Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
CLUB FEDERATION MEETS
woMEN,s ASSOCIATION ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR ENSUING TERN.
Addresses by Members and Others
on Variety Of Topics-Delsgates
and Alternates Present.

| sion continued throughout the day and
was largely devoted to the reading. of
| papers and addresses covering wide
I range of topics and dealing with many
| phases of life.
The pure TODD law and the manner In
which it's provisions are put into execution
| incidentally served to bring out from Mrs.
| NJ c. Prescott who discussed the topic
| the declaration that the reason why young
! men are shy about entering the matrimo-
NAL arena in the present day is Because
| the modern young woman who can play
golf and read Greek is not interested in
household economics and pure food
e.erring to the. question Of pure food
| and the manner in which 1t Is handed In
| some quarters. Mrs. Prescott said:
| Il have seen many stores In the District
| of Columbia where the floors looked as If
! they had never seen soap and water.
| have seen aprons so dirty on pure food
dealers that they were actually disgust
| ing.
What woman in this assemblage has
ever seen q marketman wash his hands
while selling meat? Every market should
! have stationary washstands soap and
| clean towels for man to occasionally
wash his hands. Every Saturday night a
large hose attached to a fire plug should
send strong stream of water over the
stone floors of the market and flush out
all decaying animal and vege able mat
| ter.
Let every woman here insist uron her
provision dealer covering meats butter,
cheese, baked stuffs, etc. with gauze in
| the summer time. If the 5000 club wom-
| en- represented here would band together
and insist upon cleanliness where our food
is concerned. we would have pure tood."
Papers and Addresses.
Mrs. Edith e. Sage read a paper on
Art and Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. re-
| ferring to child labor laws for the Dis
trio Of nj in nort.
THE enforcement of the law Of July 1,
| 1886, even with the totally inadequate
number of attendance officers to report
| truants. has had beneficial effect in pro-
| tecting childhood. But there is no pro-
| lection for the child during vacation and
| rom night work.
Many child under fourteen years of
age is plying the street trades or is en-
ployed In messenger services to all hours
! Of the night and comes to school at D
o'clock the next morning, too weary to
| study or receive instructions"
Mrs. {. NJ Pepper spoke on "Civics.
| resolution. offered by her to have Build
ing Inspector Ashford inspect the Central
High School and devise some relief from
| danger by fire, was adopted.
| Other papers read were: Civil Service
Reform by Mrs. B. A. Lockwood; Club
| Extension" Mrs. Calvin Nelson. read by
Mrs. Thomas x. Noble; Education by
Mrs NJ L. Willis, read by Mrs. NJ B.
| Tulloch.
Mrs. F. Adele Chase read a paper on
Forestry" Mrs. NJ. 8. Lockwood spoke
on Legislation. Mrs. J. F. Engle read
paper on LITERATURE DR.. A. e.
Portman of the printing committee and
Mrs. E. 8. knight of the committee on
| reciprocity read their reports.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was opened with
solo by Miss Helen Leefe, with Miss
Faith Tozior 40 accomDap ist IN tho piauo
Mr.. W. E. Andrews of the Treasury De-
partment was then introduced and deUv-
cred his address, taking woman's duty. as
| far as politics is concerned, as his theme
Mr.. Andrews contended that every woman
should understand politics, at least to
the extent of knowing the fundamental
principles upon which the American gov
eminent Is founded. He asked the wOm-
| en- for their assistance to purify politics
and inst!ll patriotism in the hearts OF
| the young.
| Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey followed with
| a paper on Property Laws of the Dis
tric. of Columbia as They Affect Women
Charles w. Stewart. president of the Es-
| peranto Society of the District of Co
lumbia. reviewed the history of the Es-
peranto movement and stated its purpose.
Election of Officers.
The following new officers were elected
| to serve for the ensuing year: Mrs. J. Fin
ney Engle. president; Mrs. c. NJ. Pepper.
| first vice president: DR.. A. E. Portman,
| second vice president; Mrs. Florence Duff
| fey. recording secretary; Mrs. Laura v.
Mccullough, corresponding secretary;
| Mrs. Myra F. Rosenau. treasurer; Mrs.
Helen r. >Tindall. auditor, and Mrs Ellen
s. Cromwell. general federation secretary.
The following are the delegates to the
biennial meeting of the General Fedora
tiOn Of Womens Clubs to be held at BoS-
ton in June: Mrs. Charlotte E. Main, DIR.
~1r~
and Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey: alter
mates. Mrs Hannah B. Sperry. Mrs. Ella
8. Knight. Mrs. E. s. Davis and Mrs. H.
H. Barroll
Mary S. Lockwood. Mrs. Carrie e. Kent
Mrs. Hannah B. Sperry, Miss Frances
Graham French. Mrs. Lucia e. Blount
and Mrs. Charlotte e. Main.
List of Delegates and Alternates.
The following delegates and alternates
were present:
+ Columbia Heights Art Carbohydrates,
Mrs Croissant. Mrs. Ayres, Mrs. Foots.
President Mrs. Wolhaupter. Director Mrs.
A. B. Lacey; alternates. Mrs Cissel Miss
Hill. Mrs. Sauber.
President Mrs. Engle. Director Miss Nc
Creery. Mrs. Duffey. Mrs. Webb, Mrs.
Muller: alternates, Mrs. Parker. Mrs.
Norris, Mrs. Nailor.
r. r. =.
Andrews. Director Mrs. Nelson. Mrs.
Miller Mrs. Swinburnc, MRS. Echols: al
ternates, Mrs. Burrows. Mrs. Judson, Mrs
Fulton.
W. N. P. A. Club-Delegates. President
4urs. r. NJ. G. Pealer, Director Mrs. E. M
Spillman, Mrs. e. s. Brinton, Miss Foster.
Mrs l.. P. Roome; alternates. Mrs
Withee, Mrs. Sparhawk. Mrs. Short.
Philo- Classics Carbohydrates, Presi-
dent Mrs Bristol. Director Mrs Mellow
ell, 4ars. Bare, Mrs. Eldridge, Miss Nc
DOwell.
Washington Colony or New England
Women-Delegates, President Mrs. Main,
Director Mrs. Barroll, Mrs. Cummings
Mrs. Bodfsh, Mrs. Noble; alternates, Mrs
Ellis Logan, Mrs. Bertha Robbins, Mrs.
Seaman. Mrs. Clancy.
Legion of Loyal Women-Delegates,
President Mrs. Perham. Director Mrs.
Pomeroy Mrs. Cutter. Mrs. Knapp, Mrs
" eiss: alternates, Mrs. johnson. Mrs.
Riley, Mrs. Lincoln.
Aid Association for Blind-Delegates
President Mrs. Main. Director Mrs. Pep
per. Mrs. Pond. Mrs. Vandergrfft. Mrs.
Rose; alternates. Mrs. Jacobs. MRS. Baber,
Miss Wood. Mrs. Brown.
Pro Re Nata Ciub-Delegates, President
Miss Jackson, Director Mrs. Guss. Mrs.
Lockwood. M. 8.
Washington City Kindergarten-Dele-
gates, Miss Pollock. Miss Williams, Miss
| Sasscer, Miss Gresham: alternates. Miss
| Ballard, Miss Mangren. Miss Rawlings.
w. c. T. C.-Delegates, President Mrs.