Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-27
WOMEN DISCUSS
AIDING VOTE IN D. c.
Resolution Introduced at
Federation of Clubs Meet
ing; Other Business.

\ resolution was submitted expressing
sympathy with and pledgins support to
tho. efforts being made to secure national
representation for the District of Column
bia at a meeting of the Federation of
Women's Clubs held last night at 2001
Columbia road. The resolution was in
troduced by Mrs. Anna Hendly and was
referred to the committee on legisla-
ton.
Maj Raymond W. Pullman. superin-
tendent of the metropolitan police. add
dressed the meeting on the work being
done by the womans bureau of the po-
lice depa rtment.
Delegates were elected to attend the
tiannual convention of the general
federation to be held in Des Noines.
Iowa, in June.
Text of Resolution.
The suffrage resolution which was
Submitted provides:
III That ait the nearly half Eliion TO-
district of Columbia. who obey Ma
tIonal laws, pay more national taxes
than many of the states. who over
including the Red Cross and all
liberty bond issues: who supplied to
the Army and Navy OF the United
States nearly $4,000 men in the world
war. Il larger number than any oC"
OF seven states: and who are now
hich they have absolutely no voice
in national or municipal govern
r1ent, are entitled to representation
II Congress and the electoral col
leSe upon the same terms enjoyed
by all other citizens of the republic.
That the present autocratic gov
crLment. national and municipal of
the District of Columbia. is contrary
10 the spirit of American liberty
institutions. justice and fair play.
That the Federation of Women =
Clubs expresses sympathy with and
will SuDDort the efforts Of the people
IF the District of Columbia 10 obtain.
bv constitutional amendment. repre-
Sentation in Congress and the cleo
Ioral college.
situation Discussed.
Mrs. Howard l. Hodgkius. presi-
dent of the federation. asked for. d
discussion on the resolution. Mrs.
Isabel Worrell Ball. chairman of the
w.man'S committee for District Suf
frage. outlined the work being done
Fy the organizations co-oDerating to
secure the franchise for the District
Of Columbia.
Mrs. c. y. Chapman protested
against the wording of the resolu-
ton describing the government OF
the District as being autocratic. The
Senate and House District commit
tees were at all times eager to at
tend the needs OF the citizens of the
District of Columbia. she asserted
Delegates and Alternates.
The delegates 10 the Des Moines
convention are: Mrs. Redwood Van
dergrift Mrs William f. Andrews
Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker. Mrs. Grace
Porter Hopkins. The alternates are:
Mrs. John y. Speel. Mrs. Sydney II.
Jacobs. Mrs. Josephine Rich and
Mrs. Anna L. Hendley. IT is expected
that these delegates may have TO put
forth a strong effort in order to re-
tain the headquarters in this city.
There is n movement to remove the
headquarters 10 New York at the
end of the year.
Reforms Advocated.
The need of n reformator for girls
over seventeen was emphasized by
Mai. Pullman. Il was explained that
there was no provision made to care
for these girls in the District. and il
was necessary to ask some neighbor-
ing state to take charge of them.
Other reforms advocated are. A quar-
antine law making suitable provision
for social diseases; jurisdiction of the
Juvenile Court over all girls under
twenty-one: an institution for feeble
n inded women and children; law
prohibiting children from attending
the movies unaccompanied by parent
or guardian; dance hall ordinance;
new house of detention where the
womans bureau Can be housed and
it's work carried on. and law to
make physical and mental eXsmina
tons obligatory.