“We believe that the city’s new workmen’s compensation program will secure the best of medical care to the city’s injured employees and eliminate political patronage from the choice of the physician and at the same time achieve substantial economies that are consistent under a clean government with good service,” said Mrs. Justine Wise Tulin at a dinner given at the Pan-Hellenic Hotel last night for fourteen outstanding women office holders in the present city administration by the Women’s City Club, the New York City League of Women Voters and the Exposition of Women’s Arts and Industries.
Mrs. Tulin, assistant corporation counsel, was one of the five Jewesses among those honored. More than 200 people attended the dinner.
The general sentiment expressed by the women, each of whom described the duties involved in carrying out her job, was an enthusiastic support of the present administration and its purposes of reform. Many also expressed the belief that women were as competent as men to fill official positions.
Mrs. Rose Miller, examiner in the office of the President of the Board of Aldermen, told of the humanitarian angle which the present administration is stressing. She described the graft in the pushcart markets which existed under Tammany rule. “One of the reasons why the last administration was inefficient was because there were so few women in it” was the opinion she expressed.
EQUALITY IN PUBLIC OFFICE
The position of the woman in government was also described by Miss Pearl Bernstein, secretary of the Board of Estimate, who said, “There is absolutely no reason why women who have the same training, experience and ability should not be accorded the same consideration for appointment to public office as men.” Her work includes the preparation of the calendar for the Board of Estimate, following up of actions of the Board, and supervision of the pension system.
Magistrate Anna Moskowitz and Mrs. Mary K. Simkhovitch, of the Housing Authority, also addressed the group.
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