Evening star., 1915-05-04
Federation Flourishing.

the federation, proved a feature of to-
days session.
Federation Flourishing.
The fourishing condition Of the fed
GRAFTON was strikingly brought out IT
the report of Mrs. Logan, the twelfth
president the organization has had ir
its twenty-one years Of existence. Mrs
Logan reported twelve new clubs ad-
mitted during the term of her presi-
dency. During the past year 544 clut
meetings were held, and fourteen meet.
ings were held at the Raleigh Hotel
Open meetings also were held every
Saturday morning at the Public Libra.
ry. this feature being inaugurated by
Mrs. Logan.
Activities Of Federation.
Reviewing the civic activities of the
federation, Mrs. Logan named the
efght-hour law. Kenyon bill. alleys and
housing conditions. Fairgrounds, pres
ervation of the half-and-half plan of
District government, pure food laws,
regulation Of weights and measures.
opening social centers in the schools
and more rigid censorship of moving
fought for by the federation.
From the mile Of pennies move
ment Mrs. Logan reported $400 returns.
and $4,000 from the District donation
week.
In no way do I ever feel that our
club work must take the place of our
church work, however, declared Mrs.
Logan. But l do feel that our club
work. combined with our church work
and our work for civic welfare. to-
gether with our home life. will blend to
make up splendid days for all of u.s.
When the press committee was called
upon for report. Mrs. Logan paid a
graceful tribute to the Washington
newspapers for their splendid help"
and a rising vote of thanks was ten
dered by the federation to the local
papers.
Having seen the Prussian war
of 1870, the report of Miss Frances
Graham French, chairman of the COM
mittee on education, proved of especial
interest to the federation this morning
when she touched upon the question OF
education as 1t related to war.
Many an interesting story of that
day could be interpolated," she said
but 1t is enough to say that educa-
ton has been the basis Of preparedness
of the combatants of today; education
to a knowledge of the need of COM
plete military efficiency even in time
of peace
a war on the other side of the world
would have brought forth conditions
that are going to bring temperance to
the United States" exclaimed Mrs. Car
rie E. Kent. one of the vice presidents
of the federation, who. upon coming
into the hall after IL o'clock. was i'm
mediately brought to the platform by
the presiding officer and asked to greet
the federation. Mrs. Kent urged her
hearers to be loyal. above all things
Too Much Park spooning.
Too much spooning in the parks,
caused by too few policemen, was the
opinion expressed by Miss Flora J.
McCreery, chairman of the park COM
mittee.
Other reports heard were from Mrs.
Alice whitaker of the home economics
committee, Mrs. Robert Bruce Bare OF
the committee on moving pictures,
Mrs. Josephine A. Rich OF the COM
mittee on vital statistics. Mrs. Ada II.
Weiss of the social committee and Mrs.
Faber S Stevenson Of the committee
on ways and means Mrs. Stevenson
announced a federation beneht at the
Columbia Theater the night OF May IL
Tribute to the children's bureau of
the Department OF Labor for the work
n is doing to further the keeping of
vital statistics was paid by Mrs. Rich
in her report. She reported twenty :
tour states where good registration of
births and deaths Is kept. and especial
iy urged the necessity for keeping ac-
curate birth records.
The reports OF the presidents Of the
tbirtv-one federated clubs took up the
remainder of today's session. Flour
ishing conditions were reported all
along the line.
Tomorrow's session is expected to be
lively as election of officers promises
80 zee two or more states in the field
n the past elections have been held
Yearly. but this year the executive will
he chosen for two years. under the con-
stitutional amendment passed at the
annual meeting of 1914. Mrs. Logan,
having served the federation for two
Years. is not eligible for reelection.
Mrs Court F. Wood. first vice presi-
dent is the most prominently men
TONED candidate for president. al
though the names of Mrs. John Stokes,
corresponding secretary, and Miss Ce-
Iynda Ford, second vice president, were
often heard this morning.