Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-18
BY FREDERIC j. HAsxIN

I! Washington. D. c.. June 15.-Near-
ly every class and industrial Interest
in the country is now organizing and
opening an office in Washington for
/ the purpose of telling Congress what
it wants
The class which is doing this thing
most thoroly. and in manner most
alarming to politicians. is that large
and beautiful class known collective
ly as woman.
| Note now the feminine touch in
politics. The farmers or the manu-
facturers are content to rent few
rooms in an office building. there to
gather statictics, write letters and
make plans. But the women have
taken an option on one of the most
beautiful building sites in the dis
trict. and they plan thereon to erect
ia series of handsome structures To
he known collectively as the Wom-
ans National Foundation. The fun
damental purpose of this organization
will be much the same as that OF the
| farmers and manufacturers. but II
will be accomplished in a different
I way.
| ANY woman IN the nation who can
prove that she Is citizen in good
standing can belong to this Foun-
dation. II expects soon to have a
membership If n million. And when
any of these women, either as indi-
viduals or as members OF convening
clubs. come to Washington, they Will
make their headquarters Mt the Foun-
dation. And there they will find not
only statistics and things. but also
an auditorium, reading room, SWIM
1 ming pool. theater and everything
else that can help To make l'fe plea
SAINT. In n word. the " rnen Will be
! given inducements To stick around
this Amazonian clubhouse, and while
SO doing. they will be given every op-
portunity to learn the great lessons
of What Women Want and Why.
| Purposes Of tho Foundation
According to the constitution ot
| the Foundation. the purposes which
this society lis meant to serve are;
TO promote the nation wide civic
consciousness OF womanhood and
every good work that NAV he con-
sidered civic in character or that is In
any way associated with the study or
advancement of c,vics or the promo
tion Of educational or welfare work
In fact. the Foundation plans to em-
brace all that pertains - wofnen's
work in relation to good citizenship.
/ The famous old Deal estate, on
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\ Is tho property of one of the oldest
and best known residential families
I In the District of Columbia. 1t is a
beautiful wooded tract of nine and a
half acres located only a short dis
tance from tho center of tho city and
surrounded by sonie of the CAPITALS
most famous private residences and
apartment houses. This Is the. only
epot OF its size and beauty which has
bccn left open In tho mad rush 10
/ find accommodations for Washing
! tons many new residents during the
past few years. 1t has been the
nightmare of the neighborhood that
the residents might wake up some
! morning end find their beautiful
garden gone. Members of the Dear
family have tried to keep this from
happening ard many have been th'
projects proposed for keeping the
place with Its famous old oak trees
I intact as = public park. but rone oi
them proved practicable.
Miss Janet Richards. a charter
| m embcr of the Womar's Foundation
and we'll known az a lecturer snd well
| fare worker. suggested that the Dean
estate was just the place for this
Foundation headauarters- Twenty
five women rave or loaned one thou
sand dollars each 10 secure the option
on this land. and by December 81 Of
this year they hNrc to have in hand
tho necessary 100000 to acquire
| title TO tho property.
| Tho actual signing Of the incor-
porstion articles Of the Foundation
was given a picturesque interest by
tho fact that the thirty women sign
ers stood under the Treaty Oak. fam
Gus In .hc traditions of the Dean
family ns tho tree under which a
colonial treaty between tho Indians
and tho white settlers was signed In
the early Gays II Is claimed thar
the tree IS over 300 years old
Mrs c. c. Calhoun Is president of
the Foundation. She emphasizes the
fact that this orginzation. which Is
strictly democratic in char lcter. in
tends TO establish an educational In
stitution for women In which will he
taught parliamentary laws. civics.
public speaking. languages. sociology.
economics methods OF government
and physical training.
| II u the desire Of the Foundation
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