen
N last week to leaders of
number of women's organi
cations by the National Social Uni
Organization for conference il
Cincinnati, on October 23, "a and Is
The official personnel Of the Nationa
American Woman Suffrage Associa.
tion, of the National League fo,
Woman's Service, and of the Gen.
eral Federation of Women's Clubs
were among those whose advice
was sought.
"You are cordially invited to
become a member of a national
conference, which will meet in
Cincinnati, October %, "a and
rs, to consider the development Of
a definite, practical programme
for democratic social organiza-
tion.
"The conference meets on call
Of the National Social Unit Or
ganization, which for the last two
and q half years has been conduct
ing a community experiment along
certain we'll defined lines Of citi-
zenship and group organization in
a section of Cincinnati. The con-
ference is called to consider the
bearing which these principles, as
they have so far demonstrated
themselves, have upon the whole
field of democratic effort and to
devise a future programme upon
the basis of past experience.
"Within the last few weeks
twelve national committees of dis
tinguished experts, representing as
many fields of social effort, have
been studying the social unit plan
from the standpoint Of public
health, recreation, municipal ad-
ministration. education, social
work, industrial relations, religious
work, statistics, etc. The reports
and recommendations of these
committees will be presented to
the conference in the form of a
specific programme, which will
form the basis for exact discus
sion leading to action.
eve believe that this confer
ence will offer hope and inspira-
tion. Will you not cooperate with
us to make it q success?
Every sincerely yours,
"Mrs. Charles Lewis Tiffany,
Executive Of the Citizens Council
The questions that will confront
the men and women who meet II
Cincinnati will be something like
these:
Can democratic control of mu
inequalities and efficiency in admin
istration be increased at the same
time?
Can communities be so organized
that men and women will constantly
participate in the government OF
their city, state and nation?
Can a democracy be made "tc
work" in constantly changing
world?
Cincinnati is the field Of the first
laboratory work Of the Social Unit
The methods Of the Social Unit il
building community interest from
the ground up have proved success
full, in the minds Of the persons who
tried out the scheme. The twelve
experts named in Mrs. Tiffany's let
ter have been asked to give imper
sonal reports Of the plan from theil
points of view. These reports will
be made public at the conference il
Cincinnati.
The committees represent the
following subjects: Social work
recreational work, community work
the churches, city administration
statistics, nursing, medicine, bust
ness administration, organized labor
Americanization. DR.. Haven Emer
son, former Health Commissioner OF
New York City, will make the report
from the physicians point Of view
Mark w. Jones, personal director OF
the Edison Company, from the stanc
of business administration, and Pro
fessor Robert T. Chaddock, of Co.
lumbia University, the report or
statistics.