The Washington herald., 1914-03-17
"HALF.AND.HALF
Plan IS SAFE"
DIR. HARVEY W. WILEY.
Pure Food Expert Declares
Belief that Congress Will
Stand by District.
SEEKS AID OF WOMEN
Committee of 100 Will Appeal to All
Clubs to Join in Legislative
Fight.

Declaring his belief that the half-and-
half plan is safe with Congress, DR..
Harvey w. Wiley talked to members
OF the College Woman's Club at the
Comstock studio, In G street. yesterday
afternoon.
This was the opening gun of a cam
paign which gives every promise Of far
reaching influence for the clearing I'D of
the misunderstanding with a section of
the House OF Representatives over Dis
trict Legislation. DR.. Wiley, who fs
chairman OF the committee Of 100 citizens
carrying on the campaign. and others
will address every womans organiza-
tiop in the District and ask their aid.
The plan Is to have these women write
to their friends and relatives all over
the country. urging them to petition
their representatives in Congress to be
very circumspect in all legislative mat
tiers affecting the National Capital
safe with Congress.
81 feel confident that the half and
half plan Is safe enough with Con-
gress," said DR.. Wiley. but we must
not relax single effort. There is
plenty to do. and We wish you ladies
would call on your friends and rela-
tives wherever they may be and see
that they do all in their power to help
us make their Capital City, and ours.
what II should be. the most beautiful
and most progressive in the whole
world"
The enthusiastic reception accorded
the chairman and his remarks indi-
Gated that practically every woman
present was heart and soul with the
District in the matter. The occasion
of the meeting was a piano recital by
Wash
ington newspaper man. which was fol-
lowed by a tea.
Among those present were: Mrs. Ray
mond E. Morgan, Misses Nina F. Allen.
Helen Anderson, Alice c. Atwood. MAR
garet Bayly. Angie NJ. Beckwith. Heloiss
Brainerd and Jessis ]. Brainerd, Mrs.
Alberta W. Brown. Mrs. Albert B. Bush
nell. Misses Vera X Charles. Mabel
CoIcord. Lulu ~ Conner. Emily s. Cook.
Carrie NJ. Davis. Cora X. Dunnells. Cora
L. Feldkamp. Stella r. Fox, Helen y.
Gary. Malina A. Gilkey. Mary A. Hart
well. Emma r. Hawks. Florence A. Hill
Bertha c. Hite. L. B. Holbrook. Cora
Jacobs Dr. Anna NJ. Ketcham, Mrs. ].
A. LIE Clerc. Miss Katherine H Mercy
nolds. Mrs Haven Metcalf. Miss Emma
s. Miller. Mrs. Agnes Nourse. Misses
Anne Pierce and II. Juli Pitman, Mrs.
Malcolm Price. Mrs. Willis Rice, Miss
Helen Silliman and Emma F. Shrine.
Mrs. Mary Gordon Slarrow. Miss Marion
p. stover. Mrs. L. B. Swormstedt. Mrs.
Thompson. F. E. Throckmorton. Hannah
L. Wessling. Helen d. Wise. and Gertrude
Lee Woodin.
Labor to Join Fight.
The committee learned yesterday that
organized labor in Maryland has agreed
to support the committee in its fight for
District legislation. p. ]. Ryan an
nounced that the Maryland State and
District If Columbia Federation OF Labor
had decided to back the District in the
argument. A letter from J. r. Neal.
secretary of the Maryland labor organiza-
tion. to Mr.. Ryan. who is its legislative
agent here. authorized the latter to make
the announcement.
The Central Labor Union OF Washing
ton. through its secretary. John B. Col
poys, announced its readiness to do all in
its power to help the Districts cause.
This organization is affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor.
The executive committee will meet
again tomorrow evening in the Offices OF
its chairman. Henry B. F. Macfarland, in
the Evans Building. to hear reports ana
plan further activities. Today Mr.. Mac
farland will ask Mrs. William Cumming
Story. president general of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution. to swing the
support of that influential organization to
the District.
Some time this week, it is expected,
the District appropriation bill will be
taken up in conference, and 1t is expect
cd also that the House conferees will
make a vigorous fight for the retention
of the sections considered inimical to
the best interests Of the National Capital.