Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-30
CLUB WOMEN MAP
OUT PROGRAM FOR
NEW LEGISLATION

HllqueIlt OIfIS is FlrSt on
Program Child Welfare
Work Is Given High Praise,
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS TO MORNING IoussA.i
Santa Fe, Jan. 29.-It was not until
THIS afternoon, the second day of their
sessions, that the club women OF New
Mexico, represented by the council,
the executive and legislative commit
tees of their federation, finally formu-
lated their legislative program. AL
; though many propositions came up Ior
consideration the prevailing opinion
was that only few important meas
ures should be stressed so that effort
might be concentrated instead of scat
tered. Foremost among these, at least
Judging by the time consumed in its
discussion yesterday forenoon. after
noon and again this forenoon. is that
CT providing an institution or home
Tor delinquent girl!l Opinion was
practically unanimous against locating
girls reform school at Springer
where the boys reform SCHOOL is at
present located. At the same time il
was recognized that there are consti-
tutional and practical difficulties in
the way of solving the problem as it
should be solved. The most favor was
given plan of small cottages to be
located at various places in which de-
dinquent girls could be brought M in
an atmosphere of domestCity and at
the same time have an opportunity toI
work in small gardens. The legisla-
tive committee finally this afternoon,
agreed to support at the budget hear
ing and before the legislative finance
committees proposed provision of
$4,000 in the budget of the state re-
form school of which $4,000 was toi
be devoted for fixing up the old court
mouse at Springer fer a school for girl
uellnquents and $4,000 for it's main
tenance, but urging that the $12,2O0i
should be spent with the advice and
under the direction of a committee or
commission of women and not for re- i
facilitating the old court house but in |
providing the best means that modern
science and experience suggests for I
the care CT delinquent girls. Ii was
emphasized that while the constitution
and law fix the reform school at
Springer there is nothing to prevent
the reform school from having build /
ings, plants and annexes anywhere else !
within the state.
AT the meetings yesterday, Mrs, C. |
T.. Mason OF Roswell, president of the !
New Mexico Woman's Federation, pre- /
sided Mrs. John T. Mcclure of Ros- !
well acted as secretary. This fore
noon, Mrs. Nina Otero Warren, chair !
man of the legislative committee pre-
sided. All Of the meetings, except that
OF the executive committee yesterday
forenoon, which was held at the home
of Mrs Rupert f. Asplund. I
Department of Health
IN the afternoon, DR.. James A. Mas
sic and John Tombs of the New Mex
leo Health association, appeared be-
fore the council to explain the pro- |
visions of the proposed bill for the |
creation of a state department. of
health. The figures given were so
the unnecessary loss of life
and health to the commonwealth so
clearly presented, that the opposition
to the measure melted away and it
was endorsed.
The women also endorsed heartily
The proposed child welfare depart
ment developed out of the work of
the special committee of the state
council of defense. A proposition by
Mrs, ii. l.. Wilson, chairman of the
art department of the federation. to
make the teaching OF art in the
schools vehicle also for incubation
OF patriotism, as well as other meas
Tres on the educational program were
endorsed.
The executive board at the home of
Mrs. Asplund transacted the routine
business preliminary to the council
1t was resolved that thej
offlcerS of the state federation shall
nold over until the state convention i
NJ Ration in October. 1t was decided
100, to arrange for a series of district
meetings under the leadership of the
lhree vice presidents of the federation,
% revive the cub spirit and to en-
gage in the work of reconstruction.
The members of the board were guests
of Mrs Asplund and Mrs. r. w Par
fer at luncheon at the Parrot shop.
at the afternoon session of the
council, after the adoption of the planl
Tor art and patriotic Instruction sub
United by Mrs. Harry L. Wilson,
'hairman of the federations art de-
lartment: Mrs. r. G. Rogers, chair i
nan of the education department.
made a plea for the Back to- the
SchooP' movement and reported onl
he rotating scholarship loan fund Of
he federation which has been created
o enable girls with telent to take do
nestle science cources in one of the
our institutions of the state giving
such courses. She urged further con-
ributions.
On recommendation of Miss A. A.
atkinson of the department of history.
he council adopted a resolution re-
luesting the legislature to declare
September IL New Mexico day. that
'eing the anniversary of the recon-
uest OF New Mexico by DeVargas.
The publicity committee reported
hat the State Federation Bulletin had
proved financial success and urged
urther support
Mrs. Hallet Reynolds of East I.a2
'egas, reported that the Y. w. G.. A.
IuotasS had been oyersubscribed in
lmost every county.
Mrs. g. w. Frenger of Las Cruces,
ent a report on the activities of the
1ctory commission which nables the
ational federation to maintain 1901
5omen representatives overseas in the :
ostess houses, Each state is repre- .