Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-25
WOMEN BEFORE THE
STATE LEGISLATURE
Laws and Proposed Bills Dis
cussed in Capitol at Dover
Yesterday.

star Ccrrespcndence OF Every Evening
Dover. Feb. sS. Dover was the CEN
tor of interest Yesterday for a large
number of prominent women from all
Nertfcns or the state. when Mrs. MAUD
Wood Park OF Washington. chairman
~ tho womnns Joint Congressional
Committee addressed the Legislature
M tbe state House. Mrs. Giftort Pin
,hot ~ pcunsylV lVania was also in Dover.
,d,lrc4sing the women at an afternoon
r,rettnr az the Dover New Century
club.
The House chamber was crowded TO
hear Mrs Park. the members displaying
4 ,eeu interest In her views.
Mrs Park spoke first OF the work of
tho Nomcn's Joint Congressional Com
luittee. of which she Is chairman. This
.ummlttcC is made up Of representa-
tivcs of twelve great national organi-
eaLI,us II women. Including the General
tTi,rati,u Of Womens Clubs; Nation
I'D CONGRESS of Mothers and Parent
Tlchers Association: The National
Trades Union League: the Women's
christian Temperance Union: the Asso.
+. Collegiate Alumnao; the Womcn's
i.ruruc 81 I,acc and Freedom; the Ma
tpn.l Consumers League; National
H.s ration IL business and Professional
l~n Wtmcu. the Federation Of College
V.u III the National League OF Wom-
r Voters.
i'll rr,lng on the work In wash
retau. this committee Is divided into
.uh-,auu .tteos for each Of the several
n,Is u.. s.ll committees being made UP
81 tr teproseutati,cs of tbe organiza-
eus aai.n have endorsed a particular
.urasurc.
Airs raff spoke Of three qualities
tu4t v.olrcu possess which can he made
et ~,l service II properly uscd-First.
.nofr cons. ICUsacss Of iUcXpcrienCe in
atters ~ roycrnment and their honest
...r. 4. lelrr. second the habit Of
,"f~ist,r,e AVID their Willingness to aC-
cpt ~, drudr,ry needed 70 follow up
,hc proeess y INV making and law en-
forc,uent third. their training 70
vork hard for unsehsh ends.
she chen spoke ~ the reasons why
f.r some time II viii be necessary TO
supper, ise legislation for women and
.lGlr,n and gave an analysis of the ap-
nruf.t.4t4ous OF the Federal government
.tr the last fiscal year
Obligations arising from recent and
tr0v .gIa wars. s67-Si.
Army and navy. s25o2.
primary government functions, Oegis-
Iatlve. Executive and Judicial). 1919.
Pulrlc works permanent construC-
tionl. sass.
Research. educational and develop
mont work. sl.o1
Total. 500.
In the Department OF Labor are the
only two buraus devoted exclusively TO
the interests Of women and childTeT.-
tho wofnens 5 bureau and the children :
bureau. These two received exactly i've
and one-half one thousandths OF one
per cent OF the total Federal appropria-
tions.
AS Ar Illustration Of the kind OF
measure for which women are working.
Mrs Park spoke particularly Of The in
forest Of millions OF women iu defend
ing the Sheppard-Towner bill i.r ma
ternity and infancy care. No oppor-
uinity for vote IN the House Of Rep
resentatives has yet been recommended
by the Rules Committee. although the
hiu passed the Senate on December IS.
and was favorably reported by the
Interstate Commerce committee Of the
House on January %. The death rate
Z mothers ard infants from causes due
to childbirth which are largely pre-
ventable. Is much higher IN the United
states than IN many other countries
and exceeds annually the total Amer
lean death list ii the world war
Many precious : might be saved If
me h!ll were i.tssod Immediately, yet
II Is said that 10 chance will be given
!r the present Congress.
Activity in Delaware.
Mrs Robert I. Holiday. legislative
aairman for the Delaware League Of
Women Voters. introduced Mrs Park
and the succeeding speakers These /
rcluded Miss Helen Hart who spoke
81 Americanization work in Delaware
and a the necessity for an increased
appropriation for this work Il Il IS 10
~ Carried on Miss Clara Southwick
LACKED ENERGY