Milford chronicle., 1920-05-28
STATE FEDERATION
OF WOMEN'S CLUBS
THE 23RD ANNUAL SESSION Was HELD
AT DOVER ON THURSDAY AND FRI
DAY OF LAST WEEK.
THEY ADVISE LESS BUYING
BY THIS MEANS THEY HOPE TO LESSEN
HIGH COST OF Lifting. SESSIONS
WERE LARGELY ATTENDED.


ion. The meeting was opened at 1913
o'clock, the address of welcome beinD
delivered by Miss Winifred Morris
president of the Dover Century Clul
and Mrs. A. D. Warner, the Fedora
tiOn president, responded, Mrs. War
ner congratulated the Federation OF
its growth since its organization >;
years ago, and told the story of the
gavel she used, which was made from
a famous tree near the State Capito
building.
Mrs. Warner admonished the clul
women of the State to continue along
the lines they had been working, and
suggested as the Federation slogan
Forward, March"
The corresponding secretary, Mrs
Floy Booth, gave a report of the four
executive meetings during the year
one at Smyrna, one at Wyoming, one
at Middletown, and one at Dover. The
latest additions to the roll of clubs in
the Federation, she said, were the
Stanton Club and the Woman's Club
at ClaymOnt.
The State Federation now includes
81 clubs, with a total membership of
2,977.
A long list of resolutions was adopt
ed at the closing session, but the Fed
Grafton did not get a chance to vote on
a resolution endorsing suffrage. Such
a resolution was submitted, but it was
shelVed in the committee on resOlu-
tions and was not reported out to the
convention for a vote. That the con-
ventiOn was closely divided on suff-
rage is indicated by the fact that Mrs.
Boyer, of Smyrna, a suffrage sympa-
thizer, defeated Mrs. John P. Sauls-
bury, and anti-suffragist, of Dover, for
president of the Federation, by a vote
of Sc to AZ.
Resolutions adopted cover the fol-
lowing subjects:
Support of the educational commit
z tee of the State in all work; aid in
child welfare work; cooperation with
the Community Service and have COM
munity singing in all clubs, endorse
ment of the Federal prohibition
amendment and the Volstead act; sup
portof all efforts in AmericaniZation
work and teach the highest principles
of English; endorsement of all work
of prison reform and recommending
that prisoners be not punished vindic-
lively but that they use humane meth
ords of reform, favoring a separate
prison building for women prisoners;
aiding in a campaign against the high
cost of living by refusing to purchase
unnecessary clothing, sweets and lux
uries; urging every community to
plant trees in memory of Delaware
boys who lost their lives while in SER
vice in the world war; urging women
to discuss citizenship in their clubs
in order to form a better understand /
ing of the requirements of good citi- /
zenship; favOring establishing of a
tree library in each community; en-
dorsing the work of the Junior Red /
Gross; regretting the death Of Mrs. [
Selden S. Deemer; thanking those who /
arranged the program for the cOnven- /
ton; thanking the newspapers, the |
town of Dover and the trustees and /
minister of Wesley NJ. E. Church.
The following delegates were elect I
ed to attend the General Federation /
meeting to be held in Des Moines,
June 1928; Mrs. A. d. Warner, of Will
mington, Mrs. Clarence Pool of Mac
dnnough. Miss Winifred Bach, Miss
Anna Hayes of Dover, Mrs. ]. P. Sauls-
bury of Dover.
Mrs Robert L. Holiday of Dover
was elected director of the General
Federation
Several interesting addresses we're
given. One greatly enjoyed was that
of Dr. Hastings Hart, of the Russell
Sage Foundation of New York, who
spoke on, Modern Prison Methods"
He praised the impro, emcnt of con-
ditions at the New Castle County
KNfn,.lr rruIap n w v.lar NJ
S. Plummer However, ne said, con-
ditions there are still depiorable Ow-
ing to lack Of facilities, and in many
ways the building is not properly
equipped, he said The wOmans de-
partment especially needs re-adjust- \
ment. Murderers, thieves, prostitutes,
young women arrested for compara-
lively slight Offenses, women awaiting
trial, are all together, he said. He de-
plOred the lack of a hospital, a dining
room, and many other necessaries for
women prisoners. He urged the club
women to get back of improvements
at the institution.
1T is your privilege as members OF
the women's clubs, to have things as
you want them" he concluded.
At the conclusion of his address
Miss Emily p. Bissell offered mo-
ton that the judges be requested to
appoint a woman to serve as trustee
for the workhouse, and it was adopt
ed.
Richard MasKenzie, secretary Of the
State Board of Charities, told of the
needs for the INDECENT of the State.
He told of a bill in the Legislature
providing fOr selling of the three
county almshouses and of the estab-
fishing of State Relief Home in
Kent county.
Mr.. Mackenzie stated the State Hos
pital for the insane is much over
crowded AL that the New Castle
County Alpshouae building would sat
isfv the / teds for care o. the insane
Ia a fortunate way if a State Aims
house should be established at Dover.
Mrs. II. ). irentiss Nic'Nis. presi-
dent of the Philadelphia New Cen
.ury Club, pointed out that club life
s keeping ;he women of today VIDE
awake.
Secretary of State Everett G. john
son praised the women of the fedora
lion in his address on Serving the
State" and said all the women OF Del
lware have given great public service
n the last four years.
He praised them for their war work
ooking after the institutions OF the
State and the arrangement Of the
State program.
In the place of Josiah Marvel, a
,hort address on Identifying Della
ware Highways" was given by Sam
lei Knopf, an engineer OF the state
Highway Department. I'll