Evening star., 1920-01-02
W0MAN'S CLUBS
JOIN SCHOOL MOVE
Federation Unites With 9th
er Organizations in Work
for Betterment.


of the District has joined the Board
of Trade. Rotary Club. Chamber OF
Commerce and Citizens Federation In
the school betterment campaign. sc
now it is the big five" civic organiza-
tions pushing the movement to make
the public schools of Washington the
best in the country.
The Women's Federation will be rep
resented at the campaign organization
meeting in the District building to-
night by Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins
president: Miss Elizabeth E. Reiss
chairman of the educational depart
ment; Mrs. Giles S. Rafter. president
of the Mothers Congress, and Parent
Teachers Association; Mrs. Frank
Fuller and DR.. Margaret Huddleston
Mrs. Hodgkins and Miss Reiss said TO-
day not all of the twenty-seVen mem
bers of the department. one for eacn
club in the federation, would attend
tonights meeting because it had been
impossible to communicate with many
of them on short notice.
Being vitality concerned in the Wen
being of the public school system OF
the District" Mrs. Hodgkins SAID
"you can be assured the federation
and most of the clubs composing II
will do everything possible and CO.
operate fully with other organiza
tions> to further the school oel'er
ment movement"
The spirit of the women's federation
"a indicated in q letter received yes
terday by Roy G. Clafiin. chairman OF
the Board of Trade school committee.
from Miss Reiss.
"As chairman Of the educational Dc. De.
Rartmsnt OF me o psstfiet ts.s S1uSs OF Soa Miss
Reiss wrote, II wish to express my
appreciation of your efforts for the
Improvement of the public schools. AT
the November meeting OF the fedora
ton 1 had the satisfaction OF putting
through a resolution in support OF a
larger appropriation for our public
schools, copies of which were sent to
the chairmen Of the District commit
tees of the Senate and House In the
hope that expression of the sentiment
from representative organizations
would have some weight in arousing
the members of those committees to
realization of the present school s1tua-
ton.
"Believing that cooperative action
on the part of all organizations inter
ested in education matters will be
more effective than individual EFFORT: l
would be glad to cooperate with the
representatives of the several organ!-
cations which are uniting Tor TINS
purpose, and, as chairman OF an edu-
cational committee made up of repre-
sentatives from most of the twenty
seven affiliated clubs l feel that our
committee should have part In the
deliberations in order that we may
work in harmony and not adversely
| on this most important matter.
Mr.. Clanin Replies.
To which Mr.. Claflin replied:
| ."The cooperation of your organiza- :
| ton is heartily welcomed and you,
| together with your president and the
| members of your school commlttee,
are cordially invited to be present at
the joint meeting OF the PRESIDENTS
and school committees of the Board
| of Trade, Federation Of Citizens AS
| sociations. Chamber of Commerce and
| Rotary Club We shall be glad to
| have the women of the District par
| ticipate with us in organizing the
the pressing needs Of the public
school system"
William B. Westlake has been chos-
en- by the presidents and school com
| mittee chairmen of the big 1our TO
act as temporary chairman tonight.
will be formed into citizens school
betterment committee. will nominate
! a permanent chairman.
| The executive committee. composed
! of the presidents and the school com
mitteemen, afterward will select a
/ permanent secretary and treasurer for
| the citizens committee. This pro
gram likely will be altered to include
! woman representatives,.
o. Senator Capper Issues statement.
Senator Arthur Capper. in charge OF
a bill providing for retirement OF su-
perannuated teachers in the District
gave out a statement last night in
which he said Congress will be glad
| to have representatives Of local civic
organizations go over the schooi sit
| nation with the lawmakers. He gave
| assurance that both Senate and House
will cooperate to relieve the present
critical condition of the system, and
phophesied the passage OF the. retire
| ment measure without amendment be-