The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-05

MIR Crawford began with survey
Of the textile industry and its rela-
ton to the war. He declared that If it
were necessary to win this war that
| every woman DE gowned in a sack,
| and that every silk loom in the worm
be left to the rust of future ages, he
, would have the sacrifices made. But
he did not believe the women OF
America should put themselves into
sackcloth and ashes quite so soon, for
1t might not be wholly necessary
we used to regard the French as
frivolous people said Mr. Crawford,
because they loved fashions and col
ors and arts. There were many peo-
pie who believed they had become
slaves to such frivolous ideas But
within the last few years We have
changed our minds and we know that
the French are not frivolous. but that
they are a solid people"
Made in the United States said
the speaker should be the rule ap-
piled to our present change. Ameri-
can made goods are being sold over
the counters of the big shops all over
this country, not perhaps under a di-
rect stamp that Is false, but sold un-
der the inuendo that they are i'm
pOrtations. Why is it that the slop
keepers are not honest, and why il
1t that the American women will not
let their shop keepers be honest?"
Il would advocate as the most eff
fective step towards helping our in
situations, and our nation, that every
manufactured product made in this
country be stamped Made in the u >
A. and that we require every country
importing a manufactured product to
do the same"
Miss Helen Louise Johnson upheld
her ideas of standardization, and in
sisted that 1t was not her idea to pu,
every woman into a uniform, but that
womens suits, like mems, should have
not more than four or five different
styles. She said that it should then
20 the duty of a woman to pick out the
style best adapted to her, to adopt that
style, and to stick to il, and not ~
the slave to every manufacturers de-
signer who may have a whim as to
this or that which should be worn.
Men have all the clothes they want
and to fit all figures in four or five
styles, and women have 233 styles
now" she said, The woman who
will pick out the style that becomes
her, and wear 1t, will be doing the
country a service, and will be helping
to establish a precedent which ought
10 be the rule"
A change was agreed on in the con-
vention when it was decided that the
departmental chairmen in the future
would constitute members OF the
board of directors of the general fed
GRAFTON.
Fear Of Mormon encroacnment Is
expressed In a resolution which will
be offered the federation. The reso-
luton views with alarm the opportu-
mites that will be offered through the
war for the spread of Mormon propa
ganda. and is as follows:
whereas Mormon literature is be
spread broadcast and much of it Is
coming into the hands of our club NO
men, and whereas it has come to ouI
attention from the reports OF tbs
semi annual conference of the Mormon
church In Salt Lake City that they are
only awaiting the end OF the war tC
begin a campaign 10 encourage po-
ligamy. and whereas it is our duty
to protect the high ideals of Amer
lean womanhood therefore
Be il resolved, that we protest
against the spread Of Mormon propa
ganda and that we pledge our inhu
ence and active work against this
menace"
On a rising vote the convention was
unanimous In a memorial to congress
to pass measures which would prevent
the spread of venereal diseases among
the civilian population, as well as in
| the army and navy.
The convention also recommended
that woman's committee be ap
pointed by the convention IN every
state and territory In the United
| states to cooperate with all existins
| standardized anti tuberculosis organ
izations in their fight against the
| white plague.
The maintenance OF the federation
| magazine, of which Miss Helen Louise
| Johnson is editor, was approved. but
not until after O prolonged discussion
Of the issue The financial cost of thu
magazine, the securing OF paper. anc
the lack of advertising, were the feat
ures discusstd Al the end every state
pledged its clubs and members tc
subscribe, and to reach $4,000 SUB
scriptions to this magazine
| Mrs. Ida Clyde Clark, on the edi-
torial staff of the Pictorial Review
who has recently published a book OF
| the American women in the world s
war, addressed the press luncheon
| during the afternoon
1.-THE spirit OF the north. the south
| the east, and the west, Is very differ
ent" said Mrs. Clark She though;
that to the remote sections the wa
1 Was viewed not almost as a moving