Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-07-28
STATE FEDERATION NOTES
BY Nell Battle Lewis.

BY Nell Battle Lewis.
The consensus OF opinion in an
organization and the foundation of
the program which it may be eX-
pected TO follow out are pretty well
indicated, at least, in large part, by
the resolutions which the organiza-
ton unanimously adopts in its con
vention. This is the case in regard
to the resolutions which adopted by
the State Federation of Women's
clubs at its past annual convention
at WrightsvlIIe Beach.
THE broadest and most comprc-
hensiVe, as well as HE most human
itarian resolution adopted By the
federation was that advocating the
immediate disarmament of the Unit
ed States and other world powers,
and preparation towards the pre-
Vention of future wars. This reSolu-
ton was offered by Mrs. Lionel
Well, of Goldsboro, and was carried
by Miss Margaret Lowell Gibson, OF
| Wilmington, general federation iii
| rector for North Carolina, to the
meeting OF the general council at
| Salt Lake City as a message to the
council from the North Carolina
| federation
Sentiment General Among Women.
The sentiment in favor of disaIm-
| ament and the prevention OF wars
| has always been more or less gen
eral among women, but it is only re-
Gently that this sentiment has been
crystaliZcI and has been officially
backed by organizations of women
all over the country, The crystal,
iZatiop OF this sentiment was greatly
strengthened by the imprisoned
and inspiring plea made by Mrs,
Carrie Chapman Gait at thelast CON
vention Of the national league of Wo-
men voters held in Cleveland, fol
lowing which the league unanimous
ly adopted a resolution favoring dis
armament, and since when SubStan-
TALLY the same resolution has been
adopted by most of the important
organizations of women in the Unit
ed States. Tie endorsement given
by the North CAROLINA Federation of
Women's clubs is only one of hun
dred giving evidence of where the
organized women of the country
stand in regard to world peace.
Copies of the federation's disarm-
ament resolution have been sent to
President Harding and to the North
Carolina senators and representa-
tives at Washington. 1t was also
recommended that the executive
board of the federation appoint a
committee to stimulate sentiment
for disarmament in this state and
to cooperate with similar commit
tees from other organizations.
Behind State Welfare Work.
Mrs. Clarence A. Johnson's en-
dorsement by the federation for state
commissioner of public welfare, and
the result to which this endorse
ment may have contributed are now
history. The fact, however, remains
that since the commissioner appoint
ed was the choice of the federation,
INSTRUMENTATION may be counted
upon to stand behind her and her
work. Mrs Johnson was for two
years a very efficient president of
the North Carolina federation, and
few people in the state realize her
qualifications for her new Office ias
well as the women over whom She
presided during that time. fThey
saw her in action, and they Know
what she may be depended Upon to
accomplish,
What Australian Ballot.
although comparatively new al
this business Of ballotcaeting, the
members of the federation have
their own ideas as to hoE it should
be done, and, without j dissenting
voice, stood behind theiresolution in