Arizona republican., 1920-04-09
FEDERATION URGES
 FIVE MEASURES FOR
 ENACTMENT AS LAWS

DiobEE, Arizona, April S.-The fol- o"ing report of the legislative depart IEent or the state federation of wo- .ien cluos was made at the fedora .ioh convention here yesterday by Iie departmeGt, consisting of Mrs. J. l-- D. Alexander, Phoenix: Mrs, IL. c. SorSon, Tempe, and Miss C. Louise Boehringer, Yuma:
 Dear Madam President and Fellow
 Club Members:
 NO great legislative activity in SLundom can be reported during the year Just closing, although a few clubs tspofL work to secure the benefits of the amended library law and the kin uersarten law, enacted by the Fourth leslsIature. A number are taking up the Characterization problem. but progress on this work will be slow un III more funds are available through legislative appropriation Federal aid to states for this work is one of the items Tn the proposed bill to create a department of education now pending Tn congress. The league of nations has come in for a share of club thought and the general machinery of government, especially the civics of g. general election.
 some very excellent programs and study material was received from the chairman of legislation of the general IeoeratIon. which was given publicity m the Arizona Republican. the official
 
 To- Copies of this material were sent 10 several clubs in response to requests Tor help in arranging legislative pro- grams and study outlines. A copy Was also sent tos the Reciprocity bu- reau. and your chairman still has or hand few copies which interested s.Gbs may secure by application.
 from time to time and from varied sources during the year have come the usual flood of requests for en- GOrSompnt n fPd 1af which must be selected only those measures which seemingly promise the broadest benefits. From the many measures endorsed by the council last June, the legislative chairman of the general federation is now prominently urging only five for endorsement by state clubs and federations, among them the following:
 Smith Towner Bill No. 7-To estab- fish a department of education with . secretary who shall be a member of the cabinet
 Sheppard -Towner Bill s 325o-For the public protection of maternity and infancy. Request for endorsement of this bill was also received from the director of child welfare bureau of the Arizona State Board of Healthy
 U. $. Training Corps for Women BIli-Providing that women may re- celVe at summer camps such inStfuc- tion and military drill as will develop
 
 intellect and prompt response of muscle to mind.
 Home Economics Bill H. R. 12o7e- Which, briefly, makes possible educa- tion in home economics for every adult woman and girl over fourteen years of age who wishes such education.
 Endorsement of these measures has been secured from a number of clubs in Phoenix and vicinity, but time and funds have not been available to make nr rTx~e rN.rz afrrr, <Nz- bow throughout the state, although num- Der of clubs report endorsement of the maternity bill It is earnestly hoped that this convention will go on record as endorsing them.
 Many other federal bills carry strong appeals for our support. but your chairman feels that we must re- frain from too generous endorsement else our weight is soon disseminated.
 As to state legislation, due to abridgement of the legislative report of 1919 in compilation of the Year Book, error was made in stating that the marriage age of females was raised to 15 years, whereas the age was raised to 16 years, as stated in original report: also no mention was made of the medical inspection bill, endorsed as to principle by the con- vention of 1918. and which bill as drafted for presentation to the legisla- ture received the endorsement of 34 out. of the total 3S clubs then mem- bers of the federation. the record vote of the club membership, as reported to your chairman. showing that from q total of over 2000 club, members in the state, less than 100 voted against the proposed bill That the vote was not unanimous, the department be- 1ieves was due to n1isconception of some of the provisions of the bill. rather than to opposition to the Drin ciple of safeguarding our school chil- dren by medical inspection and pro- viding free treatment for those defec- tives who might desire it. The bill with slight amendment passed the House and was embodied in the Edu-