The Washington times., 1916-01-16
CIVIC FEDERATION TO
DISCUSS DEFENSE
preparedness, immigration, and
Labor Conditions Before
Gathering Here.

Preparedness, immigration. labor con-
ditions, relations of government to
business and civil pensions will be
among the subjects discussed at the
sixteenth annual meeting Of the Ma
tional Civic Federation, which con-
venes at the Willard tomorrow morn
ing for a two-day session.
The Federation will meet simultane-
ously with the woman's department, of
which Miss Maude Wetmore, daughter
Of former Senator Wetmore, of Rhode
Island, is national president. The
womans department will discuss n
number of-subjects independent Of the
Federation.
The New York and New Jersey dele
cations to the woman's department will
have as their slogan, Sing Sing Must
Co. and they will rally strongly to
deposed warden Of that institution.
Ways and Means Of furnishing em-
ployment to American women thrown
out of work by the European war. a
thought and attention by the women.
will also be discussed
Seth Low To Preside.
The meeting of the Civic Federation
brought several score prominent men
and women from all parts Of the coun-
try today, and by the time Seth Low.
president of the organization, drops
his gavei for the first session tomor-
row the national capital will have A
distinguished gathering within its gates.
Mr.. Low, former mayor of New York
and former president of Columbia Uni
versity, will deliver the opening address
at 10 o'clock. A number of reports from
chairmen of the various committees will
follow. These will include one by Au-
gust Belmont. of New York. chairman
of the workmen's compensation depart
ment, on The Status of Workmen's
Compensation Laws" another by Miss
Maude Wetmore. "A on the achievements
and development Of the woman's de-
partmcnt. and another by Louis A. Cool
dee. former Assistant secretary of the
Treasury, chairman of the welfare de-
partment, on "A Year of Satisfactions
American Employers Profit-Sharing
Plans.'
Other reports will be Causes of In
dustrial Accidents" by Louis B.
Schram. chairman Of the committee on
prevention of industrial accidents: THE
Minimum Wage BY Law" by Alexander
J. Porter, chairman of the minimum
Wage commission: Uniformity of Leg
tslation and Court Procedure" by
committee, and Present Attitude To-
ward Social Insurance." by P. Tecum-
sch Sherman, of the social insurance
commission. At luncheon. which will
follow the morning session. and which
viii be given by the woman's depart
ment. Secretary of war Garrison. Seth
Low. Congressman Augustus 2. Gardne,
or MASSACHUSETTS,. and Nicholas Long
worth of Ohio. will speak.
For Coverpmapt WorLor,
Pensions for Federal. State. Muni-
Cipal and Industrial Employees" the
subject Of an address by William n.
WILCOX. of New York. is exnected To
attract considerable attention from
Government employees in Washington
at the session which begins at 2:sO
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. John ]
Deviny secretary of the National As
soCiation OF Civil Service Employees.
has sent n general invitation for Gov
crnment workers in Washington to
attend tomorrow afternoons session
and participate in the discussion
which will follow Mr.. Willcox's ad-
dress on the retirement OF Federal
employees.
other reports TO he heard Tomorrow
afternoon will he those Of Dr. Woods
Hutchinson, on 'Pro"ress in Tndustria
Hygiene in THIRTY Years" William G..
Mather en- THE Growth of Employers
Welfare Work" ITHves Robbins on
Changes in Labor Conditions During
the Past Thirty Years" and DR. f. E.
Smith on changes in Food and Drug
Supnly--Pre.ert Needs"
All of Tuesday mornings session
will be devoted to a discussion Of the
preparedness problem. What Is Ade-
nuate Preparedness for National De-
fense?" will he the subject of an ad
dress by Samuel Gompers. president
of the American Federation of Labor
other speakers will he Senator James
F. Phelan Of California. John Hays
Hammond. Emmett O'Neal. former
governor of Alabama; Arthur II.
Dadum, secretary of the Navy League
Pulitzer School of Journalism.
Luncheon BY Mrs. Hopkins.
Tuesdays luncheon will be given by
Mrs Archibald Hopkins. chairman OF
the District Of Columbia section of the
woman's department at the Bureau o1
Engraving and Printing. Previous tC
the luncheon the federation members
and their guests will mako n tour Of
inSpection Of the moneY-making plant
The woman's section will hold its first
independent meeting Tuesday morning
when reports will be received from thu
va rious committees and officers elected
At n special meeting Tuesday after
noon tho women will discuss the ma
tional defense question.
Incoming delegates to the meeting say
prospects are for most successful ses
sion. They said tho federation had :
wealth of vital subjects to discuss anC
that the session should result in grea
good to the nation as we'll as the or
ganization.
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