| Show WOMEN OMEN WilL TRY CITY I I Meeting Called Caned f for r This This' Evening Evening Evening Even Even- ing at Salt Lake Theatre to Discuss Conditions SEATTLE MAN TO ASSIST George F. F r Goodwin and Judge E E. E G. G Gowans Gowans' Will Be Principal Speakers A meeting to formulate plans for a s social purity crusade and to clearl clearly to the attention of oC Salt Sail Lake residents the deplorable moral conditions existing In the city will bo be held at the Salt Lake c theatre this evenIng evening evening even even- ing at 8 15 o'clock Tho The meeting is to be held under the auspices of the women's welfare committee committee com corn I and Is Its the tho result of ot the persistent persis tent work b by that since the body al alleged al- al I Je ed closing of ot the officially recognized recognized rec rec- stockade- stockade three wee weeks Its ago I Behind the committee which Is composed com corn I posed of or Mrs J. J Elizabeth Eli Cohen chairman chairman chair chair- man Mrs S S. S 1 Mrs 1 Emily Richards s Mrs Ruth M M. 1 Fox Mrs A. A V V. V Taylor Miss Mary Olary L. L Robinson Mrs C C. G G. Waldron Mrs l Kate S S. S Hilliard Hll- Hll hard liard Mrs Mra J J. J I. I F F. Cowan Mrs Allen T T. Sanford Mrs I P. A A. Mrs C C. II H. lahon Mrs J J. J R it Letcher Mrs 1 George H H. H Mrs A. A A A. Bird nd nil Mrs Irs H H. J J. J Hayward are arc more than thana a thousand of or th time the club women of the ell city al also o the cH city missionary union tho the W W. C C. I T. T U. U the tho Y W. W C C. A. A A. A the time M. M I. I A A. and the relief reller so societies societies so- so of oc the Mormon lormon church chuich Representatives of ot the various as associations as- as named met with the committees commit tees arid and pled pledged sed their loyal loal s support port f Continued on 00 Fro TITO WOMEN bal ill Will TRY TO PURIFY CITY Meeting Called for This Evening Evening Evening Even Even- ing at Salt Lake Theatre to Discuss Conditions Continued Prom From PIU On One agreeing to to stand by the in on any action It saw bl t fit t to take Will Ill Auk Ask luc llon i. i In addition to calling the tho mass meeting meet meet- ing looking towards the mitigation 01 or of ho he social ovll In all Its bearings ant and forms time the committee has formulated a CI list of ot which it has sent to 1 the he various aspirants for tor political hon hon- oi at al tho the next election asking those mon men to place pinco themselves upon record The They declare that the they will not support support sup sup- port too candidates who do not coincide with their thell views on tho the social Qu question and will go o further and anti do their Utmost ut utmost utmost ut- ut most to prevent the election of at such candidates n n I I da t tes es v The women are thoroughly aroused d and nd to fight ht tho the social problem tho tile election and after th tile the election election elec elec- tion lion It If need be iC until the tho undesirable women are arc driven out of at Salt SaIl Lake Lako and those persons responsible for their residence resi resl- dance dence here are arc called to account be before before be- be fore rore the law With this end in view It Is under- under u IJ that hat a nina man has been engaged for Cor or orsome some time In collecting evidence against the time various property owners who permit permit per per- mit their buildings to be bo used for Immoral immoral immoral im Im- moral purposes A comprehensive e list of ot the tho undesirable women has been compiled complied with their habitations the time Hotels theo they arc are allowed to frequent and the thit rooming houses which are arc of oC ill repute Tho The list of questions put up to the candidates are arc few In number but pregnant preg preg- rant pant with meaning There has hRS been no mincing of ot words v aid ald It will be bo practically Impossible for the time recipients to evade thorn them for or the committee Intend in intends In- In tenth tends not only to publish the answers Inter hater but also time tho names name of the tho men mon refusing or neglecting to supply tho the thoa a answers Mrs r I A. 