The Washington herald., 1915-01-31
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Mrs. Rafter Talks to Club
women of Needs of School
Children.
DANGER IN EASEMENTS
Resolutions Adopted Urging Education
Board TO Provide Matrons-Urge
Employment Bureau.

''wha: do yof7 think Of eighth grade
school girls who paint and powder and
wear white pumps, squaTe-Cut low necks
and transparent chiffon dresses at their
midwinter gradua ton exercises? Pretty
premature and shocking for little girls
way down in tneIr teens, Is it not?"
These were the queries put to members
of the Federation Of Women's Clubs at
a meeting at the Raleigh last night 10y
Mrs. Giles S RafteT, president Of the
Congress of Mothers. She was referring
to actual sights she saw at recent gradu-
aion exercises here in the District ana
she said the demonstration of costly and
inappropriate apparel should cause the
women of Washington to start an active
csmpaign in the interest of simpler
dressing.
IAN hour is too long for an eighth
grade schoolgirl TO spend upon her morn
ing toilette" she declared, "and yet
know of scores WHO devote fully that
length Of time to their dressing
Children Not Fed.
.oThe majority of waShington's school
children are improperly fed" she con-
tlnued. And scores OF children from eX-
trenely good homes, too, go TO school
daily without their breakfasts. little
eirl with excellent home and parents told
me the other day she had a headache.
INQUIRED TO learn the cause. and she told
me she had not had any breakfast and
that she had eaten only candy Tor lunch
Parents should be instructed with respect
TO diets for school children. and those
pupils who are not properly fed at nome
should be given adequate nourishment at
school
'"The schools should cut out some Of
the present foolish frills in the Curri-
culum and introduce vocational train
ing in the graded classes. instead OF
solely in the high schools
And those school Easements! What
horrible places for our little school girls.
! shudder whenever l enter them. Ger
tainIy we should have matrons to Watch
over our girls when they are in these
Easements"
Resolutions were adopted urging the
Board of Education to provide school
matrons, and the various clubs OF the
federation were requested TO send let
tiers to the board on the matter.
Urge Employment Bureau.
Endorsement was given to a project
initiated by the Housekeepers' Alliance.
designed to furnish employment to white
women of the city who are at present
out of positions. Resolutions calling FOR
Cooperation in the maintenance of this
employment bureau and introduced oy
Mrs. Alice A. Whitaker. president Of the
alliance, were adopted \ volunteer COM
mittee of women will canvass the city to
secure the names Of white women deslr-
ing employment.
MRS Emma s. Shelton, president of the
W. c. T. L. presented resolutions. which
were adopted. urging the appointment OF
a teacher to give scientific temperance in
struction in the public schools.
Mrs. Court F. Wood, Mrs. William F
Andrews. Mrs. James Lansburgh, anc
Mrs. Lyman Swormstedt were elected
trustees of the Clubhouse committee foI
three-year terms. Mrs. Charles P. Gran
field was elected for a single-year term
This committee is arranging for lunch
con February 10 at Old Masonic Temple
to raise funds for the erection of q
clubhouse for the federation.