The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-19
RESOLUTION

treasurer.
RESOLUTION
The Committee on Resolutions
begs to submit the following:
Whereas, it is the sense of our
State Federation of Womer's Clubs
that education be it's principal work,
and recognizing that it must be uni
yersal, and that if education cannot
be diffused by the present method,
compulsion should be invoked.
There be it resolved, That this 7th
district convention go on record, as
favoring Extension Education, COM
pulsory, where necessary, be it fur
ther,
Resolved that we call on the clubs
composing the 7th district Fedora
ton to take the initiative in their
communities to carry into effect COM
pulsory education under the terms of
the existing law. That each club in
this district to child welfare work
give special attention and eugenic ba-
by contests during the coming year,
That the seventh district endorses the
splendid services rendered by DR.. Os-
car Bowling during his incumbency
as head Of the State Board of Health
and urges that he be retained at the
head of this department. That the
seventh district clubs endorse the four
bills now offered in the legislature,
to-wit: The compulsory education
bill, the abatement and injunction
bill, the establishment of a training
school for dependent and neglected
girls and the equalization of taxes
bill.
Be it further resolved that each
club appoint a legislative chairman,
to work comparatively with the state
federation legislative chairman in in
surfing the understanding and passing
of the said bills.
Be it further resolved, That where
as alcohol is responsible for so much
of the crime, immortality, insanity,
poverty, ignorance, neglected chill
dren, bad housing and feeding, tuber-
culosis and other diseases, in fact al
most all Of the conditions women are
banded together to remedy, that al
cohOls relation to the special phase
of evil in which each federated club
is intrusted, form the topic of one
subject once a year of that club.
That the 7th district federation en-
dorse the suffrage bill in the coming
legislature and work toward its pas
sage.
That the 9TH district federation
pledge themselves to cooperate with
the prison reform association in their
efforts to have present prison law eff
fectively amended; and that our leg
islative committee be instructed to
communicate with the prison reform
association to this effect.
That the clubs in the 7th district
endorse the four bills now offered in
the legislature, to-wit: The compul-
sorry education bill, the abatement in
junction providing the establishment
Of training school for neglected and
independent children and the equaliza-
ton of taxes bill. Further that each
club appoint a legislative chairman
to work comparatively with the state
federation legislative chairman in in
surfing the understanding and passing
of the said bills.
Be it further resolved, That in be-
half of the visiting delegates to the
7th district federation of Woman's
clubs, we further wish to express our
hearty appreciation to the W. c. T.
u. for the generous use Of their com.
modious auditorium, to the ladies OF
the district and all others who loaned
specimens for the wonderful exhibit
OF Ar;s and Crafts at thu country
Cluh. TO the gracious musicians f0r
the employment Of their talents, to
those extending the liberal use Of
their cars, to the officers and mem
bers of the Jennings organizations
who so cordially welcomed US into
their homes and to the Country Club
for the use of the Club house for the
| Arts and Crafts Exhibit. Especially
would we add hearty vote Of appre-
citation for the magnificent decora-
tions of flowers both at the audito-
rum and the Country Club, all OF
which have had much part in making
our visits to Jennings one long to be
remembered.
Committee:
MRS. S. K. JOHNSON,
Chairman.