Evening journal., 1920-05-04
Open Fight
ON HIGH COSTS
P. r. R. Relief Women
Urged TO Refuse to Buy
at This Time
WARN AGAIN OF
LABOR CONDITIONS

Miss Aida l.. Armstrong, director OF
the Children's Welfare Bureau Of Del
aware, gave an interesting account Of
the. work that the bureau is doing
in this State at the meeting yesterday
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Wom-
ems Division for War Relief. Depart
ment No. ?. She pointed out that
there are 800 children bound out in
Delaware from other States. These
children were received in the state
previous TO the law passed three years
ago prohibiting the same.
There are also quite a number of
feeble-mindcd children being placed
here" she said. The arcaic law from
old England also is still eXtant which
states that a bound out child must
stay with the family with whom II
has been bount out until IL is 2i and
can even be willed TO another party"
She said that the state of affairs
1 is not as bad as all this may sound
| though, as the great majority or
/ bound out children have good homes
and are treated kindly.
George NJ. Smith, superintendent OF
the Delaware Division, urged the Wo-
mans Division not TO shut their eyes
| W llii CfNlUu~Iic0 VI llAt AuUOl Clll0~
ton in America.
Mrs. Gamble Latrohe urged the wo-
men to refuse to pay high prices, for
articles. we are up against the high
cost of living. We have got TO bring
tho prices down. Don't pay the prices
they ask" sch said.
She said that women could do
lots TO make their husbands patient
and urged them 10 use their influ-
ence against that Of the labor agilatoi
and mob leader She laid stress or
the necessity of a quiet and cheerful
atmosphere for The man who come,
home from work and said that u wa.
the duty Of every woman 10 see iha
her husband had this advantage. Sh'
! said that IL we did not do some
= thing 10 stop the trend OF thing
1 strikes and revolutions would ruii
the whole country.
Z Reports were read from Gamble La
: irobe and j. r. Rooney, who had bee
announced as speakers but were un
e able to be present
:, on June u luncheon VIII b
u served in West Philadelphia, afte
+ which there will be an unveiling of
bronze tablet in memory Of the boy
who died during the war. At thi
time there will be a demobilizatio
{. OF the organization under The oil
r name and the new name will be an
+ nounced. 10 will be THE pennsy
a Vania Railroad WOmen's Mutual Aid
II was reported that iiS calls I
n different families had b0en made b
l. the Southern Division and 80 familit
@ in need had been helped.
= Following is the report Of The Mar,
land division for April: Fifty dollar
l. TO emplOye suffering from tuberci
d lOsis: has family Of wife and ii'
$ children: $50 10 employe who is r
Is covering from an operation on his hi
r $50 10 WIDOW Of cmploye in dire necl
,r $40 10 emplOye who is IN and need
N assistance: $40 10 old pensiOned a
plOyc and his wife in need; Si3i +
lu milk furnished a sick cmplOye: - I
IN employe sick with pneumonia. h
nine children; sent flowers to emplO
w recovering from operation: sent flo'
IN ers TO employc who died April
II sent flowers TO emplOye who di
~. from heart disease April Q.
Mrs. Edward Mclntire was appoii
cd temporary superintendent in NJ
Burts place Mrs. George NJ. Sml
q was appointed super ntendeni OF {
- Baltimore division. Mrs. w L. Bi
was appointed assistant superinteI
ent Of The Baltimore division.
n Mrs. Garrigues was appointed {
perntendent Of the Delaware divisi
OF Mrs. 7. G. Metz will act for her te
nj, porarily.
m Vocal selections were given by VI
OF C.. B. kelser and Mrs. Clarence
he Dickev. Following ihe business 5
he sion a social hour followed and
freshments were served.