Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19

similar In at least the one point OF the
general advancement of women's causes
and the betterment of their city. Wash
ington's federation is composed Of four
teen separate bodies. These are the Aid
Association for the Blind, Columbia
Heights Art Club, Council Of Jewish
Women, Chapter B. P. F. O., District
woman's Christian Temperance Union.
District Woman's Suffrage Association,
Excelsior Literary Club, Legion Of Loyal
Women. Philo-Classics. Pro-Re-Nata,
woman's Bindery Union. the Woman $
Clinic. Washington City Kindergarten
Club and the Woman's National Press
Association. Belonging to the local fed
Grafton all these bodies are therefore
members Of the General Federation.
Membership in the General Federation,
however. is not obtainable solely through
the medium of the local organization, as
by paying their required dues a club may
belong to that body and yet not belong
TO the federation branch. There are two
or three clubs in the city not belonging
to the local federation which are members
OF the General Federation.
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At the present time the local feder-
alton is without a head on account of
the death recently OF Mrs. Kittie
Rose Pepper. who for nearly two years
had been president Her place is be-
ing filled by the first vice president.
Mrs William E. Andrews, and will be
SO filled until the annual election of
officers takes place next May. The
other officers Of the local body are
Mrs. Josephine A. Rich. second vice
president; Mrs. Lydia Adams Will
Hams. recording secretary, Mrs. Eliza
beth A Stokes. corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. Grace Boynton Logan.
treasurer: Mrs. Helen r. Tindall. audi
tor. and Mrs. Ellen s. Cromwell. gen.
eral federation secretary. The execu
tive board is composed of the officers
Of the federation. the president and
one director from each club. the chair
men of the standing committees and
the past presidents. That makes the
membership of the federation execu-
tive board at the present time number
almost sixty members
The subjects with which the fedora
ton concerns itself are believed TO be
of vital interest to the general public.
The cost of high living. its causes and
probable remedy, the Straus milk lab
oratory question, and others have all
received due consideration. The lat
ter subject is still under consideration
by the federation, and will be until
the problem of satisfactorily supplying
pure milk to the babies Of Wash .ngton
has been solved.
The object of the federation. as set
down In the constitution, Is Ito secure
more thorough acquaintance. and. in case
Of need. united ALTON among the women's
clubs OF the District The work shall be
general. not sectarfan or partisan. or de-
voted exclusively to one line of pursuit.
but hospitable to all thought affecting
human welfare. This principle OF max
ing the work general has been strictly
adhered to. and in the sixteen years which
has marked the life of the organization
there is hardly a question of general in
tereet to the city or her women which
has not been discussed by the federation.
One Of the subjects In which the or
Eanization has been vitality interested this
year is the formulation Of uniform state
laws, especially those concerning mar
dage and divorce. An effort was made
- have women placed upon the national
committee of uniform state laws; as the
federation thought that women were
isually as interested as men In that mat