The Washington herald., 1914-03-24
million WOMEN
TO AID DISTRICT
Chairman Macfarland to Ad-
dress District Fedora
ton of Clubs.
WORKERS MEET TONIGHT
Executives Called Together to Further
Outline Plan for Defense of
National Capital.
WORKERS MEET TONIGHT

| ~There is reason to expect that very
soon approximately 100000 women, af-
fliated with woman clubs scattered all
over the United States. will be devoting
much Of their time and energy to help
preserve the present relation between the
Federal government and the National
Capital
Chairman Macfarland yesterday re-
ceived from Mrs. Ellis Logan. president
Of the District Federation Of womens
Clubs, an Invitation to attend a meet
ing Of that organization next Saturday
afternoon at the Releigh Hotel, and to
lay before 1t the facts contained in the
executive committees report and sugges-
| tons as to cooperation by patriotic
Americans. Mrs. Logan wrote that this
Organization. representing 1000 would, she
believes, share with her a strong desire
| to aid in every way in the work of the
Committee of One Hundred.
Mrs. Logan also stated that, as
president of the District Federation of
women's Clubs, she would officially at
tend the biennial meeting OF the Ma
tional Federation of Women's Clubs.
to be held in Chicago from June to
Is. At that time she expects to seize
the opportunity to present the matter
to the representatives of all the wom-
ems clubs of America.
To Ask Aid for District.
Mrs. Logan states that the member
ship of these clubs is now about 1,o00.-
900, and that she will do everything
in her power to enlist the interest of
their representatives to preserve the
present relations between the country
and its Capital City. The National
Federation has representatives in
every State and city and almost every
town in the United States. Its civic
spirit and active patriotism make it
especially appropriate that 1t should
be interested in the cause OF the COM
mon Capital.
Chairman Macfarland accepted the
invita- tion of Mrs. Logan to speak Sat-
urday afternoon.
Mr.. Macfarland called a meeting OF the
executive committee of the Committee
Of One Hundred for tonight at S o'clocl;
at his office, in the Evans Building At
this meeting II is hoped to have every
member Of the executive committee re-
port upon the cooperation OF the ma
tional organizations having headquarters
in Washington. Most OF the resident sec
retaries OF these organizations have eN-
pressed hearty sympathy with the move
ment to promote the progress OF the Ma
tional Capital, but details of communi-
cation with their memberships have been
worked out in only about one-third of
the whole number of organizations.
The Daughters OF the American Revo-
luton. the American Civic Federation.
the Navy League, the American Insti-
tute of Architects. the American Fedora
tion of Arts, the American Archaeological
Institute. have in one way or another
arranged to communicate with their
memberships so as to lay before them
the facts OF the relations between the
nation and its capital and to ask their
cooperation and support Of their Sena-
tors and Representatives in maintaining
the present status.
Committee Must Work.
The question of communicating with
the national organization having head
quarters elsewhere will also be taken UP
tonight. and a tentative list of 800 such
organizations will be considered. 1t is
desired by the executive committee that
the other members of the Committee OF
One Hundred shall continue to carry out
the plan outlined by the executive COM
mittee. approved by the Committee of
One HundTed, and exercise the right OF
petition by bringing facts to the attention
of Senators and Representatives, either
personally or by letter: by getting their
district representatives to do the same;
by writing to their friends in the States
to cooperate with them and by writ
ing to national organizations, with which
they may be officially connected, asking
their interest.
The executive committee reiterates that
its few members. who are busy with their
own affairs and who are working al
night in order to do their part, cannot
carry on the campaign of education with
out the active cooperation of the whole
committee.
Appeal for Relief.
Resolutions condemning the govern
ment's delay in paying the Union Sta
ton Plaza awards and urging the pas
sage of Senate joint resolution No.
12s were adopted last night by the
Central Labor Union. The following
is a copy:
Whereas these citizens, many of
whom are wage-earners. have suffered
great hardships as a result of the gov
ernments arbitrary action; therefore.
be il
Resolved, That we hereby appeal to
Congress and the President to speedily
give the proper relief by enacting into
law Senate joint resolution 129, and
that the legislative committee of the
Central Labor Union is hereby in
structed to aid in every possible way
the passage of said resolution"