The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-31
FAVOR CLEAN PRESS.
Women Condemn SO-called
yellow Journals"
MENACE TO PUBLIC MORALS
District of Columbia Federation Of
wOmcn's Clubs Adopts Resolutions
Would Restrict Obnoxious News OF
Murders, Divorce, and Scandals.

Condemning in strong terms the
so-called yellow journals" of the
country, and deprecating the pub
LEGATION OF details of murder trials
and divorce suits, the District of
Columbia Federation of Women's
Clubs last night adopted the fol-
lowing resolution on the subject:
I'VE vigorously oppose the pub
LEGATION of such details of criminal
and other trials as are a menace TO
public morals, and we ask all pub
lic-spirited persons to refuse sup
port to those journals which, in
daily publishing Objectionable and
sensational material, do ignore their
high privilege.
1--WE oppose this evil in practical
ways especially, and in the line Of
developing public opinion to appre-
ciate its danger. We earnestly ap-
peal to the editors of decent jour
mails to help us in stamping it out. "
Wants High Moral Tone.
In Offering the resolution. Mrs. Kittie
Rose Pepper, president, declared that 1T
is the duty or the women OF the country
to endeavor to raise 70 a higher moral
tone the public press / recognize the
great educational power Of free press
in a free country. and believe that with
out infringing upon its fun liberty It Is
possible TO restrict the amount of obnoX-
ious news. such as the revolving details Of
murders. divorces. and social scandals.
which can only have a demoralzing ef-
feet upon those who read Il.
The greatest evil wrought by these
sensational newspapers is upon the youth
OF the nation, and for their sakes, II not
for our own. we should use every means
in our power TO discourage the publica-
ton OF nauseating particulars OF events
which are in themselves unfortunate and
should be forgotten as soon as possible"
Mrs. Josephine A. Rich. first vice presi-
dent. and Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood also
delivered addresses in support of the
resolution other speakers were Mrs.
Carrie T. Kent and Mrs. Ellis Logan. A
musical programme. participated in by
MT. and Mrs. Edwin Callow and W. Al
red Falconer. ended the meeting.
Committees Are Named.
Committee appointments were an
uounceJ as follows:
Art commit'ee-Mrs. Ellis Logan. chair
man. Mrs. Sa-ah J. Croissant. Mrs. Adele
p Thompson. Mrs. Joel Hilnan, and
Mrs Robert Bare
Child labor-AIiss Della Jackson. chair
man; Mrs. Even Spencer Mussey, Mrs.
Clinton SmitL. Mrs. Edith Kingman
Stern. and Ms Ella :. Knight
Civics-Mrs Redwood Vandegrift. chair
man; Mrs. Helen r. Tindau. Miss Kate
V. Smoot. Miss Rebecca Wheat. and Mrs.
Sssah Wolhaupter
Education. Miss Frances Graham
French. chairman Miss Susan p. Pollock.
Miss Carrie + Kent, Mrs. William T.
Andrews and Mrs. Grace Porter Hop
kins
Club extension, Mrs Addie W Foster.
chairman: Mrs Fannie G. Pomeroy,
Mrs. Hortense #. Fuller, Mrs Anna $.
Hamilton and Miss Laura j. Graddick
Social, Mrs. Ada H Weiss. chairman,
Mrs. Sarah G. Guss. Mrs. Edith Sage
Emerson. Mrs Alonzo d. Melvin, and
Mrs Lizzie Calver
Reciprocity, Mrs. W. J. Ethel. chair
man; Mrs. w. r. Andrews, Mrs Court
F. Wood Mrs. ]. T. Bodhsh, and Mrs.
Julia G Burnett
Literature. Mrs. J. Finney Engle.
chairman. Mrs. ". G. Mcdowell, Mrs.