New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-27
WOMEN OF FEDERATION
PLAN WORK FOR FUTURE
Teaching of Personal and Sex
Hygiene in Public and Nor
NAL Schools Advocated.
RAP AT COMIC SUPPLEMENTS
Publication of Details of Divorce
and Crime Deplored-"Hats
OFF, Order Sends Ripple of
Laughter Through Conference


women Of the country are doing to-day
what they have done i'm the last four years
and what they intend to do In the future
we're the general outlines Of the valedc-
tory delivered to-day bv Mrs. Philip North
Moore. Of St Louis. retiring president of
the General Federation Of Women's Clubs,
now in session here for its eleventh bien-
nial convention.
Il believe" she said, that the general
federation now is united Is never before.
We have learned to know each other and 10
work together wonderfully well The new
officers will hold fast TO all that has been
good in the past and give a new outlook
on the future. The great task Of this gen
Grafton is to live down the generation that
still lags behind the times"
Among the accomplishments listed. Mrs
Moore said that the country at large had
the club women 10 thank for the pure food
law. tho preservation Of Niagara Falls
from the greed Of power companies, the
passage Of the Weeks bill for the COnser-
walton Of forest lands and much legislation
looking TO the welfare Of women and chill
dren
For the future she urged the women ad-
dress themselves particularly TO interna-
fional and industrial peace, regulation Of
the press and the drama, education, inspec-
ton OF factories and closer watch on
national legislation affecting social and
civic life.
II was hattering to women that nearly
every national organization looking for
power came to seek the federation. she
said
But this joining many organizations"
cautioned Mrs. Moore, helpful though It
may be- brings added responsibility and
great expense"
Her advice was that state divisions Of
the federation, as well as the national
body itself. hold to their own educational
purpose. allowing departments and indvid-
Ual clubs TO affiliate az they chose.
Raps Comic Sunday Supplements.
The Sunday comic supplement came in
FOR sharp criticism as actually vicious"
Cannot we have a supplement" asked
Mrs Moore. that IS actually artistic and
truly humorous Details Of divorce, scan
dal and crime, she thought, were less and
less tolerable to women. AN item Of
news" she said. Eve must accept, but the
unsavory details are no longer news"
Committee reports and routine business
occupied most Of the session. A ripple Of
first rule reported by the committee on
rules and regulations commanded that TO
: insure the comfort and pleasure Of I'll
ladies will please remove their hats"
\ Professor Mary L. Sanford, of the Uni
versitv Of Minnesota spoke on moral power
in the schoolroom An evident influence
10 he guarded against she said, is the
fashion Of wealth and luxury. the danger
attending 2 liberal education Of confound-
ing liberty and license, and the influence Of
immoral instructors who prefer "dilettantes
like Swinburne and oscar Wilde TO the
great masters who have enriched our Ian
guage and thought
Mrs O Sheppard Barnum. Of Los An
reles. chairman Of the department Of edu-
cation. reported IN favor Of teaching per
eoral and sex hygiene IN normal and pub
li~ schools
Mrs. NJ. W Barry, Of Sherman Tex
saiI
From the mass of reports and private
correspondence the committee submits the
following facts.
.First-That II is generally conceded by
educators physicians and social workers
that there is urgent need tol personal ana
sex hygiene instructions IN our schools,
''SeCOnd-That such instructions shouIo OF
grounded on biology
"Third-That II should include more than
mere physical facts
. n into elementary and secondary schools
. until il is required IN normal schoo,S ana
teachers are carefully selected and pre-
"Fifth-The instruction should be given
70 parents and gradually 10 the general
"sixth-That popular prejudice against
such instruction Is rapidly disappearing
"Scventh-That such instruction is essen
% tial 10 eradicating the social evil and con
trolling disease.
Mrs Philip y Moore. the retiring pres'-
dent believes with President Taft, that e
is the duty Of national officer 70 visit his
constituency.
During my four years Of office, she
said I'm her farewell address Il have visited
eighty principal cities and forty-one states
on tho business Of the federation and
have travelled more than seventy thousand
miles"
Infants six months old mays be- taught
music by the color music system Mrs
Fannie Mckinney Hughey Of St. Louis,
told the federationists to-day 4 child's
education, she said, should begin when "
is three months old-not later.
The principal paper on sex hygiene was
read by Judge Clayton F. Harrington, of
this city, who is connected with the De-
psrtment OF Justice He urged the neces-
sity of sufficient Congressional appropria-
ton to make effective war upon and sup
press the men who lure girls to ruin,
Advocates Appointment Of Policemen.
Mrs. Alice stebbins Wells who was the
FIRST policewoman to be appointed in Los
Angeles. discussed the nod Of policewomen
Cor the protection OF women and girls
Through the Los Angeles delegation she
has submitted a resolution for the consid-
Grafton ~ the federation which urges the
clubwonen TO vote for the appointment OF
women TO the police force Of every large
city i'm the country.
Mrs Philip Carpenter. Of New York, ana
Mrs Percy V. Pennypacker, Of Texas are
conducting a strenuous campaign for the
nresidency OF the federation. The Carpen-
ter forces are maintaining a constantly ag-
yressive canvass II there is one club woman
who does not know that Mrs. Carpenter Is
the candidate of the New York delegation
i, ,s because she Is deaf and dumb and
can't be reached in any Of the ways known
to science.
Miss Mary Carrot Hay. president OF the
New York State Federation, and the heu-
tenants who are working under her dlrec-
tion are leaving no stone unturned to insure
the election of Mrs. Carpenter.
The candidate from Texas is not with
ont her very loyal supporters. Her forces
vork less I'm the tornado fashion that rs