Newark post., 1921-03-02
WOMEN OF STATE
PLEAD FOR WELL
FARE LEGISLATION
Toint Session of Legislature
Hears Eloquent
Speakers

nartS OF the STATE attended the
ioint session of the Legislature
held on Thursday to hear advo-
cafes of measures now pending
which affect the welfare of women
and children. Mrs. Maud Wood
Park, of Washington, chairman of
the national Legislative committee
or the Joint women's organizations
was the principal speaker.
Addresses were also made by
Miss Helen Hart, in charge Of
Ampricanization work for the
Service Citizens; Miss Clara P.
Southwick, secretary of the Com
,pmers League; Miss Elma Dame,
of the Mothers Pension Commits
sion. and Dean Winifred Robinson,
Of the Women College of Della
ware College. Mrs. R. L. Holiday
introduced the speakers. Mrs.
Clifford Pinchot, wife of the Penn
svIvania forestry commissioner,
and former head of the Depart
mcnt of the Interior under Presi-
dent Roosevelt, was present, but
did not speak owing to the limited
time.
Mrs. Park explained the fusion
of all the big national women's
organizations in support Of ma
tional legislative program. She
said these organizations represent
ed 100000 women throughout
the country and that practically
all the Delaware women s organ
zations were supporting like
program in the state.
WM Not Tend to Faddism
Women are working for
broad constructive program that is
based on the conservation of health
and life" she said. She brushed
aside any thought that the en-
trance of women into political af-
fairs would result in a swing
toward radicalism or faddism.
'Woman's instructive training
fitting her to be the mother of the
race has given her special qualities
to appreciate and understand GER
tain problems confronting the
State and nation relating to the
welfare of her sex and childhood.
Her influence felt in legislative
bodies will always be of a sober,
substantial character" Mrs. Park
said
Woman has been trained to he
persistent. She will use this quail
ity of persistency with thought
and Judgment only 10 further
those affairs in life of which she
is the best judge" the speaker
added. "She will seek certain
things for the interest of society,
but will not strive to advance her
personal ends in the pursuit of
these things" Mrs. Park con-
tinuGd.
Mrs. Park stated that the en-
reimbursement Of women IN this
country marked the greatest ad-
vance of democracy at one time IN
the history of civilization. Every
such advance has been marked by
distinct contributions to society,
she said, expressing the Thought
that the newly enfranchised wom-
en- Of America with the coopera-
ton of the men Of the nation could
make a great contribution to the
advance Of the present generation
TETS Hom Nations Money :.
IS Spent
Mrs. Park had the rapt atten'
tion of the Lesiglators when she
quoted the Federal statistics show
ing how the nations money is
spent. She pointed out that OF a
total expenditure last year OF So
OO0,000,OO0 only 7 per cent OF tins
amount was expended for purely
civilian purposes. Of the Z pei
scent, only | per cent was spent
for education, development and re
search.
OF this / per cent, Mrs. Park
divided it as follows: 62 per cent
to III" Department of Agriculture
- per cent for mines and mining
purposes; 13 per cent for educa
ton; per cent for public health
and 1-lO per cent for the Depart
mrnt Of Labor.
"Of all this vast expenditure OF
money, women benefit directly
from expenditures within thr
lilo per cent she said. 1.-The
Department of Labor is the only
Federal agency having bureaus