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Bird has been selected lel as all publicity director of ot the committee and last night Issued the following statement state state- ment mont with reference to the mass meeting meeting meet meet- ing to Auld Assist Every Evory mother and er c every father tather in Salt Lake who has the welfare of their sons and daughters at heart should como come to this mass meeting Every Ever mother who wants want to save eave her daughter from to the greatest of at all dangers should come como and learn what this danger really is It It Is only Ignorance that keeps vice walking walking- our streets today Did each and ever every mother of ot Salt Lake know what this vice really is how Is-how how it reaches out and touches the very door of liar her own home home she she would give eVer every ounce of energy enerS that sho she possesses to aid in this cause of at moral and nd social righteousness Wo have o remained at home too many eals and amid waited w for tor or social evils to right themselves Time Timime for Action SNow Now that the name namo of ot Salt Lake has gono gone abroad as ns a city of police protected vice Ice It 15 lt time we women of at Salt Lake banded ourselves together and ond demanded that this stigma bo be removed re- re moved Jno and that ours should become known as a clean safe safo city that tolerates tolerates tolerates toler toler- ates no such thing as prostitution and its Hs kindred evils If Ir ever every woman who has a home to protect could but feel that the call means her and not her neighbor the Salt Sl Lake Lalta theatre would be filled to overflowing o tonight and before the tho rew tew year ear had a by her help Salt Lake would deserve and would have earn earned cd the name of the best city to live In tn Tho to tow is fj always what th the maJority majority ma ml of its citizens demand that It shall hall be It If Salt Lake la It to become clean Ve we vc the good women and good goodmen goodmen goodmen men of ot our city must first of oC all learn just wh what t this evil Is what Is necessary necessary sar sary to be done then than rise up in a bOd body and demand this recognition while Weare we weare weare are yet et In tho the majority Coming Coniing to the mass meeting tonight will be bo tho the first step In this cam cain Ju Joe Smith to tu Talk The big feature of ot the meeting will be tho the presence of Joe Smith a promInent prominent nent newspaper man of ot Seattle beattle who is coming here at dt t the tIme request of the tho women's women's wom worn ens en's committee Mr lr SmIth has hns been actively associated asso asso- elated with the LImo Welfare cHare and ana Civic league of or Seattle for Cor ten years and is familiar with the methods taken for fol tho the regeneration of or time the coast city where hero tho the conditions were the same Hamo as exist here Mr Smith will tell how the good women of ot Seattle banded together and began the campaign against vice that resulted in fn t the tho e election of oC a mayor pledged to clean cloan up the city air Mr Smith recently has been elected eJected a n councilman councilman councilman coun coun- cilman at Seattle as the tho successor of ot ofa ofa ota a recalled member George F. F Goodwin will ivill preside at atthe atthe I Ithe the meeting t td d Judge 1 E. E G G. Gowans will be tho the other speaker Ho Ito is in charge of or tho the state industrial school at Ogden and his wide experience gained as judge of ot the Juvenile court which post he lie held for two years as aswell aswell well wen as hl his medical experience makes him capable of ot telling tolling the real conditions conditions condi condi- of at vice as 9 they exist in Salt Lake Judge Gowans makes his home homo here and has practiced medicine in Salt Lal Lake Lako o for years It If the proper arrangements can be made with Mr Smith he lie will remain in Salt Lake L to give the tho committee tho the benefit of at his e experience otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise he will return to Seattle on Monday Monday Mon Mon- day nl night ht The Tho committee has been successful stul in raising a lar large e sum slim of at money for tor tho the purpose of cleansing the tho city and is assured that the they twill will be beable beable beable able to get more If It it is needed Miss lIss Lucy KIrkham will have hav charge of or tho the singing at the meeting which will include patriotic songs AmerIca America Amer Arrier ica lea will be sung sun at the opening opening- and The Star Spangled Banner Danner at the tho conclusion She will also sing I Hear You Calling Me Ie The committee Invites all persons person re regardless regardless re- re of creed or color to attend the meeting I |
