Arizona republican., 1921-07-03
BY FREDERIC J. HAskIN
WASHINGTON. D. C., July,

WASHINGTON, D. C., July, 1- Nearly every class and industrial in terest in the country is now organiz- ing and opening an office in Wash ington for the purpose of telling con- gross what it wants.
 The class which is doing this thing most thoroughly. and in a manner most alarming to politicians. is that large and beautiful class known col- lectively as woman.
 Note now the feminine touch in politics. The farmers or the manu- lecturers are content to rent a few rooms in an office building, there to gather statistics. write letters and make plans. But the women have taken an option on one of the most beautiful building sites in the Dis trict. and they plan theron to erect a series of handsome structures to be known collectively as the Woman's National Foundation. The funda- mental purpose of this organization will be much the same as that of the farmers and manufacturers, but it will be accomplished in a different way.
 Any woman in the nation who can prove that she is a citizen in good standing can belong to this Founda- tion- It expects soon to have mem bership of a million. And when any of these women, either as individuals or as members of converting clubs, come to Washington, they will make their headquarters at the Population. And there they will find not only statistics and things, but also an auditorium, reading room. swimming pool, theater. and everything else that can help to make life pleasant. In a word, the women will be given Inducements to stick around this Amazonian clubhouse, and while so doing, they will be given every op- portunity to learn the great lessons of What Women Want and Why.
 Purposes of the Foundation
 According to the constitution of the Foundation. the purposes which this society is meant to serve are: TO promote the nation wide civic con sciousness of womanhood and every good work that may be considered civic fin character or that is in any way associated with the study or sad d- vancement of civics or the promotion of educational or welfare work. In fact, the Foundation plans to em- brace all that pertains to women's work in relation to good citizenship
 The famous old Dean estate, or which the Foundation is to be built Is the property of one of the oldest and best known residential families in the District of Columbia. It is g beautiful wooded tract of nine ano a half acres located only a short dis tance from the center of the city and surrounded by some of the capitals most famous private residences an6 apartment houses. This Is the only spot of it's size and beauty which has been left open in the mad rush to fin( accommodations for Washington many new residents during the pas few years. It has been the nightmare of the neighborhood that the resident might wake up some morning am find their beautiful garden gone Members of the Dean family hay tried to keep this from happening ant many have been the projects proposes for keeping the place with it's famou | old oak trees intact as a public park but none of them proved practicable
 Miss Janet Richards, a charte member Of the Woman's Furdatio and well known as a lecturer and wrl Is tfk4-S aE5<5zr> S11f 1sos@<od x1ln< f11h x55