Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-03-25

the condition affecting the health OF
children be heartily approved
3. That a committee be appointed
to secure such legislation as may be
necessary to remedy the growing evil
in the state-child lab0r-and that
this committee confer with the state
bureau of labor preparatory TO draft
ing child labor law in Texas. And
ii has become a law!
4. That the women of the fedora
ton present to their representatives
the following needs OF the College OF
Industrial Arts at Denton, and urge
that appropriations be made: Funds
for dormitories; establishment of kind
ergarten training, establishing of ade-
quate vocation and trade schools, and
funds for additions to the college
proper.
5. That each club woman aid in en-
forcing the existing law concerning the
teaching in The schools of humane SEN
timent and the protection of the birds
6. That the federation use its in
fluence to have women appointed on
all institutional and educational boards
affecting women and children.
Z. That common decency demands
that women prisoners confined in jails
and penitentiaries should be presided
over by women officials as matrons.
8. That we endorse the work of the
Texas Society of Social Hygiene, and
pledge them our support.
g. That we continue to endorse and
cooperate with the Conference for Ed
ucation in Texas.
10. That the work of the Women's
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
be endorsed.
II. That We favor the elimination
of sensational features of our daily
press. and shall discourage the print
ing of all salacious details of scandal
and crime cases in the courts, and
work for the uptoning of the press.
~. That the federated clubs be re-
uuested to secure departments in
weekly papers, or space for special
articles, setting forth the work of the
federation, especially in regard to the
organization of home and school clubs.
10. That the government be en-
couraged and aided in gathering sta
tistics concerning tuberculosis in cat
tie, and that the work already done
be endorsed.
II. That the National Civic Asso-
citation be furnished with list OF
trees in Texas with a historical sig
nificance.
Is. That New Orleans be endorsed
as the meeting place of the World
Panama Exposition in 1915.
A resolution which was left to our
executive board to decide, and upon
which we reported favorable action
pledged the support of our federation
in behalf of a bill requiring that the
convict's dependent family be provided
for out of the proceeds of his labor.
A resolution of import which was
overlooked, and consequently not
passed upon, is as follows: That the
club women of Texas use their united
efforts to blot out the white slave
traffic, a stain upon our state, and
bring the subject before such author
ity as will assist us in accomplishing
this work.
This matter is receiving much at
tention at the hands of our Genera
Federation of Women's Clubs, as vel
as many state declarations. For these
reasons, and more, since the cause is
woman's, your president recommends
] that all club women interested in blot
! ting out this great menace TO the NOR
ais and to the health Of our people
inform themselves upon this subject
! investigation followed by definite
plans for eXpelling this evil, will ther
assuredly result.
As an outcome Of the adoption OF
the first resolution herein listed YOU
president appointed a repre- antativt
! TO The organization meeting Of the
! Child Welfare Conference. held in Abb
/ Iene in December last Our delegate
Mrs. E. P. Turner, of Dallas, was elect
ed president of this new organization
which is composed of delegates from
eighteen different societies and insti
/ tutions, having for its principal pur
pose the enactment of certain legisla
| ton concerning the welfare of chill
dren. DR.. A. Caswell Ellis, of Austin
chairman of the executive committee
of seven, was elected TO push suct
legislation.
! The foregoing resolutions show tha
! the federation is aiding this admins