The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-05-08

men best qualified to do every par
ticular task assigned
There was resolution adopteo
which recommended that the men
above 16 years Jf age, able bodied,
be required to be registered by the
government, and that the government
through this close coordination with
this man power, have the authority to
see that every man who is able %
work is engaged in some useful o.
cupation The resolution had been
considered in committee and when
presented to convention was adopted.
The matters Of selecting a meeting
place for the next biennial convention
has not been taken up and it b. nov
well settled that the issue win nos be
seriously considered under present
conditions Minneapolis and AsAe-
vile, n. c., have invited the annual
council which meets the alternate
year of the biennial one of these
places will most likely be selected
Since the religious societies, sucn
as the Council OF jewish Women ar.1
the various Catholic societies, have
done so much work in the war, and
since they have never been recognized
in the general federation, but are
recognized by some of the state fed
erations, a resolution will likely be
presented on the closing day in which
religious societies doing social and
public work will be recognized for
that work.
One OF the happy features OF the
convention proceedings was the MAX
ing of Mrs. Percy b. Pennypacher
former president of the convention, an
honorary president The action was
taken by the unanimous vote of the
convention rising.
Resolutions Considered
Under a resolution the federation
disclaims all authority for the adyer
tised endorsement of a moving pic
ture film entitled "Enlishten Thy
Daughter" II was reported that th'
picture was shown as having the ell
dorsement OF this federation and by
resolution such endorsement was dis
claimed.
A resolution has been framed foI
the convention for the last morning
which protests seriously against the
outbreak OF public sentiment in moi
violence and particularly as this at'
plies to alien enemies. The resolu-
tion encourages the enforcement o
the laws strictly against such allenS
but declares that the mob spirit II
dealing with this subject is dangerous
All of the legislative chairmen o
the biennial have been given cop'e
of "a resolution endorsed by the Ark
ansas delegation, which urges that
campaign be waged that every woman
whose suffrage is contingent upoi
the paying of the poll tax, he calle'
on to pay that tax at once, The pay
ment of this poll tax and participation
in the coming primary in Arkansa'
was endorsed not alone as medium
of securing the best officers, but a
| an enCOuTdStntnb Ipi ShN '''AA
other states to obtain the vote.
| Collusion as a prohibition of dl
vorce, is objected to in resolutlo
agreed on by the legislative commit
tee. The women believed that II
couple wanted divorce and could nc
live together. it ought not to be nee
essary for them to violate the STAND
ard requirements for divorce. In
resolution also recommends that wv
immoral persons should not be re
fused divorce simply because eac
was unworthy
The women agreed to urge marriae
laws that would provide for the pul
lication of the bans of matrimony
days before the marriage, and that
include examination TO determir
whether either of the parties had
physical or mental disease that wou
be a sufficient bar to matrimony
Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen, presidel
OF the National Medical Womanis Al
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