Smyrna times., 1921-03-02
h WOMEN GATHER At
|gIFR BEFORE LEGISLATURE
I'm PARK TELLS SOLONS
.,uN ARE NOT RADICAL
s..oug Plea For Passage on
y and Other Bills In Which
womeu Are Interested.

s.lfsre and Other DiliS III ""
Women Are Interested
oDe uer cent of the total
% of the Federal expenditures
y, ..st wear was spent for educa-
D 1ls.srcb p and development. This
70 statement was made last
% SDr afternoon by Mrs. Maud
suos Dsrt. of Washington, chairman
y. Women's Joint Congressional
y ;ttpe, in an address before the
\. and House in joint session, in
! s1,"rest of bills now before the
lI.t,re which are advocated by
.,;ons women's organizations of
s..to s and which are proposed for
Il eft s of the women and children
DssEare. -
sow little of the Federal funds
4. time are being spent to fur
.ro;ects which the women of
s0untry are advocating. The
.sr ouoted Federal statistics to
fbat of the enormous Federal
.smres last year 92 $40, went
4. having off the war debt and
.,,iuipg the army and navy,
are classed as non-civil ex-
], Of the government; 8 2-1O
r,ed for the general running ex-
of the government; 8 per
hr public works, etc., and as
4 | uer cent. for education, re-
4 and development.
!, iOint session was arranged in
,terests of the women's organi-
of the State who are adj
.6pg legislation for the better
S the women and children OF
.vare. such as the Child Welfare
vomen's pension, etc. 1t was
rrally planned that in addition
N. Park, Mrs. Clifford Pincho'
pspnsylvania, also was to speak
While present she did not speak
session was attended by severa
Ind women from all parts of tn
and previous to the hearing
was a luncheon at the Dove
Century Club.
\ Park made a favorable impres
nth all who heard her, she beinl
med and especially interestin
She was introduced by Mr.:
holiday, of Dover, chairman Q
sslative committee of the We
Organization of Delaware. l
ming remarks Mrs. Park dwell
81 what the Women's Organize
1 the country are trying to a
BE- in the way of legislation Il
nment of conditions as to w
nd children. She said it mu
ntstood that women in no SEN
ndical element in the countr
fiat they are trained to the hat
existent industry. She told
tie women of the country ha'
he care of the children and
desire to educate the childre
aid that women are willing
sacrifces for an end that do
mean personal gain.
vas at this point that Mrs. Pa
the Federal statistics quote
splained that of all the depai
d divisions, bureaus, etc.. of t
bal government, there are but t
BUS and they in the DEPARTING
abor, devoted exclusively to v
and children. These two burea
aid get but five and one-hs
d Of the one per cent. of Fede
npnatlons that goes TO educatl
arch and development.
cOnclusion the speaker made
for more liberal appropriate
! l,Oiects for the benefit of won
children. In addition to N
others who made short talks
the joint session were Miss He
representing the Americani
work; Miss Clara P. Southwi
rsnting the Consumers Leag
Elma Dame, representing
lsrs Pension Commission,
Sinifred ]. Robinson, represt
ne Women's College of DELAYS
aong the visitors who heard
nents before the joint ses:
iomer Governor John G. To
5r, and former Secretary
Everett c. Johnson, both
have always been deeply in
IN measures that meant for
ment Of conditions for the
and children of Delaware.
the joint session represe
q the State Commission for
Minded had a hearing be
9nmittees on charities of the