Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-23
. Mrs. Ellis Logan Volunteers to
Enlist National Fedora
ton of Clubs.
MEMBERSHIP IN COUNTRY
TOTALS ABOUT 100000
. Executive Committee to Discuss
Question of Communicating With
Outside Organizations.

Mrs. Ellis Logan, president OF ine
District of Columbia Federation of
Womens Clubs, has volunteered to aid
the committee of one hundred in its
effort to maintain the present rela-
tions between the District and the
federal government.
She today advised the executive COM
rlIttee, of which Henry B. F. Macfar
land is chairman. that she not only be-
lieves that the 1000 women in the Dis
rrict belonging to the club federation
share her feeling of a desire to aid
the committee of one hundred. but that
she will present the case of the Dis
trict's peril to the National Federation
of Women's Clubs at its coming meet
ing in Chicago. June to June 1S. and
will do everything in her power to
enlist all the women of the national
federation in the work of the commit
tee.
The National Federation of Women S
Clubs now has a. membership of about
100000. and ii is Mrs. Logan'S idea tina I
the aid OF these women throughout the
United States can be enlisted not only in
the effort to defeat pending legislation
in Congress which would do away with
the half-aud-half principle, but that they
could be organized into an effective corps
to aid in preventing in future any efforts
which may be made to do away with the
present relations between the capital and
the federal government Mrs. Logan be-
lieves that the National Federation of
Womens Clubs could be made into what
might be called Guardians of the Status
QUO
Invited to Address Women.
Nr. Macfarland received this morning
from Mrs. Logan an invitation to attend
the meeting of the District of Columbia
Federation of Womens Clubs to be held
next Saturday afternoon in the oak
room of the Raleigh Hotel at o'clock,
and to lay before the District fedora
tlon. composed of 1000 women. the
facts contained in the report of the
executive committee of the committee of
J ono hundred. and Suggestions as to the
cooperation of patriotic Americans. This
invitation Mr.. Macfarland has accepted.
Mrs Logan stated that as president of
the. District of ColuIuo oia Federation of
Women's Clubs she will officially at
tend the biennial meeting in Chicago
The national federation has representa-
ifves in every state and city and almost
every town in the United States. Its
keen civic spirit and active patriotism
1t is stated. make it especially ap-
propriate that it should be interested
in the cause of the common capital.
Chairman Macfarland today called a
meeting of the executive committee of
the committee of one hundred. for to-
morrow night. at s o'clock, at his office,
In the Evans building At this meeting
1t is hoped to have every member OF
the executive committee report upon the
cooperation of the national organizations
having headquarters in Washington.
Most of the resident secretaries of these
organizations have expressed their hearty
sympathy with the movement to protect
the progress Of the National Capital. bu;
the details of communication with their
membership have been worked out in
only about one-tllird of the whole num-
Der of organizations.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution. the American Civic Fedora
ton. the Navy League. the American
Institute of Architects. the American
Federation of Arts, the American Ar
theological Institute have, in one way
or another, arranged to communicate
with their memberships as to lay
before them the facts of the relations
between the nation and its capital
and to ask their cooperation in sup
port of their senators and representa-.
lives i'll maintaining the present status
To Discuss Future Action.
VI the meeting tomorrow night the
question of communicating with the
national organizations having head
quarters elsewhere will be taken ut
Sanizations considered Meanwhile 4
is desired by the executive committee
that Inc other members of the COM
mittee of one hundred shall continue
10 carry out the plan outlined by the
executive committee. approved by the
committee of one hundred of eXercis
ing the right of petition by bringing
the facts to the attention of senators
and representatives, either pcrsonally
twhere hey are personally known OIL
BY letter; by getting the District resi-
dents to do the same; by writing tc
their friends in the states to cooperate
with them. and by writing to national
organizations with which they may be
ofhcfally connected, asking their in
terest.
The executive committee wishes to re
iterate that its few members who are al
busy with their own business affairs, anc
who are working nights in order to dt
their part, cannot without the active co
operation of every member of the commit
tee of one hundred carry on the campaign
of education.
Following the adoption of a resolution
last Tuesday night by the Washington
Building Trades Council. indorsing th,
George bill and opposing the Prout,
amendment to that bill the secretary %
the council, W. III. Merryrnan has writ
ten to Chairman Macfarland of the ex
ecuuVe committee offering assistance I,
the committee of one hundred.
MI Merryman states in his letter
Trades Council to Assist.
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