Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-05-23
CHAT FROM THE
FEDERATION MEETING
The Things that Interest DeLauare Club Women

gave as follows: Washington
Heights, S25; Harrington, So;
Newark, S25; FELTON,, S25; Della
ware City, $40; Smyrna, S25; Will
mington, $50; the federation, $50;
Delmar, So New Castle, SIS;
Bridgeville, So; Seaford, $40; Mil
ton, So; Dover, 500; Milford, S32.
Smyrna Club not only gave S25
but brought that amount up to
S127.5O by individual contribu-
lions from all over the Statetaoin
tions. Individual contributions
$25-Mrs. w. P. Bancroft, Mrs.
Preston lea, Mrs. F. G. Tallman,
Mrs. c. B. Evans; S10-Mrs. A.
D. Warner, Mrs. S. S. Deemer,
Miss Ray Heydrick, Mrs. S. J. Rey-
nolds, Mrs. J. P. Hoffecker, Mrs.
John Roberts, Mrs. S. NJ. Farrell,
Mrs. L. l. Handy; S5-Mrs. w. w.
Tschudy, Miss Anna Hough, Mrs.
Victor Messick, Mrs. Margaret
Collins, Mrs. R. w. Waller, Mrs. J.
E. Carter, Mrs. F. F. Evans, Mrs.
Howard Jones, Mrs. L. NJ. Price,
Mrs. Walter Hinson; S2.50-Mrs.
J. EIDE Ford; S2-Mrs. J. A. Hof-
fecker; S1-Mrs. j. F. Webb, Mrs.
F. z. Postles, Miss Anna Beckett,
Mrs. B. c. Collins, Mrs. E. M.
Fowler, Mrs. w. G. Deakyne. The
Seaford Club raised SIT among the
townspeople.
Suggestions to the Club
"Suggestions for work which
may be begun now and carried
forward turnout the year were:
First, Interesting all teachers
in the great advantages to be de-
rived from attending summer
school for teachers at Delaware
College.
Second, Adopting one school by
improving and identifying it in a
way of sanitation, equipment,
decoration and play grounds.
Third, Helping in the Ameri-
canization of the immigrants.
Fourth, Recognizing the need
for a new dormitory at the Wo-
mems College and aiding the eff
forts which will be made to OBJ
tain an appropriation for it from
our next Legislature.
Things for Which the Clubs
Stand
Care of the Feeble-Minded
"Whereas, The Predetermined
population of our State is rapidly
increasing, to its great detriment;
be it Resolved, that the Della
ware State Federation of Women's
Clubs heartily endorse all efforts
to secure legislation for their
care.
Immigrant Women
whereas, The number of for
elgn women coming to Delaware
is increasing because of new eco
nOmic conditions or because of the
greater demand for labor in such
. seasonal occupations as berry
= picking, canning, ETC.; be it
Resolved, That each club in the
State make an earnest effort in
the coming year to come into
friendly touch with the immi
grant women in its neighborhooC
a; to the end that here may be de
veloped united interest in the
, highest ideals of American life
. be it
Temperance
= ''Resolved, That the Delaware
S t a t e Federation of Women's
Clubs, assembled for its nine
teenth annual meeting at Whining
ton, Delaware, shall go on record
as wishing to promote the world
: wide temperance movement az
now being carried on by the Ma
tional Women's Christian TEN
} perance Union.
Social Hygiene
"Whereas, The subject of Sc,
2 hygiene is now recognized by edu
5 Gators as of the utmost impor
| lance, not only to women ant
3 children, but to the welfare O.
= the family and the race as a whole
and
= Whereas, instruction for moth
3 ers and teachers has recently beer
A inaugurated in Wilmington's pub
2 lie schools and women's clubs, bt
it
| Resolved, That the D. S. F. w
= c. hereby endorses the lectures
/ given by the Delaware Society fol
, Social Hygiene, through it's ex
, ecutive secretary, Rev. Mabel Ir
win, and hereby expresses to the