Evening journal., 1920-06-08
ASKS women TO
COMBATUNREST

Addresses by prominent speakers
featured the program OF the meeting
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Women's
Division for War Relief Department
No. 2 which was held yesterday aft
ernoon In the Pennsylvania Railroad
Building Among the speakers were
Gamble LatrObe, general superinten-
dent; James Buckclew, superintendent
Of the Maryland Division; Harold
Keats OF the Community Service and
Mrs. r. l.. Holiday. OF Dover.
Mr.. LairObe spoke on the condition
Of unrest that has been so evident for
sometime and laid emphasis on tho
fact that the problems OF the super
intendents and Of those under them
were identical.
During the war" said Mr.. Lairobe,
"and directly preceding u we We're
pushed for men and material and con-
dit.yns were abnormal, but now we
are coming back and we expect the
men TO come back with us" lie said
that many OF the officials OF the rail-
road had worked up from the hum
blest positions and had the greatest
feeling for the men and were anxious
TO see them get as good treatment as
as is possible
He urged that great association
OF the wives OF railroaders along M Mule
same lines as the mons fraternites
he formed. This would assist 10 res
cue the country from the disaster
which impends because OF the general
industrial unrest, the speaker said.
lie recommended That the wives oi
presidents, general managers and
supe-intendents fraternize with the
helpmates Of the engineers, ilremen,
conductors and brakomen.
This would permit Of an interchange
d N thought and ideas, said Mr.. Gamble
which would flrst Of all form the
nucleus for a common ground or un-
derstanding.
Mr.. Buckelew, in a brief speech
congratulated the women on the ex-
cellent work That they are doing.
Mr.. Keats spoke OF the different
branches OF community service.
He said its prime object Is to create
unity in the community, to make peo-
pie neighborly. IL also aimed 10 give
an opportunity for self-eNprcssion
and bring out latent talents. lie
praised Mrs. T. Coleman dupont for
her unnagging interest in this work
referring TO her as one OF "he noblts
OF WilmlngtOnians."
Mrs. 3. L. Holiday spoke OF thi
widows pension fund OF the State
saying that the 5000 which had beer
appropriated for the pensioning OF
widows In Kent county had been
turned over TO the State becaus,
there were not sufficient widows In
that section 30 make demands upor
10. In other sections Of the Stat,
there have been great demands fol
this fund.
There will be no more meetings o.
the association in this city until Oc
tober. A meeting viii be held il
Harrington. on June p There vii
also be meeting on July i2, in Perry
vile.
Tho unveillng OF the bronze table
IN memory Of the boys who died il
the war, will be held in West Phila
delphia. on June 81.
At the close Of the meeting Mrs. La
trObe presented Mrs. W. l.. Burt, Mrs
=. C. Auten. Mrs. q. NJ. Smith and Mrs
Clarence Kiser with pins as tokens o
appreciation for their work. The meet
ing closed with the singing Of "Auli
Lang Syne-"
The hostesses at the tea which fol
lowed were Mrs. Edwin Gibson. Mrs
C.. l. Thompson, Mrs. John Millei
Mrs. T. Lewis. Mrs. Raymond Jone.
Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. Appleton, Mrs. {
!. Evans. Mrs. Gilpin and Mrs. Levi.