Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20

sey State Federation of women's Clubs,
Saturday afternoon. held 10 the First
Methodist Church. of Montclair, the fol
lowing resolutions were presented by
the president, Mrs. Howard Crosby War
rem, in the hope that they would be re-
garded by the federated clubs and indi-
vidual club members somewhat in the
nature of a working platform and a dec
l~aration of definite things for which the
State federation stands and towards
coming year.
Mrs. Warren declared that New Jer'
sey does not suffer from a lack of good
laws but from their reinforcement
Too often good laws are enacted without
adequate provision for their enforcement,
and become dead laws due TO a lack Of
proper machinery
The resolutions follow:
Fsvors State College.
ut is hoped that the members OF the
federation. through their various clubs,
will study these resolutions, always keep
ing In mind their relation to local condi-
tons of their own communities, and TO
bring the conditions and their need of
remedy to the attention of the proper
officials or organizations which are re-
sponsible. Only In this way can results
be accomplished.
DO not weaken your local health or
school authorities by doing things which
they are paid to do and for whose ef-
acient doing they should be held respon-
sible.
whereas, A movement has been
started to organize Il college for women
to be AFFILIATED with Rutgers, under an
ARRANGEMENT similar to that existing be-
tween Barnard and Columbia, Radclife
and Harvard, Pembroke and Brown and
whereas, Eighty per cent. OF the
teachers in New Jersey are women; and
'Whereas. Rutgers receives annually
$4,000 of State money. be 1t
"Resolved, That the women OF the
state Federation support the project OF
the establishment of a State college for
women to be affiliated with Rutgers.
whereas. The New Jersey Federation
of Women's Clubs. through It's members
throughout the State, has worked untlr-
lnolv for better foods. better drinking
water. better street cleaning, better
housing. better factory laws, better school
facilities. better jalls and almshouses'
more parks and Fairgrounds, less smoke
In the atmosphere and better civic con-
dltions generally' and,
Better Health Laws.
"Whereas. All the beneficial laws IL
has labored and is laboring to secure are
liable to be ineffective and even useless
so long as the officials entrusted with
enforcing them are appointed for then
%nolitical activities rather than their
knowledge of the laws and their zeal IN
carving them out, therefore, be 1t
"Resolyed, That the New Jersey Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs indorse tbs
principle of civil service reform and
pledges its aid and influence to the adj
vancement OF the competitive system and
urges its extension to all classes of pup
lie service wherever practicable.
whereas, The New Jersey Federation
has worked untiringly for better healtf
conditions, better schools, better housing
cleaner streets, increased playground anc
park facilities and better civic conditions
generally. and
eWbcrens, All these civic reforms arr
crippled aud made Ineffective because
of the present waste and inefhciency II
our local government; therefore, be l
"Resolved, That the members of thu
New Jersey Federation throughout Thu
cities aud towns of the state work TO
more efficient and businesslike method
in the administration of the local gov
ernments by means of adequate account
ing and reporting systems.
whereas, The common drinking GU
has been abolished by the State Boar
of Health, and
"Wbereas. Sanitary cups are not gen
orally. supplied to the public. therefore
be It
Resolved, That the state Board o
Health compel railroads, theatres, stores
etc. TO equip themselves with s%anitar,
drinking cups to which the public ma,
have access, either free or at a nomlna
? charge.
: Whereas. Few cities or owns in thi
State do preventive work during th
summer months to reduce baby mortalit,
and to teach baby hygiene, and
! inspection In Schools.
Whereas, Two contributing causes o
the high rate of baby mortality in tn
summer months are ignorance on tn
part of the mothers of the simple rule
of baby hygiene and impure milk, there
fore be II
Resolved. That the New Jersey Fed
Grafton Immediately urge the loos
t boards of health to conduct baby-savin
L campaigns through employment O
house-to-house nurses, distribution O
i. literature and rigid inspection of milk,
Whereas. The annual report of tn
State Board of Education does not con
3 tain facts as to medical inspection an
$ it's results. promotion and non-promo
ton, and dropping out of children befor
r completion of school course. and
Whereas, New Jersey has one of tn
best compulsory medical inspection law
In the country, IL enforced, and
|. Whereas. The repetition of grades b
children due to non-promotion entail
an enormous cost to the cities. and
Whereas. Excessive dropping out G
children indicates n maladjustment i
: the relation OF the schools to the need
of the child, therefore be II
: Resolved. That the stat, commits
Q sloner OF education be and he Is hereb
{ urged by the federation to have Inquire