Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-31
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Arrangements for Women's Mass
Meeting Made With Neatness and
Dispatch by Organizations of
Widely Different Character
BY SARAH u. LOwRIE
THERE is an idea fixed in the great schc

THERE is an idea fixed in the great School
Il Of Gencralizers that when it comes TO
politics or religion persons who differ better
keep their distance.
The worst quarrel l ever witnessed was
between a boy and his sister as to where a
painted slate with winter scene on it
should be placed in their living room.
Almost the Campst meeting l ever at
tended was one held the other day at the
Emergency Aid to arrange for political
mass meeting at the Academy on February
%. Yet there were present RepCblicans,
Democrats, socialists, trades unionists,
Colonial DANES there were Representatives
of the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton, Of the Ethical Culture Society, of the
Council Of Jewish Women, of the W. 6.
7. u. the College Club the Century, Civic,
PhilOmusian. the Working Girls Clubs, the
League of Women Voters, the League of
Good Government and n dozen more or.
Ganizations, covering the most varied inter
csts and types of membership.
They united on n program that at least
touched the interests of all, though it by no
means embraced the interests of all
They carefully considered and agreed
after discussion, to have certain men md
women speak to them on the subjects chosen
They even agreed upon what seats were to
De reserved and how the tickets were to be
distributed, how the music was to come in on
the program and where the guests of honor
were to sit. They took less than one hour
W no lLlS lHlnklug anu ueClulHB OHJ lONu,
and before they left virtually all the fnanc-
ing of the affair had been attended to.
There was nothing cut and dried about
the proceedings either; the chairman had no
motions prepared beforehand or speaker
primed to railroad n schedule through.
What made It simple and short and de-
cided was that all those heads Of organiza-
tions had thrashCd the whole subject out
with their own executives and understood
from experience how to put n thing over to
the public once they We're sure of what they
wanted the public to have.
And they represented a very varied but
organized public OF some hundreds of thor
sands Of women. And by that ! mean the
twenty five women there could reach within
twenty four hours several hundred thousand
women whose point of view their wishes,
over their signatures could profoundly in
1uence.
TT is this power Of mobilization that makes
l. our modern ways of dougs things so very
exciting.
A mass meeting in the Academy is per-
haps small thing to put over for such i'm
portant women to call in motion their
forces but even that has a unique phase
to it.
Who ever heard Of n mass meeting to
discuss political matters that was called to-
gethcr and was supported openly by bOtn
Democrats and Republicans? Isn't there
something odd in the trades union mep-
hcrs, who nre supposed to be opposed to the
NOlstead act, in combining with the w. G.
Il. US and the y. NJ. G.. n. s to hear the
man who drew up the NolstPad act give the
reasons for the faith that is in him? AS
for the League for Good Government, which
has always worked for laws irrespective OF
party. and the party women who have thus
far only worked for the party-who would
ever think they could combine TO listen to a
party man speak on that debatable matter,
the calling of constitutional assembly;
The word 'lobby' has been Synonymous with
bribery to most women, Yet the members of
the ethical culture committee and the Civic
Club are agreed that Maud Wood Park, the
chairman and leader of the great combina-
ton lobby in Washington should be heard
that night of the 23d on how the Baby Bill
was pushed. The girls of the Pennsylvania
League of Girls Clubs and the Philomusiau
and Century Club women barely know one
another by their Club names, yet all of them
see the point in knowing from Mrs. Carroll
Miller, Of Pittsburgh who ComprchCnds her
stat| from the college woman'S point of view.
what are the laws pending decision in the
State Legislature that most nearly affect
them and their future.
A ND not only is this Il remarkable union
"A Of differing organizations for n political
purpose, it is also n mobilization of the
young singers of the town, who have gladly
agreed to put music into the program and
lead the singing. With Miss Anne Nc
DonouGh as chairman and Miss Martha &.
Barry rs leader. n chorus of nearly three
hundred girls and young women will give the
impetus to both speakers and listeners that
night Of the ODD. which will make the eve
ming long remembered for its spiritual quail
ity Of enthusiasm.
T WAS interested in listening to the bids for
tickets made by the different organizu-
tiou, that have joined in this affair. Eacn