Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
News and Notes


The Iowa federation, with mem
bership Of eos clubs and paid NOM
bership OF 1874 women, opened the
Iowa club year with the autumn board
meeting In Des Moines. Sept. "a and
20.
The president. Mrs, John w. Watzek
Davenport reported the purchase OF
three 800 liberty bonds of the third
issue; and the owning Of forty war
savings stamps. The amount Of war
work done by the federation shows the
splendid power Of organized woman
had. Seventy-two clubs voluntarily
reported the following sums raised:
Liberty bonds. $4,000; Red Cross. 3d.
O2s.11: furlough homes in France, 81
sS6: Y. NJ. c. A. s1.302,25; war savings
stamps. si,1l0; hospital. S132.S.
The reports of the chairman indicate
an active season with club women
working along all lthee of patriotic
service. Legislators will be interviewed
in regard to bills in which women are
interested and which deal in many In
stances with welfare Of women and
children.
A meeting Of the council Of defense
followed the federation meeting, MIS-.
Frances whitley. state chairman. pre-
siding. 1t is difficult to distinguish
where club work ends and war work
begins, for 1t is largely the same peo-
pie who are doing the work. and in
many cases the work is identical. This
is as it should be. Many clubs, how
ever are carrying on abbreviated pro-
grams OF study, and are looking for
ward in them to the reconstruction
period which will follow the war.
The chairman OF education. Miss
Myra Call OF Cedar Falls presented
interesting items in addition to her
outlines for club work. One was that
Iowa has $4,000 women who can
neither read nor write. This sounds
like challenge to club women. Amer
icanization is reconstruction theme
which belongs in measure to all de-
partments, but has especial emphasis
in the education department. TINS
work is a part Of Miss Calls plan. She
suggests that patriotism and loyalty
be taught with ery-day subjects In
the school. The programs Just issued
with this in view are o. great value.
many have been distributed free. ana
5000 copiesshave been sold at a small
cost. They are available for the use
Of any club. Miss Call further sug-
gests that all school certificates re-
uuire an oath of allegiance by the
teacher. California and Missouri re-
ouire the oath. During the civil war
this requirement was in the teachers
contract: the certificate seems a better
place for il.
The industrial and social conditions
depa rtment, Mrs. Charles HUM. Des
Moines. chairman. will make special
effort towards better enforcement OF
the child labor law. We have an ideal
law. its enforcement is not so ideal
A law limiting the working hours OF
women is another matter for the
committees consideration. Iowa is one
of four states in the union with no
laws on this question. The sub-eom-
mittee on housing, Mrs. w. G. Stuck
slayer OF Lisbon. chairman. is active.
The committee met with the COM
mittee called by Governor Harding
during the summer to consider hous-
ing law for Iowa. The efficiency OF
workmen is closely connected with
their housing problems. and so con-
nected with other matters affecting
war work. 1t has been claimed there
is no need for a housing law. In Iowa.
The special thing clubs can do for TINS
committee is to get photographs OF
places in their home towns where there
is evident need of such law. These