Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

posed of seventeen
seventeen clubs with a member
r.nn.4. ship of five thousand
capacity one club may differ in nine
points out of ten from any other club in
this general body there is at least one
bond which holds them together, the gen.
eral welfare of women in Washington in
its broadcast sense.
The local federation is, as in many
other instances, only a branch of a
national body holding the same position
in that general society as a state fedora
ton. The officers of the local organiza-
ton are: Mrs. VIM. E. Andrews, president;
Mrs. Grace Boynton Logan, first vice
president: Mrs. Grace Porter Hopkins,
second vice president: Mrs. Joseph F.
James, recording secretary; Mrs. Jo-
sephine A. Rich, corresponding secretary:
Mrs. John Fl. Stokes, treasurer; Mrs.
Sarah f. Guss. auditor, and Mrs. Char
lotte E. Main. general federation secre-
tary. In addition. there are a number
of committees. of which the chairmen
are: Mrs. Grace Boynton Logan, art;
Mrs. Lydia Adams Wiliiams conserva-
ton; Mrs. Lizzie w. Calver civics; Mrs.
Edith kingman Kern, club extension;
Miss Florence G. French, education; DIR.
ISdpei ieshP naMD, emergency ana hrst
aid; Miss Edith s. Jacobs, household
economies Mrs. William J. Ethell in
dustrial and social conditions; Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey, Legislative: Mrs. ].
Finney Engle. literature; Mrs. Clayton
E. Emig. music: Mrs. Grace Porter Hop
kins, press: Mrs Daisy w Trauty, pub
lie health; Mrs. Fanny NJ Page reci-
procity; Mrs. Ada III. Weiss, social. and
Mrs. Edward Olney. ways and means
The executive board of the federation is
composed of the officers, one director
from each club, the chairmen of the
standing committees and the past presi-
dents of the local federation.
The clubs which constitute the fedora
ton are the Aid Association for the
Blind of the District of
Constituent Columbia, Col umb a
M.,h.. Heights Art Club. Chap
ter B. P. +. O., Council of
Jewish Women, District Womans Chris
tan Temperance Union. District of CO.
lumbia Woman's Suffrage Association
Excelsior Literary Club, Evermay Club,
Housekeepers' Alliance. Capitol Hill His
tory Club, Legion of Loyal Women.
PhilO-Classics, PrO-ReNata, Women S
Bindery Union Woman's Clinic, Washing
ton City kindergarten Club. and the
WOman's National Press Association.
The object of the federation, as set down
in its constitution, is Ito secure more
thorough acquaintance and. in case OF
need. united action among the women s
clubs of the District. The work shall
be general, not sectarian or partisan or
devoted exclusively to one line of pur-
suit, but hospitable to all thought affect
ing human welfare This object the
federation strives to fulfill in the broad
est possible sense and to help not only
women i'll general, but to work for the
betterment of Washington. And in this
last the federation is especially active.
Hardly any movement touching the bet
terment of their city is raised that its
members do not discuss, and il there
seems any opportunity for assisting in
it's advancement they take active steps
in that direction.
Among the movements which the fed
Grafton has taken steps to assist are i'm
provement of the street car service and
reform of motion pictures. petition
was presented to the interstate commerce
commission i'm connection with the street
car situation in which better service was
asked for, especially open cars on some
lines not using them. Another petition,
presented to the committee on railways of
the board of transportation, urged trans
verse seats instead OF the longitudinal
ones now SO frequently used. AS for the
motion pictures. the federation is en-
deavoring to have only such pictures
SHOWU DIS Will nave ITO III eucCtS upOi
the minds of the children who see them,
as they claim that while many of the
reels are not immoral. they are too tax
ing on the imagination and feelings of
children. AS regards conservation, much
active work has been done by the local
federation. this body being the first wom-
ems organization to adopt resolutions in
favor of the conservation of natural re-
sources
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Perhaps none Of the work, however, has
been more strenuous than that in con-
nectiOn with education.
Educational Five main avenues of