Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-15
POINTS LINE OF DUTY 1GHTENS THE RACE
Mrs. Hammond Addresses the Layton H. Brdette Delivers
Wives of Conuressmen 1O,4OO Flies in Day.
PROBI EMS TO BE SOLVED STEINER HAS SMALL LEAD
OPPORTUNITIES for Service in the
Work Of Progress Place
OFFICERS SUBMIT REPORTS MANY ESSAYS SUBMITTED
Section of
of ational Will Begin Their Work
ation Meets tomorrow
Mrs. Hammond Addresses the
Wives of Congressman.
PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED
Opportunities for Service in the
Work Of Progress.
OFFICERS SUBMIT REPORTS
Congressional Section of Woman's
Welfare Department of National
Civic Federation Meets.

That the present day force of woman
les in unity Of organiza ton and co-opera
ton: that the duty of every woman. ricf
or poor. is to contribute in actual en-
deavor to the work of progress. to the
alienation of misery and to good govern
ment, was the statement made by Mrs
John Hays Hammond chairman of the
woman's welfare department of the Ma
tional Civic Federation, in an address TO-
day before the national congressional
section of that department at the home
of Mrs. Winthrop Murray Crane, 1907 X
street northwest.
The meeting. which was attended by
many wives of representatives and SEN
ators, was the first TO be held by the
newly organized department. Its purpose
is to organize the hes. brains of the
nation in an educational movement seek
ing the solution of some of the great
problems related to social and industrial
progress; to provide for study and dis
cussion of questions of national import
to aid thus in the crystallization of the
most enlightened public opinion, and,
when desirable. to promote legislation in
accordance Herewith
Submission Of Reports.
Mrs. Duncan L. Fletcher, wife of Sem
ator Fletcher of Florida. first vice chair
man of the section, presided and reports
were heard from the following officers:
Mrs. Lynden Evans, Illinois, secretary;
Mrs. Julius Kahn, California, treasurer.
The following chairmen Of the standing
committee reported: Mrs. Weldon B.
Hepburn, membership: Mrs Steven B.
Ayres. press and publicity: Mrs. Edwin
j. Sweet, information on welfare work;
Mrs. Henry G. Danforth, program and
rooms.
1t was shown that branch associations
have been organized as follows: Metro
politan section, New York and New Jer-
sey. within radius Of sixty miles; the
District of Columbia, Virginia and West
Virginia. Georgia and Florida, Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island, North and South
Carolina. An association Is authorized
and pending in Mississippi and Alabama
Mrs. Taft Sends Regrets.
Mrs. William Howard Taft, wife of the
President, who is honorary first vice
chairman. sent her regrets at not being
able to be present. Mrs. Champ Clark,
wife of Speaker Clark, honorary second
vice chairman, was present.
Mrs. Samuel W. Mccall of Massachu-
sets is chairman: Mrs. Duncan L. Fetch
err. Florida, first vice chairman; Mrs
Steven B. Ayres, New York, second vice
chairman; Mrs. LINDEN Evans. Illinois.
secretary; Mrs. julius Kahn. California,
treasurer.
Among those present were Mrs. Gil
bert n. Hitchcock. Mrs. Atlee Pome-
rene, Mrs. Julius Kahn, Mrs James L.
Slayden, Mrs. Robert n. Page. Mrs. James
A. Hughes. Mrs Harry A. Richardson.
Mrs. z w. Martin, Mrs. Simon Guggen-
helm. Mrs. Fairchild. Mrs. Murray Crane,
Mrs. Charles r. Davis, Mrs. Swager Sher-
ley. Mrs. Thomas s. Crago, Mrs. Samuel
w Smith. Mrs James A. Reed. Mrs. Ma
than Bryan. Mrs. Claude A. Swanson,
Mrs. N. E. Kendall, Mrs. FINS Garrett,
Mrs. David E Finley. Mrs. CLrley, Mrs
William Kent, Mrs. Edwin j. Sweet Mrs.
Chew. national secretary of the woman s
welfare department; Miss Kennedy, ma
tional field secretary of the wonan's well
fare department, and Mrs. Enos Crane of
Pittsfeld. Mass, house guest of Mrs.
Murray Crane, and Mrs. Rufus Hardy.
Women and Problems of the Day.
Mrs. Hammond took as her subject the
relation of woman to the problems con-
fronting the social and industrial progress
of the country. She said in part:
The great problem which lies before
woman today is to adjust herself, and
with the same tenderness and efficiency
which she has used in the past, define
her relations to all the world in the
completest manner. Women are the
tutors of civilization, the mothers of
betterment
1T was never intended in the scheme
of creation that any part of that scheme
should have nothing to do. And as
there is work for woman to do she
must find means of accomplishing it,
exercising care in the undertaking ac-
cording to the methods best suited TO
x.t~
rounding her.
During the centuries gone by our
strength was in the individual within
the home. Our present-day force is in
unity of organization and cooperation.
This IS the age when the great things
are done by groups and bands and masses
In our country's swift growth and de-
velopment il has become necessary for
all men to organize and cooperate, and
We women have recognized this and are
responding to the spirit of the times. III
] were asked TO define I'm a few words
womans place in the body polite / should
express IL thus: The duty of every wom-
an, rich or poor. is TO contribute in &C.
tuai endeavor to the work of progress: 10
the alienation of misery, and to good
government -
Our opportunities for service are limit.
less. | am daily impressed by the grea,
and SOLDERING responsibilities which press
upon us. To put health and comfort into
the homes where the people live and rea,
their children. to protect the worker anC
his family by just regulation and in
duence: to light the lamp of hope for the
desperate. surely gives noble purpose
TO this organization of which you hav,
become branch.
When j urge you to go through you,
factories, mills. canneries and shops will
~ide-open eyes and an understanding
heart, l have touched only tenth of the
work which you will find TO do"