The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-12
WOMEN VOTERS MEET
IN NATIONAL SESSION:
CONSIDER PLATFORM
fBy Associated Press.)

fBy Associated FresS.)
CLEVELAND, O., April 1.-THE
second annual convention Of the Ma
tional League of Women Voters for
mally opened here this morning with
more than 1000 delegates and alter
mates from all parts of the country in
attendance. The convention will close
Saturday afternoon.
The conventions working schedule
was drafted in seven pre-convention
conferences yesterday, three of the
conferences completing their recon-
mendations Four of the conferences
were unable to complete their reports
because Of deadlocks. The four are
expected to complete their recommen-
dations by noon today.
Conferences on child welfare, uni
form laws concerning women and food
supply and demand reported their rec
concentrations last night. Those to
report today are American citizenship,
election laws and methods, social
hygiene and women in industry.
Child Welfare Laws.
The conference on child welfare rec
commended the immediate passage OF
a congressional bill giving federal aid
for maternity and infant care; endors-
ed the principle of physical education
in schools through state action, and
urged the enforcement of all child
labor and school attendance laws.
The food supply and demand con-
ference recommended legislation for
the acquisition of stock yards by rail
roads federal regulation of the meat
packing industry: prevention Of unfair
trade practices and cooperation with
federal agencies to secure the proper
production, distribution and use of
food.
Tighten Marital Laws.
The uniform laws concerning wo-
men conference recommended uniform
state legislation on marriage and di-
vorce: abolition Of common law" mar
riages; legislation requiring health
certificates as one requisite for the
marriage license; equal property
rights of women with their husbands:
laws prohibiting the evasion of mar
riage laws; legislation making wife
and child abandonment criminal
offense: exemption from jury service
OF mothers of young children and
mothers pensions.
All these recommendation and
those to be made by the four other
conferences to report today will be
acted upon during the week.
Mrs. Maud Wood Park, national
chairman presided at this mornings
session. Mayor w S Fitzgerald ex-
tended Cleveland's welcome and Miss
Amy Grace Maher, OF Toledo. greet:
ings from the Ohio league Of women
voters and Miss Belle Sherwin. of
Cleveland, greetings from the Cleve-
land league of women voters follow
ing which Mrs. Park delivered her an
nual address and the annual reports
of the league officers were made.
Consider Recommendations.
Recommendations of the national
Gil on amendments to the bylaws were
on amendments to the bylaws wera
presented and discussed, but not voted
upon
Reports of the regional directors and
chairmen of states were on the after
noon program.
At tonight's session the delegates
will hear the report of the committee
on policy. read by Miss Katherine Lud-
ington, of New York. which advocates
building up the broadcast possible mem
bership in state and local leagues be-
fore the organization attempts too
heavy a program of congressional leg
islation.
Ten women speakers are on to-
nights program and the recommends
tons of the national board of directors
and executive council as to policy will
be presented by Miss F. Louise Slade
of New York and discussed from the
floor.