Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-22
W0MENS CLUBS WOULD BETTER C|TY'S MORALS Appoint Committee to Pro test Indecent Shows. URGE VENEREAL
 CLINIC FOR CITY Requests thc Arkansas Legislators to Support Needed Prohibition
 Laws.

Resolutions were introduced and
 adopted at the annual meeting of the City Federation of Womans Clubs yesterday scoring what was termed
 indecent" vaudeville in this city, to- gether with resolutions urging the
 need of venereal clinic here, and
 resolution requesting Arkansas sena- tors and representatives to support all
 needed prohibition laws.
 The resolution scoring indecent
 vaudeville was introduced by the Sesame club, and adopted by the fed Resolved that committee be ap-
 pointed to protest against indecent
 vaudeville and measures of protect ion be secured for morals of the com-
 munity."
 It was further resolved that telegram be sent to senators and con-
 gressmen from this state requesting them to aid in sustaining and enforc- ing all needed prohibition measures.
 The urgent need of venereal clinic was discussed, and committee was appointed to work with other clubs
 and organizations for the establish-
 ment here of veneral clinic The
 action of the city council in allowing the ordinance on the veneral clinic to
 die in the council chambers was not
 commented on by the press corres- pondent of the federation.
 Thank School Board. The school board was rendered a Ivote of thanks for their progressive measures, in particular the introduct- tion of music in the grammar schools and the introduction of physical cul- ture for the girls of the high school.
 In the same resolution, the school board was asked to seriously consider the introduction of the modern lan- guages of Spanish and French in the course of study at the high school This request was made because of the fact that colleges are requiring these two languApes for entrance credits. The meeting of the federation was held yesterday in the assembly room of the public library, and was largely attended. The annual report of the work of the federation was read and anproved. A report from the benefit oiven some time ago at the home If Mrs. Mason Philpot for the benefit of the Juvenile court home was heard. the report showing the sum of $42.1O being realized. It was voted to lpive an annual dinner some time in the early autumn at which plans for
 the year would be discussed. I Will EmDIOy Matr0n. The necessity for a travellers aid
 matron at the Union station was dis
 cussed The Y. w. c. A. reported to 1 the federation that it would bear two thirds of the salary of such natron.
 The federation voted to sustain the other third, and pledged it's moral suu-
 nort. As described by members of the
 federation, the matron suggested is
 not the same as the matron employed
 by. the railroad.
 1 A report from the Pine Bluff dis trict meeting held at Stuttgart some
 weeks ago. was heard. Following the termination of other business, the
 election of officers was held, resulting as follows:
 Mrs. T. E. Gillespie, president: i:
 Mrs. Hubert Strange. first vice presi-
 dert: Mrs. Adolph Bluthenthal. sec ond vice president: Miss Catherine
 Murphy. recording secretary: Mrs.
 Arthur Trinlett, treasurer: Mrs. R. $. Cherry, auditor. and Mrs. L. K. Land,
 and Mrs. R. B. Rice, press correspond
 ents.