Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-02
Express Their Approval OF
That Form of National
preparedness"
FEDERATION TAKES UP
BILLS BEFORE CONGRESS
May Work This Year for Mothers
Pensions for District of
Columbia.

Keen appreciation of the work being
done at the national service camp at
Chevy Chase was shown by the Dis
trict of Columbia Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs at this mornings opening
session of the two-day annual meeting
which is being held at the Eighth
Street Temple, sth street between II
and 1 streets northwest
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, founder of
the local federation. sounded the key
note when. in her report of the Woman's
National Press Association, one of the
federated clubs, of which she is pres
dent she highly commended the camp
of women at Chevy Chase as most
reasonable and desirable step toward
the right sort of national preparedness
Men will have to be taught to do
something else but fight each other"
declared Mrs Lockwood. Her remarks
were received with great applause.
Mrs. Court Wood, president of the fed
GRAFTON. is presiding.
Termed "Reasonable'' Preparedness.
Further testimony that the women
of the federation heartily believe in
the service camp work was given at
noon, when Miss Janet Richards. chair
man of the legislative committee of the
federation, in presenting a report deal
ing with seven bills before the national
legislature which are receiving the
support of the women of the country,
highly commended the words of Mrs
Lockwood
There is great deal of prepared
ness which is reasonable" said Miss
Richards, land this camp represents q
most reasonable and desirable sort of
preparedness" Miss Richards said that
although she Is a memberof the Wom-
ans Peace Party she believes in ra-
tlonal preparedness and the going on
with proper appropriations for the ma
t1onal defense. She advoca ted the adop-
ton Of a national budget system. to
make certain that for every dollar
spent on preparedness dollars worth
of preparedness would be secured for
the nation. she said.
At the conclusion of the report Mrs
Lockwood stirred the assemblage to
great applause by leaning over the
flag decorated platform. grasping the
flag and saying:
"All the nations of the world recog-
nize in this flag opportunity and ace"
Legislation Endorsed.
Miss Richards report advocated the
Heating owen child labor bill, the ma
tional park service bill, the vocational
aid bill. stand against the section of
the Burnett immigration bill calling
for an educational test for immigrants,
a bill to wipe out adult illteracy, the
Linthicum bill for federal inspection of
diaries and the Owen bill calling for
the meeting of an international confer
ence to make more certain the rules
of international law"
The report was adopted, and tomor-
row morning the federation will pass
upon the bills one by one.
Mrs. wood, in commenting the work
Of the Takoma Park Civic Study Club
for its efforts in procuring the passage
through the Maryland Legislature of
the mothers pension bill, said that she
hoped that next year the District fed
eeration would get q mothers pension
bill for the district of Columbia. 1t
is believed that the work of the local
clubwomen the ensuing year will be
largely turned to this end.
Musical mum berS were given this
morning by Mrs. IneZ Seymour Milton.
Shakespeare Is Presented.
This afternoon pupils of the West
ern High School presented to the fed
Grafton scene from midsummer
Nights Dream" These players will
present TINS scene IN the hlgh school
celebration.
Late this afternoon addresses are on
the program from Miss Julia Lathrop
of the children's bureau. DIR. Cora
Smith King and Judge Latimer of the
Juvenile Court.
Following business tomorrow morn
ing. the meeting Will close tomorrow
afternoon with luncheon at the New
Ebbitt Hotel in honor of Mrs. Lock
God