Evening star., 1921-05-06
STOCKING WASTE"
SHARPLY SCORED
Mrs. Stoddard Says D. C.
Youngsters Could Thus
'CIothe Youth of Europe.

All the children OF Europe OF three
years Of age or under could be COM
fortably clothed with the stockings
alone that are wasted here. Mrs. E. c,
Stoddard. chairman of the clothing
committee. told the District Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs at the morn
ing session Of the annual convention
at the Hadleigh today. She also
warned the women to be careful In
the selection Of materials for clothes
and be sure they knew what they
were buying.
The wastefulness in stockings is
only one Of many lines in which there
should be conservation, she stated.
She said she had been informed by
many women that they had home
would give to the clothing commit
tee. Mrs Stoddard stressed the point
that there was a great need for
clothing for use overseas. and also
said that the committee would be ma .
terially helped in its work If it had
suitable building.
Laxity on the part Of the parents
of the District was blamed for the
shortage of public library facilities
here, by Mrs. Edward Dana Hardy
chairman of the library extension
committee. In a mild way the pre-
vailing inadequate facilities are de-
plored, she said. but little real help
ones There is no excuse for 1t. she
pointed out, and characterized the
lack of more than one public library
here in the capital city as a crime.
Every intelligent Washingtonian
knows the need. but there Is general
indifference.
Reports also were made by the fol-
lowing: Mrs E. F. Foltz. Capital Hill
History Club; Mrs. s. D. Gorve. Six
teenth Street Heights Club: Mrs. Eu-
gene Pitcher. Bible classics; Mrs
Arthur Mcdonald. woman's clinic;
Mrs Mary Logan Tucker. patriot SIN
committee; Mrs. J. ]. Locher. moving
picture committee; Mrs. 5; w. Morras ne
temperance committee; Mrs j. W.
| Frizzell. folk lore committee; Mrs
Court F. Wood. legislation commit
tee; Mrs. Charles p. Granfeld, com
| mittee on literature: Mrs. Rose
Gouyeneur Hoes housekeeperS ALI
ance; Mrs. Josephine Rich. committed
on vital statistics. and Mrs. grace
Daish, club extension.
VIII Aid Paris Club.
The organization voted to pay u
q year to the American Woman's Clut
OF Paris to assist in sustaining II
| The club is a place for the reception
and assistance OF Americans who
| make pilgrimages to the battleneic
cemeteries.
The elections are being held today
The polls remained open until
| O'Clock. and the tellers are counting
Miss Mabel Boardman and Mrs
| Thomas Winter. president OF tbs
tGeneral .. Federation OF Women.
| Clubs, will be guests of honor tonight
| at the dinner.
Reports Are Received.
! Reports were received at the after
noon session yesterday from the fol
lowing: The Anthony League. b.
Mrs. Anne E. Hendley. president
Chapter B. p. e. O.. by Mrs. Franz
FULLER; Columbia Height Arts Club
| by Miss Cornelia H. Hill; day nurser!
and dispensary. by Mrs. William E
Andrews; District Of Columbia Won
ans Christian Temperance Union
Mrs. Emma Shelton; Florence Crit
tenton mission. Mrs. Emma B. Fits
Graduate Nurses Association. Mrs
William J. Tucker; Legion Of Loya
Women, Mrs. Thomas Calver; LincolI
Circle, Ladies OF the G. A. r.. Mrs
Alice NJ. Goodacre; ePtworth Won
ems Club. Mrs. w. 4. Winkelhaus
Women's Auxiliary Of the Railwa!
Mail Association. Mrs A. K. Wine
Women's Bindery Union, Miss Laurl
~. Graddick; Women's Single Ia,
Club. Mrs. Lucy r. Swanton; All
Association for the Blind. Mrs. Jame
E. Gilbert.