The Washington times., 1920-09-14
WOMEN
PLAN BIG YEAR

An absolute innovation In the ap-
pointment Of two vice presidents with
well defined and specified lines or
work Will be inaugurated by the Ma
tional Federation OF Women's Clubs,
II recomme nda tions OF the board OF
directors now in session in Washing
ton, are adopted.
The recommendations. as outlined
to the committee at the opening ses-
sion this morning at the Lafayette
Hotel provide that two special fea-
tures-women in industry and the
broadening OF agricultural interests-
be spot-lighted by the Federation this
year.
The recommendation also provided
that two vice presidents shall be ap-
pointed, to be at the head respectlViy
Of thse two features.
TO BE ACTIVE OFFICE.
heretofore In our organization and
.practically all Others" said Mrs.
George w. Plummer. OF Chicago. cor
responding secretary, the only duty
of vice president has been to wait
to step into the vice presidents shoes.
The position has been more or an
honorary one We intend-f the
recommendations OF the committee
are adopted--to make II an active
one"
While no place Is made on the
tentative program for the discussion
OF suffrage IL is understood that the
question will be brought up during
the three day session of the board.
and recommendations made as to the
utilization of the vote by the 1000
600 women mebers of the National
Federation.
"Tho vote Is nothing more than a
tool" said Mrs Thomas G.. Winter.
President OF the Federation. discuss
ing the question informally 1T Is
Of value to us only as II means added
strength to accomplish Whatever
leads to a better America.
A BI-PARTIsAN GROUP.
AS club women there Is noe great
thing fffor us to realize. We are bi-
partisan group. Somem OF us are
Democrats and some of us are Re-
publicans. But we all want clean liv-
ing. clean thinking. clean administra-
ton. clean politics. We shall have to
perform politically through our party
affiliations. But things that unite
M are stronger and deeper than the
things that esaparte us. To unite the
women Of all parties and all ways or
thinking In common patriotic puur-
poses-this Is our function. 1t makes
the reason for our being seem greater
than ever.
"I think we are In danger of think
ing OF political affairs as thought they
meant chiefly great national issues.
But politics, like charity, should be-
gin at home.
"No agency In America can have
greater Influence than this federation
a..
tics. Here we are absolutely one. l
hone that the more than 100000
members of our federation will push
together. with all our new political
mower, for the good of America and
American womanhood and manhood
WILL STRESS AGRICULTURE.
In outlining the work for the fed7
eretion for tho coming year, the COM
mittee. I'm It's recommendations, Will
Law special stress on the question OF
agriculture, The women of the coun-
try. through their representative In
the federation, will 10 asked to work
with their State legislatures to get
them to take advantage of the Smith
Jever bill, which makes n special ap-
propriation for agricultural work in
anv state whenever the State itself
makes such an appropriation.
"There are only very few states
in the North which have taken ad-
vantage of this BILL" said Mrs. Plum
mer. "Statistics are surprising. We
aud that in the South most OF the
states have granted the appropriation
and are deviving the beneft of the
appropriation from the Smith Lever
hill. only very small percentage Of
the Northern states are SO benefit
ting"